The Agile Manifesto and Principles

The Agile Manifesto

 

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 Agile Principles

 

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 time scale.

 

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.

 

9. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.

 

10. Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.

 

11. Simplicitythe art of maximizing the amount of work not doneis essential.

 

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

 

13. At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.