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title: What is the Agile Manifesto?
description: "The [Agile Manifesto](https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/glossary/agile-manifesto/) was created in 2001. It was intended as a response to the heavyweight, documentation-driven software development processes that were in everyday use at this time. Software was a new industry as the first computers emerged shortly after…"
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updated: "2024-12-19"
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# What is the Agile Manifesto?

The [Agile Manifesto](https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/glossary/agile-manifesto/) was created in 2001. It was intended as a response to the heavyweight, documentation-driven software development processes that were in everyday use at this time.

Software was a new industry as the first computers emerged shortly after the 2nd World War. For the following decades, only a few computers were in use. This changed in the 1980s and 1990s with the birth of the personal computer and the internet. In a few years, millions of people had begun creating software to help businesses gain a competitive advantage and provide new services for customers.