Chapter 8. Lightweight Governance
The agile value “working software over comprehensive documentation”1 charged organizations to focus on the primary objective of software delivery—the code. Why was this so important? Because in many organizations the evolution of software engineering methods had taken a turn toward documents: lengthy requirements specifications, comprehensive test plans, extensive design diagramming, and more. These documents evolved over time to become the objective and code became a necessary, but less consequential, component. Agile isn’t anti-documentation; instead, it favors the primary outcome of software development—running, tested code.
1. “Manifesto for Agile Software Development.” Accessed February 28, 2019. https://agilemanifesto.org/ ...
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