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In Episode 4, we return to the AQuA series and tackle four more questions. Joining Allen Hurst and Mike Abney this week are Gary McCants, Brett Bim, Ed Grannan, and Mike Deck. Topics:

• What Ron Jeffries says Agile is, is not, and may be. (http://xprogramming.com/xpmag/jatAgileIsIsNotMayBe)
• My group doesn’t develop software. Can we be Agile?
• Can you do Agile with non-Agile developers?
• What is the tipping point in Agile adoption?
• We tried Agile. It failed. Why try it again?

Blog picks:

- Gary : Ron Jeffries blog (http://xprogramming.com/blog)
- Mike A.: Agile at Alltop (http://agile.alltop.com)
- Mike D.: Brian Marick’s: http://www.exampler.com/blog/
- Ed: Robert Kiyasaki’s Conspiracy of the Rich (http://www.conspiracyoftherich.com/)
- Allen: Jurgen Appelo (http://noop.nl)
- Brett: Paul Graham’s Essays (http://paulgraham.com/articles.html)
- Allen’s “extra”: http://improvingblogs.com

Other Links:

- Mike A. (@mikeabney): http://practicallyagile.com
- Mike D. (@mikedeck): http://developmentasdialog.com
- Gary (@charlesgary)
- Brett: http://mentalpandiculation.com
- Allen (@allenhurst): http://ahurst.com

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In this episode, Gary McCants moderates an AQuA (Agile Questions, our Answers) session. The AQuA series is a panel-style discussion of frequently asked questions about Agile. The panel for this session includes Gary, Allen Hurst, Ed Grannan, Melissa Meeker, Mike Abney, Rod Coffin, and Steve Pfiffner. Questions discussed:

• How can we avoid missing requirements when writing User Stories (compared to Use Cases with alternate scenarios)?
• Isn’t Agile just the flavor of the month?
• We can’t dedicate people 100%, so how do we do Agile?

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