Scrum Essential Reading (15 books)

During my training and consulting journey, I usually get asked about books that I’d recommend people to read both as they start to learn about Scrum and as they mature in their understanding. Here is my list. I included some of the books about generic agile development and others that I consider are related to desired behavioral models for agile development. I would love hear any other readings you would add to this list.

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1	Scrum Guide by Ken Schwaber 4.20 avg rating — 952 ratings score: 500, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 23,374 ratings score: 498, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Sprint Your Way to Scrum by Bonsy Yelsangi (Goodreads Author) 4.76 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process by Kenneth S. Rubin (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 1,644 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Agile Samurai: How Agile Masters Deliver Great Software by Jonathan Rasmusson 3.94 avg rating — 1,638 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	What is Scrum? by Aditi Agarwal (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Sprint Your Way to Scrum by Bonsy Yelsangi (Goodreads Author) 4.76 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Deliver Great Products That Customers Love: The Guide to Product Management for Innovators, Leaders, and Entrepreneurs by Valerio Zanini (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum by Mike Cohn 4.01 avg rating — 1,851 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Agile in a Flash: Speed-Learning Agile Software Development by Jeff Langr 3.79 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa Amabile 3.84 avg rating — 1,507 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit by Mary Poppendieck 4.18 avg rating — 1,065 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash by Mary Poppendieck 4.20 avg rating — 865 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Commitment by Olav Maassen (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 312 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Practices for Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Large, Multisite, and Offshore Product Development with Large-Scale Scrum by Craig Larman 4.19 avg rating — 168 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars