SALIENT FEATURES OF COGENT METODOLIGY ARE :

 

Adaptive rather than predictive:

  • Traditional software engineering methodologies attempt to create an accurate project plan before starting with development.
  • Due to this exhaustive planning, such methods are reluctant to accommodate change.
  • However, business environments are highly susceptible to change.
  • Agile methods can accommodate the un-certainties in the business environment by adapting to the changes rather than resisting them.

 

People oriented rather than process oriented:

  • Agile methods assert that no process will ever make up the skill of the development team,
  • so the role of a process is to support the development team in their work.

 

Early (Short) Releases:

  • Intermediate versions of working software give the best indication of meeting end-users’ expectations.
  • This is especially true when the client is un-certain of the requirements.
  • Thus, agile methods stress that working software must be released for review early and repeatedly, in short iterative cycles.