Chapter 3: Agile Software Development

Question 1

What is Plan-driven development

Answer 1

Separate stages with outputs produces at each stage
Not like waterfall model - plan driven, incremental development is possible.

Question 2

Why plan driven doesn’t work?

Answer 2

Practically impossible to derive a complete set of requirements, because:
- Initial requirements often change
- Users may only know what they want after using the product.

Question 3

Main characteristics of Agile development

Answer 3

Specification, design and implementation are interleaved

developed as series of increments

frequent delivery

extensive tool support

Minimal documentation

Question 4

Plan-driven vs Agile

Answer 4

Plan driven - planned in advance
Agile - planning is incremental, easier to reflect changing requirements.

Question 5

4 Main points of agile manifesto

Answer 5

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.

Working software over documentation

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

Responding to change over following a plan

Question 6

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.

Answer 6

Build projects around motivated individuals
Give them support they need
trust them to get the job done
face-to-face conversation is the most effective method of conveying information

Question 7

Working Software

Answer 7

Working software is the main measure of progress
TOP PRIORITY IS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

Question 8

Applicability of Agile Method

Answer 8

Product dev. for small/medium sized products