Dvps s th ntgrtn nd tmtn f th sftwr dvlpmnt nd nfrmtn tchnlgy prtns . Dvps ncmpsss ncssry tsks f sftwr dvlpmnt nd cn ld t shrtnng dvlpmnt tm nd mprvng th dvlpmnt lf cycl. ccrdng t Nl Frd, Dvps, prtclrly thrgh cntns dlvry, mplys th "Brng th pn frwrd" prncpl, tcklng tgh tsks rly, fstrng tmtn nd swft ss dtctn. Sftwr prgrmmrs nd rchtcts shld s ftnss fnctn t kp thr sftwr n chck.
lthgh dbtd, Dvps s chrctrzd by ky prncpls: shrd wnrshp, wrkflw tmtn, nd rpd fdbck.
Frm n cdmc prspctv, Ln Bss, ng Wbr, nd Lmng Zh—thr cmptr scnc rsrchrs frm th CSR nd th Sftwr ngnrng nsttt—sggstd dfnng Dvps s " st f prctcs ntndd t rdc th tm btwn cmmttng chng t systm nd th chng bng plcd nt nrml prdctn, whl nsrng hgh qlty".
Hwvr, th trm s sd n mltpl cntxts. t ts mst sccssfl, Dvps s cmbntn f spcfc prctcs, cltr chng, nd tls.