Manifesto for Agile Software Development
The Manifesto for Agile Software Development is a foundational declaration created in 2001 by seventeen software development pioneers including Kent Beck, Martin Fowler, Ken Schwaber, Jeff Sutherland, and Ward Cunningham. It established four core values emphasizing individuals and interactions over processes and tools, working software over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration over contract negotiation, and responding to change over following a plan. While acknowledging the value of traditional approaches, the manifesto fundamentally reoriented the industry toward iterative development, continuous feedback, and human-centered practices that remain influential in shaping contemporary development culture globally.