I have found this list of books recommended by PMI.org in support of knowledge in preparation for their PMI-ACP certification. The reference list might change from the date of this posting 10/2/2016, but I will check the reference list over time and update the posting as needed. The interesting thing is that many of these have been published a while ago. I have re-read a few of these a few times and some I added to my library just to learn a little bit more.
Here is the link to a PDF at the PMI site. (http://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/certifications/agile-certified-practitioner-reference-materials.pdf) The original link was found on this page http://www.pmi.org/certifications/types/agile-acp/exam-prep, and if you are going to take the exam, then reading this material can be valuable.
- Agile Estimating and Planning
- Author: Mike Cohn (https://twitter.com/mikewcohn)
- Published: 2006
- Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products
- Author: Jim Highsmith (https://twitter.com/jimhighsmith)
- Published: 2010
- Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great
- Authors: Esther Derby (https://twitter.com/estherderby), Diana Larsen (https://twitter.com/DianaOfPortland), Ken Schwaber (https://twitter.com/kschwaber)
- Published: 2006
- My Commentary: Lots of examples of retrospective exercises, but you have to adapt them to what you want to do.
- Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game
- Author: Alistair Cockburn (https://twitter.com/TotherAlistair)
- Published: 2006
- Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition
- Author: Lyssa Adkins (https://twitter.com/lyssaadkins)
- Published: 2010
- My Commentary: I liked this book from a learning about coaching perspectivex`
- Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile Extreme
- Author: Robert K. Wysocki
- Published: 2013
- Exploring Scrum: The Fundamentals
- Authors: Dan Rawsthorne with Doug Shimp (https://twitter.com/scrum_coach)
- Published: 2011
- Kanban In Action
- Authors: Marcus Hammarberg (https://twitter.com/marcusoftnet), Joakim Sunden (https://twitter.com/joakimsunden)
- Published: 2014
- Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business
- Author: David J. Anderson (https://twitter.com/lki_dja)
- Published: 2010
- Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise Agility
- Authors: Alan Shalloway (https://twitter.com/alshalloway), Guy Beaver (https://twitter.com/gmbeaver), James R. Trott
- Published: 2010
- The Software Project Manager’s Bridge to Agility
- Author: Michele Sliger (https://twitter.com/michelesliger), Stacia Broderick
- Published: 2008
- User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development
- Author: Mike Cohn (https://twitter.com/mikewcohn)
- Published: 2004
Previous Books no longer listed in the latest list of PMI-ACP reference materials:
- Agile Project Management with Scrum
- Author: Ken Schwaber (https://twitter.com/kschwaber)
- Published: 2004
- My Commentary: This one was on an older listing they created but has be removed from the latest version of the reference list. It has some good examples that are used through out the book.
- Becoming Agile: …in an imperfect world
- Authors: Greg Smith, Ahmed Sidky
- Published: 2009
- My Commentary: This one was on an older listing they created but has be removed from the latest version of the reference list.
- The Art of Agile Development
- Author: James Shore, Shane Warden
- Published: 2007
- My Commentary: This one was on an older listing they created but has be removed from the latest version of the reference list.
Here are links to Amazon Reviews:
