2001, the above authors
This declaration may be freely copied in any form,
but only in its entirety through this notice.
Kent Beck
Mike Beedle
Arie van Bennekum
Alistair Cockburn
Ward Cunningham
Martin Fowler
James Grenning
Jim Highsmith
Andrew Hunt
Ron Jeffries
Jon Kern
Brian Marick
ge Figure 2-1. Agile values
10 C H A P T E R 2 : H O W T O B E A G I L E
Every project and situation is unique, of course, so it??™s a good idea to have an agile method that??™s
customized to your situation. Rather than making an agile method from scratch, start with an existing,
proven method and iteratively refine it. Apply it to your situation, note where it works and doesn??™t,
make an educated guess about how to improve, and repeat. That??™s what experts do.
The Road to Mastery
The core thesis of this book is that mastering the art of agile development requires real-world experience
using a specific, well-defined agile method. I??™ve chosen Extreme Programming for this purpose. It has
several advantages:
Principles behind the Agile Manifesto
We follow these principles:
Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and
continuous delivery of valuable software.
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