Agile Richmond

Resources for Agile and Lean

Special thanks to Agile Richmond Board Members Lyssa Adkins and Roney Pate.

The Agile Manifesto
Agile Principles
The Agile Alliance	An excellent source for all things Agile.
The Scrum Alliance	Another general Agile source.
What is Lean	Lots about Lean.
Ken Schwaber's website	Ken is one of the real innovators and founders of Agile.
Mike Cohn's website	Another Agile innovator with introduction to Scrum.
Theory of Constraints Theory of Constraints	One of the key principals behind Agile and Lean thinking. Understand this and you better understand Agile and Lean.
Tobias Mayer's Website Tobias Mayer's Blog
Lyssa Adkins' blog
Agile Fun	User stories, paper prototyping, estimation & planning by Robin Dymond - feedback

Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN)	The "mother" organization of Agile organizations.
Scrum Development	A place to ask questions and hear from others working in software development under Scrum.
Extreme Programming	Discussion on Extreme Programming, Agile Methods, software development practices, and related topics. Not just for XP practitioners.
Agile Usability	This group is aimed at writers, designers, interaction analysts, etc.
Agile Testing	For testers, and anyone interested in testing.
Retrospectives	The retrospectives group, for those interested in exploring this specific issue in more depth.

Agile & Iterative Development: A Managers Guide By Craig Larman	The beginners guide to Agile: good overviews of the whole paradigm, and summaries of the different approaches.
Scrum and XP From the Trenches By Henrik Kniberg	Also available as a downloadable PDF. If you are only going to read one Scrum book, then make it this one.
Agile Software Development with Scrum By Ken Schwaber & Mike Beedle	The original Scrum book. Good, clear overview of the practices and principles of Scrum. It is somewhat out-of-date now, as Scrum has progressed since the book was written, but it is still a valuable read.
Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change By Kent Beck	One of the first Agile books. Focuses mainly (but not solely) on the engineering practices, and supplies good overall context for creating an Agile organization.
User Stories Applied By Mike Cohn	This clear and simple book covers the aspects of writing, estimating, prioritizing and committing to product requirements. Essential reading for Product Owners.

Scrum and Not Scrum	Info interview with Jeff Sutherland, with video.
A Scrum Master's Checklist	By Michael James

Artful Making By Lee Devin & Rob Austin	This is an excellent book that explores how methods used in creative fields such as theatre can be applied to managing knowledge-based projects.
Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency By Tom DeMarco	This book is inspiring and surprising; it is like a whack to the side of the head.

Want Better Software? Just Ask By Mike Cohn	Also take a look at Mike's other available papers. Mike Cohn has a very pragmatic approach to Scrum and writes in a very clear and succinct way.
Agile Project Management - Creating Innovative Products By Jim Highsmith	Good overview of Agile approaches to project management. This is more "managerial" than I like, personally, but offers some good ideas for working with customers.
The Road from Project Manager to Agile Coach By Lyssa Adkins	YouTube video in two parts. View part two here.
Interlocking Roles in Agile By Lyssa Adkins	YouTube video
The Road from Project Manager to Agile Coach By Lyssa Adkins

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