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Readings for Managers Before LeSS Adoption

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−	~~= Readings for Managers Before LeSS Adoption =~~
−	When i first visit a site and work with a management team that intends to move to LeSS, these are the pre-readings to complete before my arrival. Most of the readings are online, with the exception of the book ''The Fifth Discipline'' (which has an [http://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Discipline-Practice-Learning-Organization-ebook/dp/B000SEIFKK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424633008&sr=8-1&keywords=the+fifth+discipline e-book] version). Please read in this order:
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−	~~1. [http://hbr.org/2012/05/six-myths-of-product-development HBR: Six Myths of Product Development]~~
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−	2. The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Lean-Agile-Development-Organizational/dp/0321480961/ref=pd_sim_b_1 Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools for Large-Scale Scrum]:
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−	~~'''Systems Thinking''' (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/principles/systems_thinking.html Systems Thinking] chapter at less.works)~~
−	~~'''Queuing Theory''' (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/principles/queueing_theory.html Queuing Theory] chapter at less.works)~~
−	'''Feature Teams''' (or the equivalent [http://www.infoq.com/resource/articles/scaling-lean-agile-feature-teams/en/resources/feature%20teams_%20infoq_%20final.pdf Feature Teams] chapter at infoq.com)
−	~~'''Teams''' (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/structure/teams.html Teams] chapter at less.works)~~
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−	~~3. The following online sections at [http://less.works LeSS.works]~~
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−	~~[http://less.works/less/framework/why-less.html Why LeSS?]~~
−	~~[http://less.works/less/management/index.html Management in LeSS]~~
−	~~[http://less.works/less/adoption/index.html Adopting LeSS]~~
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−	~~4. [http://www.scrum.org/Scrum-Guides Scrum Guide]~~
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−	~~5. The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/The-Fifth-Discipline-Practice-Organization/dp/0385517254/ref=pd_sim_b_1 The Fifth Discipline]:~~
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−	~~'''Give Me a Lever Long Enough'''~~
−	~~'''Does Your Organization Have a Learning Disability?'''~~
−	~~'''Prisoners of the System, or Prisoners of our own Thinking?'''~~
−	~~'''The Laws of the Fifth Discipline'''~~
−	~~'''Personal Mastery'''~~
−	~~'''Mental Models'''~~
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−	~~6. [http://www.scrumprimer.com/ Scrum Primer]~~
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−	~~= Readings for Managers Before Lean & Agile Enterprise Management =~~
−	Before working with a management team that wants to internally move to lean & agile enterprise management for also managing non-product-development aspects of the business (marketing, strategy, policy development, customer service, ...) these are the pre-readings to complete before my arrival. You may notice that many of these are related to developing a deeper understanding of the underlying ''credible theories'' that underlay workplace systems: Systems Theory, Queuing Theory, Organizational Psychology, ...), related ''thinking tools'', and some deep proven systems of management related to these (Lean Thinking, ...)
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−	~~Please read in this order:~~
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−	1. The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Lean-Agile-Development-Organizational/dp/0321480961/ref=pd_sim_b_1 Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools for Large-Scale Scrum]:
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−	~~Ch 2. Systems Thinking~~
−	~~Ch 3. Lean Thinking (or the same, online at [http://http://www.leanprimer.com Lean Primer])~~
−	~~Ch 4. Queuing Theory~~
−	~~Ch 8. Teams~~
−	~~Ch 10. Organization~~
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−	~~2. The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/The-Fifth-Discipline-Practice-Organization/dp/0385517254/ref=pd_sim_b_1 The Fifth Discipline]:~~
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−	~~Ch 1. GIVE ME A LEVER LONG ENOUGH~~
−	~~Ch 2. DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY?~~
−	~~Ch 3. PRISONERS OF THE SYSTEM OR PRISONERS OF OUR OWN THINKING?~~
−	~~Ch 4. THE LAWS OF THE FIFTH DISCIPLINE~~
−	~~Ch 9. PERSONAL MASTERY~~
−	~~Ch 10. MENTAL MODELS~~
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−	3. The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/Facts-Dangerous-Half-Truths-Total-Nonsense/dp/1591398622/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375970182&sr=8-1&keywords=hard+facts+dangerous+half-truths+and+total+nonsense Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths And Total Nonsense: Profiting From Evidence-Based Management]:
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−	~~Ch 3. Is Work Fundamentally Different from the Rest of Life and Should it be?~~
−	~~Ch 5. Do Financial Incentives Drive Company Performance?~~
−	~~Ch 8. Are Great Leaders in Control of Their Companies?~~
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−	~~4. The following related to well-known companies based on self-managing, participative management, and self-organizing teams: W.L. Gore, Semco, Valve, etc.~~
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−	~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._L._Gore_and_Associates#Culture_at_Gore Culture at W.L. Gore]~~
−	~~[http://blogs.wsj.com/management/2010/03/18/wl-gore-lessons-from-a-management-revolutionary W.L.Gore CEO Interview part 1]~~
−	~~[http://blogs.wsj.com/management/2010/04/02/wl-gore-lessons-from-a-management-revolutionary-part-2/ W.L.Gore CEO Interview part 2]~~
−	~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semco Semco and Semler]~~
−	~~[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McCcQ4XS7Js Ricardo Semler - "Demilitarising businesses"']~~
−	~~[http://www.strategy-business.com/article/05408?gko=3291c Semco]~~
−	~~[http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/04/16/valves-michael-abrash-hierarchical-management-bottlenecks-innovation/ Valve Games Development]~~
−	~~[http://loadedtrolley.com.au/Valve-Handbook-LowRes/ Valve Games Employee Handbook]~~
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−	5. The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates/dp/1594484805/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375970604&sr=8-1&keywords=drive+pink Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us]:
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−	~~Chapters 1-6~~
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−	6. The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/Abolishing-Performance-Appraisals-Backfire-Instead/dp/1576752003/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375969973&sr=8-1&keywords=abolishing+performance+appraisals Abolishing Performance Appraisals]:
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−	~~Introduction: Letting Go of a Hopeless Ritual~~
−	~~Part One: Why Appraisals Backfire (Chapters 1-3)~~
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−	7. The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/The-Leaders-Guide-Radical-Management/dp/0470548681/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375974508&sr=8-1&keywords=leaders+guide+to+radical+management The Leader's Guide to Radical Managements]:
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−	~~Chapters 1-10~~
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−	~~= Useful Short List =~~
−	~~''From Concept to Cash: Implementing Lean Software Development'' - Poppendieck~~
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−	~~''Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools for Large-Scale Scrum'' - Craig Larman, Bas Vodde~~
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−	~~''Agile & Iterative Development'' - Craig Larman~~
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−	~~''Agile Estimating and Planning'' - Mike Cohn~~
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−	~~''Measuring and Managing Performance in Organizations'' - Robert D. Austin~~
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−	~~''Agile Project Management with Scrum'' - Ken Schwaber~~
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	= Systems Thinking =		= Systems Thinking =

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	= Readings for Managers Before LeSS Adoption =		= Readings for Managers Before LeSS Adoption =
	When i first visit a site and work with a management team that intends to move to LeSS, these are the pre-readings to complete before my arrival. Most of the readings are online, with the exception of the book ''The Fifth Discipline'' (which has an [http://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Discipline-Practice-Learning-Organization-ebook/dp/B000SEIFKK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424633008&sr=8-1&keywords=the+fifth+discipline e-book] version). Please read in this order:		When i first visit a site and work with a management team that intends to move to LeSS, these are the pre-readings to complete before my arrival. Most of the readings are online, with the exception of the book ''The Fifth Discipline'' (which has an [http://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Discipline-Practice-Learning-Organization-ebook/dp/B000SEIFKK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424633008&sr=8-1&keywords=the+fifth+discipline e-book] version). Please read in this order:

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   [http://www.strategy-business.com/article/05408?gko=3291c Semco]
   [http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/04/16/valves-michael-abrash-hierarchical-management-bottlenecks-innovation/ Valve Games Development]
-  [http://newcdn.flamehaus.com/Valve_Handbook_LowRes.pdf Valve Games Employee Handbook]
+  [http://loadedtrolley.com.au/Valve-Handbook-LowRes/ Valve Games Employee Handbook]

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 . The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/The-Fifth-Discipline-Practice-Organization/dp/0385517254/ref=pd_sim_b_1 The Fifth Discipline]:
-  '''Give Me a Lever Long Enough
+  '''Give Me a Lever Long Enough'''
-  Does Your Organization Have a Learning Disability?
+  '''Does Your Organization Have a Learning Disability?'''
-  Prisoners of the System, or Prisoners of our own Thinking?
+  '''Prisoners of the System, or Prisoners of our own Thinking?'''
-  The Laws of the Fifth Discipline
+  '''The Laws of the Fifth Discipline'''
-  Personal Mastery
+  '''Personal Mastery'''
-  Mental Models'''
+  '''Mental Models'''

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 . The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/The-Fifth-Discipline-Practice-Organization/dp/0385517254/ref=pd_sim_b_1 The Fifth Discipline]:
-  Ch 1. Give Me a Lever Long Enough
+  '''Give Me a Lever Long Enough
-  Ch 2. Does Your Organization Have a Learning Disability?
+  Does Your Organization Have a Learning Disability?
-  Ch 3. Prisoners of the System, or Prisoners of our own Thinking?
+  Prisoners of the System, or Prisoners of our own Thinking?
-  Ch 4. The Laws of the Fifth Discipline
+  The Laws of the Fifth Discipline
-  Ch 9. Personal Mastery
+  Personal Mastery
-  Ch 10. Mental Models
+  Mental Models'''

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 . The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Lean-Agile-Development-Organizational/dp/0321480961/ref=pd_sim_b_1 Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools for Large-Scale Scrum]:
-  '''Systems Thinking''', (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/principles/systems_thinking.html Systems Thinking] chapter at less.works)
+  '''Systems Thinking''' (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/principles/systems_thinking.html Systems Thinking] chapter at less.works)
-  '''Queuing Theory''', (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/principles/queueing_theory.html Queuing Theory] chapter at less.works)
+  '''Queuing Theory''' (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/principles/queueing_theory.html Queuing Theory] chapter at less.works)
-  '''Feature Teams''', (or the equivalent [http://www.infoq.com/resource/articles/scaling-lean-agile-feature-teams/en/resources/feature%20teams_%20infoq_%20final.pdf  Feature Teams] chapter at infoq.com)
+  '''Feature Teams''' (or the equivalent [http://www.infoq.com/resource/articles/scaling-lean-agile-feature-teams/en/resources/feature%20teams_%20infoq_%20final.pdf  Feature Teams] chapter at infoq.com)
-  '''Teams''', (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/structure/teams.html Teams] chapter at less.works)
+  '''Teams''' (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/structure/teams.html Teams] chapter at less.works)

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 . The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Lean-Agile-Development-Organizational/dp/0321480961/ref=pd_sim_b_1 Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools for Large-Scale Scrum]:
-  Ch 2. Systems Thinking (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/principles/systems_thinking.html Systems Thinking] chapter at less.works)
+  Systems Thinking (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/principles/systems_thinking.html Systems Thinking] chapter at less.works)
-  Ch 4. Queuing Theory   (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/principles/queueing_theory.html Queuing Theory] chapter at less.works)
+  Queuing Theory   (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/principles/queueing_theory.html Queuing Theory] chapter at less.works)
-  Ch 7. Feature Teams     (or the equivalent [http://www.infoq.com/resource/articles/scaling-lean-agile-feature-teams/en/resources/feature%20teams_%20infoq_%20final.pdf  Feature Teams] chapter at infoq.com)
+  Feature Teams     (or the equivalent [http://www.infoq.com/resource/articles/scaling-lean-agile-feature-teams/en/resources/feature%20teams_%20infoq_%20final.pdf  Feature Teams] chapter at infoq.com)
-  Ch 8. Teams                 (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/structure/teams.html Teams] chapter at less.works)
+  Teams                 (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/structure/teams.html Teams] chapter at less.works)

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−	2. The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/The-Fifth-Discipline-Practice-Organization/dp/0385517254/ref=pd_sim_b_1 The Fifth ~~Disciple~~]:	+	2. The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/The-Fifth-Discipline-Practice-Organization/dp/0385517254/ref=pd_sim_b_1 The Fifth Discipline]:

	Ch 1. GIVE ME A LEVER LONG ENOUGH		Ch 1. GIVE ME A LEVER LONG ENOUGH

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−	5. The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/The-Fifth-Discipline-Practice-Organization/dp/0385517254/ref=pd_sim_b_1 The Fifth ~~Disciple~~]:	+	5. The following chapters from the book [http://www.amazon.com/The-Fifth-Discipline-Practice-Organization/dp/0385517254/ref=pd_sim_b_1 The Fifth Discipline]:

	Ch 1. Give Me a Lever Long Enough		Ch 1. Give Me a Lever Long Enough