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title: Crystal
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## Crystal
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It is a methodology that is a very adaptable, lightweight approach to software development. It is a family of agile methodologies in which are included Crystal Clear, Crystal Yellow, Crystal Orange and others. Which of them has a unique attribute driven by many factors, like the size of the team, how critical the system is and the priorities of the project. Which states that each projects might need a different set of practices, rules, processes according to the project's unique characteristics.
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They were all developed by Alistair Cockburn in the 1990s.
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According to him, the faces of the crystal are defined as Methodology, techniques and policies
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Methodology - elements which are part of the project
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Techniques - areas of skills
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Policies - organizationals do's and dont's
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Those methods are focused on:
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1. People
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2. Interaction
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3. Community
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4. Skills
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5. Talents
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6. Communications
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![Different Colors] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiversity/en/c/c5/Crystal_Family_example.jpg
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It takes different strokes to move the world, and according to Crystal, it takes different colors to move a project.
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#### More Information:
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[Wikiversity Article] https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Crystal_Methods
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