What Are the Benefits of Agile?

Some of the known benefits (advantages) of the Agile methodology are:

• Faster software development life cycle
• Predictable schedule in sprints
• Customer-focused approach, resulting in increased customer satisfaction
• Flexible in accepting changes
• Empowers teams to manage projects
• Promotes efficient communications
• Ideal for projects with non-fixed funding

What Are the Disadvantages of Agile?

The following are some of the disadvantages of the Agile methodology:

• Requires a high degree of customer involvement, which not all customers are comfortable with
• Assumes every project team member is completely dedicated, without which weakens the principle of self-management
• A time-boxed approach may not be enough to accommodate all deliverables, which will require changes in priority and additional sprints that can bring up cost
• Agile recommends co-location for efficient communication, which is not always possible