The document introduces the Agile Manifesto and its core values:
- Individuals and interactions over processes and tools, with a focus on collaboration between people rather than reliance on processes or tools.
- Working software over comprehensive documentation, with an emphasis on delivering working software of business value rather than extensive paperwork.
- Customer collaboration over contract negotiation, with flexibility to accommodate changing customer priorities rather than rigid adherence to contracts.
- Responding to change over following a plan, with efforts focused on adapting to inevitable changes rather than strict adherence to initial plans.