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InfoQ readers: There is an incorrect link on InfoQ. If you’re looking for the Rothman article on addressing technical debt, you can find it here. But since you’re here already, why not stay a while and enjoy the view?

This article was written for the ScrumAlliance [3] and featured on the site on 17th July, 2006. There was some significant editing before it was featured [on the ScrummAlliance.org website] so there are differences with the article presented here. The message however remains the same. You can find the original article here.

This article is the orginal unedited version, complete with bad grammar and spelling mistakes!
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A question that often comes up on Agile projects is; how do I determine when I can release software? For most project teams that are accustom to a defined process (Waterfall, RUP etc) it’s not immediately obvious how transition an Agile project from “Development” to “Production”.

I have put quotes around “Development” and “Production” because, within the Agile world, there is no concept of a “Development” phase nor a “Production” phase.

But regardless of Agile niceties, how do Agile projects go live?
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