Agile is an approach to project management and software development that emphasizes collaboration, flexibility, and continuous improvement. It involves breaking a project into phases and prioritizing quick delivery, adapting to change, and collaboration rather than following a set plan. Agile practices include requirements discovery and solutions improvement through the collaborative effort of self-organizing and cross-functional teams with their customer/end user. The Agile methodology is not just useful for software project management, but all types of teams have been successful with this dynamic methodology. Key features of Agile include:
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Iterative and incremental development: Agile is an iterative way of managing projects and developing software that makes it easier for teams to deliver value to their customers more quickly and effectively. An agile team is to deliver small but consumable increments of work rather than wagering everything on a "big bang" launch.
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Collaboration: Agile calls for collaborative cross-functional teams. Open communication, collaboration, adaptation, and trust amongst team members are essential.
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Continuous improvement: Agile emphasizes continuous collaboration and improvement. Teams follow a cycle of planning, executing, and evaluating.
Agile is not a methodology by itself, but rather a set of values and principles that underpin a broad range of software development frameworks, including Scrum and Kanban. Agile methodologies enable organizations to deliver value to customers faster and with fewer complications by systematically managing projects and developing software in an iterative fashion.
