Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game, 2nd Edition by Alistair Cockburn
This comprehensive guide to Agile software development provides an in-depth look at the principles and practices of agile development. Written by renowned Agile expert Alistair Cockburn, this second edition of Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game provides an updated and expanded look at the agile methodology.
Agile software development is an umbrella term for approaches to developing software that reflect the values and principles agreed upon by The Agile Alliance, a group of 17 software practitioners, in 2001. As documented in their Manifesto for Agile Software Development, the practitioners value:Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan