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The Agile Manifesto also identifies four values:
• We v a l u e i n d i v i d u a l s a n d i n t e r a c t i o n s o v e r p ro c e s s e s a n d t o o l s .
• We v a l u e w o r k i n g s o f t w a re o v e r d o c u m e n t a t i o n .
• We v a l u e c u s t o m e r c o l l a b o r a t i o n o v e r c o n t r a c t n e g o t i a t i o n .
• We v a l u e re s p o n d i n g t o c h a n g e o v e r f o l l o w i n g a p l a n .
It also states as a point of clarification with reference to the four values, “That
is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left
more.”
Key Agile practices discussed in this topic, along with a brief description of
each, are provided in Table 1-4.
Table 1-4
Key Agile Practices Discussed in This Topic
Agile Practice
Brief Description
Incremental and multigrain
“Coarse” and “fine” grain plans developed and
planning
used to guide work.
Continual refinement of plan
Plans are continually refined as new
information is acquired.
Short iterative development
To h e l p e n s u r e r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e u n d e r s t o o d ,
cycles working closely with
work is done in short cycles using frequent
customer
customer feedback to aid course correction.
Daily team standup meetings
Ensures team is communicating and staying
with current work kept visible
on the agreed-to course.
to the full team
Te a m s s e l f - m a n a g e t h e w o r k
Te a m m e m b e r s m e a s u r e t h e i r o w n
velocity/productivity and commit to work
based on the team's measured performance.
Frequent delivery of working
Helps team stay focused on customer high
product to customer based
value items.
on customer priorities
Time-boxing work
Schedules are maintained by reducing
delivered functionality, if necessary.
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