Crystal Clear: A Human-Powered Methodology for Small Teams (Agile Software Development)

This book introduces Crystal Clear, a better lightweight methodology for

building software. It describes the roles, teams, values, intentions, habits,

activities, policies and work products of a small software development team for

whom time-to-market and development costs are critical considerations.

Alistair Cockburn is one of the founders of the Agile software development

movement. He spells out proven best practices based on his extensive

experience helping organizations build software quickly and with less cost. The

author understands that small teams cannot be burdened by process-heavy

software methodologies. By advocating that developers stay close together and

remain in steady, good-will communication with customers and users, this

book teaches the reader how to develop software that not only does what it is

supposed to do, but also gets completed on time and within budget.