<p align="left">This book introduces Crystal Clear, a better lightweight methodology for</p> <p align="left">building software. It describes the roles, teams, values, intentions, habits,</p> <p align="left">activities, policies and work products of a small software development team for</p> <p align="left">whom time-to-market and development costs are critical considerations.</p> <p align="left">Alistair Cockburn is one of the founders of the Agile software development</p> <p align="left">movement. He spells out proven best practices based on his extensive</p> <p align="left">experience helping organizations build software quickly and with less cost. The</p> <p align="left">author understands that small teams cannot be burdened by "process-heavy"</p> <p align="left">software methodologies. By advocating that developers stay close together and</p> <p align="left">remain in steady, good-will communication with customers and users, this</p> <p align="left">book teaches the reader how to develop software that not only does what it is</p> <p align="left">supposed to do, but also gets completed on time and within budget.</p> Read Less