ɐ lˈaɪtweɪt mˌɛθədˈɑːlədʒi ɪz ɐ sˈɔftwɛɹ dɪvˈɛləpmənt mˈɛθəd ðæt hɐz ˈoʊnli ɐ fjˈuː ɹˈuːlz ænd pɹˈæktɪsᵻz, ɔːɹ ˈoʊnli wˈʌnz ðæt ɑːɹ ˈiːzi tə fˈɑːloʊ.
A lightweight methodology is a software development method that has only a few rules and practices, or only ones that are easy to follow.