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Agile Tip #3: Using a Wiki
Agile development requires rapid, collaborative development.
We've found that one of the most effective mediums of communication for collaborative designs is the wiki.
A history of the wiki can be found at Ward Cunningham's site.
The most powerful example of the wiki's potential is Wikipedia, the largest online encyclopedia in the world.
A wiki allows users to rapidly create web pages using a simple editing notation, which is far easier to use than native HTML. The web pages may be hyperlinked and images may be embedded in pages. The wiki pages are stored in a database such as MySQL, allowing easy backup and maintenance.
We collect requirements, analyze data flows, make lists of refactorings, create database modeling designs, and analyze performance problems all using a wiki. In fact a wiki page is the first artifact created for any new development.
When combined with NetMeetings , wikis become even more powerful, allowing a group of people to jointly edit any of the above artifacts. Business owners love this combination because it allows them participate in the development process at a level in which they can contribute.
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