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The Agile Manifesto value "customer collaboration over contract negotiation" means that:

The correct answer is B. Agile approaches focus on what we are trying to build with our vendors, rather than debating the. This Agile Manifesto value emphasizes focusing on the shared goal - what you and your customer or vendor are trying to build together - rather than getting bogged down in debating contract terms, clauses, and legal fine print. Agile does not say contracts are unnecessary…

Submitted by haru.x· Apr 18, 2026Agile Principles and Mindset

Question

The Agile Manifesto value "customer collaboration over contract negotiation" means that:

Options

  • AAgile approaches encourage you not to focus too much on negotiating contracts, since most
  • BAgile approaches focus on what we are trying to build with our vendors, rather than debating the
  • CAgile approaches prefer not to use contracts, unless absolutely necessary, because they hamper
  • DAgile approaches recommend that you only collaborate with vendors who are using agile processes

How the community answered

(15 responses)
  • A
    7% (1)
  • B
    87% (13)
  • D
    7% (1)

Explanation

This Agile Manifesto value emphasizes focusing on the shared goal - what you and your customer or vendor are trying to build together - rather than getting bogged down in debating contract terms, clauses, and legal fine print. Agile does not say contracts are unnecessary (eliminating C) or that you should avoid negotiating altogether (A). It also does not restrict collaboration to agile-practicing vendors (D). The key insight is that a collaborative mindset produces better outcomes than an adversarial, contract-first mindset.

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#Agile Manifesto#Customer Collaboration#Contract Negotiation#Vendor Engagement

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