Links and books

 Please find some sites and books based on the reference listing of the ACT 2 LEAD book.

Sites

Books

  • Adkins, Lyssa. Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2010.
  • Adzic, Gojko. Specification by Example: How Successful Teams Deliver the Right Software. Manning, 2011.
  • Adzic, Gojko. Impact mapping: Making a Big Impact with Software Products and Projects. Provoking Thoughts, 2012. 
  • Adzic, Gojko; Evans, David. Fifty Quick Ideas to Improve Your User Stories. Neuri Consulting, 2014.
  • Adzic, Gojko; Evans, David; Roden, Tom. Fifty Quick Ideas to Improve Your Tests. Neuri Consulting, 2015.
  • Alahuhta, Matti. Johtajuus. Kirkas suunta ja ihmisten voima. Docendo, 2016.
  • Anderson, David, J. Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business. Blue Hole Press Inc., 2013.
  • Appelo, Jurgen. Managing for Happiness: Games, Tools & Practices to Motivate Any Team. Wiley, 2016.
  • Arbinger institute. Leadership and Self-deception: Getting Out of the Box. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2002.
  • Arbinger Institute. The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2015. 
  • Andrews, Mike; Whittaker, James. How to Break Web Software. Pearson Education, 2006.
  • Auer, Antti et al. 398 vuotta ketteriä kokemuksia. Sytyke, 2013.
  • Bath, Graham; McKay, Judy. The Software Test Engineer's Handbook: A Study Guide for the ISTQB Test Analyst and Technical Test Analyst. Rocky Nook, 2012.
  • Beck, Kent. Test-Driven Development by Example. Addison-Wesley, 2002.
  • Beizer, Boris. Software Testing Techniques (2nd edition). Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990.
  • Black, Rex. Advanced Software Testing: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager. Rock Nook, 2014.
  • Black, Rex. Critical Testing Processes. Pearson Education, 2003.
  • Black, Rex at al (incl. Kari Kakkonen). Agile Testing Foundations. BCS, 2017.
  • Clone, Katarina. A Practical Guide to Testing in DevOps. LeanPub, 2017.
  • Cockburn, Alistair. Writing Effective Use Cases. Addison-Wesley, 2006.
  • Copeland, Lee. A Practitioner's Guide to Software Test Design. Artech House, 2004.
  • Covey, Stephen R.; Collins, Jim. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change. Free Press, 1988.
  • Crispin, Lisa; Gregory, Janet. Agile Testing, a Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams. Pearson Education. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2009.
  • Denoo, Olivier. Les Bond-ieuseries. CFTL, 2015. 
  • Drucker, Peter, F. Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done. HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 2006.
  • Erikson, Thomas. Idiootit ympärilläni: Kuinka ymmärtää muita ja itseään. Atena, 2014.
  • Fewster, Mark; Graham, Dorothy. Experiences of Test Automation - Case Studies of Software Test Automation. Pearson Education, 2012.
  • Fewster, Mark; Graham, Dorothy. Software Test Automation. Addison-Wesley, 1999.
  • Forselius, Pekka. Onnistunut tietojärjestelmän hankinta. Talentum, 2013.
  • Forgács, István; Attila Kovács, Attila. Practical Test Design - Selection of Traditional and Automated Test Design Techniques. BCS Publishing, 2019.
  • Fox, Matthew; Twist, Lynne Twist; Orsborn, Carol et al. The Soul of Business. New Dimensions, 1997.
  • Gerrard, Paul. The Tester’s Pocketbook. The Tester's Press, 2009.
  • Gerrard, Paul. Lean Python: Learn Just Enough Python to Build Useful Tools. Apress, 2010.
  • Graham, Dorothy, Black, Rex; Veenendaal, Erik van. Foundations of Software Testing: ISTQB Certification. Cengage, 2019.
  • Gregory, Janet; Crispin, Lisa. More Agile Testing: Learning Journeys for the Whole Team. Addison-Wesley, 2015.
  • Gregory, Janet; Crispin, Lisa. Agile Testing Condensed: A Brief Introduction. LeanPub, 2019.
  • Hambling, Brian. Managing Software Quality. McGraw Hill, 1996.
  • Harford, Tim. How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers. The Bridge Street Press, 2020.
  • Hendrickson, Elisabeth. Explore It! Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing. Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2013.
  • Humble, Jez; Farley, David. Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases Through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation. Addison-Wesley, 2010.
  • Hyppönen, Mikko. Internet. WSOY, 2021.
  • Jose, Boby. Test Automation: A Manager's Guide. BCS Publishing, 2021.
  • Kakkonen, Kari. Dragons Out! Lohikäärmeistä, ritareista ja ohjelmistotestauksesta. Avain, 2020.
  • Kasurinen, Jussi. Ohjelmistotestauksen käsikirja. Docendo, 2013.
  • Kalliola, Janne; Vihreä koodi. Exove, 2022.
  • Kaner, Cem; Bach, James, Marcus; Pettichord, Bret. Lessons learned in software testing: A Context Driven Approach. Wiley, 2001. 
  • Kaner, Cem; Falk, Jack; Nguyen, Hung Q. Testing Computer Software. Wiley, 1999.
  • Karlin, Lena; Schwarz, Åsa. Dockfabriken. Norstedts, 2020.
  • Kim, Gene; Behr, Kevin; Spafford, George. The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win. IT Revolution Press, 2013. 
  • Kniberg, Henrik. Lean from the Trenches: Managing Large-Scale Projects with Kanban. Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2011.
  • Kramer, Anne; Legeard, Bruno. Model-Based Testing Essentials - Guide to the ISTQB Certified Model-Based Tester: Foundation Level. Wiley, 2016.
  • Koomen, Tim; Pol, Martin. Test Process Improvement: A Practical Step-By-Step Guide to Structured Testing. Addison-Wesley, 1999.
  • Laloux, Frederic. Reinventing Organizations. A guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness. Nelson Parker, 2014.
  • Leffingwell, Dean; Widrig, Don. Agile Software Requirements: Lean Requirements Practices for Teams, Programs, and the Enterprise. Addison-Wesley, 2010.
  • Linz, Tilo. Testing in Scrum: A Guide for Software Quality Assurance in the Agile World. Rocky Nook, 2014.
  • Liukas, Linda. Hello Ruby: Adventures in Coding. Feiwel and Friends, 2015.
  • Makower, Joel. Beyond The Bottom Line: Putting Social Responsibility to Work for Your Business and The World. Simon & Schuster, 1994.
  • Mitchell, Jamie L.; Black, Rex. Advanced Software Testing: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Technical Test Analyst. Rocky Nook, 2015. 
  • Myers, Glenford. The Art of Software Testing. Wiley, 1979.
  • Niemi, Antti; Hietaniemi, Jari. Just sopivasti ketterä. Art House, 2020.
  • Niemi, Melina. Menestyksen portaat. Tammi, 2017.
  • Niittyviita, Antti. Storytools of Testing: The Most Unlikely Toolkit of a Testing Professional. Prove Expertise, 2019.
  • Obama, Barack. A promised land. Penguin, 2020.
  • Ogas, Ogi; Gaddam, Sai. A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the Internet Tells Us About Sexual Relationships. Dutton, 2011.
  • Pink, Daniel H. Drive - The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Canongate, 2010.
  • Pol, Martin; Teunissen, Ruud; Veenendaal, Erik van. Software Testing - A Guide to the TMAP Approach, Addison-Wesley, 2001.
  • Pollner, Andrew; Fewster, Mark; Schieferdecker, Ina. Test Automation Engineer: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Level Certification. Rocky Nook, 2022.
  • Poppendieck, Mary; Poppendieck, Tom. The Lean Mindset: Ask the Right Questions. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2013.
  • Rock David. Quiet Leadership: Six Steps to Transforming Performance at Work. Harper Business, 2007.
  • Rosenberg, Marshall, B. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides). PuddleDancer Press, 2015.
  • Rubin, Jeff; Chisnell, Dana. Handbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests. Wiley Publishing, 2008.
  • Ryber, Torbjörn. Essential Software Test Design. Fearless Consulting, 2007.
  • Saari, Oskari; Aki Hintsa - Voittamisen anatomia. WSOY, 2015.
  • Sabourin, Robert. I am a Bug. Independently, 1999. 
  • Sammicheli, Paolo; Justice, Joe. Scrum for Hardware. Independently, 2018.
  • Schwarzenegger, Arnold; Petre, Peter. Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story. Simon & Schuster, 2012.
  • Shaw, Colin. The DNA of Customer Experience: How Emotions Drive Value. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
  • Siilasmaa, Risto; Fredman, Catherine. Paranoidi optimisti; Näin johdin Nokiaa murroksessa. Tammi, 2018.
  • Sinek, Simon. Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. Penguin, 2009.
  • Sogeti. TPI Next - Business Driven Test Process Improvement. UTN Publishers, 2009.
  • Spiegelhalter, David. The Art of Statistics: Learning from Data. Pelican Books, 2020.
  • Stephens-Davidowitz, Seth. Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are. Dey Street Books, 2018.
  • Taulli, Tom. Artificial Intelligence Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction. Apress, 2019.
  • Törmälä, Ville; Markkanen, Jari; Kadenius, Tero. Uusi ajattelu - uusi johtaminen. Suomen Liikekirjat, 2015.
  • Veenendaal, Erik van; Cannegieter, Jan Jaap. The little TMMi - Objective-Driven Test Process Improvement. UTN Publishers, 2011. 
  • Veenendaal, Erik van; Wells, Brian. Test Maturity Model integration TMMi - Guidelines for Test Process Improvement. UTN Publishers, 2012.
  • Weinberg, Gerald, M. Perfect Software and Other Illusions about Software Testing. Dorset House Publishing Company, 2008.
  • Whittaker, James. The Storyteller's Spellbook: How to Make Your Ideas More Compelling and Your Career More Magical. Independently, 2017.
  • Whittaker, James. How to Break Software: A Practical Guide to Testing. Pearson, 2002.
  • Wiegers, Karl E. Peer Reviews in Software. Pearson Education, 2003

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