Frameworks
Scrum, Kanban, XP, SAFe and the rest, side by side.
Crystal Methodologies
Practitioner
A family of lightweight methods, sized by team and risk, that put people and communication first.
Disciplined Agile (DA)
Practitioner
A toolkit for choosing your own way of working, drawing on Scrum, Kanban, lean and more.
Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)
Practitioner
One of the earliest agile frameworks: fix time and cost, flex the features, and prioritize with MoSCoW.
Extreme Programming (XP)
Practitioner
An engineering-first agile framework: pair programming, test-driven development and very frequent releases.
Feature Driven Development (FDD)
Practitioner
A model-driven agile method that plans, designs and builds software one small client-valued feature at a time.
Kanban
Beginner
A flow-based method: visualize the work, limit work in progress, and improve how it moves.
Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS)
Practitioner
Scrum scaled by keeping it simple: many teams, one Product Owner, one backlog, one sprint.
Lean Software Development
Practitioner
Lean manufacturing ideas, like eliminating waste and optimizing flow, applied to building software.
Modern Agile
Practitioner
A short, principle-based take on agile: four guiding ideas instead of roles, events and artifacts.
Nexus
Practitioner
Scrum.org's framework for 3 to 9 Scrum teams building one product together, focused on integration.
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Practitioner
The most widely used framework for scaling agile across large organizations, built around Agile Release Trains.
Scrum
Beginner
The most widely used agile framework: short sprints, three roles, five events and three artifacts.
Scrum@Scale
Practitioner
Jeff Sutherland's framework for scaling Scrum by linking teams into networks of Scrum of Scrums.
Spotify Model
Practitioner
The squads, tribes, chapters and guilds structure Spotify described in 2012, and why copying it rarely works.