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Agile Principles are a set of guiding values and beliefs that underpin the Agile Manifesto, a foundational document for Agile software development. The principles provide a philosophical foundation for Agile methodologies and practices, emphasizing the importance of collaboration, customer focus, flexibility, and continuous improvement.

The 12 Agile Principles, as stated in the Agile Manifesto, are as follows:

1. Customer Satisfaction through Early and Continuous Delivery of Valuable Software: The primary focus is to deliver valuable software increments to customers as early and as frequently as possible, increasing customer satisfaction and responsiveness to changing needs.
2. Welcome Changing Requirements, Even Late in Development: Agile teams embrace change as a competitive advantage, welcoming customer feedback and changing requirements, even in later stages of development.
3. Frequent Delivery of Working Software: Delivering working software regularly (in iterations or Sprints) fosters transparency, trust, and enables faster value realization.
4. Collaboration between Business Stakeholders and Developers: Close and continuous collaboration between business stakeholders and development teams is essential to ensure that customer needs are understood and delivered effectively.
5. Build Projects around Motivated Individuals, Give Them the Environment and Support They Need: Agile teams are empowered, self-organizing, and motivated, creating an environment that allows them to excel.
6. Use Face-to-Face Communication Whenever Possible: Face-to-face communication is the most effective means of conveying information and fostering shared understanding among team members.
7. Working Software is the Primary Measure of Progress: The ultimate measure of progress is working software, providing a tangible demonstration of accomplishments.
8. Agile Processes Promote Sustainable Development: Agile promotes a sustainable pace of work, balancing the delivery of value with the well-being of the team.
9. Continuous Attention to Technical Excellence and Good Design: Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility, reducing technical debt and enabling future changes.
10. Simplicity: Maximizing the amount of work not done (through unnecessary complexity) is essential for increasing efficiency.
11. Self-Organizing Teams: Teams are best positioned to make decisions, organize their work, and deliver value when they are self-organizing.
12. Regular Reflection and Adaptation: Agile teams and organizations continuously reflect on their performance and adapt their processes to improve their efficiency and effectiveness.

Agile Principles represent a shift in mindset and culture, emphasizing collaboration, customer-centricity, and a focus on delivering value. Agile methodologies and practices are built upon these principles, allowing teams and organizations to respond quickly to change, continuously learn, and deliver high-quality products that meet customer needs effectively.