Happy Birthday Agile
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Happy Birthday Agile

It’s twenty years since the Agile Manifesto was created in Snowbird, Utah. There’s obviously been lots of people posting about whether it’s still relevant, whether it should be revised, and so on, but I think it’s still important and applicable. It starts with: “We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and…

What is Agile?
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What is Agile?

Let’s start with the basics: what is Agile? It’s an umbrella term, coined in February 2001 when the Agile Manifesto was created. The manifesto starts by saying: We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. It’s important to understand that it says uncovering – it doesn’t claim…