What are the 4 Agile values?
The 4 Agile values are:
- Individuals and interactions over processes and tools. People respond to business needs and drive the development process, not tools. Tools are, by their very nature, less responsive to change and unable to meet customer needs.
- Working software over comprehensive documentation. Agile is about streamlining rather than eliminating documentation. Documentation has its’ value but should never be prioritized over the product.
- Customer collaboration over contract negotiation. In traditional project management, customers dictate requirements for a product before work starts and have little to no interaction with developers. Agile however, considers the customer to be an integral member of the development team.
- Responding to change over following a plan. Agile works in short development iterations. This short timescale allows for changes to be implement quickly and cost-effectively. Agile sees change as a way to improve a project.
Last edited on: 10 Jun 2025