Welcome to the September 7th edition of the Carnival of the Agilists - providing you with news and information from the last two weeks of the agile blogosphere.
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
- InfoQ presents an interview with Jim Johnson, and he presents the Top Ten Reasons for Project Success - and there’s also follow-up commentary by Pete Behrens.
- Seth Godin’s new favorite word is ‘awkward‘ - It’s awkward to talk to your boss (who has way more experience than you do) about teaching her agile programming.
- Read a chapter from Esther Derby and Diana Larsen’s book: Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great at InfoQ.
Working software over comprehensive documentation
- Via Frank Patrick - a list of lists of software development guidelines
- Via InfoQ - choosing a Continuous Integration Server
- Sam Gentile shares his thoughts on being an Agile Architect. It definitely resonated with me!
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
- Thoughts on Customer Service and Software Development from Tyner Blain
Responding to change over following a plan
- Sparked by a conversation on the Scrum Development Yahoo group, Glen Alleman produced a three part series on Critical Path, agility and estimation. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Agile in the news
- BMC Software wins an award for new product development using Scrum
- Ron Jeffries has launched a new forum for discussing all things Agile.
Fun
- Forrest Change suggests a new acronym for Test Driven Development
Previous Editions
The Carnival is published on the first and third Thursday of every month. All previous editions are referenced at the Agile Alliance website.
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