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Different methodologies are inevitable, stemming directly from the questions of what constitutes a methodology and what are a methodology's underlying principles. Projects differ according to size, composition, priorities, and criticality. The people on a project have different biases based on their experiences, principles, and fears. These issues combine so that what is optimal differs across projects. This article describes principles for methodology selection, including when to go with a heavier or lighter methodology; a framework for methodology differentiation; and project experiences using these ideas

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In today's software development environment, requirements often change during the product development life cycle to meet shifting business demands, creating endless headaches for development teams. These authors from AG Communications Systems discuss their experience in implementing the Scrum software development process to address these concerns. In experimenting with the Scrum software development process, they have found that small teams can be flexible and adaptable in defining and applying an appropriate variant of Scrum.