Great Big Agile: An OS for Agile Leaders

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Jeff DaltonGreat Big Agilehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4206-3_34

34. Incremental Development

Jeff Dalton¹ 

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Waterford, MI, USA

 

Description

Incremental Development is the practice of breaking the delivery of features or functions into small pieces that can be envisioned, built, tested, and delivered in a predictable, timeboxed period of time. Through the completion of multiple increments, a working system is created and delivered that fulfills the functional and nonfunctional requirements. The approach requires multidiscipline engagement, and the creation of a design and other documentation in matching increments. Paired with Iterative Development, it is a powerful and predictable work management system that forms the basis ...