Agile Software Development Methods: Review and Analysis

Understand

Agile - denoting "the quality of being agile, readiness for motion, nimbleness, activity, dexterity in motion" - software development methods are attempting to offer an answer to the eager business community asking for lighter weight along with faster and nimbler software development processes.

• This is especially the case with the rapidly growing and volatile Internet software industry as well as for the emerging mobile application environment.
• The new agile methods have evoked substantial amount of literature and debates.
• However, academic research on the subject is still scarce, as most of existing publications are written by practitioners or consultants.