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Agile - What is it? I have recently reinforced my understanding of what Agile is in relation to software development. One of the things that I realized is that the Agile manifesto does not dictate a process you have to follow but is more like a culture of what you need to value. One of the most popular agile methodologies is Scrum.  Scrum Guide  (The last time I read the guide was in 2009 - they have released a new guide in 2013. They will probably release a new one soon)- If you follow Scrum, you need to follow everything otherwise you are not doing Scrum. You can do stand ups but if that is only you are doing then it is not Scrum. Scrum will ensure that an Agile culture is developed with the team - and the person to see that through is the Scrum Master. Since Agile is in its teen years - we probably need to reconnect with it and revisit where it is being taken. Agile in its teen year!

What stage is Agile Process of Software Development in its life?  The Agile Manifesto was created around 2001, so Agile development processes is now entering its teen years. During this year there is probably a lot of dilemma that software developers encounter with this method of software development. Like a teenager that succumb to peer pressure, Agile software methodologies becomes popular based on the most influential advocates of that process. But by now most software developers ,who tried most of the agile software methodologies, already know what works based on the successes it brought to our practice. Knowing what works means that we also know what doesn't work. Here is the dilemma, there is no one size fits all solution for agility because that is the whole point of agility. You need to react to factors of the current situation to best decide what is going to work.  If I understand Agile development, we start building before the outcome is fully understood. Adjust o