agile software development

Agile software development is a type for software development methodology that emphasizes close collaboration between clients, software developers, and business persons involved in the project.

Benefits

• face-to-face communication rather than written documentation
• working deliverables rather than comprehensive documentation
• customer collaboration rather than contract mode
• adapting to changes rather than staying with the plan

List of agile methodologies

• Extreme Programming
• Scrum
• Lean Development
• DSDM
• Feature Driven Development

See also

• SSADM

External links

• Agile Alliance a non-profit organisation set up to encourage and research agile software development
• Agile Manifesto