"In this second edition of Extreme Programming Explained, Kent Beck organizes and presents five years' worth of experiences, growth, and change revolving around XP. If you are seriously interested in understanding how you and your team can start down the path of improvement with XP, you must read this book."--Francesco Cirillo, Chief Executive Officer, XPLabs S.R.L.
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Being Agile introduces eleven breakthrough techniques for transforming typical software engineering teams from merely "doing" agile to actually "being" agile -- and thereby helping them achieve agile's full benefits. Complementing any other agile guide, it shows how to break old "waterfall" habits that unintentionally hinder agile success -- and then drive the real, sustained continuous improvement that agile makes possible.
Today, companies know they must adapt quickly or die. They are increasingly seeking to adapt by using agile principles and practices - but many are still changing too slowly, and can't sustain change. Fortunately, a growing number of enterprises have found a far more effective solution: the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
This is the e Book version of the printed book.Agile has become today's dominant software development paradigm, but Agile methods remain difficult to measure and improve. Essential Skills for the Agile Developer fills this gap from the bottom up, teaching proven techniques for assessing and optimizing both individual and team Agile practices.
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