Book Review: Understanding The Agile Manifesto – A Brief & Bold Guide to Agile by Larry Apke

Book Review: Understanding The Agile Manifesto – A Brief & Bold Guide to Agile by Larry Apke, Sold by - Amazon Digital Services LLC, ASIN: B00GR31ZDU

Agile manifesto is the soul of agile movement. I was looking around for something which can explain agile manifesto in simple business English. Then I stumbled upon “Understanding the Agile Manifesto – A Brief & Bold Guide to Agile by Larry Apke”. The book is small one evening read of around forty pages which, throws light on the agile manifesto from an agile coach’s point of view. The book is divided into values and principles as iterated in agile manifesto.

Larry has multiple years of experience as an agile coach, and from that experience he shares some practical scenarios while explaining values and principles of agile manifesto.  Some of the examples and metaphors illustrated have assumed that the reader is acquainted with US sports and Hollywood movies.  Also in another metaphor Larry talks about socialism and USSR but I am of the view that political examples were unnecessary in an agile book.

The best part of the book is the weaving of small stories like different treatments to different aged children, carrying a copy of agile manifesto, etc.  within fabric of book. Stories in the book make it interesting.

The book is a good read to understand how various agile practitioners are absorbing and interpreting the agile manifesto.

Disclaimer: I did not get paid to review this book, and I do not stand to gain anything if you buy the book. I have no relationship with the publisher or the author. I got a free copy of this book from author.


Further reading: Agile manifesto: http://agilemanifesto.org

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