Agile Methodology

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Agile Methodology

• Paul Mohrbacher

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Agile Manifesto

• We are uncovering better ways of developing
• software by doing it and helping others do it.
• Through this work we have come to value
• Individuals and interactions over processes and
  tools
• Working software over comprehensive documentation
• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
• Responding to change over following a plan
• That is, while there is value in the items on
• the right, we value the items on the left more.

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Agile Principles

• Changing requirements are welcomed
• Deliver working software in short time cycle
• Motivated individuals who can be trusted
• Face to face communication
• Constant review and enhancement of team
• Keep design simple
• Technical excellence and design

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Agile Practices

• Collective Ownership
• Test Driven
• Continuous Integration
• Coding Standards
• Pair Programming

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Agile Suitability

• Small to medium projects (lt 20-40 people)
• Fewer but more competent people
• Communication friendly environment
• Developers make important decisions (trust)

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Agile Cost Benefit
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Agile Methodologies

• Scrum (1986)
• Extreme Programming (XP 1996)
• Feature-Driven Development (FDD 1997)
• Adaptive Software Development (ASD)

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Agile Problems

• Large scale projects
• QA for changing requirements
• How to bill/contract

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Agile Links

• http//www.agilemanifesto.org/
• Wiki on Agile
• http//www.agilealliance.org/
• Agile overview
• Skeptics view

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Questions?