Recognized as the inventor of XP (Extreme Programming) and a co-author of the Agile Manifesto, Kent Beck has been a prominent advocate of agile programming and its use of shorter release cycles in ...

A study by Forrester Research suggests enterprises are rapidly moving to adopt Agile application development methodologies, to the point where nearly half of developers surveyed said they use ...

Agile processes — which are actually an offshoot of “eXtreme Programming” (XP), “Scrum” and other popular open-team development models—can be driven by, or themselves require, the enterprise adoption ...

The big question, of course, is whether mob programming will help your team. My agile coach's answer to this is, try it, measure it, and see what happens. The Experiment: Can We Use Mob Programming as ...

Editor’s Note: Over the past decade, agile development has proven itself as an effective approach for delivering software quickly, at high quality and responsive to fast-changing customer and market ...

A new book and the survey being used to market it suggest that the Agile software development method falls short. But do the criticisms hold up for a software veteran?

Flexible leadership and empowered teams are the hallmarks of Agile management. It's a concept that's increasingly popular - and not just in software development.

Agile programming is cost-effective and produces higher quality software, Ambler said. “You end up with software that meets the changing needs of your stakeholders,” he said.

Businesses need varying growth styles over time. A small team of three people might not need scaling or management solutions ...

Agile software development processes, in which software is built in short iterations rather than mapped out fully in advance, have joined the mainstream of development approaches, according to a ...

The 8th annual State of Agile Development Survey was announced at the Agile 2013 conference. Previous surveys have provided insight into agile adoption. You can participate in the survey, and get ...

Agile software development is dead. Deal with it - SiliconANGLEIn February 2001, 17 middle-aged white guys came together at a Utah resort and hammered out the Manifesto for Agile Software ...