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The Corporate Sabotage Field Guide is a satirical manual for embedded operatives in the Office of Strategic Systemic Decay (OSSD). Framed like a classified black-ops dossier, it catalogs subversive managerial tactics designed to erode clarity, stall momentum, and sabotage culture — all under the guise of professionalism. Equal parts dark humor and painfully accurate critique, it’s a field manual for those who know that sometimes, dysfunction wears a lanyard.

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.

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.

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.

Most enterprises can deliver fast, but few can adapt at scale.The Cybernetic Enterprise introduces a unifying operating model that embeds AI, feedback loops, and platform thinking into the DNA of your organization. Learn how to build a system that senses change, learns continuously, and transforms disruption into strategic advantage.

Revolutionize your classic/agile project management! Our CCPM guide unlocks efficiency, eases deadline stress, and brings fun back to work. It is ideal for Agile coaches, team leads, and heads of development or R&D. Master practical CCPM strategies for improved resource utilization and seamless project flow. Transform your team's performance today!

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.

If you are a consultant, or ever use a consultant, this book is for you. The author draws on his 50+ years of consulting experience to share his secrets about the often irrational world of consulting. "This is a great book. Period! ...this advice is clearly applicable to more than just consulting; it is applicable to life in general." "The book is truly wonderful. A must have!" - Amazon reviews

Sind Sie VP Engineering oder Technischer Leiter und überlegen, welches Qualitätssicherungsmodell das beste für Ihr Unternehmen ist?Sind Sie Engineering Director und wurden mit der Einführung eines Qualitätscoach-Modells beauftragt?Sind Sie Testleiter oder Softwaretester und wechseln in die Rolle eines Qualitätscoaches? Das Quality Coach Handbook ist Ihr praktischer Leitfaden für den Übergang zu einem Modell, bei dem das gesamte Team die Qualität verantwortet und insbesondere Softwareentwickler die Software entwerfen, entwickeln, testen und unterstützen. Druckversion: Taschenbuch und gebundene Ausgabe sind auf Amazon erhältlich. Nutzen Sie die Amazon-Website Ihres Landes (z.B. Amazon.de für Deutschland), um Versandzeit und -kosten zu minimieren.

Sind Sie VP Engineering oder Technischer Leiter und überlegen, welches Qualitätssicherungsmodell das beste für Ihr Unternehmen ist?Sind Sie Engineering Director und wurden mit der Einführung eines Qualitätscoach-Modells beauftragt?Sind Sie Testleiter oder Softwaretester und wechseln in die Rolle eines Qualitätscoaches? Das Quality Coach Handbook ist Ihr praktischer Leitfaden für den Übergang zu einem Modell, bei dem das gesamte Team die Qualität verantwortet und insbesondere Softwareentwickler die Software entwerfen, entwickeln, testen und unterstützen. Druckversion: Taschenbuch und gebundene Ausgabe sind auf Amazon erhältlich. Nutzen Sie die Amazon-Website Ihres Landes (z.B. Amazon.de für Deutschland), um Versandzeit und -kosten zu minimieren.

Are you a VP or Head of Engineering considering the best quality engineering model for your company? Are you a director of Engineering tasked with rolling out a Quality Coach Model? Are you a test lead or software tester shifting to a quality coach role? The Quality Coach Handbook is your practical guide to shifting to a model where the whole team owns quality and in particular software engineers design, build, test and support software. Print version: Paperback and hardcover are available on Amazon. Use your country's Amazon site (e.g., Amazon.com.au for Australia) to minimise shipping time and cost.

Are you a VP or Head of Engineering considering the best quality engineering model for your company? Are you a director of Engineering tasked with rolling out a Quality Coach Model? Are you a test lead or software tester shifting to a quality coach role? The Quality Coach Handbook is your practical guide to shifting to a model where the whole team owns quality and in particular software engineers design, build, test and support software. Print version: Paperback and hardcover are available on Amazon. Use your country's Amazon site (e.g., Amazon.com.au for Australia) to minimise shipping time and cost.

STOP REACTING TO NOISE. START RESPONDING TO SIGNALS.  Measures of Success shows business leaders how. Buy the eBook here and receive exclusive digital extras

What is strategy? Why do you need it? How do you do it? And, how can you be more certain to succeed? THE ART OF STRATEGY provides timeless answers to these eternal questions. It is an introduction to strategy through the insights of three strategists: Sun Tzu, John Boyd & Simon Wardley. It is a modern interpretation of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War.

Whatever the road that got you into the possibility of filling a head of product position, either by you considering this your next career move or by you having the task to find someone to fill this position, it is important to have clear what are the main responsibilities of this role.