A Few Agile Development Methodologies

There are a few methodologies derived from and built upon Agile principles. I briefly outline some of the more well-known Agile approaches here. One can get detail information about these methodologies by spending some time on Google. One thing to remember is that there is no one methodology to rule them all. Choose one that fits your needs best, and even “configure” it to fit your specific requirements.

SCRUM

Scrum is an iterative and incremental agile software development framework for managing software projects and product or application development. Its focus is on "a flexible, holistic product development strategy where a development team works as a unit to reach a common goal" as opposed to a "traditional, sequential approach".


The SCRUM Process


Extreme Programing (XP)

Extreme Programming (XP) is a software development methodology which is intended to improve software quality and responsiveness to changing customer requirements. As a type of agile software development it advocates frequent "releases" in short development cycles, which is intended to improve productivity and introduce checkpoints where new customer requirements can be adopted.
XP Process


Lean Software Development

Lean Software Development (LSD) is the application of lean principles to the craft of software development. Lean Software Development is more strategically focused than other Agile methodology. The goals are to develop software in one-third the time, with one-third the budget, and with one-third the defect rate.


Seven LSD Principles

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