Source Citations
Disclaimer:
Although the assessment criteria included in each of the Lean Agile Intelligence practices are influenced by one or many sources authored by experts in the Agile field, the contents and the Agility Stage classification of the contents does not reflect the opinion of the author, nor is it endorsed by he or she. For source citations, select the Reference page link in the footer. Instead, the content gathering and Agility Stage classification for each practice was a result of collaboration among experienced Agile coaches.
Framework/Methodology Assessment Templates:
[Kanban Practices] David Anderson, Essential Kanban Condensed, Blue Hole Press, 2015
[SAFe Practices] Dean Leffingwell, SAFe 4.6 Reference Guide: Scaled Agile Framework for Lean Software and System Engineering, Addison-Wesley, 2016
[Essential SAFe Practices] Dean Leffingwell, SAFe 4.6 Reference Guide: Scaled Agile Framework for Lean Software and System Engineering, Addison-Wesley, 2016
[Lean Startup Practices] Eric Ries, The Lean Startup: How today’s entrepreneurs use continuous innovation to create radically successful businesses, Addison-Wesley, 2016
[Scrum Practices] Jeff Sutherland, Ken Schwaber, The Scrum Guide, 2016 Version
[XP Practices] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
Individual Assessment Templates
Agile Coach Assessment
[Agile Planning Coaching] Scrum Guide, com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Backlog Management Coaching] Scrum Guide, com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Product Development Expertise] Agile Product Management with Scrum, 2010; Strategize, 2016 The Lean Startup, 2011
[Stakeholder Engagement Coaching] Scrum Guide, https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html, Coaching Agile Teams, 2010
[Creating Accountability] The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Wiley, 2002; Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; The Responsibility Process, 2016
[Creating Safety] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010, Spotify Health Check, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html
[Working Agreements Coaching] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Scrum Guide, https://tech.gsa.gov/guides/agile_team_working_agreement/
[Definition of Done Coaching] Scrum Guide, https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html; https://www.scruminc.com/definition-of-done/
[Business Domain Expertise] Agile Product Management with Scrum, 2010; Strategize, 2016 The Lean Startup, 2011
[Technical Techniques Coaching] Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004, Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Clean code 2008
[Daily Standup Coaching] Scrum Guide,https://martinfowler.com/articles/itsNotJustStandingUp.html , https://age-of-product.com/stand-up-anti-patterns/
[Sprint Planning Coaching] Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, 2014; Scrum Guide, https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html,
[Developing Cross-Functionality] Coaching Agile Teams 2010 ;Scrum Guide,https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html
[Metrics Coaching] Actionable agile metrics for predictability, https://kanbanize.com/agile/project-management/agile-metrics/,http://focusedobjective.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Metrics-Driven-Coaching-Dashboard-Images.pdf
[Retrospective Coaching] Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great, Getting Value Out of Agile Retrospectives, Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, 2014
[Transformation Mastery] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Agile Technical Practices Distilled: A Journey Toward Mastering Software, 2018; Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit 2003
[Coaching Self Development] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; The Responsibility Process 2015
[Coaching] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010
[Courage] The Scrum Guide, 2019 The Responsibility Process 2015
[Creating Visibility] Essential Kanban Condensed,Blue Hole Press, 2015, Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability, Scrum Guide
[Facilitation] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, 2014; The Art of Facilitation: The Essentials for Leading Great Meetings and Creating Group Synergy ,2013
[Growth Mindset] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Scrum Guide, https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/growth-mindset-agile-mindset
[Lean Agile Practices Knowledge] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Agile Technical Practices Distilled: A Journey Toward Mastering Software, 2018; Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit 2003
[Outcome Focus] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010, Scrum Guide, https://innolution.com/blog/output-vs.-outcomemeasuring-business-success-with-agile
[Promoting Flow] Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability; Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit 2003; Essential Kanban Condensed,Blue Hole Press, 2015
[Promoting Quality] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash 2006; http://www.extremeprogramming.org/rules/collective.html
[Promoting Sustainability] Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004, Scrum Guide,https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html
[Self-Awareness] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010, https://hbr.org/2015/02/5-ways-to-become-more-self-aware, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ 2005
[Training Instructor] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Training from the Back of the Room! 2008; Improve Your Coaching and Training Skills 2008
Agile Leadership Assessment
[Accountability]: David Marquette, Turn the Ship Around, Portfolio; 1 edition, 2013; Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014; Jeremy Hope, Robin Fraser https://www.bcg.com/en-us/publications/2018/agile-starts-or-stops-at-the-top.aspx; https://blog.crisp.se/2015/11/10/henrikkniberg/what-is-an-agile-leaderhttps://hbr.org/2016/01/the-right-way-to-hold-people-accountable, https://hbr.org/2016/10/do-you-understand-what-accountability-really-means; https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-agile-leadership/;
[Adaptability] http://www.agilecoachinginstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/whitePaper-ACI-The-Agile-Leader-Jan-2015.pdf; https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/06/29/what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-agile-leader/#1f84eb394db4; https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbradberry/2012/11/09/leadership-2-0-are-you-an-adaptive-leader/#726ca8d32c8e; https://www.fminet.com/fmi-quarterly/article/2016/09/eight-characteristics-of-agile-leaders/; https://hbr.org/2018/05/agile-at-scale
[Coaching] https://age-of-product.com/agile-leadership/; http://www.agilecoachinginstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/whitePaper-ACI-The-Agile-Leader-Jan-2015.pdf; https://www.benlinders.com/2019/coaching-true-agility/?utm_content=buffer77439&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer; https://www.scrum.org/professional-scrum-competencies/developing-people-and-teams; https://vitalitychicago.com/blog/what-leaders-role-agile-transformation/
[Continuous Improvement] James Womack, Daniel Jones, Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, Free Press ; http://www.agilecoachinginstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/whitePaper-ACI-The-Agile-Leader-Jan-2015.pdf; https://blog.crisp.se/2015/11/10/henrikkniberg/what-is-an-agile-leader; https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-agile-leadership/;
[Courage] https://leadershipcircle.com/en/products/leadership-circle-profile/; https://mcgpartners.com/the-future-of-leadership-agility/; https://www.predictiveindex.com/blog/the-future-of-leadership-agility/; https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html#values
[Decisiveness] http://cognitive-edge.com/videos/cynefin-framework-introduction/; https://www.fminet.com/fmi-quarterly/article/2016/09/eight-characteristics-of-agile-leaders/; https://leadershipcircle.com/en/products/leadership-circle-profile/; https://mcgpartners.com/the-future-of-leadership-agility/;
[Empowerment] David Marquette, Turn the Ship Around, Portfolio; 1 edition, 2013; Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014; Jeremy Hope, Robin Fraser, Beyond Budgeting: How Managers Can Break Free from the Annual Performance Trap, Harvard Business Review Press, 2003;https://www.bcg.com/en-us/publications/2018/agile-starts-or-stops-at-the-top.aspx; https://www.fminet.com/fmi-quarterly/article/2016/09/eight-characteristics-of-agile-leaders/; https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-agile-leadership/; https://vitalitychicago.com/blog/what-leaders-role-agile-transformation/;
[Engagement] David Marquette, Turn the Ship Around, Portfolio; 1 edition, 2013; Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014; Jeremy Hope, Robin Fraser https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorieclark/2012/08/23/are-your-employees-engaged/#14070330242e; ] https://leadershipcircle.com/en/products/leadership-circle-profile/; https://mcgpartners.com/the-future-of-leadership-agility/; http://newtechusa.net/engagement-is-everything/;
[Environment Design] Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014; Jeremy Hope, Robin Fraser, Beyond Budgeting: How Managers Can Break Free from the Annual Performance Trap, 2003; http://www.agilecoachinginstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/whitePaper-ACI-The-Agile-Leader-Jan-2015.pdf; https://hbr.org/2018/05/agile-at-scale; https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-scaling-agile-human-networks-matter-most-brad-murphy/; https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-agile-leadership/; https://vitalitychicago.com/blog/what-leaders-role-agile-transformation/
[Flow] David Anderson, Essential Kanban Condensed, Blue Hole Press, 2015; https://age-of-product.com/agile-leadership/; https://blog.crisp.se/2015/11/10/henrikkniberg/what-is-an-agile-leader; https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-agile-leadership/; https://vitalitychicago.com/blog/what-leaders-role-agile-transformation/
[Growth Mindset]; Jurgen Apello Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders, 2011; Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014; Jeremy Hope, Robin Fraser; Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline, Deckle Edge, 2006; https://age-of-product.com/agile-leadership/; https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/29/carol-dweck-mindset/; https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/06/29/what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-agile-leader/#457ac3ab4db4; https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevincashman/2013/04/03/the-five-dimensions-of-learning-agile-leaders/; https://www.fminet.com/fmi-quarterly/article/2016/09/eight-characteristics-of-agile-leaders/; https://leadershipcircle.com/en/products/leadership-circle-profile/; https://vitalitychicago.com/blog/what-leaders-role-agile-transformation/;
[Humility] https://leadershipcircle.com/en/products/leadership-circle-profile/; https://www.qualitydigest.com/inside/management-column/humility-key-being-agile-leader-070219.html; https://vitalitychicago.com/blog/what-leaders-role-agile-transformation/;
[Integrity] David Marquette, Turn the Ship Around, Portfolio; 1 edition, 2013 ; Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014; Jeremy Hope, Robin Fraser https://www.fminet.com/fmi-quarterly/article/2016/09/eight-characteristics-of-agile-leaders/; https://leadershipcircle.com/en/products/leadership-circle-profile/; https://mcgpartners.com/the-future-of-leadership-agility/;
[Leading Change] https://www.bcg.com/en-us/publications/2018/agile-starts-or-stops-at-the-top.aspx; https://hbr.org/2007/01/leading-change-why-transformation-efforts-fail; https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-agile-leadership/; https://mcgpartners.com/the-future-of-leadership-agility/;
[Optimizing the Whole] David Marquette, Turn the Ship Around, Portfolio; 1 edition, 2013 ; https://age-of-product.com/agile-leadership/; http://www.agilecoachinginstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/whitePaper-ACI-The-Agile-Leader-Jan-2015.pdf; ; https://blog.crisp.se/2015/11/10/henrikkniberg/what-is-an-agile-leader;; https://hbr.org/2018/05/agile-at-scale; https://leadershipcircle.com/en/products/leadership-circle-profile/; https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-agile-leadership/;
[Outcome Focus] David Marquette, Turn the Ship Around, Portfolio; 1 edition, 2013; Jeremy Hope, Robin Fraser, Beyond Budgeting: How Managers Can Break Free from the Annual Performance Trap, 2003; https://age-of-product.com/agile-leadership/; https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/06/29/what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-agile-leader/#e41ac094db4f; https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2011/02/25/measuring-businesss-new-bottom-line-customer-delight/#3717e63940c8; https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-agile-leadership/; https://hbr.org/2018/05/agile-at-scale
[People Development] David Marquette, Turn the Ship Around, Portfolio; 1 edition, 2013; Jeremy Hope, Robin Fraser, Beyond Budgeting: How Managers Can Break Free from the Annual Performance Trap, 2003; Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline, Deckle Edge, 2006; http://www.agilecoachinginstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/whitePaper-ACI-The-Agile-Leader-Jan-2015.pdf; https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/06/29/what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-agile-leader/#457ac3ab4db4; https://www.scrum.org/professional-scrum-competencies/developing-people-and-teams;
[Quality] https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-agile-leadership/;
[Self Awareness] https://www.bcg.com/en-us/publications/2018/agile-starts-or-stops-at-the-top.aspx; https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevincashman/2013/04/03/the-five-dimensions-of-learning-agile-leaders/; https://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/4-qualities-every-leader-needs-to-take-risks-conquer-stress.html; https://leadershipcircle.com/en/products/leadership-circle-profile/; ;https://www.predictiveindex.com/blog/the-future-of-leadership-agility/; https://vitalitychicago.com/blog/what-leaders-role-agile-transformation/;
[Sustainability]; Beyond Budgeting: How Managers Can Break Free from the Annual Performance Trap, Harvard Business Review Press, 2003; https://leadershipcircle.com/en/products/leadership-circle-profile/; https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-agile-leadership/;
[Visionary] David Marquette, Turn the Ship Around, Penguin Books Ltd; Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014; Jeremy Hope, Robin Fraser, Beyond Budgeting: How Managers Can Break Free from the Annual Performance Trap, Harvard Business Review Press, 2003; Jurgen Apello Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders, 2011; https://www.bcg.com/en-us/publications/2018/agile-starts-or-stops-at-the-top.aspx; https://www.fminet.com/fmi-quarterly/article/2016/09/eight-characteristics-of-agile-leaders/; https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-agile-leadership/; https://vitalitychicago.com/blog/what-leaders-role-agile-transformation/;
Scrum Master Assessment
[Agile Planning Facilitation] Scrum Guide, com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Backlog Management Coaching] Scrum Guide, com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Sprint Review Facilitation] Scrum Guide, com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Stakeholder Engagement Coaching] Scrum Guide, https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html, Coaching Agile Teams, 2010
[Creating Accountability] The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Wiley, 2002; Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; The Responsibility Process, 2016
[Creating Safety] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010, Spotify Health Check, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html
[Working Agreements Coaching] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Scrum Guide, https://tech.gsa.gov/guides/agile_team_working_agreement/
[Definition of Done Coaching] Scrum Guide, https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html; https://www.scruminc.com/definition-of-done/
[Technical Techniques Coaching] Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004, Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Clean code 2008
[Daily Scrum Coaching] Scrum Guide,https://martinfowler.com/articles/itsNotJustStandingUp.html , https://age-of-product.com/stand-up-anti-patterns/
[Sprint Planning Facilitation] Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, 2014; Scrum Guide, https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html,
[Developing Cross-Functionality] Coaching Agile Teams 2010 ;Scrum Guide,https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html
[Metrics Coaching] Actionable agile metrics for predictability, https://kanbanize.com/agile/project-management/agile-metrics/,http://focusedobjective.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Metrics-Driven-Coaching-Dashboard-Images.pdf
[Retrospective Facilitation] Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great, Getting Value Out of Agile Retrospectives, Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, 2014
[Creating Visibility] Essential Kanban Condensed,Blue Hole Press, 2015, Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability, Scrum Guide
[Facilitation] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, 2014; The Art of Facilitation: The Essentials for Leading Great Meetings and Creating Group Synergy ,2013
[Growth Mindset] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Scrum Guide, https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/growth-mindset-agile-mindset
[Lean Agile Practices Knowledge] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Agile Technical Practices Distilled: A Journey Toward Mastering Software, 2018; Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit 2003
[Outcome Focus] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010, Scrum Guide, https://innolution.com/blog/output-vs.-outcomemeasuring-business-success-with-agile
[Promoting Flow] Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability; Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit 2003; Essential Kanban Condensed,Blue Hole Press, 2015
[Promoting Quality] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash 2006; http://www.extremeprogramming.org/rules/collective.html
[Promoting Sustainability] Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004, Scrum Guide,https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html
[Scrum Master’s Service to the Organization] https://www.scrum.org/forum/scrum-forum/17734/scrum-master-service-organization ,Scrum Guide,https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html,
[Self-Awareness] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010, https://hbr.org/2015/02/5-ways-to-become-more-self-aware, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ 2005
[Training Instructor] Coaching Agile Teams, 2010; Training from the Back of the Room! 2008; Improve Your Coaching and Training Skills 2008
Curated Assessment Templates:
Team Fundamentals
[Product Owner(PO) Enhanced] http://rgalen.com/agile-training-news/2015/3/29/measuring-product-ownership-what-does-good-look-like, rgalen.com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/articles/2007/april/being-an-effective-product-owner, Robert Galen, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013, Agile Product Management with Scrum by Roman Pichler
[Team Facilitator] http://scrummasterchecklist.org/pdf/ScrumMaster_Checklist_12_unbranded.pdf, https://luis-goncalves.com/scrummaster-assessment by Luis Gonclaves
[Goals] rgalen.com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Robert Galen, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Product Backlog Enhanced] rgalen.com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Robert Galen, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Agile Planning] rgalen.com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Robert Galen, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Retrospectives Enhanced] Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great by Esther Derby and Diana Larsen , Getting Value Out of Agile Retrospectives by Luis Gonçalves and Ben Linders
[Product Demo Enhanced] rgalen.com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Robert Galen, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[User Stories Enhanced] rgalen.com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Robert Galen, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Flow] David Anderson, Essential Kanban Condensed, Blue Hole Press, 2015, Spotify Team Health by Henrik Kniberg
[Self Organization] Reinventing Organizations Paperback – February 20, 2014 by Frederic Laloux Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))Jan 7, 2011 by Jurgen Appelo
[Team Happiness] Reinventing Organizations Paperback – February 20, 2014 by Frederic Laloux Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))Jan 7, 2011 by Jurgen Appelo
[Team Collaboration] Scrum Guide, https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html
[Commitment/Accountability] Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Wiley, 2002
[Trust] Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Wiley, 2002
[Cross Functional] Scrum Guide, https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html
[Team Stability] Scrum Guide, https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html
[Domain Expertise] Scrum Guide, https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html
[Impediment Management] Lean Agile Intelligence
[Agile Testing] https://www.agilealliance.org/resources/sessions/agile-testing-maturity-what-does-good-look-like/, Three Pillars of Agile Quality & Testing: Achieving Balanced Results in your Journey Towards Agile Quality Paperback – January 24, 2015 by Robert Galen (Author)
[Incremental Design] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
[Support] Spotify Heath Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Continuous Integration] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
[Easy to Release] Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Health of Codebase] Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Sustainable Pace] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
[Team Space] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004; http://www.sustainablepace.net
[Test-First Programming (TDD)] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
[Metrics] http://focusedobjective.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Metrics-Driven-Coaching-Dashboard-Images.pdf by Troy Magennis
[Team Technology and Tools] Lean Agile Intelligence
[Meeting Engagement] Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Learning] Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Definition of Done Enhanced] Scrum Guide, https://luis-goncalves.com/definition-of-done-checklist/
[Mission & Purpose] Reinventing Organizations Paperback – February 20, 2014 by Frederic Laloux Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))Jan 7, 2011 by Jurgen Appelo
[Daily Standup] Scrum Guide, https://martinfowler.com/articles/itsNotJustStandingUp.html by Martin Fowler
Team Culture
[Learning] Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Mission & Purpose] Reinventing Organizations Paperback – February 20, 2014 by Frederic Laloux Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))Jan 7, 2011 by Jurgen Appelo
[Self Organization] Reinventing Organizations Paperback – February 20, 2014 by Frederic Laloux Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))Jan 7, 2011 by Jurgen Appelo
[Team Happiness] Reinventing Organizations Paperback – February 20, 2014 by Frederic Laloux Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))Jan 7, 2011 by Jurgen Appelo
[Team Collaboration] Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Commitment/Accountability] Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Wiley, 2002
[Trust] Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Wiley, 2002
[Constructive Conflict] Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Wiley, 2002
[Attention to Results] Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Wiley, 2002
[Knowledge Sharing] Lean Agile Intelligence, Spotify Health Check
[Fun] Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Support] Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Feedback] Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
DevOps
[Proactive Monitoring] http://www.devopsdigest.com/6-key-requirements-to-help-you-more-proactively-monitor-your-it-infrastructure
[Build System] https://www.devopsonwindows.com/build-server-best-practices/
[Continuous Integration] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
[Deployment Pipeline] ContinuousDelivery.com
[Incremental Design] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
[Test First Programming (TDD)] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
[Trunk Based Development] https://paulhammant.com/2013/04/05/what-is-trunk-based-development/
[Value Streams DevOps] – www.scaledagileframework.com by Dean Leffingwell
[Dark Launching (Feature Toggles)] https://martinfowler.com/articles/feature-toggles.html by Martin Fowler
[Security] Gene Kim, John Willis, & Jez Humble – The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations, IT Revolution, 2016; Veracode.com, InfoQ
[DevOps Architecture] Gene Kim, John Willis, & Jez Humble – The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations, IT Revolution, 2016; www.scaledagileframework.com, InfoQ
[Automated Testing] Lean Agile Intelligence
[DevOps Culture] Gene Kim, John Willis, & Jez Humble – The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations, IT Revolution, 2016; InfoQ
[DevOps Deploy] Gene Kim, John Willis, & Jez Humble – The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations, IT Revolution; www.devops.com
[DevOps Reporting] Gene Kim, John Willis, & Jez Humble – The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations, IT Revolution, 2016; InfoQ
[DevOps Recovery] Gene Kim, John Willis, & Jez Humble – The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations, IT Revolution, 2016
[Knowledge Sharing] Lean Agile Intelligence, Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Implement Feedback Loops] David Anderson, Essential Kanban Condensed, Blue Hole Press, 2015
[Product Backlog Enhanced] rgalen.com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Robert Galen, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Commitment/Accountability] Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Wiley, 2002
[Team Collaboration] Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Collective Code Ownership] https://martinfowler.com/bliki/CodeOwnership.html by Martin Fowler
[Impediment Management] Lean Agile Intelligence
[Meeting Engagement] Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Support] Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Self Organization] Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Validating Learning] Eric Ries, The Lean Startup: How today’s entrepreneurs use continuous innovation to create radically successful businesses, Addison-Wesley, 2016
[Measure] Eric Ries, The Lean Startup: How today’s entrepreneurs use continuous innovation to create radically successful businesses, Addison-Wesley, 2016
[Experiments] Eric Ries, The Lean Startup: How today’s entrepreneurs use continuous innovation to create radically successful businesses, Addison-Wesley, 2016
[Improve] David Anderson, Essential Kanban Condensed, Blue Hole Press, 2015
[Visualize] David Anderson, Essential Kanban Condensed, Blue Hole Press, 2015
[Manage Flow] David Anderson, Essential Kanban Condensed, Blue Hole Press, 2015
Technical Excellence
[Build System] https://www.devopsonwindows.com/build-server-best-practices/ by Russ Collier
[Configuration Management] ContinuousDelivery.com by Jez Humble
[Knowledge Sharing] Lean Agile Intelligence
[Product Roadmap] – romanpichler.com by Roman Pichler
[Product Vision] romanpichler.com by Roman Pichler
[Continuous Integration] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
[Deployment Pipeline] ContinuousDelivery.com by Jez Humble
[Health Of Codebase] Spotify Team Health check
[Incremental Design] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
[Pair Programming] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
[Test First Programming (TDD)] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
[Trunk Based Development] https://paulhammant.com/2013/04/05/what-is-trunk-based-development/ by Paul Hammant
[Slack] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
[Learning] Spotify Team Health check by Henrik Kniberg
[Security] Gene Kim, John Willis, & Jez Humble – The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations, IT Revolution, 2016; Veracode.com, InfoQ
[Automated Testing] Lean Agile Intelligence
[DevOps Culture] Gene Kim, John Willis, & Jez Humble – The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations, IT Revolution, 2016; InfoQ
[Dependency Inversion Principle] www.cleancoders.com by Robert Martin
[Interface Segregation Principle] www.cleancoders.com by Robert Martin
[Single Responsibility Principle] www.cleancoders.com by Robert Martin
[Liskov Substitution Principle] www.cleancoders.com by Robert Martin
[DevOps Deploy] Gene Kim, John Willis, & Jez Humble – The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations, IT Revolution, 2016; InfoQ, www.devops.com
[DevOps Reporting] Gene Kim, John Willis, & Jez Humble – The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations, IT Revolution, 2016; InfoQ
[Open / Closed Principle] www.cleancoders.com by Robert Martin
[Collective Code Ownership] https://martinfowler.com/bliki/CodeOwnership.html by Martin Fowler
[Teams] Lean Agile Intelligence
Scrum Plus
[Scrum Practices] Jeff Sutherland, Ken Schwaber, The Scrum Guide, 2016 Version
[Knowledge Sharing] Lean Agile Intelligence, Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Goals] rgalen.com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Robert Galen, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Product Backlog Enhanced] rgalen.com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Robert Galen, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Product Demo Enhanced] rgalen.com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Robert Galen, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Product Owner(PO) Enhanced] http://rgalen.com/agile-training-news/2015/3/29/measuring-product-ownership-what-does-good-look-like, rgalen.com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf,
[User Stories Enhanced] rgalen.com/s/Product-Owner-centric-Agile-Journey-Index-DRAFT-v10.pdf, Robert Galen, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Commitment/Accountability] Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Wiley, 2002
[Agile Testing] https://www.agilealliance.org/resources/sessions/agile-testing-maturity-what-does-good-look-like/, Three Pillars of Agile Quality & Testing: Achieving Balanced Results in your Journey Towards Agile Quality Paperback – January 24, 2015 by Robert Galen (Author)
[Definition of Done Enhanced] Scrum Guide, https://luis-goncalves.com/definition-of-done-checklist/
[Daily Standup] Scrum Guide, https://martinfowler.com/articles/itsNotJustStandingUp.html by Martin Fowler
[Flow] David Anderson, Essential Kanban Condensed, Blue Hole Press, 2015
[Limit Work In Progress (Scrum Teams)] David Anderson, Essential Kanban Condensed, Blue Hole Press, 2015, Lean Agile Intelligence
[Scrum Master – Enhanced] http://scrummasterchecklist.org/pdf/ScrumMaster_Checklist_12_unbranded.pdf, https://luis-goncalves.com/scrummaster-assessment by Luis Gonclaves
[Sustainable Pace] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
[Visualize] David Anderson, Essential Kanban Condensed, Blue Hole Press, 2015
[Learning] Spotify Health Check by Henrik Kniberg
[Retrospectives Enhanced] Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great by Esther Derby and Diana Larsen , Getting Value Out of Agile Retrospectives by Luis Gonçalves and Ben Linders
[Self Organization] Reinventing Organizations Paperback – February 20, 2014 by Frederic Laloux Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))Jan 7, 2011 by Jurgen Appelo
Enterprise Agility
[Enterprise Capacity Management] Donald G. Reinertsen, The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development, 2012 Version
[Enterprise Transparency of Work] Jeff Sutherland, Ken Schwaber, The Scrum Guide, 2016 Version; Jeremy Hope, Robin Fraser, Beyond Budgeting: How Managers Can Break Free from the Annual Performance Trap, 2003; Report of the SD Learning Consortium, November 9, 2016, Report of the SD Learning Consortium, www.sdlearningconsortium.org, November 9, 2016, Frederic LaLoux, http://www.reinventingorganizations.com/uploads/2/1/9/8/21988088/140305_laloux_reinventing_organizations.pdf; https://www.agilealliance.org/resources/sessions/the-sdlc-changing-the-world-of-work-to-create-business-agility/; Steve Denning, The Entrepreneurial enterprise at Scale, 2016
[Enterprise Deliverable Size] Donald G. Reinertsen, The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development, 2012 Version
[Enterprise Impediment Management] Lean Agile Intelligence
[Enterprise Stakeholder & Customer Engagement] https://svpg.com/good-product-team-bad-product-team/, https://svpg.com/developing-strong-product-teams/
[Enterprise Strategy] Jeremy Hope, Robin Fraser, Beyond Budgeting: How Managers Can Break Free from the Annual Performance Trap, 2003; Report of the SD Learning Consortium, November 9, 2016, Report of the SD Learning Consortium, www.sdlearningconsortium.org, November 9, 2016, Frederic LaLoux, http://www.reinventingorganizations.com/uploads/2/1/9/8/21988088/140305_laloux_reinventing_organizations.pdf; Steve Denning, The Entrepreneurial enterprise at Scale, 2016; Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014
[Enterprise Teams] https://less.works/less/structure/teams.html
[Enterprise Self-Organization] Jeremy Hope, Robin Fraser, Beyond Budgeting: How Managers Can Break Free from the Annual Performance Trap, 2003; Report of the SD Learning Consortium, November 9, 2016, Report of the SD Learning Consortium, www.sdlearningconsortium.org, November 9, 2016, Frederic LaLoux, http://www.reinventingorganizations.com/uploads/2/1/9/8/21988088/140305_laloux_reinventing_organizations.pdf; Steve Denning, The Entrepreneurial enterprise at Scale, 2016; Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014
[Enterprise Agile Training] Lean Agile Intelligence
[Enterprise Agile Coaching] Lean Agile Intelligence
[Enterprise Technology and Tools] Lean Agile Intelligence
[Enterprise Goals & Incentives] Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014; Jurgen Apello Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders, 2011
[Enterprise Goal Alignment] Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014; Jurgen Apello Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders, 2011
[Enterprise Senior Leadership] Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014; Jurgen Apello Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders, 2011; Report of the SD Learning Consortium, November 9, 2016, Report of the SD Learning Consortium, www.sdlearningconsortium.org, Steve Denning, The Entrepreneurial enterprise at Scale, 2016; http://newtechusa.net/tribal-leadership-and-the-culture-game/; Mr Dan J Mezick, Daniel Mezick, The Culture Game: Tools for the Agile Manager: Tools for the Agile Manager, 2012
[Enterprise Middle Management] Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014; Jurgen Apello Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders, 2011; Report of the SD Learning Consortium, November 9, 2016, Report of the SD Learning Consortium, www.sdlearningconsortium.org, Steve Denning, The Entrepreneurial enterprise at Scale, 2016; http://newtechusa.net/tribal-leadership-and-the-culture-game/; Mr Dan J Mezick, Daniel Mezick, The Culture Game: Tools for the Agile Manager: Tools for the Agile Manager, 2012; Jeremy Hope, Robin Fraser, Beyond Budgeting: How Managers Can Break Free from the Annual Performance Trap, 2003
[Enterprise Safety] https://www.agilealliance.org/resources/sessions/high-performance-via-psychological-safety/; https://hbr.org/2011/04/strategies-for-learning-from-failure
[Enterprise Sustainable Pace] Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley; 2nd Edition, 2004
[Enterprise Trust] Lean Agile Intelligence
[Enterprise Accountability] https://hbr.org/2016/01/the-right-way-to-hold-people-accountable, https://hbr.org/2016/10/do-you-understand-what-accountability-really-means, https://hbr.org//to-hold-someone-accountable-first-define-what-accountable-means, https://hbr.org/2014/05/the-best-teams-hold-themselves-accountable, https://hbr.org/2012/10/what-ever-happened-to-accountability
[Enterprise Change Management] https://hbr.org/2007/01/leading-change-why-transformation-efforts-fail; Jason Little, Lean Change Management: Innovative practices for managing organizational change, 2014
[Enterprise Communication] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-scaling-agile-human-networks-matter-most-brad-murphy/; https://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-ricardo-azziz/meeting-the-challenges-of_b_2759662.html; Jurgen Apello Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders, 2011
[Enterprise Continuous Improvement] Lean Agile Intelligence
[Enterprise People Development] https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveolenski/2015/07/20/8-key-tactics-for-developing-employees/#6f320636373d, https://hbr.org/2015/07/7-ways-to-improve-employee-development-programs
[Enterprise Decision Making] Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014; www.scaledagileframework.com
[Enterprise Funding] http://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-budgets/, https://hbr.org/2014/12/your-agile-project-needs-a-budget-not-an-estimate, http://www.innolution.com/uploads/presentations/2016_02_09_Agile_Accounting_Budgeting_Planning.pdf, (ken Rubin), http://www.disciplinedagiledelivery.com/secure-funding/
[Enterprise Metrics] https://www.slideshare.net/FocusedObjective/data-driven-coaching-agile-2016-troy-magennis, https://www.agilealliance.org/resources/sessions/actionable-metrics-at-siemens-health-services/, https://www.agilealliance.org/resources/sessions/the-impact-of-agile-quantified-a-de-mystery-thriller/
[Enterprise – Product Centric] https://svpg.com/good-product-team-bad-product-team/, https://svpg.com/developing-strong-product-teams/, https://www.romanpichler.com/tools/product-management-framework/, Robert Galen, Scrum Product Ownership: Balancing Value from the Inside Out, 2013
[Enterprise Employee Engagement] https://www.allencomm.com/blog/2015/06/top-seven-signs-of-engaged-employees/, https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorieclark/2012/08/23/are-your-employees-engaged/#14070330242e, https://hbr.org/2017/10/how-to-tell-your-boss-that-youre-not-engaged-at-work, http://newtechusa.net/engagement/, http://newtechusa.net/engagement-is-everything/
[Enterprise DevOps] Mr Dan J Mezick, Daniel Mezick, The Culture Game: Tools for the Agile Manager: Tools for the Agile Manager, 2012
[Enterprise Focus On Quality] Mr Dan J Mezick, Daniel Mezick, The Culture Game: Tools for the Agile Manager: Tools for the Agile Manager, 2012
[Enterprise Agile Architecture] Mr Dan J Mezick, Daniel Mezick, The Culture Game: Tools for the Agile Manager: Tools for the Agile Manager, 2012
[Enterprise Innovative Mindset] Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber, Reinventing Organizations, 2014; Jurgen Apello Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders, 2011; Report of the SD Learning Consortium, November 9, 2016, Report of the SD Learning Consortium, www.sdlearningconsortium.org, Steve Denning, The Entrepreneurial enterprise at Scale, 2016; http://newtechusa.net/tribal-leadership-and-the-culture-game/; Mr Dan J Mezick, Daniel Mezick, The Culture Game: Tools for the Agile Manager: Tools for the Agile Manager, 2012
[Enterprise Organization Structure] https://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2015/07/13/the-5-types-of-organizational-structures-part-3-flat-organizations/#5eb83bed6caa
Spotify Health Check
[Spotify Health Check] Jimmy Janien, http://blog.crisp.se/2014/01/30/jimmyjanlen/team-barometer-self-evaluation-tool, 2014