ALISTAIR COCKBURN

Co-Author

Agile Manifesto

About Alistair

Dr Alistair Cockburn is an American Computer Scientist, and popularly known as one of the original signatories of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. He has been voted in “The All-Time Top 150 i-Technology Heroes” in 2007 for his pioneering work in use cases and Agile software development. He is an expert on Agile development, use cases, process design, project management, object-oriented development. and software architecture.

He has also co-created the Declaration of Interdependence, the Agile Project Leadership Network, the International Consortium for Agile and the Heart of Agile.

Key Achievements

  • Co-Author of Manifesto for Agile Software Development
  • Creator of Heart of Agile
  • Co-Creator of the Declaration of Interdependence
  • Co-Creator of the Agile Project Leadership Network
  • Co-Creator of the International Consortium for Agile
  • Author - "Writing Effective Use Cases", "Agile Software Development", "Crystal Clear" and "Surviving Object-Oriented Projects".