Agile Values

To encourage better ways of developing software a group of 17 methodological formed the Agile Alliance in February of 2001 in a ski lodge in Utah. Reason being, difficulty in creating good software and to instill new values into software development teams. Therefore, the Agile Manifesto came into existence.

Introduction to Agile Values

Agile Values is a set of 4 values layout by the Agile Alliance in The Agile Manifesto. Further, this set of values encourages putting people before processes, getting software out the door fast, and collaborating with customers.

What are the 4 Agile Values?

1. Firstly, individuals and interactions over processes and tools
2. After that, working software over comprehensive documentation
3. In addition, customer collaboration over contract negotiation
4. Lastly, responding to change over following a plan

A good way to think about the manifesto is that it defines values and encourages developers to focus on certain areas.

Individual and interactions over process and tools

• Firstly, this value places its emphasis on teamwork and communication. This is to say, they need people to work together effectively through productive interactions. For instance, Five software developers with their own separate but unique tools working together in a single room will obviously perform better.
• Most importantly, making great software rely much more on teamwork, inspite of the tools teams are given. Think of the motto, “A fool with a tool is still a fool.”

Working software over comprehensive documentation

• Secondly, documentation is an aid that software developers depends on as an alternative for making software that works well.
• Moreover, documentation surely has its place and can be a great resource for users who are wondering what the software is and how it works.

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

• Thirdly, only your customers can tell you what they want, and it’s your job to listen. Therefore, successful development teams work closely with their customers and extend communication with them. Moreover, just by listening and getting feedback company will understand what the consumer truly want out of the product.
• Further, it is important to create a relationship with customers that encourages communication. Doing this will help you learn their thoughts, opinions, and preferences.

Responding to change over following a plan

• Fourthly, change is inevitable and the reality of software development. Therefore, there must always be room to allow for change and to respond to it.
• However, this sometimes leaves the tester in soup. Well in that case, the ester has to go back to the first value i.e. individuals and interactions over processes and tools.

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