Description
Book SynopsisDr. Alistair Cockburn is an internationally renowned expert on all aspects of software development, from object-oriented modeling and architecture, to methodology design, to project management and organizational alignment. One of the pioneers who coined the term agile software development, he co-authored the 2001 Agile Software Development Manifesto and the 2005 Declaration of Interdependence. Since 1975, he has led projects and taught in places from Oslo to Cape Town, from Vancouver to Beijing. His work has covered topics from design to management to testing, in research, in government, and in industry. His most recent book is Crystal Clear: A Human-Powered Methodology for Small Teams. His books Writing Effective Use Cases and Agile Software Development won back-to-back Jolt Productivity Awards in 2001 and 2002.
Table of ContentsList of Figures xi
List of Stories xvii
Preface xxi
Preface to Second Edition xxxi
0 Unknowable and Incommunicable 1
0.1 Unknowable and Incommunicable: Evolution 21
Chapter 1 A Cooperative Game of Invention and Communication 27
Chapter 1.1 A Cooperative Game of Invention and Communication: Evolution 47
Chapter 2 Individuals 65
Chapter 2.1 Individuals: Evolution 99
Chapter 3 Communication, Cooperating Teams 105
Chapter 3.1 Teams: Evolution 143
Chapter 4 Methodologies 147
Chapter 4.1 Methodologies: Evolution 207
Chapter 5 Agile and Self-Adapting 217
Chapter 5.1 Agile and Self-Adapting: Evolution 241
Chapter 6 The Crystal Methodologies 335
Chapter 6.1 The Crystal Methodologies: Evolution 351
Appendix A The Agile Software Development Manifesto 367
Appendix A.1 The Agile Software Development Manifesto and the Declaration of Interdependence 379
Appendix B Naur, Ehn, Musashi 391
Appendix B.1 Naur, Ehn, Musashi: Evolution 427
Appendix C Afterword 431
Appendix D Books and References 437
Index 453
