What is Agile in a few words?
- Agile: Short iterations of work are delivered with little upfront documentation of specs or requirements. Frequent delivery aims to ensure visibility of progress, creating opportunities for real-time feedback and changes in scope throughout the life cycle.
Other methodologies that are used combined with Agile are:
- Kanban
- Scrum
- Rapid Application Development
- Waterfall
According to a survey performed by Analysis.Net and VersionOne, of 4770 respondents from 91 countries, 90% said they use some form of agile:
- 27% use only one type of agile
- 35% mix agile with waterfall
- 39% mix agile with Scrum