Overpowering Challenges in Agile Software Development: Principles, Future Directions

this paper presents the inherent challenges faced by practitioners of agile software methodology. The challenges will force the developers to revert back to old mechanisms. So, we also propose methods to overcome their fears about agile strategy to develop a software. We have developed this paper in to categories and in each category we state the obstacle and how to overcome that obstacle. Agile software has been advocated by six sigma companies as being both effective and sufficient. Effective because it produces working, defect free software and sufficient because it meets all short term, long term requirements. Agile software methodology supports individuals and interactions over processes and tools. Documentation is minimal and customer collaboration is given more priority than contract negotiation. Agile software development embraces change rather than saying it's not in the plan. It progresses in response to user feedback. In agile environment the project adapts itself to changes as rapidly as it is possible.