Agile Software Development

1. Empirical and adaptive.
2. Iterative and incremental.
3. Just-enough planning.
4. Just-enough development.
5. Adaptable to scope changes.
6. Collaborative and whole-team.
7. User centric.
8. Value driven.

What Is Agile?

First, what does agile really mean?  It’s not considered a methodology, a process, or even a set of procedures.  It’s more of a conceptual development framework which allows our team to iteratively prioritize & plan the work, perform the work, and review the work.  As opposed to the classic waterfall approach, agile acknowledges that we don’t have all the answers at the start of a project. 

1. Agile value individuals and interactions over processes and tools.
2. Agile value working software [or any product] over comprehensive documentation.
3. Agile value customer collaboration over contract negotiation.
4. Agile value responding to change over following a plan.