Agile Teams Links and References Italicized links go off this site, and will open in a new window. Can you recommend any good additions to these lists? Email !   Users' Groups | Conferences | Discussion Lists | Published Papers | Online Articles | Books   Users' Groups ... back to top Meetings and Presentations in the local area (RTP, NC): Near-Future or Regularly Scheduled Meetings The Information Systems Local Interest Group of the North Carolina chapter of the Project Management Institute IEEE, Eastern North Carolina chapter - also see their online discussion forum Triangle XP Users Group (TXPUG) - also see their mailing list Specific Completed Sessions of Particular Interest: May 26, 2005 - RTP SPIN - presentation by Ken Auer on 'How to Move to a More Agile Mindset' Feb. 24, 2005 - Joint session of RTP SPIN and TXPUG - Dr. Laurie Williams on "Extreme Programming, 2nd Edition" RTP STMR (a Software Test Managers' Roundtable) - also see their mailing list Triangle Information System Quality Association (TISQA) Conferences ... back to top Regional (southeastern US), National (US), and International: TUG 2005, Sept. 19-21, Pittsburgh, PA - The Third Annual TSP (Team Software Process) Users Group (TUG) Conference European SEPG 2005, 13-16 June, London - The Tenth Annual European Systems & Software Engineering Process Group Conference SEPG 2006, March, Nashville, TN - The Twentieth Annual Software Engineering Process Group Conference SD Fall 2003 keynotes AYE: Amplify Your Effectiveness (more conference listings coming soon) Online Discussion Lists (Virtual-only Communities) ... back to top CMMI®-based process improvement Crystal Clear Extreme Programming Industrial XP ResearcHers Scrum Development SHAPE forum (Software as a Human Activity Practiced Effectively) Six Sigma in Software and Systems Engineering Triangle Web Technology Women, formerly WebGrrls Women in Project Management (WiPM) Also check out the C2 ("Ward's") Wiki and the Configuration Management Wiki Published Papers (Research and Experience) (in addition to ours) ... back to top XP-EF (the eXtreme Programming Evaluation Framework): See index to XP Evaluation Framework papers RUP-EF (the Rational Unified Process Evaluation Framework): See index to RUP Evaluation Framework papers NCSU TR-2004-5, by Nachiappan Nagappan, Laurie Williams, Mladen Vouk, Jason Osborne: "Initial Results of Using In-Process Testing Metrics to Estimate Software Reliability", January 25, 2004 NCSU TR-2003-11, by Hema Srikanth and Annie Anton, "Towards Achieving a Balance between Planning and Agility in Software Development", April 5, 2003   Online Articles & References ... back to top "Cargo Cult Software Engineering", by Steve McConnell "Drop and Code Me Twenty!" (software boot camp, in Fast Company magazine) Extreme Programming (XP) - An Alternative View, by Matt Stephens, a co-author of 'XPR' (Extreme Programming Refactored) FDD and XP, by Stephen Palmer in The Coad Letter: Modeling and Design Edition, Issue 70 "Life Cycle of a Silver Bullet" by Sarah Sheard, in Crosstalk, July 2003 "Six Sigma for Software, CMMI, PSP, and TSP: What's the Connection?", a Six Sigma Advantage white paper "Test-Driven Management", in Software Development magazine (you will need to sign in) "What Can Be Done About Software Reliability?", StickyMinds article by Adam Kolawa "Why Do I Test?", StickyMinds article by Jon Hagar "The Bugger's Abecedarian: An Entomological Essay for Software", by Gerald M. Weinberg "Comparison of Agile and CMM", Mark Paulk, formerly of SEI "Integrating Rational Unified Process and Six Sigma", on the Rational Edge e-zine site "Seven Secrets of a Change Agent"     SEI acronym list   Software Certifications   A Guide To Fine Whines, essay by Mark Manduke of Process Enhancement Partners   The Trouble with Tracing: Traceability Dissected, excellent CM Crossroads article by Brad Appleton   Bookshelf Recommendations (what's worth buying, marking, dog-earing, etc.) ... back to top Visit your local independent bookstore (our favorite is Quail Ridge Books), or check pricing and availability at amazon.com or bookpool.com. If all else fails, contact the publisher! "Balancing Agility And Discipline: A Guide For The Perplexed", Barry Boehm & Richard Turner, Addison Wesley, August 2003. ISBN 0-321-18612-5 "Building Secure Software: How to Avoid Security Problems the Right Way", John Viega and Gary McGraw, Addison Wesley, 2002. ISBN 0-201-72152-X "Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change", Kent Beck & Cynthia Andres, Addison Wesley, Nov. 2004. ISBN 0-201-61641-6 (new 2nd edition!) "Extreme Programming Refactored: The Case Against XP", Doug Rosenberg and Matt Stephens, Apress, July 2003. ISBN 1-59059-096-1 "The Laws of Software Process: A New Model for the Production and Management of Software", Philip G. Armour, Auerbach Publications/CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8493-1489-5. Contains some radical thinking on how the 'right' software process will vary according to the "order of ignorance" in each situation! "The Mythical Man Month: Essays on Software Engineering", Silver Anniversary Edition, Frederick P. Brooks Jr., Addison Wesley, 1995. ISBN 0-201-83595-9 "Pair Programming Illuminated", Laurie Williams and Robert Kessler, Addison-Wesley, July 2002. ISBN 0-201-74576-3 "Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams", Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister, ISBN 026-4240844-1227615 "Practical Insight Into CMMI: the look and feel of a successful implementation", Tim Kasse, Artech House Publishers, 2004. ISBN 1-58053-625-5 "Software Endgames: Eliminating Defects, Controlling Change, and the Countdown to On-Time Delivery", Robert Galen, Dorset House, Nov. 2004. ISBN 0-932633-62-5 (more book listings coming soon)