Agile in Practice

This article discusses some of the results from Agile surveys: Newsflash: Agilists Write Documentation!

One surprising result:

• A very small percentage of teams use Software-Based Modelling Tools to generate code

And several others which confirm what I already believed:

• Many teams use sketching to think and communicate and then capture key diagrams
• Nearly all teams use some form of modelling for up-front requirements and architecture envisioning
• Face-to-face discussions, whiteboards discussions and overview diagrams are more effective for communicating with stakeholders than teleconference calls, email and detailed documentation
• Co-located projects teams are typically more successful than those who are far-located
• Very few teams like writing detailed documentation!