Post CSP-SM Resources
Many of the following are references that our CSP-SM material is based on. Whilst participants are not expected to be familiar with these prior to the training component of CSP-SM, these are our most highly recommended resources for their respective topics for those interested in going deeper after the training.
Facilitation
Top book recommendation (the main reference for our A-CSM and CSP-SM material on facilitation):
Kaner, Sam. et al. Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making . 3rd ed. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass, 2015. Print.
Sub-topic: remote facilitation
Janene-Nelson, K., & Sutherland, L. (2018). Work together anywhere: A handbook on working remotely.
Teaching
Professional Coaching
Top book recommendation (by leaders in Organisatio Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC)):
Rød, Anne., and Marita. Fridjhon. Creating Intelligent Teams . Randburg: KR Publishing, 2016. Print.
Team Development
Psychological Concepts
Sub-topic: Responsibility
Watch this first:
The Responsibility Process™
Top book recommendation:
Sub-topic: SCARF
Sub-topic: Mindset
Scaling
Watch this first:
Watch this second:
Craig Larman at Agile Munich: “More with LeSS:A Decade of Descaling with LeSS” – Part 1
Top book recommendation:
Larman, Craig, and Bas Vodde. Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS. 1st edition. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2016. Print.
Systems Thinking
First thing to read (as per pre-course study material)
Systems Thinking on the LeSS website
Top book recommendation (this is a management classic and articulates what is meant by a “learning organisation”):
Lean
First thing to read (realtively short)
Six Myths of Product Development by Stefan Thomke and Donald Reinertsen
Also (as per pre-course study material)
Lean Primer by Craig Larman and Bas Vodde
Sub-topic: Value Stream Mapping
Top book recommendation:
Sub-topic: Lean Thinking
Top book recommendation (this is what the course material is primarily based on):
Sub-topic: Kaizen
Service to the Product Owner
Sub-topic: Impact Mapping
First thing to read and source of video presentations.
Top book recommendation:
Adzic, G., 2012. Impact Mapping. Woking: Provoking Thoughts Limited.
Specification by Example / Behaviour Driven Development
Sub-topic: Specification By Example
Sub-topic: Specification By Example
Sub-topic: BDD
Book on BDD including Gherkin and automation – written by a former colleague of mine:
What would you add to this list?