Agile Research Methodology

There is a great similarity between scientific research and software development. I hereby propose Agile Research Methodology that consists of the following 12 best practices, as an analogy to eXtreme Programming.

1. Planning Game = Planning Game


2. Test Driven Development = Evaluation/Review Driven


3. Pair Programming = Joint Work


4. On-Site Customer = Real-World Problems


5. Continuous Integration = Continuous Reflection


6. Refactoring = Rewriting


7. Small Releases = Frequent Publications


8. Coding Standards = Benchmark Data


9. Collective Ownership = Co-authorship


10. Simple Design = Simple Idea


11. System Metaphor = Approach Metaphor


12. 40-Hour Week = 40-Hour Week