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January 23, 2026
This bibliography accompanies the comprehensive history of agile methodology, organized by category for easier navigation. All links were verified as of January 2025.
The Agile Manifesto and History
- Agile Alliance. "History: The Agile Manifesto." https://agilemanifesto.org/history.html
- Agile Alliance. "Manifesto for Agile Software Development." https://agilemanifesto.org/
- Agile Alliance. "About Agile Alliance." https://agilealliance.org/the-alliance/
The Scrum Guide
- Schwaber, Ken, and Jeff Sutherland. "The Scrum Guide." Scrum Guides. https://scrumguides.org/
- Scrum Guides. "Jeff Sutherland Biography." https://scrumguides.org/jeff.html
Extreme Programming
- Beck, Kent. Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition. Addison-Wesley, 2004. https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Programming-Explained-Embrace-Change/dp/0321278658
Scrum
- Schwaber, Ken, and Mike Beedle. Agile Software Development with Scrum. Prentice Hall, 2001. https://www.amazon.com/Agile-Software-Development-Scrum/dp/0130676349
- Schwaber, Ken. Agile Project Management with Scrum. Microsoft Press, 2004. https://www.agileleanhouse.com/lib/lib/People/KenSchwaber/Agile%20Project%20Management%20With%20Scrum%20-www.itworkss.com.pdf
- Sutherland, Jeff. Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time. Crown Business, 2014. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19288230-scrum
Lean Software Development
- Poppendieck, Mary, and Tom Poppendieck. Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit. Addison-Wesley, 2003. https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Software-Development-Agile-Toolkit/dp/0321150783
- Poppendieck, Mary, and Tom Poppendieck. Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash. Addison-Wesley, 2006. https://www.amazon.com/Implementing-Lean-Software-Development-Concept/dp/0321437381
Kanban
- Anderson, David J. Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business. Blue Hole Press, 2010. https://www.amazon.com/Kanban-Successful-Evolutionary-Technology-Business/dp/0984521402
Continuous Delivery and DevOps
- Humble, Jez, and David Farley. Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation. Addison-Wesley, 2010. https://www.amazon.com/Continuous-Delivery-Deployment-Automation-Addison-Wesley/dp/0321601912
- Humble, Jez, and David Farley. Continuous Delivery (Goodreads page). https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8686650-continuous-delivery
User Stories and Estimation
- Cohn, Mike. User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development. Addison-Wesley, 2004. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/user-stories-applied-mike-cohn/1100352104
Iterative Development History
- Larman, Craig, and Victor Basili. "Iterative and Incremental Development: A Brief History." IEEE Computer, June 2003. https://www.craiglarman.com/wiki/downloads/misc/history-of-iterative-larman-and-basili-ieee-computer.pdf
- Web3us. "Iterative and Incremental Development: A Brief History." https://www.web3us.com/how-guides/iterative-and-incremental-development
- WebSeitz Wiki. "(2003-06-30) Iterative and Incremental Development: A Brief History." http://webseitz.fluxent.com/wiki/2003-06-30-IterativeAndIncrementalDevelopmentABriefHistory
Toyota Production System
- ScienceDirect. "Toyota Production System - An Overview." https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/toyota-production-system
Wikipedia
- "Agile Software Development." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development
- "Extreme Programming." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_programming
- "Chrysler Comprehensive Compensation System." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Comprehensive_Compensation_System
- "Spiral Model." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_model
- "Winston W. Royce." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_W._Royce
- "Git." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git
- "Jira (software)." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jira_(software)
- "Martin Fowler (software engineer)." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Fowler_(software_engineer)
- "Pivotal Labs." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pivotal_Labs
- "Craig Larman." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Larman
Other Encyclopedic Sources
- HandWiki. "Biography: Ward Cunningham." https://handwiki.org/wiki/Biography:Ward_Cunningham
- Grokipedia. "Ward Cunningham." https://grokipedia.com/page/Ward_Cunningham
- Grokipedia. "Pivotal Labs." https://grokipedia.com/page/Pivotal_Labs
- Fowler, Martin. "Writing The Agile Manifesto." https://martinfowler.com/articles/agileStory.html
- Fowler, Martin. "The State of Agile Software in 2018." https://martinfowler.com/articles/agile-aus-2018.html
- Fowler, Martin. "bliki: C3." https://www.martinfowler.com/bliki/C3.html
- Fowler, Martin. "bliki: Xunit." https://martinfowler.com/bliki/Xunit.html
- Agile42. "The History of Scrum." https://www.agile42.com/en/blog/scrum-history
- Kaizenko. "A Historical Look at The Scrum Guide From 1986 to 2020." https://www.kaizenko.com/the-scrum-guide-history/
- Kaizenko. "A Behind the Scenes Look at the Writing of the Agile Manifesto." https://www.kaizenko.com/a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-writing-of-the-agile-manifesto/
- Scrum Inc. "How The Agile Manifesto Came To Be." https://www.scruminc.com/how-the-agile-manifesto-came-to-be/
- Teaching Agile. "Scrum Origins & Agile Principles: Complete Foundation Guide." https://teachingagile.com/scrum/psm-1/scrum-theory-principles/scrum-history
- Benzne Consulting. "Scrum Guide: Versions & Its Implications Over The Years." https://benzne.com/blogs/agile/scrum-guide-versions-and-implications/
- ZenTao. "A Brief History of Agile: Ken Schwaber - A Brave Warrior (Part 1)." https://www.zentao.pm/blog/a-brief-history-of-agile-ken-schwaber-a-brave-warrior-1-1101.html
- Anderson, David J. "A Brief History of Kanban for Knowledge Work." DJAA. https://djaa.com/brief-history-kanban-knowledge-work/
- Poppendieck, Mary. "Lean Software Development: The Backstory." Lean Essays, 2015. https://www.leanessays.com/2015/06/lean-software-development-history.html
- Global Six Sigma. "Mary Poppendieck on Lean for Software: Interview with Shmula." https://6sigma.com/lean-for-software-interview-with-mary-poppendieck/
- Tech Lead Journal. "#91 - Lean Software Development Principles and Mindset - Mary & Tom Poppendieck." https://techleadjournal.dev/episodes/91/
- Medium (Pavol Kutaj). "The History Of Extreme Programming." https://pavolkutaj.medium.com/the-history-of-extreme-programming-dcf6e234cb54
- New Relic. "The Incredible True Story of How DevOps Got Its Name." https://newrelic.com/blog/nerd-life/devops-name
- KnowledgeHut. "A Brief History of DevOps." https://www.knowledgehut.com/blog/devops/history-of-devops
- Medium (Muhammad Fahad). "Brief History of DevOps." https://medium.com/@mfahad1667/brief-history-of-devops-c295d54d099d
- CircleCI. "A Brief History of DevOps, Part III: Automated Testing and Continuous Integration." https://circleci.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-devops-part-iii-automated-testing-and-continuous-integration/
SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)
- Scaled Agile. "A Decade in Adaptation: The Scaled Agile Framework, 10 Years Later." https://scaledagile.com/blog/a-decade-in-adaptation-the-scaled-agile-framework-10-years-later/
- Medium (Tom Boswell). "A Brief History of the Scaled Agile Framework." https://medium.com/lean-agile-mindset/a-brief-history-of-the-scaled-agile-framework-633665a73a37
- LinkedIn (Daniel Michael). "The Evolution of SAFe: A Look at the Framework's Adaptations and Innovations Over Time." https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/evolution-safe-look-frameworks-adaptations-over-time-daniel-michael
- KMS Technology. "SAFe: The Fundamentals of Scaled Agile Framework." https://kms-technology.com/blog/essentials-of-scaled-agile/
LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum)
- Nimble. "Large Scale Scrum: Comprehensive Overview Of LeSS." https://www.nimblework.com/agile/large-scale-scrum-less/
Spotify Model
- Product School. "What Is The Spotify Model?" https://productschool.com/blog/product-fundamentals/spotify-model-scaling-agile
Crystal
- ToolsQA. "What is Crystal Method in Agile and How it is Different?" https://www.toolsqa.com/agile/crystal-method/
- ActiveCollab. "Crystal Methodology in Agile - Essential Guide." https://activecollab.com/learn/project-management-methodologies/crystal-methods
Git
- GeeksforGeeks. "History of Git." https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/git/history-of-git/
- Medium (Pamuditha Gangana). "History of Git." https://medium.com/@learning9241/history-of-git-6059c5653704
Jira
- Atlassian Community. "Evolution of Jira Design - Part 1." https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-articles/Evolution-of-Jira-Design-Part-1/ba-p/1304571
- Atlassian. "Jira | Issue & Project Tracking Software." https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
ThoughtWorks
- ThoughtWorks. "Martin Fowler: My ThoughtWorks Journey" (Podcast). https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/podcasts/technology-podcasts/martin-fowler-my-thoughtworks-journey
- ThoughtWorks. "Mastering Digital Transformation: A Case Study (Part 1)." https://www.thoughtworks.com/en-us/insights/blog/mastering-digital-transformation-case-study-part-1
- Atlassian. "How Thoughtworks Scaled Remote Collaboration with Trello." https://www.atlassian.com/customers/thoughtworks
- Forrester. "Case Study: ThoughtWorks Makes Distributed Agile Work." https://www.forrester.com/report/case-study-thoughtworks-makes-distributed-agile-work/RES58121
Pivotal Labs
- Anne LoVerso. "VMWare Pivotal Labs." https://www.anneloverso.com/pivotal
- KnowledgeHut. "State of Agile 2025: Things You Need to Know." https://www.knowledgehut.com/blog/agile/state-of-agile
- StarAgile. "State of Agile 2025: Insights, Trends, and Key Findings." https://staragile.com/blog/state-of-agile
- Electro IQ. "Agile Statistics and Facts: Adoption, Market Size & Trends (2025)." https://electroiq.com/stats/agile-statistics/
- PMWares. "17th Annual State of Agile Report – Summary & Key Findings." https://pmwares.com/summary-of-the-17th-annual-state-of-agile-report-summary-key-findings/
- Ben Morris. "How I Learned to Love the 'Agile Industrial Complex.'" https://www.ben-morris.com/how-i-learned-to-love-the-agile-industrial-complex/
- Enterprise Transformation. "Agile is Dead, Again & Again." https://enterprisetransformation.info/2019/03/30/agile-is-dead-again-again/
- KSL (Utah). "The Day Agile Came to Town: Remembering Utah's Agile Manifesto, 23 Years Later." https://www.ksl.com/article/50873737/the-day-agile-came-to-town-remembering-utahs-agile-manifesto-23-years-later
- O'Reilly Media. Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit. https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/lean-software-development/0321150783/
- Google Books. Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit. https://books.google.com/books/about/Lean_Software_Development.html?id=IJ1gAgAAQBAJ
- UMA Technology. "10 Books Every Tech Professional Should Read." https://umatechnology.org/10-books-every-tech-professional-should-read/
- Gihyo (Japan). "#27 Ward Cunningham: Wiki Inventor; Agile Programming Pioneer." https://gihyo.jp/dev/serial/01/software_designers/0027
Bibliography compiled January 2025. Some links may require institutional access or may have changed since compilation.