Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products (Agile Software Development Series)20 reviews Jim Highsmith Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004 Takes human behavior into account + articulate and concise + A Practical Guide + Good on principles, but practices could be more dev-related             Agile Software Development with Scrum (Series in Agile Software Development)39 reviews Ken Schwaber, Mike Beedle Prentice Hall, 2001 The SCRUM bible + An Excellent Intro to Scrum + My husband likes it so far This is the one book you buy everyone on your team and tell them to read as the first step to implementing scrum. It's well written, clear, and consise. Most people only need to read chapters 2-4, 5-7 are on control theory, etc that is interesting but not required. This is good stuff 'straight ...             Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (2nd Edition) (XP Series)125 reviews Kent Beck, Cynthia Andres Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004 Become a Better Programmer + A must read for any developer + Extreme Programming: The evolutionary approach! + Nice intro to XP             User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)41 reviews Mike Cohn Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004 Good Advice for Beginners and Experts + Well-written, practical advice + Excellent and a good primer if you're new to Agile + Lightweight Requirements that Don't Stink + Good book, too much fluff             Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)13 reviews Mary Poppendieck, Tom Poppendieck Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 explanation of XP without mentioning word XP... + Theory and Practice in Balance + Good Book On Lean Software Development + Excellent Book - For the ones that want to do things different and better             Crystal Clear: A Human-Powered Methodology for Small Teams (Agile Software Development Series)13 reviews Alistair Cockburn Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004 Best single book in the Agile canon + A practical wise guide for high-productivity software development with small teams + A realistic agile methodology... Alistair has always been an interesting thinker, one worth reading for the clarity of his thought and the insights he brings from his very open minded observation and talking with development teams. With his new book, Crystal Clear, however, Alistair has become a really good writer. In fact, I ...             Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for Software Project Leaders (Agile Software Development Series)9 reviews Jean Tabaka Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 Techniques to ensure effective collaboration + Great for the Agile Coach's Toolbox + A great reference book for working with teams + A good introduction to team dynamics + Put some polish where it counts             Agile Estimating and Planning (Robert C. Martin Series)45 reviews Mike Cohn Prentice Hall PTR, 2005 Great book...Helped me on the PM concepts of Agile. + Good for beginers in agile + Excellent + Agile Planning bible... + Great, but it could have 100 pages less.             Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game (2nd Edition) (Agile Software Development Series)3 reviews Alistair Cockburn Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 Well Deserved Jolt Award + Any needing a basic introduction to Agile principles, history, and construction must have this. + useful if you don't get into XP I picked this book up because of the Jolt Award. I was amazed as what I read. I give kudos to anyone who tries to apply game theory to their decision making process. This has grown to be the accepted way economists discuss decisions between agents, so why shouldn't we apply that to architecture ...             Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas10 reviews Mary Lynn Manns, Linda Rising Addison-Wesley, 2004 Change will always be hard, but this book helps a lot + A great help for introducing change + An useful catalog + Powerful, yet simple, change toolkit             Agile Software Development Ecosystems (Agile Software Development Series)11 reviews Jim Highsmith Addison-Wesley Professional, 2002 Great Intro to Agile + Good survey and overview + Not bad, but read this second :) + Good first introduction to Agile methods             Agile Project Management with Scrum (Microsoft Professional)36 reviews Ken Schwaber Microsoft Press, 2004 A Handbook with Case Studies + The real deal + Good stuff + A very good overview + Good description of Scrum, from the master             Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas10 reviews Mary Lynn Manns, Linda Rising Addison-Wesley, 2004 Change will always be hard, but this book helps a lot + A great help for introducing change + An useful catalog + Powerful, yet simple, change toolkit             Agile Estimating and Planning (Robert C. Martin Series)45 reviews Mike Cohn Prentice Hall PTR, 2005 Great book...Helped me on the PM concepts of Agile. + Good for beginers in agile + Excellent + Agile Planning bible... + Great, but it could have 100 pages less.             Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (2nd Edition) (XP Series)125 reviews Kent Beck, Cynthia Andres Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004 Become a Better Programmer + A must read for any developer + Extreme Programming: The evolutionary approach! + Nice intro to XP             Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for Software Project Leaders (Agile Software Development Series)9 reviews Jean Tabaka Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 Techniques to ensure effective collaboration + Great for the Agile Coach's Toolbox + A great reference book for working with teams + A good introduction to team dynamics + Put some polish where it counts             Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game (2nd Edition) (Agile Software Development Series)3 reviews Alistair Cockburn Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 Well Deserved Jolt Award + Any needing a basic introduction to Agile principles, history, and construction must have this. + useful if you don't get into XP I picked this book up because of the Jolt Award. I was amazed as what I read. I give kudos to anyone who tries to apply game theory to their decision making process. This has grown to be the accepted way economists discuss decisions between agents, so why shouldn't we apply that to architecture ...             Agile Project Management with Scrum (Microsoft Professional)36 reviews Ken Schwaber Microsoft Press, 2004 A Handbook with Case Studies + The real deal + Good stuff + A very good overview + Good description of Scrum, from the master             Agile Software Development with Scrum (Series in Agile Software Development)39 reviews Ken Schwaber, Mike Beedle Prentice Hall, 2001 The SCRUM bible + An Excellent Intro to Scrum + My husband likes it so far This is the one book you buy everyone on your team and tell them to read as the first step to implementing scrum. It's well written, clear, and consise. Most people only need to read chapters 2-4, 5-7 are on control theory, etc that is interesting but not required. This is good stuff 'straight ...             User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)41 reviews Mike Cohn Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004 Good Advice for Beginners and Experts + Well-written, practical advice + Excellent and a good primer if you're new to Agile + Lightweight Requirements that Don't Stink + Good book, too much fluff