1. No software or hardware is needed; just bring your brain and we'll do the rest. All of the activities we describe are easy for you to replicate yourselves, using everyday materials such as coins, spaghetti, and marshmallows.
2. To create your visible workspaces and run a few of the activities, you will need the following in your Agile toolkit: a near unlimited supply of Post-it notes, Sharpies (black markers), index cards, a whiteboard and whiteboard markers, and maybe sticky tape for marking areas on your board.

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: http://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/downloads/TheAgileDevelopersHandbook_ColorImages.pdf.

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Select System info from the Administration panel."