In 2001, a group of software developers (Jeff Sutherland, Kent Beck, Alistair Cockburn, Mike Beedle, Martin Fowler, Jim Highsmith, and Ward Cunningham among others) laid out the Agile Manifesto, their vision of better development practices, reversing some commonly held beliefs about management from the 20th century. They prioritized people and interactions over processes and tools, and working software over obsessive documentation. Agile methodologies are a framework for building better products, faster. It’s a style of project management that removes walls between departments and uses face to face interactions to draw on the talents of every team member in a collaborative process that’s flexible and iterative. There are different methodologies including arguably the most famous, Scrum. These 4 features are based on that early manifesto for Agile software development: Individuals and interactions over tools and processes. Working software over obsessive documentation. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation. Flexibility over strict planning.