Handling Requests for Unnecessary Artifacts

“Working software over comprehensive documentation.” You’ve certainly seen that statement on the Agile Manifesto. It is perhaps the most important of the Manifesto’s four value statements—working software is, after all, the reason a team has undertaken a software development effort.

It is also one of the most misused parts of the Manifesto. This is the quote people cite when trying to get out of all documentation, which is not what the Manifesto says we should value.

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