Research any topic before you write.

Find related topics. | Discover entities. | See connections. | Build a topical map.

Agile software development: History & Products

Agile software development is an umbrella term for approaches to developing software that reflect the values and principles agreed upon by The Agile Alliance, a group of 17 software practitioners, in 2001. As documented in their Manifesto for Agile Software Development, the practitioners value:

Language: English [EN]
Use the mouse wheel or two fingers (on touchscreens) to zoom in and out of the map.
100%
More settings
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Agile software development topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around Agile software development. 1 topic appears in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.

Related topics
159
Source areas
8
Connected nodes
168
Extracted relationships
95
Related term clusters
49
Bridge connections
168

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 72 topics
History · 31 topics
Philosophy · 18 topics
Methods · 17 topics
Agile management · 16 topics
Criticism · 3 topics
Values and principles · 2 topics
Experience and adoption challenges · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Start with your topic. Discover where to go next.

Explore different angles and find fresh ideas to shape your next piece of content.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Values and principles

Philosophy

Methods

Experience and adoption challenges

Agile management

Criticism

For the semantics nerds

You can skip this section if you’re here for content ideas and keyword inspiration.

Advanced semantic analysis

How Agile software development connects Entity context

The extracted context around Agile software development shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Agile software development → Agile Manifesto, Although, Crystal Clear, DSDM, FDD, Iterative, RAD, Scrum, XP Another extracted example is Agile software development → Agile, DSDM, FDD, Kanban, Notable, RUP, Scrum, XP. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Agile software development

Top relations

related to history · 9
Agile software development → Agile Manifesto, Although, Crystal Clear, DSDM, FDD, Iterative, RAD, Scrum, XP
has method · 8
Agile software development → Agile, DSDM, FDD, Kanban, Notable, RUP, Scrum, XP
related to Code vs. documentation · 7
Agile software development → Alistair Cockburn, Crystal Clear, IEEE Computer, JBGE, Remember, Scott Ambler, Steven Rakitin
has application · 6
Agile software development → According, Agile, ESSEC Institute, Jean-Loup Richet, Services, Strategic Innovation
related to Agile management · 6
Agile software development → Agile, Different, Finally, Manifesto, Projects, Supply
related to Philosophy · 5
Agile software development → Accurate, Agile, Big, Compared, Requirements
related to Adaptive vs. predictive · 4
Agile software development → Adaptive, Agile, Development, One
related to Agile vs. waterfall · 4
Agile software development → One, PDCA, Scrum, SDLC
related to Experience and adoption challenges · 4
Agile software development → Although, Java, Lisp, Smalltalk
related to Criticism · 3
Agile software development → Agile, DSDM, Many

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

development agile software team methods scrum product management practices teams often iteration project work also working process may time method

Agile software development relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 95 structured relationships around Agile software development. Examples in this analysis include Agile software development → is a → umbrella term for approaches to developing software that reflect the values and principles agreed upon by The Agile Alliance and Agile software development → is a → daily stand-up. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Agile software developmentis aumbrella term for approaches to developing software that reflect the values and principles agreed upon by The Agile Alliance0.90text
Agile software developmentis adaily stand-up0.90text
once a dayinstance ofthe automated process runs on each commit or runs on a schedule0.80text
Unified Modeling Language can be used to tailor software development methodsinstance ofGeneric process modeling languages0.80text
the Essence Theory of Software Engineering of SEMAT also exist.Large-scaleinstance ofdedicated tools for method engineering0.80text
offshoreinstance ofdedicated tools for method engineering0.80text
distributedAgile software development has been widely seen as highly suited to certain types of environmentsinstance ofdedicated tools for method engineering0.80text
including small teams of experts working on greenfield projectsinstance ofdedicated tools for method engineering0.80text
and the challengesinstance ofdedicated tools for method engineering0.80text
limitations encountered in the adoption of agile software development methods in a large organization with legacy infrastructure are well-documentedinstance ofdedicated tools for method engineering0.80text
understood.In responseinstance ofdedicated tools for method engineering0.80text
a range of strategiesinstance ofdedicated tools for method engineering0.80text

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around Agile software development bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Development, Software and Methods. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Agile software development
    • Development
    • Software
    • Methods
    • Practices
    • Management
    • Project
    • Teams
    • Manifesto
    • Product
    • Principles
    • Business
    • Iterative
  • agile software development
    • Software
    • Development
    • Methods
    • Practices
    • Management
    • Product
    • Teams
    • Project
    • Working
    • Iterative
    • Method
    • Manifesto
  • development
    • Software
    • Methods
    • Product
    • Teams
    • Practices
    • Iterative
    • Method
    • Management
    • Process
    • Principles
    • Team
    • Also
  • dynamic systems development method
    • Software
    • Methods
    • Practices
    • Information
    • Product
    • New
    • Principles
    • Teams
    • Scrum
    • Iterative
    • Method
    • Management
  • adaptive software development
    • Software
    • Methods
    • Product
    • Teams
    • Working
    • Practices
    • Iterative
    • Method
    • Management
    • Quality
    • Team
    • Process
  • customer(s)
    • Value
    • Working
    • Scrum
    • Manifesto
    • Documentation
    • Product
    • Method
    • Time
    • Iteration
    • Practices
    • Project
    • Members
  • design
    • Planning
    • Testing
    • Quality
    • Requirements
    • Iterative
    • Product
    • Process
    • Iteration
    • Information
    • Principles
    • Team
    • Documentation
  • customer representative
    • Value
    • Working
    • Scrum
    • Manifesto
    • Documentation
    • Product
    • Method
    • Time
    • Iteration
    • Practices
    • Project
    • Members

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Agile software development, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Agile software development with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Agile software development — Overview · splits 96 ⟂ 73
Agile software development — History · splits 137 ⟂ 32
Agile software development — Philosophy · splits 150 ⟂ 19
Agile software development — Methods · splits 151 ⟂ 18
Agile software development — Agile management · splits 152 ⟂ 17
Agile software development — Criticism · splits 165 ⟂ 4
Agile software development — Values and principles · splits 166 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Agile software development

Nodes169
Edges168
Triples95
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011834
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Agile software development to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Agile software development · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

For writers, content strategists, SEOs, marketers and creators — from quick topic research to advanced semantic analysis.

Monitor your Domain Rating with FrogDR