What is Agile?

Agile is an iterative approach to project management and software development that helps teams deliver value to their customers faster and with fewer headaches. Instead of betting everything on a "big bang" launch, an agile team delivers work in small, but consumable, increments. Requirements, plans and results are evaluated continuously so teams have a natural mechanism for responding to change quickly.

Agile topics

• Agile Manifesto

• Scrum

• Kanban

• Agile Project Management

• Product Management

• Agile at scale

• Software Development

• How do Agile and DevOps Interrelate?

• The Agile Advantage

The traditional Waterfall approach has discipline contribute to the project, then "throw it over the wall" to the next contributor, agile calls for collaborative cross-functional teams. Open communication, collaboration, adaptation and trust amongst team members are the heart of agile. Although the project lead or product owner typically prioritizes the work to be delivered,

Agile isn't defined by a set of ceremonies or specific development techniques. Rather, agile is a group of methodologies that demonstrate a commitment to tight feedback cycles and continuous improvement.

Why choose agile?

Teams choose agile so they can respond to changes in the marketplace or feedback from customers quickly without derailing a year's worth of plans. "Just enough" planning and shipping in small, frequent increments lets your team gather feedback on each change and integrate it into future plans at a minimal cost.

An agile team unites under a shared vision, then brings it to life the way they know is best. Each team sets its standards for quality, usability and completeness. Their "definition of done" then informs how fast they'll churn the work out. Although it can be scary at first, company leaders find that when they put their trust in agile team, that team feels a greater sense of ownership and rises to meet (or exceed) management's expectations.