Value 1

Individuals and Interactions
Over Processes and Tools

The right set of people in a team and their interactions are the keys to success.

 

The best techniques available are of no value in the wrong hands.

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Value 2

Working Software
Over Comprehensive Documentation

Don't spend hours making documentation before you write a single line of code.

 

Documentation is important, but prioritize the delivery of working software to your customers.

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Value 3

Customer Collaboration
Over Contract Negotiation

Customers and the development team are not adversaries.

 

Collaborate to chart the best way forward together. Establish a feedback loop for your customers to ensure that your product works for them.

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Value 4

Responding to Change
Over Following a Plan

A fixed environment and static road maps do not exist.

 

Needs and demands will vary, and goals continually change. Adapt and pivot if necessary.

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Principle 1

Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.

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Principle 2

Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer's competitive advantage.

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Principle 3

Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.

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Principle 4

Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.

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Principle 5

Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.

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Principle 6

The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.

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Principle 7

Working software is the primary measure of progress.

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Principle 8

Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.

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Principle 9

Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.

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Principle 10

Simplicity – the art of maximizing the amount of work not done – is essential.

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Principle 11

The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.

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Principle 12

At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.

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