Editors' Note: These resources run the gamut from unabashedly self-promotional to sober, detached analysis. In their own way, they all have something to offer. What you make of them is up to you. We hope it's helpful. And if some of the sites listed are history by the time you see this, it's all part of the rapid-fire nature of the new social media.
- Bill Sanders
Part 1: Lessons I Learned as a Project Manager Converting to Agile - Port 25: The Open Source Community at Microsoft - http://port25.technet.com/archive...
Before I became the Program Manager for CodePlex.com, Microsoft's open source project hosting site, I worked on the Visual Studio team on four different product cycles. Since Visual Studio uses traditional Microsoft product lifecycle releases, I had to learn about Agile development alongside learning about open source development when I joined the CodePlex.com team. Making the switch from releasing every three years to every three weeks didn't happen overnight!
- Bill Sanders