Agile is a product development methodology that prefers iterative, incremental development and customer collaboration rather than extensive planning and documentation.
The key values of Agile are:
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.
Working software over comprehensive documentation.
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation.
Responding to change over following a plan.
The benefits of Agile include:
- Improved product quality
- Faster time-to-market
- Value delivery to customers
- Better collaboration and communication
- Increased customer satisfaction
- Greater adaptability to change
- De-risking of project delivery
A User Story is an informal, general explanation of a product feature written from the perspective of the end user. Its purpose is to articulate how the feature will provide value to the customer.
A Sprint is a time-boxed period of development in Agile, typically lasting upto a month. During a Sprint, the Developers work to complete a set of User Stories and deliver a working, tested increment of the product.
A Product Backlog is a prioritized list of User Stories and other work items that the Scrum Team will work over time. It is typically managed by the Product Owner and used to guide product development.
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