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AGILE TERMS 2
Term | Definition |
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AGILE & ADAPTIVE APPROACHES FOR LINKING PEOPLE, PROJECTS, & VALUE | AGILE DECLARATION OF INTERDEPENDENCE |
WHAT SHOULD A SERVANT LEADER PROVIDE? | 1. SHIELD TEAM FROM INTERRUPTIONS 2. REMOVE IMPEDIMENTS 3. COMMUNICATE PROJECT VISION 4. CARRY FOOD & WATER |
FIRST 6 PRINCIPLES FOR LEADING AGILE PROJECTS | 1. LEARN TEAM'S NEEDS 2. LEARN PROJECT REQUIREMENTS 3. ACT FOR SIMULTANEOUS WELFARE OF TEAM & PROJECT 4. CREATE ENV OF FUNCTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY 5. HAVE VISION OF COMPLETED PROJECT 6. USE VISION TO DRIVE YOUR BEHAVIOR |
LAST 6 PRINCIPLES FOR LEADING AGILE PROJECTS | 7. BE CENTRAL FIGURE IN SUCCESSFUL TEAM DEVELOPMENT 8. RECOGNIZE TEAM CONFLICT AS A POSITIVE STEP 9. MANAGE WITH AN EYE ON ETHICS 10. ETHICS IS INTEGRAL 11. TAKE TIME TO REFLECT ON PROJECT 12. DEVELOP SKILL OF THINKING BACKWARDS |
TYPES OF VALUE-DRIVEN DELIVERY PROJECTS TO GENERATE BUSINESS VALUE | - PRODUCE BENEFIT - IMPROVE SERVICE - MARKET DEMAND - SAFETY COMPLIANCE - REGULATORY COMPLIANCE |
AIM TO DELIVER HIGHEST VALUE EARLY TO REDUCE RISK | EARLY VALUE DELIVERY |
METRICS USED FOR ASSESSING VALUE | - RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI) - INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (IRR) - PRESENT VALUE/NET PV (NPV) - EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT (EVM) |
RATIO OF BENEFITS RECEIVED FROM AN INDIVIDUAL TO THE MONEY INVESTED (PERCENTAGE) | RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI) |
INTERNAL RATE NEEDED IN TODAY'S MONEY TO RECEIVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE FUTURE | INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (IRR) |
VALUE OF FUTURE MONEY IN TODAY'S TERMS | NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV) |
WHAT ARE KPI'S USED FOR? | TO MEASURE PROJECT PROGRESS |
KEY COMPONENTS OF KPI'S | - RATE OF PROGRESS - REMAINING WORK - LIKELY COMPLETION DATE - LIKELY COST REMAINING |
HOW SHOULD YOU HANDLE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE? | EITHER BUILD IT INTO PROJECT WORK OR DO IT AFTER PROJECT IS DONE |
HOW DOES RISK AFFECT AGILE PROJECTS? | IT IS CONSIDERED ANTI-VALUE |
TOOLS FOR MANAGING AGILE RISK | - RISK-ADJUSTED BACKLOG - RISK BURNDOWN CHART |
HOW DO CUSTOMERS CONDUCT VALUE PRIORITIZATION? | FEATURES ARE PRIORITIZED BASED ON BUSINESS VALUE, RISK, & DEPENDENCIES |
VALUE PRIORITIZATION TECHNIQUES | - SIMPLE SCHEME - MOSCOW PRIORITIZATION - MONOPOLY MONEY - 100-POINT METHOD - DOT (MULTI-VOTING) - KANO ANALYSIS - REQUIREMENTS PRIORITIZATION MODEL |
SIMPLE SCHEME | IDENTIFY PRIORITIES AS "1", "2", "3", AND SO ON |
WHY CAN SIMPLE SCHEME BECOME PROBLEMATIC? | BECAUSE MANY ITEMS COULD BECOME FIRST PRIORITY |
MOSCOW PRIORITIZATION | - MUST HAVE - COULD HAVE - SHOULD HAVE - WOULD LIKE, BUT NOT NOW |
DOT (MULTI) VOTING | EACH PERSON GETS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DOTS TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE REQUIREMENTS |
MONOPOLY MONEY | GIVE EVERYONE EQUAL AMOUNT OF MONEY, THEN DISTRIBUTE FUNDS TO WHAT'S VALUED MOST |
100-POINT METHOD | GIVE EACH PERSON 100 POINTS, THEN USE IT TO DISTRIBUTE TO INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS |
KANO ANALYSIS | HELPS TO UNDERSTAND CSAT |
ELEMENTS OF KANO ANALYSIS | - DELIGHTERS/EXCITERS - SATISFIERS - DIS-SATISFIERS - INDIFFERENT |
DEPLOYING WORKING PARTS OF THE PRODUCT OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT (DELIVER FIRST TO DEV, THEN TEST, THEN PROD ENVIRONMENT) | INCREMENTAL VALUE MANAGEMENT |
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF INCREMENTAL VALUE MANAGEMENT? | REDUCES AMOUNT OF REWORK BY DISCOVERING ISSUES EARLY & FIXING THEM |
FUNCTIONALITY THAT IS COMPLETE ENOUGH TO BE USEFUL, BUT SMALL ENOUGH NOT TO BE AN ENTIRE PROJECT | MINIMAL VIABLE PRODUCT |
WHEN USING COMPUTER MODELS FOR AGILE PROJECTS WHAT PROBLEMS CAN ARISE? | - DATA ACCURACY PERCEPTION INCREASES - NO STAKEHOLDER INTERACTION |
LOW-TECH, HIGH-TOUCH TOOLS | - INDEX CARDS, CHARTS, WHITEBOARDS, & WALLS - PROMOTES COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION - SKIP COMPUTER GANTT CHART FOR KANBAN BOARD |
INFORMATION RADIATOR THAT PROVIDES VISUALS FOR ITERATION BACKLOG & ENSURES EFFICIENT DISCUSSION | KANBAN BOARD (FOCAL POINT OF DAILY MEETINGS) |
WORK THAT'S BEEN STARTED BUT NOT COMPLETED YET | WORK IN PROGRESS (WIP) |
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIMITING WIP | - REPRESENTS MONEY SPENT W/OUT RETURN - HIDES PROCESS BOTTLENECKS - REPRESENTS RISK AS POTENTIAL RISK - AIM IS TO LIMIT & OPTIMIZE WIP |
STACK GRAPHS THAT SHOW HOW WORK IS PROGRESSING | CUMULATIVE FLOW DIAGRAMS (CFD'S) |
WHAT'S THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WIDENING AREA ACTIVITY & BOTTLENECK ACTIVITIES? | BOTTLENECK IS THE FIRST AREA AFTER WIDENING AREA ACTIVITY |
HOW DOES AGILE'S FLEXIBILITY AFFECT CONTRACT ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA? | DIFFICULT DUE TO ATTEMPTS TO FIX RESOURCES, TIME, COST, & VARYING FUNCTIONALITY |
CONTRACT WHERE 20 FEATURES ARE PAID FOR & AFTER THE 15TH FEATURE NO VALUE IS LEFT SO CONTRACT IS CUT OFF WITHOUT REFUND | MONEY FOR NOTHING CONTRACT |
CONTRACT ALLOWING CUSTOMER TO CHANGE EXISTING FEATURE OR REPLACE IT | CHANGE FOR FREE CONTRACT |
CONTRACT WHERE BUYER/SELLER SHARE IN RISKS & REWARDS (TYPICALLY THERE ARE DIFFERENT HOURLY RATES BASED ON FINISH EARLY, FINISH LATE, & FINISH ON TIME) | GRADUATED FIXED-PRICE CONTRACT |
USED TO MITIGATE RISKS OF UNDER OR OVER ESTIMATING | FIXED PRICE WORK PACKAGES |
WHAT ONE PERSON DESCRIBES IS OFTEN DIFFERENT FROM HOW ANOTHER INTERPRETS IT | GULF OF EVALUATION |