This is a bit complicated than it sounds. Agile is not a set of processes that one can blindly follow. Nobody practices Agile method. It's a way of thinking about software development.
Let's start with a more formal description called Agile Manifesto. Agile Manifesto is a collection of 4 values and 12 principles to guide us through the process of software development.
Rather than dumping everything here, I'll take you through the right resources to read about it. Here is the Manifesto for Agile Development and the Principles behind Agile Manifesto. To be agile, you need to put these values and principles into practice.
Agile Methods
Agile methods are processes that follows agile philosophy. They consists of individual practices like setting coding standards, using version control etc. Of course, these practices have been around for years. But agile refines the set of existing principles by handpicking those which are aligned to agile philosophy, discarding the rest and also by bringing in some new ideas.
Every team, project and situation is unique. You might want to create your own agile method by mixing together various agile practices. But, creating a brand new agile practice from scratch is a bad idea unless you have used agile development for a prolonged period of time. Always start with an existing, proven method and refine it in lieu of starting one from scratch.
Let's start with a more formal description called Agile Manifesto. Agile Manifesto is a collection of 4 values and 12 principles to guide us through the process of software development.
Rather than dumping everything here, I'll take you through the right resources to read about it. Here is the Manifesto for Agile Development and the Principles behind Agile Manifesto. To be agile, you need to put these values and principles into practice.
Agile Methods
Agile methods are processes that follows agile philosophy. They consists of individual practices like setting coding standards, using version control etc. Of course, these practices have been around for years. But agile refines the set of existing principles by handpicking those which are aligned to agile philosophy, discarding the rest and also by bringing in some new ideas.
Every team, project and situation is unique. You might want to create your own agile method by mixing together various agile practices. But, creating a brand new agile practice from scratch is a bad idea unless you have used agile development for a prolonged period of time. Always start with an existing, proven method and refine it in lieu of starting one from scratch.
- learnings from the Art of Agile Development
