Other Agile Methodologies

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

Describe the Agile methodologies and Crystal

Explaining Extreme Programming, DSDM, and Feature-Driven

Development

Explain the concept of Agile Unified Process

 Overview of Agile Methodologies

Several core Agile methodologies share the same philosophy expressed in the Agile Manifesto,
however, there are different implementations with their own practices, processes, and techniques.

The PMI-ACP certification references several core methodologies:

Extreme Programming
Scrum Lean Kanban
(XP)

Dynamic Systems
Crystal Development Method Feature Driven
(DSDM Atern) Development (FDD)

Agile Project Management

OpenUP
(APM)
 Overview of Crystal

The Crystal family of methodologies was propagated by Alistair Cockburn. The fundamental or core
practices are small teams, frequent delivery, and osmotic communication.

Different levels of governance and visibility were required based on the type of project.

Crystal Clear Crystal Red

• For small teams working • For a larger project dealing

on projects with low risk with life and death
to life and using implications which would have
discretionary monies. In more governance,
the graph, the projects documentation, and control
that fall on the far left gates. The projects on the far
belong to the category of right belong to the category of
Crystal Clear. Crystal Red, in the graph.
 Introduction to Extreme Programming

Extreme Programming (XP) was developed by Kent Beck and Ward Cunningham in the 1990s to:
• Respond to the high cost of changing requirements; and
• Institute strong engineering practices to improve software quality.
 Introduction to Extreme Programming

XP introduced many revolutionary concepts to software development that have now become
standard practices:

Test Driven
Iteration
Development

Continuous Integration User Stories

 Introduction to Dynamic Systems Development Method

Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) was developed in the 1990s to provide more
discipline to Rapid Application Development (RAD). The latest version is called Atern.

DSDM was first published.

2007

1990s
Atern, a revised version of
DSDM, was published.
 Introduction to Dynamic Systems Development Method

DSDM uses a prioritization technique called MoSCoW (Must, Should, Could and Won’t) to
determine which requirements should be included in a release or iteration.

MoSCoW Prioritization
 Introduction to Dynamic Systems Development Method

Following graphic represents phases of DSDM:

Project life-cycle
1. Feasibility phase
2. Foundation phase
Pre-project Post-project
3. Exploration phase
4. Engineering phase
5. Deployment phase
 Overview of Feature Driven Development

Feature Driven Development (FDD) is an iterative and incremental approach to software

development that was developed in the late 1990s by Jeff DeLuca and Peter Coad.

Features are small pieces of client-valued functions expressed in the form "<action>
<result> <object>"

Through decomposition domain models are broken down into subject areas which are then
expressed as business activities.

Each step in a business activity is a feature.

Features should not take more than two weeks to complete, or they should be broken down
into smaller pieces.
 Agile Unified Process

Agile Unified Process (AUP) is based on the Rational Unified Process (RUP), which is a method of
managing Object Oriented Software. It is developed, based on the following best practices:

Develop iteratively: risk being the primary driver

Manage requirements

Employ component-based architecture

Model software visually

Continuously verify quality

Control changes
Knowledge Check
Knowledge
Check
Which of the following is not one of the XP Practices ?
1

A. Courage

B. Fine-scale feedback

C. Shared understanding

D. Programmer welfare
 Knowledge
Check
Which of the following is not one of the XP Practices ?
1

A. Courage

B. Fine-scale feedback

C. Shared understanding

D. Programmer welfare

The correct answer is A

Courage is not one of the XP Practices.

Knowledge
Check
Which of the following is a core practice in Crystal Agile methodologies?
2

A. Pair programming

B. Working on one feature at a time

C. Four phases of software development—Inception, Elaboration, Construction, and Transition

D. Osmotic communication
 Knowledge
Check
Which of the following is a core practice in Crystal Agile methodologies?
2

A. Pair programming

B. Working on one feature at a time

C. Four phases of software development—Inception, Elaboration, Construction, and Transition

D. Osmotic communication

The correct answer is D

Alistair Cockburn propagated the Crystal family of methodologies. The 3 fundamental (core) practices are small
teams, frequent delivery, and osmotic communication.
Knowledge
Check
In the MoSCoW model of prioritization, what does M stand for?
3

A. Most

B. Minimum

C. Maximum

D. Must
 Knowledge
Check
In the MoSCoW model of prioritization, what does M stand for?
3

A. Most

B. Minimum

C. Maximum

D. Must

The correct answer is D

In the MoSCoW model, M stands for Must.

 Key Takeaways

The PMI-ACP certification references several core methodologies like,

Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), Lean Kanban, Crystal, Dynamic
Systems Development Method (DSDM Atern), Feature Driven
Development (FDD), Agile Project Management (APM), and OpenUP.

Extreme Programming (XP) was developed by Kent Beck and Ward

Cunningham in the 1990s to respond to the high cost of changing
requirements, and institute strong engineering practices to improve
software quality.

DSDM was developed in the 1990s to provide more discipline to

Rapid Application Development (RAD). The latest version is
called Atern.
 Key Takeaways

Feature Driven Development (FDD) is an iterative and incremental

approach to software development that was developed in the late
1990s by Jeff DeLuca and Peter Coad.

Agile Unified Process (AUP) is based on the Rational Unified Process

(RUP), which is a method of managing Object Oriented Software.