Using Agile Methods? - Expected Effects

This chapter focuses on the movement from traditional to agile methods. What are the expected benefits of using agile methods instead of traditional ones? The chapter compares identified benefits in traditional and agile methods and takes a critical attitude in order to reveal possibilities and risks with the expressed benefits in agile methods. The chapter also tries to answer the questions of what benefits are lost and what benefits are preserved when moving to agile methods.

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