The Twelve Agile Principles
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The Twelve Agile Principles
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This article provides an ‘Introduction to the The Twelve Agile Principles‘ and looks to discuss what each or the principles are and what each principle means.
Principle 8
‘Agile processes promote sustainable development.
The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.’
In agile projects, there is a constant production of product features over a long period. The amount of effort and time which is invested by the team in the development process must be constant during the whole process. This does not only apply to the developers but also to the other team members such as the sponsors, and users.
All stakeholders should move at the same pace with the project, and no team member should feel pressured. If the team is working on a project for an extended period, there can be burnout. Short sprints of activity not only lend themselves to accepting change more readily, but they also help to keep the teams motivated.
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User Stories Applied
A 59 Seconds Agile Book Review
User Stories Applied by Mike Cohn is one of our favourite books on Agile User Stories. The book starts with an overview into user stories, and details what a user story is and the different aspects of them. He then discusses how to go about writing a user story, and provides details of the INVEST criteria that can be used to determine if the story is meeting all of its objectives. Next Mike gives an in depth discussion of who user stories are written for and where to begin when gathering the details for them. The book then discusses acceptance testing user stories, including how to go about specifying these criteria and the responsibilities of the development team and customers during this process.
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