Brief Tour of Agile Software Development

The Agile Manifesto offered a philosophy for accomplishing technical work efficiently; The Agile Enterprise builds on the previous text and outlines how to apply Agile concepts throughout an organization. Filled with real-world examples, this book will show students how to break large problems down into smaller, manageable ones; assist managers in finding their value with self-managing teams; and help executives track and recognize success in their businesses. Several methodologies are outlined to help teams operationalize Agile ideas. Organizations should adapt these methodologies to their own circumstances and remember that, with Agile, individuals and interactions are the key, not tools and processes. Chapter 2 outlines the Agile Manifesto and its main principles, which offers a new approach to software development. Differing from the popular Waterfall approach, the Agile approach to delivering working software focuses on communication and collaboration with other programmers and customers over a cycle of documentation and written specifications. However, this does not mean that process should be eliminated; it simply means that process should be balanced with communication. Different Agile methodologies are described, including Scrum and XP. Each methodology has its own strengths and weaknesses, and teams can use the aspects of each method that work best for them. Simply implementing an Agile methodology is more important than the chosen methodology itself.

• Enterprise agility
• Collaboration and teams
• IT management
• Business management
• Software development and engineering
• Agile project management