Roles We Typically See

Agile methods like Scrum and XP don’t have a lot of formal roles when it comes to projects. There are people who know what needs to be built (customers) and people who can build it (the development team).

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Now if you are wondering where all the programmers, testers, and analysts are, don’t worry—they’re still there. Agile is just less concerned about who plays what role and more worried about the right roles being played.

Let’s start though by taking a look at one of the most important roles on any agile project: the agile customer.

The Agile Customer

The agile customer is the “source of the truth” from which all requirements ...

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