Furkan Şahin | Dec 16, 22

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Engineering, IT, Devops & Agile Practices

The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering

Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

• If you’re looking for: An influential book on software engineering and opinions on managing complex software projects.
• How it helped me: Although it aged pretty badly over the course of years (with blatant sexism and all the change in how we develop software) this books offers useful wisdom into the unique complexities of large-scale software development.

Lean from the Trenches

Henrik Kniberg

• If you’re looking for: Case studies on how to apply Agile practices and Lean thinking into software development.
• How it helped me: I was coaching an engineering team and this book provided me with actionable advice on applying Lean thinking and Agile practices through real-life examples. Henrik Kniberg is an amazing person when it comes to explaining things.

The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford

• If you’re looking for: Understanding the interplay between IT and business in a novel format.
• How it helped me: This book is like a Grimm’s Tale with lessons and morals, but in business and IT context. If you can get through all the cringe story telling there are some valuable takes on applying Theory of Constraints to a traditional IT organization and how you can build trust with business through frequent deliveries.

Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit

Mary Poppendieck, Tom Poppendieck