Appendix 4. Recommended Reading

Chapters 1 and 2: Sustainable Software Development, Unsustainable Software Development

[Christensen 2003] Clayton M. Christensen, The Innovator’s Dilemma, HarperBusiness, 2003.

[Christensen and Raynor 2003] Clayton M. Christensen and Raynor, Michael E., The Innovator’s Solution, Harvard Business School Press, 2003.

These two books should be considered classic business books. The innovator’s dilemma is that there is a risk that if you listen exclusively to your customers, a new wave of technology will come along to put you out of business. These books point out the need for companies to find ways to disrupt themselves, no matter how painful.

[Collins 2001] Collins, Jim, Good to Great, HarperBusiness, 2001.

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