The guides we wrote — strongest first. Guides we republish from others are under Other syndicated guides.
The Problem-Led Principles
The values and principles behind the problem-led guides. Start from a named problem, treat uncertain work as a small hypothesis to test, …
The AI Adoption Guide
NKD Agility's problem-first guide to AI adoption, built on the Kendall Framework and written from engineering - start with a validated …
The Evidence-Led OKR Guide
NKD Agility's guide to running OKRs as tested hypotheses, with Key Results as evidence, results kept out of pay, and OKR work flowing …
The guides we republish from their authors — each one links to its original.
Kanban Guide
Comprehensive reference outlining Kanban principles, practices, and metrics for optimising workflow, value delivery, and continuous …
Evidence-Based Portfolio Management
Explains how evidence-based portfolio management helps organisations extend agile practices beyond teams, enabling greater responsiveness …
Detecting Agile BS
Guidance for identifying genuine agile software development in DoD projects, including key principles, warning signs, essential tools, and …
Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams
Explains how Scrum Teams can use Kanban practices to optimise workflow, track flow metrics, and enhance transparency, efficiency, and …
Manifesto for Agile Software Development
Outlines core Agile values and principles for software development, emphasising collaboration, adaptability, working software, customer …
The Scrum Guide (November 2020)
A clear summary of Scrum’s framework, roles, events, artefacts, and values, explaining how teams use Scrum to deliver value and adapt to …
The Evidence-Based Management Guide 2020: Improving Value Delivery under Conditions of Uncertainty
Evidence-Based Management (EBM) guides organisations to improve value delivery under uncertainty by using empirical goals, measurement, and …
Nexus Guide
Explains the Nexus framework for scaling Scrum with multiple teams, detailing roles, events, and artefacts to coordinate product delivery …
The Agility Guide to Evidence-Based Change: Using Scrum to Transform Your Enterprise
Evidence-Based Change applies Scrum's roles, events, and artefacts to organisational change, so management can invest in agility iteratively …
12 resources, newest first
The Problem-Led Principles
The values and principles behind the problem-led guides. Start from a named problem, treat uncertain work as a small hypothesis to test, …
The AI Adoption Guide
NKD Agility's problem-first guide to AI adoption, built on the Kendall Framework and written from engineering - start with a validated …
The Evidence-Led OKR Guide
NKD Agility's guide to running OKRs as tested hypotheses, with Key Results as evidence, results kept out of pay, and OKR work flowing …
Kanban Guide
Comprehensive reference outlining Kanban principles, practices, and metrics for optimising workflow, value delivery, and continuous …
Nexus Guide
Explains the Nexus framework for scaling Scrum with multiple teams, detailing roles, events, and artefacts to coordinate product delivery …
Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams
Explains how Scrum Teams can use Kanban practices to optimise workflow, track flow metrics, and enhance transparency, efficiency, and …
Detecting Agile BS
Guidance for identifying genuine agile software development in DoD projects, including key principles, warning signs, essential tools, and …
Evidence-Based Portfolio Management
Explains how evidence-based portfolio management helps organisations extend agile practices beyond teams, enabling greater responsiveness …
The Evidence-Based Management Guide 2020: Improving Value Delivery under Conditions of Uncertainty
Evidence-Based Management (EBM) guides organisations to improve value delivery under uncertainty by using empirical goals, measurement, and …
The Agility Guide to Evidence-Based Change: Using Scrum to Transform Your Enterprise
Evidence-Based Change applies Scrum's roles, events, and artefacts to organisational change, so management can invest in agility iteratively …
The Scrum Guide (November 2020)
A clear summary of Scrum’s framework, roles, events, artefacts, and values, explaining how teams use Scrum to deliver value and adapt to …
Manifesto for Agile Software Development
Outlines core Agile values and principles for software development, emphasising collaboration, adaptability, working software, customer …