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Agile Noir
Agile Noir is a business novel that teaches you about Agile software development through the telling of an enjoyable story. Kartar Patel is a project manager for a software project that, unbeknownst to him, is funded by the mob. When the mob discovers the project isn’t going to be finished on time, they go after Kartar. As Kartar’s project uses the WaterFall development life cycle, he discovers that no matter his best efforts, this process dooms him to project failure since it’s impossible to get perfect requirements, and even trying to do so sets unrealistic expectations with the mob connected stakeholders. Later, with two deadly, beautiful hit women hunting him, he meets an Agile consultant who gives him hope that there’s a game changing process called Scrum/Agile that could save his life. The full length novel is available on Amazon.
Agile Noir Chapter 1–The High Cost of Slipping
Agile Noir Chapter 2–Navigating Whitewater
Agile Noir Chapter 3–Death by Documentation
If you wish to learn how to use an Agile process to write a book, check out my pages about Using Agile to Write Agile Noir.
At my YouTube Channel, you can also find online videos I’ve made about Scrum Noir (a comic book about Agile software development), Moss Memoirs (science fiction story), and more about Agile straight from an Agile coach.
Agile Grande
The business novel Agile Grande is a continuing adventure of Kartar Patel from Agile Grande. Although Kartar is just trying to do his job of transforming an organization to be more productive, he gets mixed up in an international conspiracy. The novel is halfway complete and is available via donation to early readers on LeanPub.com.
Read more about Agile Grande and the writing of Agile Grande by clicking here.
