Software Engineering, 10th Edition

3.4 Scaling agile methods

Agile methods were developed for use by small programming teams that could work together in the same room and communicate informally. They were originally used by for the development of small and medium-sized systems and software products. Small companies, without formal processes or bureaucracy, were enthusiastic initial adopters of these methods.

Of course, the need for faster delivery of software, which is more suited to customer needs, also applies to both larger systems and larger companies. Consequently, over the past few years, a lot of work has been put into evolving agile methods for both large software systems and for use in large companies.

Scaling agile methods has closely related facets:

1. Scaling up these ...