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# Walking Skeleton

- Type: implementation strategy
- Group: Implementation cycle
- Placement: Implementation / Evolving the solution
- [Source](<https://accu.org/content/conf2012/Walking_skeleton.pdf>)

[HTML](https://dpm.cnonim.name/practices/skeleton/)

A minimal working end-to-end path connects the main components and grows over time.

## Relationships

- is linked early to: [Continuous Integration](/practices/ci/en.md) (combination)
- evolves through: [Working in Small Batches](/practices/batches/en.md) (support)
- may develop through: [Story Splitting](/practices/splitting/en.md) (support)

[Show on the map](https://dpm.cnonim.name/#practice=skeleton&lang=en)