Agile Methodologies

The Agile Manifesto establishes the 12 core principles and values of Agile. AgilePM®, and the DSDM Project Framework it is based upon, take these as their basis. They are:

The Four 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

The 12 Principles:

• Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software

• Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer’s competitive advantage

• Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale

• Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project

• Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done

• The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation

• Working software is the primary measure of progress

• Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely

• Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility

• Simplicity — the art of maximising the amount of work not done — is essential

• The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams

• At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behaviour accordingly