I had some fun with the Agile SCM Column at CM Crossroads this month:

A Christmas (Configuration) Carol (Abridged)

We have endeavored in this Ghostly little tale, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put our readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with us. May it haunt their houses pleasingly, and no one wish to lay it.

Their faithful Friends and Servants

C.D., R.C., B.A & S.B.

Charlie's Ghost

In which the ghost of (Configuration) Charlie appears to our heroine SCM Sally to help her in her dealings with VP of Development Ben ('Benezer) Scrooge.

Continued...

Sometimes inspirations strikes, though it is interesting what turns out in the end - had a couple of different ideas (and a lot more quotations from the original), but it evolved into what you see. Not quite as provocative as a previous column:

National Treasures of Agile Development

Introduction

Recent research has discovered a very interesting cache of papers about a little known Tribe called the Agile Developers. The first document is a draft dated July 4th (the year is illegible).

(Document starts)

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for some developers to dissolve the bands which have connected them with others, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self evident,

Continued...