Where to Start…

A friend, who I met at a data geek conference last year, recently emailed me for advice:

“Hi Lynn,

Do you have a recommendation for a good book (or two) about agile development methodologies? I’m trying to get more formal development processes in place here, and I’ve read through most of the Wikipedia articles. I’m looking for something with a little more meat, and maybe some real-world examples. A lot of the focus seems to be on scrum. Is that the predominant agile method that people find most effective? I also saw literature about XP and Kanban. Do you have any opinions on the good and the bad about these other ones? Thanks for your advice, I really appreciate getting your perspective.” [Read more…]