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  1. Agile Constraints Management
    Agile Constraints Management
    Agile, Constraints Management and Throughput Economics for Collaborative Knowledge-Work and Software Engineering Management
    Steve Tendon

    Bridge the critical gap between Agile delivery and bottom-line business performance. Agile Constraints Management introduces a revolutionary framework that merges Agile adaptability with the Theory of Constraints and Throughput Economics. Stop chasing team-level "velocity" and start driving measurable economic throughput by pinpointing hidden bottlenecks, forecasting with scientific precision, and managing work through outcome-focused MOVEs.

  2. The Case for Connection
    The Case for Connection
    Why Connected Organizations Win: Twelve Practices for the AI Era
    Dave Clack

    Technology doesn't fail companies. Relationships do. Connection is the answer. Twelve Practices, Thirty Six experts. Must Haves for AI success. Backed by evidence not opinion. Results in multiples, not by margins.

  3. Menos software, más impacto
    Menos software, más impacto
    Cómo evitar que tu equipo colapse bajo el peso de su propio código
    Eduardo Ferro Aldama

    Tu equipo no va lento porque escriba mal código: va lento porque escribe código de más. Una guía práctica para gestionar el coste basal del software y recuperar la capacidad del equipo, combinando Lean Software Development, Extreme Programming y mentalidad de producto.

  4. Amazing CTO
    Amazing CTO
    The missing manual for managing
    Stephan Schmidt

    Your hard skills landed you the management position, but it’s your soft and management skills that will drive your success. Numerous books cover architecture and processes, "Amazing CTO" stands out as the essential guide for managing effectively, authored by influential CTO Coach Stephan Schmidt.

  5. Leading Engineering Teams in the AI Era
    Leading Engineering Teams in the AI Era
    The manager's playbook for AI-native engineering organizations
    CAIO INCAU

    The first book that addresses engineering management specifically for the AI-native era. Classic EM books like The Manager's Path and An Elegant Puzzle predate agentic coding tools — this one starts where they left off. Every chapter produces a concrete artifact: a hiring rubric, a performance calibration guide, a budget template, a rollout plan. By the end, you have a complete management playbook for leading engineering teams where agents write most of the code.

  6. First Principles in Scrum: Implementing Scrum and Agile Practices

    First Principles in Scrum: The Definitive Guide to Agile Mastery First Principles in Scrum explores the deep foundations of Scrum and Agile, authored by Jeff Sutherland—Co-Creator of Scrum and a signatory of the Agile Manifesto. With a new chapter added every sprint, it now is the largest Agile resource ever compiled. Drawing on his background as a senior research scientist trained in radiation physics, Sutherland explains how principles from physics, biology, and neuroscience shape Scrum’s effectiveness. He also delves into the future of Agile, demonstrating how AI, when integrated with Scrum@Scale, can drive exponential productivity—projected to make teams 30-100 times more productive by 2030 . Whether you’re a CEO, manager, or practitioner, this series is essential reading. It’s a roadmap to mastering agility in a rapidly changing world, offering insights into how the iterative cycles of Agile mirror the adaptability of complex systems while embracing AI as a transformative force.

  7. Ishi: The Discipline of Determined Intent

    Capable people drift into failure through accumulated lapses in attention. By the time collapse becomes visible, erosion has been active for years. Ishi is the discipline that interrupts drift before collapse forces correction.

  8. Second Order Cybernetics
    Second Order Cybernetics
    Essays for Silicon Valley
    Harish Jose

    This book is a collection of essays that covers the foundational principles of second-order cybernetics, exploring how observers or participants both impact and are impacted by the systems they observe. Unlike traditional first-order cybernetics, which emphasizes control and feedback in external systems, second-order cybernetics investigates the recursive nature of systems that observe and regulate themselves. The "system" is simply a mental construct dependent on the observer. It is the observer who decides the boundaries, perspectives and interrelationships. This systems thinking is pluralistic, observer based and ethics based. But, how do these insights help tech. practitioners, executives and entrepreneurs? Grab the book and connect the dots for yourself!

  9. Reimagine, Don't Retrofit
    Reimagine, Don't Retrofit
    A Leadership Guide to AI-Driven Software Development
    Ricardo Gonzalez Vargas

    Teams are producing more code than ever. Dashboards are green. And something is quietly breaking. AI coding assistants didn't break your development process; they revealed it was already fragile. Reimagine, Don't Retrofit is a field-tested argument that the software development lifecycle itself needs to be reimagined for the AI era, from governance and metrics to team roles and delivery flow.

  10. Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II
    Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II
    Advanced Topics in Predictability
    Daniel S. Vacanti

    The second volume in a series on how to use flow metrics and analytics to get the predictability your customers crave.

  11. Living Complexity
    Living Complexity
    Practical applications of Human Complexity in software and digital products development
    Luca Minudel

    This book describes 15 practical applications of Human Complexity in the context of software and digital products development. And suggests a new strategy for introducing Complexity thinking to your team and your organisation. The book is for leaders, managers, facilitators, change agents (Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches), and team members.

  12. Rethinking Agile (Illustrated PDF)
    Rethinking Agile (Illustrated PDF)
    Why Agile Teams Have Nothing To Do With Business Agility
    Klaus Leopold

    An illustrated story of an agile transformation that shows what can go wrong and how to do it right.

  13. 10X ORG – Powered by Org Topologies
    10X ORG – Powered by Org Topologies
    A Manager's Guide to Elevating Business Performance with People and AI
    Alexey Krivitsky, Craig Larman, Roland Flemm

    #1 Best Seller in Management Science (Amazon International, France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden – Feb 2026) and in other categories. Available worldwide on Amazon (Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle) and across all major digital platforms, including Leanpub, Apple Books, and Google Play. Learn how to drive your organizational performance with people and AI to 10X and beyond — in impact and relevance.

  14. Lean Enterprise Architecture
    Lean Enterprise Architecture
    A Practical Guide to Value-Driven Enterprise Architecture
    Romano Roth and Dietmar Wettach

    Lean Enterprise Architecture (LEA) redefines EA as a lean, value-driven discipline that bridges strategy, business, and technology. Instead of static blueprints, it shows you how to build adaptive architectures, enable transformation, and create measurable impact. Whether you are an enterprise architect, IT strategist, or business leader, LEA equips you to lead with clarity and influence.

  15. Public Speaking Tips

    Want to know how to deal with nerves? How to avoid boring people? How to try (or not try) to be funny when giving talks? This is probably the book for you. Short and to the point with practical advice.