'''Adaptive Software Development''' is a [[software development process]] that grew out of [[rapid application development]] work by Jim Highsmith and Sam Bayer. ASD embodies the principle that continuous adaptation of the process to the work at hand is the normal state of affairs.
ASD replaces the traditional [[waterfall model|waterfall]] cycle with a repeating series of ''speculate'', ''collaborate'', and ''learn'' cycles. This dynamic cycle provides for continuous learning and adaptation to the emergent state of the project. The characteristics of an ASD life cycle are that it is mission focused, feature based, iterative, timeboxed, risk driven, and change tolerant.
==References==
*'''''Adaptive Software Development: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Complex Systems''''', Highsmith, J.A., 2000 New York: Dorset House, 392pp, ISBN 0932633404
*'''''[[Agile Project Management (book)|Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products]]''''', [[Addison-Wesley]], Jim Highsmith, March 2004, 277pp, ISBN 0321219775
