Chapter 1. Key benefits
In the internet age, delivery speed is the theme of the day in software development. A decade ago, projects lasted several years and project phases were measured in months. Today, most teams’ projects are measured in months and project phases are reduced to weeks or even days. Anything that requires long-term planning is dropped, including big up-front software designs and detailed requirements analysis. Tasks that require more time than an average project phase are no longer viable. Goodbye code freezes and weeks of manual regression testing!
With such a high frequency of change, documentation quickly gets outdated. Detailed specifications and test plans require too much effort to keep current and are considered wasteful. ...
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