Agile and Iterative Development Cycle - Applying UML and Patterns by Craig Larman

The following iterative development diagram provides a nice overview of the agile process:

 

 

1. Define Requirements
2. Story Finding / Initial Estimation
3. High-Level Planning
4. Begin Iteration N
5. Write User Stories and Scenarios
6. Implement Functionality and Acceptance Tests
7. Deploy
8. Quality Assurance
9. Stories Left to Play?
10. System Testing
11. Release

For #6: Implement Functionality and Acceptance Test, I highly recommend Test-Driven Development.

For a fantastic introduction to agile and iterative development, read Applying UML and Patterns - An Introduction to Object-Oriented Design and Iterative Development by Craig Larman.

posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 5:09 PM