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=== Agile ===

Mixing [[Agile software development]] and Distributed Software Development brings a lot of challenges to the team communication.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ramesh|first=Balasubramaniam|last2=Cao|first2=Lan|last3=Mohan|first3=Kannan|last4=Xu|first4=Peng|date=October 2006|title=Can Distributed Software Development Be Agile?|journal=Commun. ACM|volume=49|issue=10|pages=41–46|doi=10.1145/1164394.1164418|issn=0001-0782|citeseerx=10.1.1.477.201}}</ref> On one hand, [[Agile software development]] demands an increase for informal communication and lacks formal communication, like [[documentation]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Highsmith|first=J.|last2=Cockburn|first2=A.|date=September 2001|title=Agile software development: the business of innovation|journal=Computer|volume=34|issue=9|pages=120–127|doi=10.1109/2.947100|issn=0018-9162}}</ref> On the other hand, Distributed Software Development makes it difficult to initiate communication, can lead to misunderstandings and increases the communication cost (time, money, etc.) as explained previously [[#Challenges]], which can lead to a decrease on the frequency of communication.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ebert|first=C.|last2=Neve|first2=P. De|date=March 2001|title=Surviving global software development|journal=IEEE Software|volume=18|issue=2|pages=62–69|doi=10.1109/52.914748|issn=0740-7459}}</ref> This makes the area of study presented of utter importance in [[Agile Distributed Software Development|Agile Distributed Software Development]]. One of its core principles emphasizes the relationships between individuals and their interactions, entailing constant communication.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Agile software development : the cooperative game|last=Alistair.|first=Cockburn|date=2007|publisher=Addison-Wesley|isbn=9780321482754|oclc=70867033}}</ref>

=== Extreme Programming ===