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Agile Modeling:

	Agile Modeling: Effective Practices for Extreme Programming and the Unified Process (February, 2002) by Scott W. Ambler John Wiley & Sons More information...
	Agile Documentation: A Pattern Guide to Producing Light-Weight Documents for Software Projects by Andreas Reuping John Wiley & Sons This is a really good extension to the advice that I provide about documentation in the Agile Modeling book.
	A Practical Guide to eXtreme Programming by David Astels, Granville Miller, Miroslav Novak, Prentice Hall PTR 2002 As the title suggests this book is a practical look at applying XP in the real world. It discusses the experiences the authors have had with XP and is the first XP book, to my knowledge, to include a discussion of AM.
	The Elements of UML 2.0 Style, Ambler, S.W. Cambridge University Press, 2005 This book describes a collection of standards, conventions, and guidelines for creating effective UML diagrams, supporting AM's Apply Modeling Standards practice. An appendix summarizes the values, principles, and practices of AM. Visit the home page for the book.

Modeling (General):

	The Object Primer 3rd Edition Ambler, S.W. Cambridge University Press, 2004 Learn about a wide range of modeling techniques that you can apply when agile modeling. Read the white paper The Object Primer -- An Introduction to Techniques for Agile Modeling or visit the home page for the book.
	The Elements of UML 2.0 Style, Ambler, S.W. Cambridge University Press, Spring 2005 This book describes a collection of standards, conventions, and guidelines for creating effective UML diagrams, supporting AM's Apply Modeling Standards practice. These conventions exist as a collection of simple, concise guidelines that if applied consistently, represent an important first step in increasing your productivity as a modeler. Visit the home page for the book.
	Writing Effective Use Cases. Cockburn, A. Addison Wesley, 2001. This is the best book that I have ever read regarding the development of use cases. This book not only describes practices to be effective at developing use cases it also explores the nature of communication as well as how use cases fit into the overall development process.
	Problem Frames and Methods: Structuring and Analyzing Software Development Problems Jackson, Michael Addison Wesley Professional
	UML for Database Design Naiburg, Eric J. & Maksimchuk, Robert A. Addison-Wesley Pub Co
	Streamlined Object Modeling: Patterns, Rules, and Implementation Jill Nicola, Mark Mayfield, Mike Abney Prentice Hall PTR

Agile Development:

	Adaptive Software Development: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Complex Systems Highsmith, J.A. III Dorset House Publishing, 2000 This is very likely the best book about software process that you will ever read. Highsmith has captured the fundamentals of how to succeed at software development in the modern age, presenting a framework of concepts and philosophies that can help your organization to adapt to the current realities of software development. Instead of following a strict set of tasks and processes, and then optimizing them over time, Highsmith instead suggests that your organization should strive for an adaptive culture that recognizes that uncertainty and change are the natural state.
	This book describes the philosophies and skills required for developers and database administrators to work together effectively on project teams following evolutionary software processes such as Extreme Programming (XP), the Rational Unified Process (RUP), Feature Driven Development (FDD), Dynamic System Development Method (DSDM), or the Enterprise Unified Process (EUP). It starts by describing basic skills that all IT professionals need -- an understanding of object-oriented techniques, the UML, data modeling, normalization. and working with legacy data -- including both developers and database administrators. It then covers evolutionary techniques for data-oriented development such as database refactoring, Agile Model Driven Development (AMDD), evolutionary object-to-relational (O/R) mapping, database encapsulation strategies, evolutionary performance tuning, and Test Driven Development (TDD) required by Agile DBAs. Finally, it covers a wide range of development issues such as concurrency control, referential integrity, reporting, security access control, and XML -- issues which are complex and each of which has several implementation strategies (for which trade-offs are discussed).
	Agile & Iterative Development: A Manager's Guide Craig Larman Addison Wesley 2003 This is a great book, although the most interesting part is the chapter where Craig summarizes the evidence showing that evolutionary development works as well as the evidence against traditional techniques. Very interesting read.
	Agile Software Development Ecosystems Jim Highsmith Addison Wesley Professional An interesting collection of case studies describing the application of various agile methodologies (XP, Scrum, DSDM, Crystal, ...) in practice as well as interviews with leading voices within the community.
	Agile Software Development by Alistair Cockburn Addison Wesley Professional
	Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices Robert C. Martin
	Agile Software Development with SCRUM by Mike Beedle & Ken Schwaber Prentice Hall
	Balancing Agility With Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed Barry Boehm and Richard Turner Addison Wesley
	DSDM: Business Focused Development edited by Jennifer Stapleton Addison Wesley
	Improving Software Organizations: From Principles to Practice by Lars Mathiassen, Jan Pries-Heje, Ojelanki Ngwenyama Addison Wesley Professional
	Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit Mary & Tom Poppendieck Addison Wesley
	Pair Programming Illuminated Laurie Williams, Robert Kessler Addison Wesley
	A Practical Guide to Feature-Driven Development Stephen R Palmer and John M. Felsing
	The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master Hunt, T. & Thomas, D., Addison Wesley, 2000 This book examines how to be an effective programmer (developer would be a better term IMHO). This is must reading for anyone who strives to be agile.
	Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code Fowler, M. Addison Wesley
	Software Craftsmanship: The New Imperative McBreen, Pete Addison-Wesley Pub Co 2001 Read Glen Alleman's review
	Software Leadership: A Guide to Successful Software Development by Murray Cantor Addison Wesley Professional
	Test Driven Development: By Example Kent Beck

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