Learn More About Agile Software Development

The impetus to adopt Agile processes within an organization can come from many places within the team including the developers, managers, architects, and executive management. Successful Agile deployments most often rely on development teams that have bought-in to the Agile processes and are fully empowered by management. Choosing a project that can adopt the Agile processes is often a good starting point. The criteria for choosing the project include considerations about both the team members and composition, and the product itself.

The Agile Resource Center provides a wealth of information and educational material about how to get started with Agile development. This includes Webinars and White Papers developed by some of the most experienced Agile experts in the industry, as well as recommended links to blogs, websites, and books to help get you started.

• Why Try Agile
  An emerging response to the challenge of changing requirements in Tradition software development is an approach called Agile software development. Rather than trying to reduce and constrain change, Agile embraces change and adapts to new requirements.
• Is your SCM Tool Ready for Agile
  In this paper, we identify five key feature areas for selecting an SCM tool that is appropriate for agile software development. By identifying tools that support these features, software development teams can assure that their SCM tool is not only suitable for agile, but assists in implementing SCM best practices throughout the development organization.

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• Agile Waters
  by Sandra Beckwith
• Changing Software Development: Learning to Become Agile
  by Allan Kelly
• Agile Estimating and Planning
  by Mike Cohn
• Agile Adoption Patterns: A Roadmap to Organizational Success
  by Amr Elssamadisy
• Agile Management for Software Engineering: Applying the Theory of Constraints for Business Results
  by David J. Anderson

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