Lean from the Trenches

Agile in a Nutshell

The term Agile software development was coined in 2001, when seventeen thought leaders from the software community met at a ski resort in Utah to discuss and compare notes on how to succeed with software development. These people had independently been creating new methods such as Scrum, XP, and Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM). During the meeting, they discovered a strong common ground: a shared vision of how to succeed with software development. This became known as the Agile Manifesto.^[8]

Here is the manifesto:

We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through ...