The Agile Manifesto[*]

Individuals and interactions

Over

processes and tools

Working software

Over

comprehensive documentation

Customer collaboration

over

contract negotiation

Responding to change

over

following a plan

That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.

[*] From the Agile Alliance. www.agilealliance.com

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