Thoroughly reviewed and eagerly anticipated by the agile community, User Stories Applied offers a requirements process that saves time, eliminates rework, and leads directly to better software. The best way to build software that meets users' needs is to begin with "user stories": simple, clear, brief descriptions of functionality that will be valuable to real users.
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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.
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