In Chapter 1, The Software Industry and the Agile Manifesto, we discussed the Agile values and principles. One principle, in particular, has relevance:
Deliver working software frequently, every couple of weeks to every couple of months, with a preference for the shorter timescale
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Working software is a term we use to describe software that is working as it was intended, that is, it has met all of its acceptance criteria and our Definition of Done (DoD) and is either waiting to be shipped or already has been. The concept of working software is intended to solve several problems we often run into in the software industry:
- It moves the focus from documentation and other non-functional deliverables to what we're being paid for, software. The intention of the Agile value working with software over comprehensive documentation isn&apos...