Scrum and XP from the TrenchesI just finished reading the book Scrum and XP from the Trenches by Henrik Kniberg.

It’s one of the best book I’ve read about an agile methodology. It’s good because the author does not only explain the principles of the methodology but also gives you a valuable feedback about his day-to-day experience and best practices using Scrum.

Under the leadership of Henrik Kniberg they experimented with different team sizes, different sprint lengths, different ways of defining “done”, different formats for product backlogs and sprint backlogs, different testing strategies, different ways of doing demos, different ways of synchronizing multiple Scrum teams, etc. They also experimented with XP practices — different ways of doing continuous build, pair programming, test driven development, etc, and how to combine this with Scrum.

A very good reading to anybody looking for a methodology that works and who’s thinking about using Scrum for they next project. I’m seriously thinking about giving a presentation in my company so that we can use that process.

I’m curious to know how many of you have experienced working with an agile methodology like Scrum or XP?

UPDATE: Read a more in depth review of this book on Tech IT Easy.

UPDATE (2007/12/15): I’ve been using Scrum in my company for about two month now and it definitely helps you to get projects done.