Working in Agile Teams
By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to:
- Explain the core idea behind Agile software development
- Recognize a user story and its typical shape
- Connect Agile's iterative approach to this course's own module-by-module structure
Prerequisites: Module 40: "Salesforce DX and DevOps"
Small increments over a giant upfront plan
Agile development builds software in short cycles, delivering a small, genuinely working piece of functionality each time, then adjusting the plan based on real feedback — rather than trying to design and build an entire system perfectly before anyone sees any of it.
A user story's typical shape
As a sales manager,
I want to see each Account's total closed-won revenue,
So that I can quickly identify my top-performing clients.This is the standard "As a [role], I want [capability], so that [benefit]" format — genuinely the same requirement-defining discipline as Module 26's "Design the Requirement" lesson, just written in a specific, team-shareable template rather than a plain paragraph.
This course's own structure, viewed through an Agile lens
Every project module since Module 12 — Student Management, then Employee Management, then Library Management, and on through Payment Gateway — has been exactly this kind of increment: one small, working, tested piece of functionality at a time, building on what came before, rather than one giant "build the entire application" module. This course's structure has been demonstrating Agile's core idea in practice the entire time, without naming it until now.
Exercise
Write a user story for Module 26's CRM Extension feature (the Opportunity-to-Account revenue rollup), following the "As a... I want... So that..." format.
Show hint
Think about who benefits from seeing accurate rollup revenue.
Working in Agile Teams Quiz
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Summary
Agile is a way of building software in small, working increments with frequent feedback — rather than planning an entire system upfront and building it all at once.