{"id":6962,"date":"2011-04-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/agile-software-development\/"},"modified":"2017-01-17T17:51:20","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T17:51:20","slug":"agile-software-development","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/13564\/agile-software-development","title":{"rendered":"Agile Software Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_agile_software_development_mean\">What Does Agile Software Development Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Agile Software Development is a lightweight software engineering framework that promotes iterative development throughout the life-cycle of the project, close collaboration between the development team and business side, constant communication, and tightly-knit teams.\n<\/p>\n<p>Also known as agile development.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_agile_software_development\">Techopedia Explains Agile Software Development<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Generally, Agile methodologies promote a project management process that encourages frequent inspection and adaptation. This leadership philosophy encourages teamwork, self-organization and accountability. ASD is both a set of engineering best practices (allowing for rapid delivery of high quality software) and a business approach (aligning development with customer needs and goals).\n<\/p>\n<p>The term was introduced in the &#8220;Agile Manifesto&#8221;, which was published in February of 2001.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Agile Software Development Mean? Agile Software Development is a lightweight software engineering framework that promotes iterative development throughout the life-cycle of the project, close collaboration between the development team and business side, constant communication, and tightly-knit teams. Also known as agile development. 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