No one has a clue what this means. Companies use the term to make themselves look organized and modern, employees use it because companies do. Many companies who claim to use agile actually use the waterfall approach and do not know the difference.
Interviewer asked, "Have you ever used the agile methodology?"
Job candidate replied, "Yes of course."
Interviewer responds, "Good! I think I have all I need."
-------------10 minutes later------------------------
Interviewer speaking to co-worker, "He actually knows what agile methodology is! We need to hire him!"
co-worker responded, "What the fuck is agile?"
"I don't have a fucking clue so we need this guy"
Job candidate replied, "Yes of course."
Interviewer responds, "Good! I think I have all I need."
-------------10 minutes later------------------------
Interviewer speaking to co-worker, "He actually knows what agile methodology is! We need to hire him!"
co-worker responded, "What the fuck is agile?"
"I don't have a fucking clue so we need this guy"
by Nutzen YerMouf March 7, 2018
A work-group paradigm for software engineers where all the people in your work-group sit near each other, and little or no official documentation is required in the written code. This is to get working code out faster in order to keep pace with the competition.
Our new company owner is instituting Agile Methodology and I don't know how that will work out after 12 years of the documentation requirement being being beaten into me.
by Mikealike July 11, 2008