Manifesto for Agile Learning Development

We are uncovering better ways of developing learning by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:

Invdividuals and interactions over processes and tools

Useful resources over learning programs

Stakeholder collaboration over presumptive needs analysis

Responding to change over following an instructional design model

That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.

Twelve principles behind Agile learning development:

1. Our highest priority is to meet "learning" needs early and continuous delivery of valuable learning.
2. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile process harness change for learning needs and the business's competitive advantage.
3. Deliver effective learning frequently, from a couple of days, to a couple of weeks, to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.
4. Business folks and learning professionals must work together daily throughout a learning design project.
5. Build learning around individuals and through their lens. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.
6. The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is through conversation, and not assumption.
7. Business outcomes is the primary measure of progress.
8. Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, learning professionals, and stakeholders should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.
9. Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility
10. Simplicity--the art of maximizing the amount of learning through minimal content --is essential.
11. The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing and self-learning teams.
12. At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly