Agile approaches – useful links by Zuzana Sochova:

SCRUM

• SCRUM (development) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(development)
• What is SCRUM? It's About Common Sense - http://www.controlchaos.com/about/
• The Scrum Development Process - http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/scrum
• Scrum in 5 minutes - http://www.scribd.com/doc/334808/Scrum-in-5-minutes
• Agile Thoughts - What is Scrum? - http://agilethinking.net/blog/what-is-scrum
• Agile Software Development with Scrum Scrum FAQ by Ken Schwaber (pdf) - http://www.scrum-master.com/resources/Conchango%20Scrum%20FAQ%20by%20Ken%20Schwaber.pdf
• Google Tech Talks September 5, 2006 Ken Schwaber co-developed the Agile process, Scrum - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyNPeTn8fpo

And if you prefer paper book, try this one from Ken Schwaber

• The Enterprise and Scrum - http://softpro.stores.yahoo.net/0-7356-2337-6.html
• Agile Project Management with Scrum - http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/6916.aspx

Extreme Programming (XP)

• What is Extreme Programming? - http://www.xprogramming.com/xpmag/whatisxp.htm
• Extreme Programming - http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ExtremeProgramming
• Extreme Programming: A gentle introduction - http://www.extremeprogramming.org/index.html
• Extreme Programming FAQ - http://www.jera.com/techinfo/xpfaq.html

Pair Programming

• Pair Programming - http://www.extremeprogramming.org/rules/pair.html
• All I Really Need to Know about Pair Programming I Learned In Kindergarten - http://collaboration.csc.ncsu.edu/laurie/Papers/Kindergarten.PDF
• The Costs and Benefits of Pair Programming - http://collaboration.csc.ncsu.edu/laurie/Papers/XPSardinia.PDF

Lean Development

• Lean Software Development - http://www.projectperfect.com.au/info_lean_development.php
• Lean Programming - http://www.poppendieck.com/lean.htm

Crystal Methods

• Crystal Clear Methodology - http://www.agilekiwi.com/crystal_clear.htm

Try this book written by Alistair Cockburn:

• Crystal Clear: A Human-Powered Methodology for Small Teams - http://www.developerdotstar.com/mag/bookreviews/cockburn_crystal_clear.html

Test Driven Development

• Test Driven Development - http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?TestDrivenDevelopment
• Introduction to Test Driven Design (TDD)- http://www.agiledata.org/essays/tdd.html
• Story Test Driven Development (STDD)- http://sangam.sourceforge.net/StoryTestDrivenDevelopment.html

Feature Driven Development

• Agile Software Development using Feature Driven Development (FDD) - http://www.nebulon.com/fdd/
• Feature Driven Development (FDD) and Agile Modeling - http://www.agilemodeling.com/essays/fdd.htm

Adaptive Software Development

• A Comparison of the Value Systems of Adaptive Software Development and Extreme Programming: How Methodologies May Learn from Each Other - http://www.riehle.org/computer-science/research/2000/xp-2000.pdf

Pragmatic Programming

• The Pragmatic Programmer Quick Reference Guide - http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/files/Pragmatic%20Quick%20Reference.htm

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IT Governance

Lean Development Governance

• Best practices for lean development governance - http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/jun07/kroll/index.html

ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library)

• ITIL FAQ - http://www.itmanagement.com/faq/itil-faq

  “ITIL is a series of best practice books that provide recommendations to IT organizations on ways to best optimize their delivery or management of IT services.”

  “Treat ITIL as a useful tool to create a cohesive structure for IT service management; don't treat ITIL as the answer to all of IT's problems!“

• The benefits of using ITIL in the enterprise - http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.6602
• ITIL V3 and the PMBOK - Distinct but Complementary - http://whitepapers.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=384726
• Developing real proficiency with ITIL takes time. Get started here: http://taruu.com/practice.aspx

ITSM (IT Service Management)

• News & Information for ITIL, ISO 20000 and ITSM - http://itsm.the-hamster.com/

Quality Management

ISO standards

• ISO Management standards - http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/management_standards.htm