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Book: Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard

By Steve Gamble on November 3, 2010 9:19 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Summary: Change is hard because there is conflict between the rational side of your mind that understands why a change is necessary and the emotional side of your mind that is comfortable with the current situation. There are paths to resolve this conflict and allow change to occur.

Intended Audience: Agents of change; people seeking change but are unable to do so; those concerned about people facing corporate changes
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Book: Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

By Steve Gamble on October 22, 2010 9:17 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Linchpin
by Seth Godin

Summary: The shift from manufacturing in factories to creation by knowledge workers provides individuals with the ability to hone their skills and make themselves indispensable to organizations

Intended Audience: Anyone who sees the opportunity to take control of their careers
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Book: The Wisdom of Crowds

By Steve Gamble on September 23, 2010 9:15 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
The Wisdom of Crowds
by James Surowiecki

Summary: An very accessible discussion about why crowds of random people can often draw better and more accurate conclusions than a small group of experts.

Intended Audience: Interesting to all, especially those who make decisions with the help of their teams
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Book: Implementing Lean Software Development

By Steve Gamble on September 16, 2010 9:14 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash
by Mary and Tom Poppendieck

Summary: A highly readable description of lean software development, with an abundance of guides and tips for figuring out how to apply the principles to increase the effectiveness of your teams

Intended Audience: Those who use lean practices and those who want to implement them in their software development organization
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Book: Extreme Programming Explained

By Steve Gamble on September 9, 2010 9:06 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change
by Kent Beck

Summary: The seminal explanation of Extreme Programming (XP), including the problems it addresses, its fundamental philosophies, and how these philosophies can be implemented in software development organization.

Intended Audience: Any and every development team member, agile or not; those who support and lead these teams
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Book: Bridging the Communications Gap

By Steve Gamble on August 24, 2010 9:45 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Bridging the Communication Gap
by Gojko Adzic

Summary: This book is an excellent guide to using acceptance test driven development and specification by example to improve communication and help build the right product.

Intended Audience: Business analysts, product owners, and the engineering team
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