The 4 Agile Values: Part 1

Individuals and Interactions over Processes and Tools

The Agile Manifesto has been around for nearly 20 years. It was the creation of 17 individuals who met up at the now famous Snowbird ski resort in Utah, back in February 2001, where they met to “…talk, ski, relax, and try to find common ground”. What emerged was the Agile “Software Development” Manifesto; comprising of 4 values and 12 principals which has spawned an industry of processes, tools and techniques which has influenced (if not shaped) most of the modern software development world.

As far as the principals themselves go, I tend to feel (as many do) that they are beginning to feel a bit antiquated. This is more so in the wording of the principals rather than the actual meaning behind them. Regardless on how well the principals have aged, I believe the core values behind these principals are as valid today as they were when they were carved into proverbial stone all those years ago.

These 4 core values will be the subject of this upcoming series of posts.

The Team

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The first of the core values which forms the basis of the manifesto is defined as follows:

…we have come to value:

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools;