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What is Agile?

If you are into agile software development, chances are you might have heard some or all of the statements below. "Agile is not a methodology." "Agile is a mindset." "Agile is an umbrella term for many practices." "Change is to be expected. Change is welcomed and embraced." But when I first started learning about Agile, I could not understand it easily. If you are someone like me, I want to highlight what I learned in the last couple of years on agile. What is Agile? Agile manifesto explains the following value of Agile.  Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan However, despite this definition, one of the most discussed topics is Agile a methodology. Understanding this concept of "Agile Midset" might be a little difficult for us practitioners since we are more comfortable with t