1 AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

by Gerry Coleman and Bertrand Cornanguer

In this chapter, we will look first at the concepts and fundamentals of Agile software development. We discuss Agile values, principles and the Agile Manifesto with a particular focus on the advantages of the whole-team approach and the benefits of early and frequent feedback.

We next explore a number of different Agile approaches and examine key practices, including writing testable user stories in conjunction with other Agile team members, and look at how retrospectives can be used as a process improvement approach in Agile projects. In addition, we describe how Agile teams use continuous integration and reflect on the differences between release and iteration planning ...

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