2408 The Characteristics and the Real Value of Agile Development

Abstract

"Agile" has gone mainstream of software development since 17 practical leaders of light-weight development methods declared "Manifesto for Agile Software Development" in 2001. In Japan, A lot of communities and workshops concerning Agile have been established and held since 2007, and we already cannot say that Agile is heterodoxy of software development in these days. However, what on earth is the Agile software development? As for the range where it means the term named Agile, it seems vague. So at first, this paper starts with analysis of the original sources of Agile those are Agile manifesto and 12 principles, and considers the value of the Agile methods and the practices. Finally We try to depict the characteristics and the real value of Agile software development with the key words which are "Sustainable pace" and "Self organized".