Value Over Productivity

The first listed principle at agilemanifesto.org lists customer satisfaction via delivery of valuable software as the highest priority.

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Some people interpret this to mean the more software that gets delivered the better. They even point to short iterations which include deliverable’s as a manifestation of that. More rapid delivery can even be a selling point to launch an Agile transition. Thing is, the goal isn’t more software, it’s valuable software.More