{"id":17,"date":"2015-06-29T15:10:50","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T15:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aadev22.local\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-07-01T08:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:49:33","slug":"the-agile-manifesto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/agile101\/the-agile-manifesto\/","title":{"rendered":"The Agile Manifesto"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17\" class=\"elementor elementor-17\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- dce invisible element 24b6900 --><div data-dce-background-color=\"#3F246B\" data-dce-background-overlay-image-url=\"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/agile-alliance-banner-abstract-post-its.jpg\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c000a8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c000a8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e731ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e731ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AGILE ESSENTIALS<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3531d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e3531d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Agile Manifesto?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#FFFFFF\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2294473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2294473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Agile Manifesto was written in 2001 by seventeen independent-minded software practitioners. While the participants didn\u2019t often agree, they did find consensus around four core values.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1c431 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df1c431\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#F7F4EF\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d072f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20d072f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#200F3B\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce3248b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce3248b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Agile Manifesto<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#121212\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8542eff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8542eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We are uncovering better ways of working (developing software) by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work, <em>we have come to value:<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb4d45 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bbb4d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#200F3B\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dca1fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dca1fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Individuals and interactions <\/strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>over<\/em> processes and tools<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83defba elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"83defba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#200F3B\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7478fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7478fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Working software<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>over<\/em> comprehensive documentation<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d6aaf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"80d6aaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#200F3B\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d27250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d27250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Customer collaboration<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>over<\/em> contract negotiation<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a998b32 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a998b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#200F3B\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbc6e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbc6e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1616697820396 dbd-mani-text\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Responding to change <\/strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>over<\/em> following a plan<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-189e9d1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"189e9d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#121212\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e311f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82e311f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That is, while there is value in the items on the right,<br \/><em><strong>we value the items on the left more.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73b18f elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a73b18f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-pen-fancy\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#090909\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69a72a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e69a72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 2001-2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/agilemanifesto.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Agile Manifesto<\/a> Authors<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">This declaration may be freely copied in any form, but only in its entirety through this notice. Want to learn more? <a href=\"http:\/\/agilemanifesto.org\/history.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the history of how the Agile Manifesto came to be<\/a>. 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