The history of Agile and its Manifesto
The account from the co-authors of the Manifesto for Agile Software development, and from AgileAlliance.
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Agile Alliance
History – https://www.agilealliance.org/agile101/
Time-line – https://www.agilealliance.org/agile101/practices-timeline/
Martin Fowler
Post – https://martinfowler.com/articles/agileStory.html
Podcast – https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/manifesto-co-author-interview-martin-fowler
Alistair Cockburn
Post – https://web.archive.org/web/20170626102447/http://alistair.cockburn.us/How+I+saved+Agile+and+the+Rest+of+the+World
Video – https://youtu.be/EYBpGvSHXCI
Podcast – https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/manifesto-co-author-interview-alistair-cockburn
Notes – https://siamchamnankit.co.th/history-some-pictures-and-pdfs-of-the-agile-manifesto-meeting-on-2001-a33c40bcc2b (documented by Prathan D.)
Dave Thomas
Post – http://pragdave.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html?m=0
Jim Highsmith
Post – http://agilemanifesto.org/history.html
Podcast – https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/manifesto-co-author-interview-jim-highsmith
Mike Beedle
Article – https://www.infoq.com/news/2018/03/mike-beedle/
Podcast – https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/manifesto-co-author-interview-mike-beedle
Ken Schwaber
Podcast – https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/manifesto-co-author-interview-ken-schwaber
Stephen Mellor
Podcast – https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/manifesto-co-author-interview-stephen-mellor
James Grenning
Article – https://medium.com/pragmatic-programmers/i-went-for-the-skiing-87cb79e64a29
Podcast – https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/manifesto-co-author-interview-james-grenning
Ron Jeffries
Podcast – https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/manifesto-co-author-interview-ron-jeffries
Brian Marick
Podcast – https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/manifesto-co-author-interview-brian-marick
Andy Hunt
Podcast – https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/manifesto-co-author-interview-andy-hunt
Notes – https://coalition.agileuprising.com/t/another-snowbird-artifact-andy-hunts-notes/542
Arie Van Bennekum
Podcast – https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/manifesto-co-author-interview-arie-van-bennekum
Jon Kern
Podcast – https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/manifesto-co-author-interview-jon-kern
Notes – https://coalition.agileuprising.com/t/agile-uprising-original-manifesto-meeting-notes-open/225
Bob Martin
Post – https://sites.google.com/site/unclebobconsultingllc/the-founding-of-the-agile-alliance
Podcast – https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/manifesto-co-author-interview-bob-martin
Jeff Sutherland
Podcast – https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/manifesto-co-author-interview-jeff-sutherland
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