In This Issue

• VersionOne Recognized as #1 Agile Tool
• Scrum Boosts Effectiveness at the BBC
• Being Agile In 2007
• Agile Processes, Are They Killing Our Children?
• Lean New Year's Resolutions

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MVersionOne Recognized as #1 Agile Tool

V1: Agile Enterprise was recently recognized as the #1 utilized Agile tool in an independent survey conducted by Trail Ridge Consulting.

The Agile tooling survey was conducted in the Fall of 2006 with results based on over 500 respondents from 39 countries. With more than 2,000 software teams in 30 countries now relying on VersionOne to help manage their agile development projects, VersionOne has solidified its position as the most widely deployed agile management tool in the industry.

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Scrum Boosts Effectiveness at the BBC - online video

In this conference talk Andrew Scotland tells how BBC's New Media division decided to use Scrum to more effectively deliver software. Three years later - the difference is significant, and the journey was worthwhile.

Andrew walks through the journey and outlines successes and pitfalls. A great talk that will benefit teams that are looking to implement Scrum and would like to learn from a practical experience.

View the presentation at infoQ HERE
http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Scrum-bbc-newmedia

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Being Agile in 2007

Liz Barnett provides a brief review of thoughts from 2006 and looks ahead at Agile in 2007. This article covers some key topics for those looking to implement Agile successfully in the coming year.

To read the pdf of this article CLICK HERE
http://www.agilejournal.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=191

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Agile Processes, Are They Killing Our Children?

A funny post by Kevin Barnes on his Code Craft blog. Injecting humor is always welcome and the post is worth the read. Learn about coding in circles, how bad Agilists must be at making process diagrams, safety through incompetence and how the title actually means nothing about the post.

CLICK HERE to read the post
http://codecraft.info/index.php/archives/70/

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Lean New Year's Resolution

A good little bullet list of New Year's Resolutions from 'Lean Insider' at Productivity Press. Adapt as needed.

• I will keep an open mind and not insist on doing something the way we've always done it just because that's the way we've always done it.
• I will adjust my metrics to only measure that which truly adds customer value.
• I will talk to my customers and not assume I know what they consider to be of value.

CLICK HERE to read the full list
http://leaninsider.productivitypress.com/LeanInsider/tabid/36/EntryID/49/
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