Agile
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Varieties
- Crystal
- DSDM - Dynamic Systems Development Method
- IID - Iterative and Incremental Delivery
- Kanban
- Lean
- RAD - Rapid Application Development (what I did at the BBC)
- Scrum
- XP - eXtreme Programming
- IXP - Industrial eXtreme Programming
- XPM - Extreme project management
- EVO - evolutionary systems delivery (I did that with Tom Gilb)
Example Techniques
- JIT – Just-in-Time
- Code Re-Use
- Pair Programming
Some values
- early delivery of working software
- inspiring visions
- beauty
- collaboration
- self-organization
- courage
- visibility
- trustfulness
- openness
The 12 principles
- Customer satisfaction by rapid delivery of useful software
- Welcome changing requirements, even late in development
- Working software is delivered frequently (weeks rather than months)
- Working software is the principal measure of progress
- Sustainable development, able to maintain a constant pace
- Close, daily co-operation 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 - the art of maximizing the amount of work not done - is essential
- Self-organizing teams
- Regular adaptation to changing circumstances
Switching to Agile
Potentially useful links
- agileSCOUT - Agile Software Development News
Inspired
- From here: In regards to time tracking, I agree it is a current reality in many organizations. But it shouldn’t be (it is a soul-destroying activity for both the tracker and the trackee). Instead we need to explore better ways of providing value to customers, perhaps starting with the question” are we selling time or are we selling software?” The idea of selling human work hours reminds me a little too much of slave trading. There are better ways to be.
Agile has changed
It is 2022 and Agile has changed. Agile is more 'grown up' now, more 'mature'.