Why is Agile important to New Zealand? ? Steve Graham

Has Agile hit the tipping point?  The experts are saying yes.  "Collaborate or perish," says the authors from Wikinomics.  The more research that is conducted and the more that analysts attempt to predict the future of IT the more compelling the Agile story becomes. 

Jens Oostegaard a leading SCRUM master trainer from Europe was in New Zealand sharing some of the global trends he is seeing.  When companies of 60,000 plus employees like Nokia decide that using agile methodologies is their future, we realise this is a rapidly occurring global phenomenon. With productivity being a major challenge in New Zealand there is strong evidence that New Zealand is better suited to Agile than many other countries around the world. 

Agile Development Methodology - DSDM (Atern) ? Robin Stirling

We sometimes forget that Agile is neither brand new nor sketchily conceived. DSDM is arguably the oldest formal Agile methodology. The DSDM Consortium was founded in January 1994, and in 2001 at Snowbird signed the Agile Manifesto. Now, DSDM is the only formal Agile methodology recognized for use by UK government contractors, and the DSDM Consortium's certifications are recognized world-wide.

DSDM/Atern is driven by eight principles and like other Agile approaches, it includes prioritized requirements, time boxed delivery, and collaborative facilitated workshops. But, in addition, it covers roles and responsibilities and more of the business lifecycle, including Pre-Project phase, Feasibility Study, and Business Study before development starts, as well as a formal Post-Project phase. As such, it is often considered "the heaviest" of the Agile methodologies, whereas it should probably, more correctly, be considered the most far-reaching. ?Take from it what you need?. (Thanks to Deborah Hartmann / InfoQ)