Agile Software Development is a broad term given to a group of methodologies of software development which focus on minimizing risks in fast software development, ranging from 1 week to 4 weeks.
The emphasis here is on taking the concerned consumer party in the loop and taking their feedback in each phase of the development.
Software Development companies in USA have resorted to this method of development, primarily because of its advantages over other conventional and orthodox approaches, which include greater flexibility, lesser deployment time and exponentially greater adaptability to change.
Under this, there is a "Product Owner" who coordinates and directs a team into identifying and prioritizing system functionality in form of a "Product Backlog".
With a focus on regular communication with customers, the Lean model continues to grow popular amongst application development companies.
XP is characterized by some supporting practices such as planning, small releases, customer acceptance tests, collective code ownership, etc.
