The Art of Agile Development | Book Series

Overview: The book teaches you how to adopt XP practices, describes each practice in detail, then discusses principles that will allow you to modify XP and create your own agile method. In particular, this book tackles the difficult aspects of agile development: the need for cooperation and trust among team members. The book contains practical guidance for anyone considering or applying agile development for building valuable software. You get a gestalt view of the agile development process, including comprehensive guidance for non-technical readers and hands-on technical practices for developers and testers.

Authors:

James Shore and Shane Warden

Published In:

2007

SAFe 4.0 Distilled: Applying the Scaled Agile Framework for Lean Software and Systems Engineering | Book Series

Overview: This book breaks down the complexity of the Framework into easily digestible explanations and actionable guidance. It’s a must-have resource for beginners as well as seasoned practitioners explains how adopting SAFe can quickly improve time to market and increase productivity, quality, and employee engagement.

In this book, you will

  • Understand the business case for SAFe: its benefits, the problems it solves, and how to apply it
  • Get an overview of SAFe across all parts of the business: team, program, value stream, and portfolio
  • Learn why SAFe works: the power of SAFe’s Lean-Agile mindset, values, and principles
  • Learn how to become a Lean-Agile leader and effectively drive an enterprise-wide transformation

Authors:

Richard Knaster

Published In:

2017