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AGILE METHODOLOGY
What is Agile Methodology?
[1] * Group of software development methodologies * Project management process * Set of engineering best practices * Business approach
Agile methodology aims to deliver high quality software which meets the customer's needs and company goals rapidly.
History
* Seventeen professionals, consisting of experts in programming, CTO's, founders of software consulting firms such as Martin Fowler – ThoughtWorks , Dave Thomas, Andrew Hunt (co-authors of The Pragmatic Programmers), Ron Jeffries – propietor of Xprogramming.com and others, got together on February 11-13, 2001 at the Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah * The agenda was to develop a 'lightweight' process as an alternative to documentation driven, heavyweight software development processes (Waterfall, Cowboy coding) * The Snowbird meet consisted of representatives from some of the existing software methodologies such as Extreme Programming, Adaptive Software Development, Crystal, and SCRUM * Result of the Snowbird meet – The Agile Manifesto[2] and the Agile Alliance[3] * Agile Manifesto values ** Individuals and interactions over processes and tools ** Working software over comprehensive documentation ** Customer collaboration over contract negotiation ** Responding to change over following a plan
What are Agile Manifesto practices?
* Customer satisfaction by rapid, continuous delivery of useful software * Working software is delivered frequently (weeks rather than months) * Working software is the principal measure of progress * Even late changes in requirements are welcomed * Close, daily cooperation between business people and developers * Face-to-face conversation is the best form of communication (Co-location) * Projects are built around motivated individuals, who should be trusted * Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design * Simplicity * Self-organizing teams * Regular adaptation to changing circumstances
What are existing Agile Methodologies?
* Extreme Programming * Scrum * Crystal Clear * Feature Driven Development * Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)
EXTREME PROGRAMMING
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