Agile Groups and Social Networks

 

This is a list of agile groups on various social networks. (I only include social groups on major networks on this page, not individual sites.)

There are probably still plenty of groups that I don't know about. If you think I forgot an important one, feel free to let me know!

  • LinkedIn Groups

    • Agile
      A generic group for both software development and project management. And quite an active group too.
    • Agile Alliance
      This is the real one: the Agile Alliance itself. Also by far the biggest agile group on LinkedIn.
    • Agile Thinkers
      They say this group is for "agilitists", which sounds as if agile thinking is a bad disease for agilists.
    • Agile Project Management Group
      A networking group for project managers with a professional and agile mindset.
    • Agile CMMI
      About sharing knowledge between agile methods and CMMI. Hillel Glazer is leading this one, not surprisingly.
    • Agilistas
      A group for agile evangelizers, the biggest one being Chris Spagnuolo, who is leading the group.
    • Agile Project Managers
      Another networking group for agile project managers.
    • Agile Project Management
      And yet another group for project managers. They really like making new groups these guys...
    • Software Craftsmanship
      Software craftsmen raising the bar of professional software development by practicing it and helping others learn the craft.
    • Scrum Practitioners
      This is a group for Scrum professionals i.e. those actively practising the Agile Project Management techniques advocated by the Scrum Alliance and Scrum.Org.

  • Ning Groups

  • Yahoo Groups

    • Extreme Programming
      The biggest of all agile groups. All the famous people are here: Ron Jeffries, Kent Beck, Scott Ambler.
    • Scrum Development
      Almost as big as its sister group (XP), with some famous bloggers: Cory Foy, George Dinwiddie, etc.
    • Agile Testing
      Specifically about testing, and less active than the previous two.
    • Agile Project Management
      Specifically about project management, but not a very active group.
    • Agile Usability
      A bit more active than the previous one, and some interesting people here: Jeff Patton, Jared Spool, etc.
    • Agile Modeling
      Scott Amblers favorite topic. Not mine. I suck at modeling. Except when there's a camera around.
    • Lean Agile
      The marriage of lean and agile, moderated by Alan Shalloway, so it must be an interesting group.
    • Agile Management
      About management, and quite an active group, originally initiated by David J. Anderson.

  • Google Groups

  • Facebook Groups

    • Scrum
      Contrary to Yahoo, on Facebook the Scrum group is the biggest one.
    • Extreme Programming
      Though the size of the XP group is not that bad either.

(image by Jared Tarbell)