In This Issue

• 2011 State of Agile Development Survey Results
  See the Results and Grab a Copy
• Pragmatic Agile
  Read Dave Rooney's DZone Article
• A Few Thoughts on the Economics of Software Product Development
  Read Mike Cottmeyer's Blog Post
• Defining Requirement Types: Traditional vs. Use Cases vs. User Stories
  Read Charles Suscheck's Agile Journal Article
• Everything I Learned About Scrum Teams I Learned From M*A*S*H
  Read Steve Ropa's Blog Post

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2011 State of Agile Development Survey Results

The wait is over! The 6th Annual State of Agile Development Survey Results are in and with over 6,000 participants from around the world, it's the largest agile survey of its kind. See what your peers are saying about the biggest challenges and benefits of implementing agile, top reasons for adopting agile and which agile methodologies are most popular.

See the Results and grab a copy.

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Pragmatic Agile

Trying to practice agile in the real world? Dave Rooney gives his advice on the right way to approach agile practices and cringes when he hears people using the word pragmatic when what they really mean is taking shortcuts in the name of expediency.

Read Dave Rooney's DZone Article.

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A Few Thoughts on the Economics of Software Product Development

Building software costs money and the only way to build more software is to sell what you’ve already built. Mike Cottmeyer defends developers' desire to build great products while striking a balance between perfection and getting products to market.

Read Mike Cottmeyer's Blog Post.

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Defining Requirement Types: Traditional vs. Use Cases vs. User Stories

Are you sure you know the difference between traditional requirements, use cases and user stories? Charles Suscheck defines each and shares why he thinks user stories are best in a collaborative environment.

Read Charles Suscheck's Agile Journal Article.

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Everything I Learned About Scrum Teams I Learned From M*A*S*H

Trying to pick a good ScrumMaster for your team? Steve Ropa shares his thoughts on why Colonel Potter wouldn’t make a good ScrumMaster, and why Radar O’Reilly is perfect for the role.

Read Steve Ropa's Blog Post.

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