Agile Methodology Fundamentals

// Agile Framework Selection Guide
interface AgileFramework {
  name: string;
  bestFor: string;
  teamSize: string;
  cadence: string;
  keyPractices: string[];
  complexity: 'low' | 'medium' | 'high';
}

const agileFrameworks: AgileFramework[] = [
  {
    name: 'Scrum',
    bestFor: 'Product development with defined sprints',
    teamSize: '5-9 per team',
    cadence: '1-4 week sprints',
    keyPractices: [
      'Sprint Planning', 'Daily Scrum', 'Sprint Review',
      'Sprint Retrospective', 'Backlog Refinement'
    ],
    complexity: 'medium'
  },
  {
    name: 'Kanban',
    bestFor: 'Continuous flow work, support/ops teams',
    teamSize: 'Any size',
    cadence: 'Continuous (no sprints)',
    keyPractices: [
      'Visualize Work', 'Limit WIP', 'Manage Flow',
      'Make Policies Explicit', 'Feedback Loops'
    ],
    complexity: 'low'
  },
  {
    name: 'Extreme Programming (XP)',
    bestFor: 'Engineering-heavy teams focused on code quality',
    teamSize: '5-12',
    cadence: '1-2 week iterations',
    keyPractices: [
      'Pair Programming', 'TDD', 'Continuous Integration',
      'Refactoring', 'Simple Design', 'Collective Ownership'
    ],
    complexity: 'high'
  },
  {
    name: 'Scrumban',
    bestFor: 'Teams transitioning from Scrum to Kanban',
    teamSize: '5-9',
    cadence: 'Sprints with WIP limits',
    keyPractices: [
      'Sprint cadence', 'WIP limits', 'Pull-based work',
      'On-demand planning', 'Retrospectives'
    ],
    complexity: 'medium'
  }
];

// Choosing the right framework
function recommendFramework(context: {
  teamSize: number;
  requirementStability: 'stable' | 'moderate' | 'volatile';
  deliveryCadence: 'continuous' | 'periodic' | 'milestone';
  teamExperience: 'beginner' | 'intermediate' | 'advanced';
}): string {
  if (context.deliveryCadence === 'continuous') return 'Kanban';
  if (context.teamExperience === 'beginner') return 'Scrum';
  if (context.requirementStability === 'volatile'
      && context.teamExperience === 'advanced') return 'XP';
  return 'Scrum';
}