Agile Manifesto
The Agile Manifesto, also called the Manifesto for Agile Software Development, is a formal proclamation of four key values and 12 principles to guide an iterative and people-centric approach to software development.
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Agile software development focuses on keeping code simple, testing often and delivering functional bits of the application as soon as they’re ready. The Agile Manifesto was created as an alternative to document-driven, heavyweight software development processes such as the waterfall approach.
The four core values of agile software development as stated The 12 principles laid down in the Agile Manifesto have been adapted for managing a variety of business and IT-related projects, including business intelligence (BI). They include:
- Satisfying ‘customers’ through early and continuous delivery of valuable work.
- Breaking big work down into smaller components that can be completed quickly.
- Recognizing that the best work emerges from self-organizing teams.
- Providing motivated individuals with the environment and support they need and trust them to get the job done.
- Creating processes that promote sustainable efforts.
- Maintaining a constant pace for completed work.
- Welcoming changing requirements, even late in a project.
- Assembling the project team and business owners on a daily basis throughout the project.
- At regular intervals, having the team reflect upon how to become more effective, then tuning and adjusting behavior accordingly.
- Measuring progress See also: agile project management, kaisen, Scrum