Chapter 6 Agile Development Methodology

DOI: 10.4324/9781003206668-6

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Stephen Hawking

Agile is not a methodology, but rather it is a set of principles and values. The need for an alternative to the documentation focused and linear path for software development processes led to the emergence of the Agile Manifesto.1 This effort produced a new way to develop software that was thought to be better than the traditional waterfall method. The new mindset was built on several values that focuses on individuals, software that actually works, collaboration with the customers, and being able to respond to change. As Agile spread, project teams were using the new approach in many situations beyond just ...

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