1.0 What is Agile?

… a very broad term defined and viewed in different ways throughout the Agile community. Typical Agile thoughts centre around flexibility, responsiveness and collaboration.

… covers not only specific ‘Agile methods’; it is about behaviours, concepts and techniques and is often viewed as a change of mindset, 

… a way of thinking …

1.1 The Agile Manifesto

We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it.

Through this work we have come to value:

Individuals and interactions OVER processes and tools

Working software OVER comprehensive documentation

Customer collaboration OVER contract negotiation

Responding to change OVER following a plan

 

That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.

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1.2 The 12 Agile principles

“Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.”

 

The Principles behind the Agile Manifesto, commonly referred to as the 12 Agile Principles, are a set of guiding concepts that support project teams in implementing agile projects. Use these principles as a litmus test to determine whether or not you’re being agile in your project work and thinking:

  1. Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.
  2. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer’s competitive advantage.
  3. Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.
  4. Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.
  5. Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.
  6. The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.
  7. Working software is the primary measure of progress.
  8. Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.
  9. Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.
  10. Simplicity — the art of maximizing the amount of work not done — is essential.
  11. The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.
  12. At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behaviour accordingly.
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