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Agile Methodologies L1

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Agile Methodologies

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Objectives
• By the end of this lessons, learners should be able
to:
• Describe a methodology
• List the characteristics of agile methodologies
• List the advantages and disadvantages of agile
methodologies
• Illustrate XP & Scrum methodologies

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S/W Development
Methodologies
• Methodology- a collection of models, techniques,
principles, and tools that help developers build
computer software
• Methodology = Models + Techniques

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Categories of Methodologies

• Heavyweight (Traditional) methodologies


• Lightweight (Agile) methodologies

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What is Agile?
• Agile proponents believe
• Current software development processes
are too heavyweight or cumbersome
• Too many things are done that are not directly related to
software product being produced
• Current software development is too rigid
• Difficulty with incomplete or changing requirements
• Short development cycles (Internet applications)
• More active customer involvement needed
• Waterfall focuses on process

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Agile methodologies
• The stages are not as cumbersome as in the
heavyweight methodologies
• People oriented rather than process oriented
• No Single definition
• No single agile method
• Several agile methods
• XP
• Scrum
• Crystal family

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Agile Manifesto
• A document stating the following values
• Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
• Working software over comprehensive documentation
• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
• Responding to change over following a plan
• http://www.agilemanifesto.org

Detailed coverage and discussion to be done in tutorials


during presentations

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Characteristics of
Lightweight methodologies
• People-Oriented
• Conformance to Outcomes
• Adaptive Approach
• Balancing Flexibility and Planning
• Decentralized Approach
• Limited Team Size

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Advantages of lightweight
methodologies
• Flexible approach
• Accommodate changes
• Faster delivery
• Customer satisfaction

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Disadvantages of
Lightweight methodologies
• Experts not always on hand
• Progress cannot always be tracked

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Extreme Programming (XP)
• Short iteration cycles (2-3 weeks)
• Communication and Feedback
• Concentrates on Productivity
• Pair Programming Approach
• Complete customer involvement
• Frequent Integration

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Demonstration of xp

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SCRUM

• Very short iteration cycles(30 days)


• Sprint meetings held for each iteration
• Demonstration of updates
• Close monitoring through scrum meetings
• More importance to working software

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Demonstration of Scrum 14
Questions?

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