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AGILE TERMS 6
Term | Definition |
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CHARACTERISTICS OF ADAPTIVE PLANNING | - ONGOING PROCESS - PROACTIVELY UPDATE W/ MULTIPLE MECHANISMS - FOCUS ON VALUE DELIVERY - UNCERTAINTY DRIVES REPLANNING - FREQUENTLY DISCOVER ISSUES - LOTS OF CHANGE |
CHARACTERISTICS OF AGILE PLANS | - TRIAL & DEMO UNCOVER TRUE REQUIREMENTS LEADING TO REPLANNING - LESS UPFRONT, MORE THROUGHOUT PROJECT - MID-COURSE ADJUSTMENTS ARE THE NORM |
FIRST 5 PRINCIPLES OF AGILE PLANNING | 1. PLAN AT MULTIPLE LEVELS 2. ENGAGE TEAM & CUSTOMER IN PLANNING 3. MANAGE EXPECTATIONS BY FREQUENTLY DEMONSTRATING PROGRESS 4. TAILOR PROCESS TO PROJECT 5. UPDATE PLAN BASED ON PRIORITIES |
LAST 4 PRINCIPLES OF AGILE PLANNING | 6. ENSURE ESTIMATES ACCOUNT FOR RISK, DISTRACTIONS, & TEAM AVAILABILITY 7. USE APPROPRIATE ESTIMATION RANGES TO REFLECT UNCERTAINTY 8. BASE PROJECTIONS ON COMPLETION RATES 9. FACTOR IN DIVERSION & OUTSIDE WORK |
ADDING MORE DETAILS AS INFORMATION EMERGES | PROGRESSIVE ELABORATION |
ELEMENTS OF PROGRESSIVE ELABORATION | - PLANS - ESTIMATES - DESIGNS - TEST SCENARIOS |
PLANNING AT MULTIPLE POINTS IN TIME AS DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE | ROLLING WAVE PLANNING |
ASSESSING & PRIORITIZING BUSINESS VALUE OF WORK ITEMS & PLANNING ACCORDINGLY | VALUE-BASED ANALYSIS & DECOMPOSITION |
BREAK DOWN REQUIREMENTS, PRIORITIZE THEM, & DESIGN PRODUCT BOX | VALUE-BASED DECOMPOSITION |
KEEP REQUIREMENTS GENERAL THEN PROGRESSIVELY REFINE THEM | COARSE-GRAINED REQUIREMENTS |
BENEFITS OF COARSE-GRAINED REQUIREMENTS | - BALANCES OVERALL DESIGN - DELAYS IMPLEMENTATION DECISION UNTIL LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT |
SHORT, FIXED-DURATION TIME PERIODS WHERE WORK OR ACTIVITIES ARE UNDERTAKEN (IF WORK'S NOT DONE IN ONE, MOVE IT TO ANOTHER) | TIMEBOXING |
DAILY STAND-UP TIMEBOX | 15 MINUTES |
RETROSPECTIVES TIMEBOX | 2 HOURS |
SPRINTS TIMEBOX | 1-4 WEEKS |
WHY DO WE ESTIMATE? | TO DETERMINE WHICH PIECES OF WORK CAN BE DONE W/IN A RELEASE OR ITERATION |
HOW ARE ESTIMATES CREATED? | BY PROGRESSING THROUGH THE STAGES OF PLANNING |
HOW SHOULD ESTIMATES BE STATED? | IN RANGES |
WHEN DO WE ESTIMATE? | DONE THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT & W/ MORE DETAIL LATER IN THE PROJECT |
WHO PERFORMS ESTIMATES? | TEAM MEMBERS DO THEIR OWN ESTIMATES |
TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO COMPLETE A GIVEN TASK ASSUMING ZERO INTERRUPTIONS OR UNPLANNED PROBLEMS | IDEAL TIME |
LEVELS OF DECOMPOSING REQUIREMENTS | 1. EPICS 2. FEATURES 3. STORIES 4. TASKS |