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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.

Kaner, Sam. et al. Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making . 3rd ed. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass, 2015. book cover

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.

For more on ORSC 

Scaling

Watch this first:

Why “Scrum” Isn’t Making Your Organization Agile: Harmful Misconceptions About Product Owner Role by Michael James

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.

Start by reading chapter 2 free from LeSS Works.

Larman, Craig, and Bas Vodde. Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS. 1st edition. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2016. book cover

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”):

Senge, Peter M. The Fifth Discipline : the Art and Practice of the Learning Organization . Rev. and updated ed. Milsons Point, N.S.W: Random House Business Books, 2006. Print.

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

Sub-topic: Lean Thinking

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.

Adzic, G., 2012. Impact Mapping. Woking: Provoking Thoughts Limited.
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