Iterative Development
Agile follows the process of iterative development a process in which
The software evolves from a high-level concept to something with acknowledged business value.
2. Cycles, known as sprints, are timeboxed and
3. Work is structured to intentionally allow for “repeating” software development activities, and for potentially “revisiting” the same work products (refactoring is a good example).
Some Agile approaches to scheduling, such as Kanban remove iterations in the sense of sprints, but retain the other aspects of multiple repetitions and planned rework.
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