2. Comparison of some agile methods

2.1 Founding works by the leaders of the AGILE manifesto

In the already voluminous agile literature, a few titles and methods deserve special attention, as they have been written first-hand by their main promoters. As always in IT, there are plenty of second- and third-timers who are best left out of the picture, not to mention some RAD method proponents who see it as a way of getting back on their feet after a brutal fall, by modernizing their discourse: here again, they're best left out of the picture.

The proposed assessment is based on a detailed analysis of five books: XP ...