IndexIndex 1Agile development methodology 2Agile development methodologyAgile Manifesto 3Agile manifestoAdvantages and disadvantages of agile software development 4Advantages and disadvantages of agile software developmentConclusion 5Bibliography 6Agile development methodologyAgile development is a system development strategy where the system developers are given the expertise to choose from a wide selection of Appropriate tools and techniques that can be used when performing a certain task. Agile methods are the integration of different types of system analysis approaches. The design application is considered suitable for the problem being solved and the system being developed. It also focuses on different aspects of the software development cycle. Agile methods are also known as agile methodologies. According to (1): "agile methods or agile methodologies are a software development method that is people-focused, communication-oriented, flexible (ready to adapt to expected changes at any time), fast, lean (reducing time and costs for better quality), responsive and learning (focused on improvement during and after product development)”. You get many different types of agile methodologies like scum, XP, DSDM which are popular agile methodologies. Scum is the most popular way to introduce agility due to its simplicity and flexibility. It is the most popular adopted agile method. It is an agile development method that mainly deals with how to manage tasks in a team-based development environment was developed by Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber.Method involved one or more small teams working… in the middle of the paper… based on their specific needs.There is no specific path to agility.Bibliography1. agile methodologies. [Online] [Cited: 21 02 2014.] http://ww.usml.edu/~sauterv/analysis/6840_f09_papers/Nat/Agile.html.2. Mejillano, Alvin Cubil. the advantages and disadvantages of agile software development. [Online] [Cited: 1 3 2014.] http:ezinearticles.com/?the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-agile-develpmet-software-method&id =660314.3. Agile Manifesto. Agile Manifesto. [Online] 9 9 2011. [Cited: 27 2 2014.] http://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/Agile-Manifesto.4. the agile mainifesto and the twelve principles. scrum methodology. [Online] [Cited: 21 02 2014.] http://scummethodology.com/the-agile-manifesto-and-the-twelve-principles.5. Marc Clifton, J. Dunlap. What is DSDM. [Online] 29 9 2003. [Cited: 2 3 2014.] http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/5097/.