CHAPTER 6

Agile Project Development

Key Points

  • Description of agile approaches to project development
  • Related systems, to include scrum and lean techniques

A response to the poor performance record of information systems with respect to time, budget, and functionality, some in the software industry developed collaborative techniques to develop software much faster and closer to user requirements. These techniques are known as agile methods, and include a number of versions (scrum, extreme programming, lean techniques). However, the common bases for these techniques include working closely with users throughout the project, iteratively develop software versions in the spirit of prototyping, demonstrating these prototypes with users to identify ...

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