What is Agile to the Developer – Part 2

In Agile software development, less is more. The Scrum team only documents what is absolutely necessary. As a result, the total amount of paperwork is more manageable. Not only that, requirements come directly from the stakeholders. Team members collaborate with stakeholders to create user stories. This generates requirements that represent valuable features. Plus, stakeholders can clearly communicate what they want from the product. With better requirements and documentation, developers have a better idea of what they are creating. They aren’t pigeonholed into writing code in one particular way. As long as they create software that satisfies the needs of the stakeholders, the feature makes it into production. Since the inspect and adapt process allows the team to improve their methods, each sprint should produce requirements a little more effectively.

More Obvious Results

Perhaps the most overlooked benefit of Agile for developers is seeing the results of their work. In Waterfall development, developers may never see the fruits of their labor. Many projects go years before official release, and some never get released at all. Developers that sink time and effort into these projects would certainly like to see their creation be put to use. Having a project die before it goes to the public would devastate the morale of any developer on the project.

In Agile software development, this is almost never the case. Once a project starts, it almost always gets released to customers. Not only is it more likely to get released, the iterative nature of Agile means releases go out more quickly. For any given feature, a developer’s code will be in the hands of customers in weeks. Developers can rest assured that they are not working on something that will never show off their abilities.

With an Agile project, developers spend more time working on valuable features. They end up with less wasted work, and the entire team works toward methods that work best for that particular team. It may be an adjustment for developers coming from Waterfall software development, but the benefits of Agile are entirely worth it.

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