Agile for Solo Developers and Small Teams — Keep What Works
Learn which agile practices actually help small teams and solo developers, and which ones are just overhead in disguise.
Every developer job listing mentions "agile." Every team claims to "do agile." And yet ask five developers what agile means and you'll get seven different answers.
Here's the thing: agile was designed for teams of 5-9 people working on complex projects. If you're a solo developer or on a team of two or three, blindly following the full agile playbook is like driving a semi truck to pick up groceries. The vehicle is designed for a different scale.
But the principles behind agile? Those scale down beautifully. Let's figure out what to keep and what to skip.
Agile in 60 Seconds
The Agile Manifesto (2001) boils down to four preferences:
- Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
- Working software over comprehensive documentation
- Customer collaboration ove
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