by David Marquet

A great book about leadership, written by a submarine captain in the US Navy. His leadership style (leader/leader instead of leader/follower) caused a crew that was the worst rated in the navy to become the best rated crew in only 1 year, via self-organization.

by Eric Ries

The lean approach minimizes waste, time and risk. How can you learn quickly and inexpensively what the market wants? This book dives into that question head first.

by Lyssa Adkins

Coaching is a very misunderstood profession. Lyssa Adkins has written a tremendous book on the dynamics of coaching. This is a MUST READ for all scrum masters.

by John Kotter

Culture change is a significant challenge to agile and scrum. This book describes the challenges we face and actions we can take to change our company’s culture.

by Rory Miller

Before we can manage conflict, we must first understand its origins.

by Arne Roock and Claudia Leschik

A simple yet powerful book that shows us the value of starting one thing and FINISHING it before we start anything else.

by Mike Cohn

A deep dive into how to use user stories day to day within the team you serve.

by Diana Larsen and Esther Derby

This is a great book about how to conduct a retrospective. It contains many examples of different ways to execute on the 5 stages of a retrospective (set the stage, gather data, generate insights, decide what to do and close the retrospective).

by Travis Bradberry

We can’t control what people do and say. But we can control how we react and respond to it. Understanding our own triggers and how to manage them is the key to emotional intelligence.

The definitive guide to what matters most in agile versus traditional methods.

A step by step guide on how to kick off a new scrum team. Working agreements, definition of done, scheduling and more.

The great minds at Agile for All have developed this terrific, 1-page guide on how to split User Stories.

The principles that reinforce the values in the agile manifesto.

Question about the correct way to use scrum? This document has all the answers.

A capacity calculator, burn up chart and sprint report template

The mission of the scrum alliance is to “change the world of work.”

by Ron Jeffries

A great article that describes all too common scrum “abuses” and some things that can be done about them

My friends at Free Standing Agility wrote a brilliant white paper on this very commonly inquired about topic. A must read.

A quick and powerful reference for all things scrum.

by Miljan Bajic

How to Claim PDUs from Scrum Alliance classes

Interested in how to structure contracts with vendors who are not using scrum? This will help.

Think Scrum Master isn’t a full time job? Think again.