Agile Manifesto

The four Values
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• Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.
• Working software over comprehensive documentation.
• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation.
• Responding to change over following a plan.

The twelve Principles
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• “Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.”
• “Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer’s competitive advantage.”
• “Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.”
• “Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.”
• “Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.”
• “The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.”
• “Working software is the primary measure of progress.”
• “Agile processes promote sustainable development. The Sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.”
• “Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.”
• “Simplicity the art of maximizing the amount of work not doneis essential..”
• “The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self organizing teams.”
• “At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.”

Further Readings
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• http://www.agilemanifesto.org/