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24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech: List for 2024

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Introduction

Whether you’re reading this article on the date of publication (with 2024 on the horizon) or are reading it sometime in the future, it's always the right time to invest in your professional development.

Step through a portal crafted from 24 acclaimed titles on Agile, Technology, and their intersection. This curated list of books can support your commitment to continuous improvement and help elevate your tradecraft.

This website is owned by Scott M. Graffius, the author of two multi-award-winning books on Agile -
Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions and Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change. This article does not include Graffius’ books in order to advance objectivity and keep the spotlight on the works of other stellar authors.

Prices are in U.S. Dollar. Information was current and links were functional when this article was published. Names, marks, images, and content are the property of their respective owners.

Books are presented in alphabetical order—by title. Now, on to the list!

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 1 - Agile Estimating - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 1 - Agile Estimating - Tw LwRes

Agile Estimating and Planning

  • Title: Agile Estimating and Planning
  • Author: Mike Cohn
  • ISBN-10‏:‎ 0131479415
  • ISBN-13: 978-0131479418
  • Paperback: $45.59

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 2 - Agile Game Development - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 2 - Agile Game Development - Tw LwRes

Agile Game Development (Second Edition)

  • Title: Agile Game Development (Second Edition)
  • Author: Clinton Keith
  • ISBN-10: 0136527817
  • ISBN-13: 978-0136527817
  • Paperback: $49.59

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 3 - Agile Project Management - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 3 - Agile Project Management - Tw LwRes

Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products (Second Edition)

  • Title: Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products (Second Edition)
  • Author: Jim Highsmith
  • ISBN-10: 0321658396
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321658395
  • Paperback: $45.22

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 4 - Agile Retrospectives - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 4 - Agile Retrospectives - Tw LwRes

Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great

  • Title: Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great
  • Authors: Esther Derby and Diana Larsen
  • ISBN-10: 0977616649
  • ISBN-13: 978-0977616640
  • Paperback: $16.79

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 5 - Agile Software Development - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 5 - Agile Software Development - Tw LwRes

Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns, and Practices

  • Title: Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns, and Practices
  • Author: Robert C. Martin
  • ISBN-10: 0135974445
  • ISBN-13: 978-0135974445
  • Paperback: $79.32

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 6 - AI - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 6 - AI - Tw LwRes

AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

  • Title: AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future
  • Authors: Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan
  • ISBN-10: 0593238311
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593238318
  • Paperback: $20.00

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 7 - Alchemy - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 7 - Alchemy - Tw LwRes

Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life

  • Title: Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
  • Author: Rory Sutherland
  • ISBN-10: 0062388428
  • ISBN-13: 978-0062388421
  • Paperback: $16.71

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 8 - Atomic Habits - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 8 - Atomic Habits - Tw LwRes

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

  • Title: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
  • Author: James Clear
  • ISBN-10: 0735211299
  • ISBN-13: 978-0735211292
  • Hardcover (paperback not available at time of story): $13.79

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 9 - Video Games - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 9 - Video Games - Tw LwRes

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games are Made

  • Title: Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games are Made
  • Author: Jason Schreier
  • ISBN-10: 0062651234
  • ISBN-13: 978-0062651235
  • Paperback: $12.61

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 10 - Clean Code - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 10 - Clean Code - Tw LwRes

Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

  • Title: Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
  • Author: Robert C. Martin
  • ISBN-10: 0132350882
  • ISBN-13: 978-0132350884
  • Paperback: $47.49

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 11 - Coaching - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 11 - Coaching - Tw LwRes

Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition

  • Title: Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition
  • Author: Lyssa Adkins
  • ISBN-10: 0321637704
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321637703
  • Paperback: $40.02

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 12 - Competing - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 12 - Competing - Tw LwRes

Competing in the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World

  • Title: Competing in the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World
  • Authors: Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani
  • ISBN-10: 1633697622
  • ISBN-13: 978-1633697621
  • Hardcover (paperback not available at time of story): $22.31

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 13 - Workshops - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 13 - Workshops - Tw LwRes

Designing & Leading Life-Changing Workshops: Creating the Conditions for Transformation in Your Groups, Trainings, and Retreats

  • Title: Designing & Leading Life-Changing Workshops: Creating the Conditions for Transformation in Your Groups, Trainings, and Retreats
  • Authors: Ken Nelson, David Ronka, Lesli Lang, Liz Korabek-Emerson, and Jim White
  • ISBN-10: 1732003300
  • ISBN-13: 978-1732003309
  • Paperback: $25.65

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 13 - Doing Agile Right - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 13 - Doing Agile Right - Tw LwRes

Doing Agile Right: Transformation Without Chaos

  • Title: Doing Agile Right: Transformation Without Chaos
  • Authors: Darrell K. Rigby, Sarah Elk, and Steven H. Berez
  • ISBN-10: 163369870X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1633698703
  • Hardcover (paperback not available at time of story): $17.99

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 15 - Innovation - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 15 - Innovation - Tw LwRes

Innovation Project Management: Methods, Case Studies, and Tools for Managing Innovation Projects (Second Edition)

  • Title: Innovation Project Management: Methods, Case Studies, and Tools for Managing Innovation Projects (Second Edition)
  • Author: Harold Kerzner
  • ISBN-10: 111993124X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1119931249
  • Hardcover (paperback not available at the time of story): $74.68

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 16 - Lean - Tw LwRes

Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit

  • Title: Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit
  • Authors: Mary Poppendieck and Tom Poppendieck
  • ISBN-10: 0321150783
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321150783
  • Paperback: $54.94

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 17 - Level Up - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 17 - Level Up - Tw LwRes

Level Up: The Guide to Great Video Game Design (Second Edition)

  • Title: Level Up: The Guide to Great Video Game Design (Second Edition)
  • Author: Scott Rogers
  • ISBN-10: 1118877160
  • ISBN-13: 978-1118877166
  • Paperback: $34.00

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 18 - Never Split the Difference - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 18 - Never Split the Difference - Tw LwRes

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

  • Title: Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
  • Author: Chris Voss
  • ISBN-10: 1847941486
  • ISBN-13: 978-1847941480
  • Paperback: $14.95

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 19 - Refactoring - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 19 - Refactoring - Tw LwRes

Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (2nd Edition)

  • Title: Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (2nd Edition)
  • Author: Martin Fowler
  • ISBN-10: 0134757599
  • ISBN-13: 978-0134757599
  • Hardcover (paperback not available at the time of story): $38.59

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 20 - Testing Computer Software - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 20 - Testing Computer Software - Tw LwRes

Testing Computer Software

  • Title: Testing Computer Software
  • Authors: Cem Kaner, Jack Falk, and Hung Quoc Nguyen
  • ISBN-10: 0471358460
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471358466
  • Paperback: $42.58

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 21- The Coaching Habit - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 21- The Coaching Habit - Tw LwRes

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

  • Title: The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
  • Author: Michael Bungay Stanier
  • ISBN-10: 0978440749
  • ISBN-13: 978-0978440749
  • Paperback: $7.58

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 22 - The Design Thinking Toolbox - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 22 - The Design Thinking Toolbox - Tw LwRes

The Design Thinking Toolbox: A Guide to Mastering the Most Popular and Valuable Innovation Methods

  • Title: The Design Thinking Toolbox: A Guide to Mastering the Most Popular and Valuable Innovation Methods
  • Authors: Michael Lewrick, Patrick Link, and Larry Leifer
  • ISBN-10: 1119629195
  • ISBN-13: 978-1119629191
  • Paperback: $26.00

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 23 - The Innovators - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 23 - The Innovators - Tw LwRes

The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

  • Title: The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
  • Author: Walter Isaacson
  • ISBN-10: 1476708703
  • ISBN-13: 978-1476708706
  • Paperback: $14.29

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Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 24 - Thinking in Systems - Blg LwRes

Agile Scrum Guide - 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech - List for 2024 - v Dec 15 2023 - 24 - Thinking in Systems - Tw LwRes

Thinking in Systems

  • Title: Thinking in Systems
  • Author: Donella H. Meadows
  • ISBN-10: 1603580557
  • ISBN-13: 978-1603580557
  • Paperback: $20.66

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Conclusion

Leverage the 24 titles in this curated list of highly rated books to advance your lifelong learning, professional development, and continuous improvement. Level-up!


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How to Cite This Article

Graffius, Scott M. (2023, December 15). 24 Highly Recommended Books on Agile and Tech: List for 2024. Available at:
https://agilescrumguide.com/blog/files/asg-books-2024.html.

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