· Examples of particular, successful agile methodologies. Whoever is selecting a base methodology to tailor will want to find one that has already been used successfully in a similar situation. Modifying an existing methodology is easier than creating a new one and is more effective than using one that was designed for a different situation. Crystal Clear (Cockburn CLEAR) is a sample methodology book. We look forward to identifying other examples to publish. Two books anchor the Agile Software Development Series:

· This one expresses the thoughts about agile software development using my favorite vocabulary: that of software development as a cooperative game, methodology as conventions about coordination, and families of methodologies.

· The second book is Jim's forthcoming one, Agile Software Development Ecologies. It extends the discussion about problems in software development, common principles in the diverse recommendations of the people who signed the Agile Software Development Manifesto, and common agile practices. Jim's previous book, Adaptive Software Development, expresses his thoughts about software development using his favorite vocabulary, that of complex adaptive systems.

You can find more about Crystal, Adaptive, and other agile methodologies on the Web. Specific sites and topics are included in the References at the back. A starter set includes these sites:

· www.CrystalMethodologies.org

· www.AdaptiveSD.com

· www.AgileAlliance.org

· My home site, members.aol.com/acockburn

To save us some future embarrassment, my name is pronounced “Co-burn,” with a long o.

No book lives alone, as you already know.

Here are some people and organizations that have helped immensely along the way.