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AGILE TERMS 8
Term | Definition |
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THIS ITERATION SETS THE STAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS & DOESN'T ACTUALLY BUILD ANYTHING | ITERATION ZERO |
THIS ITERATION BUILDS THE PRODUCT INCREMENT | DEVELOPMENT |
THIS ITERATION IS DONE AT THE END TO CLEAN UP CODES OR PRODUCE DOCUMENTATION | ITERATION H (HARDENING SPRINT OR RELEASE) |
TYPES OF SPIKES | - ARCHITECTURAL - RISK-BASED |
TIME PERIOD DEDICATED TO PROOF OF CONCEPT | ARCHITECTURAL SPIKE |
TIME PERIOD DEDICATED TO TEAM INVESTIGATION TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE RISK | RISK-BASED SPIKE |
MEETING RUN BY DELIVERY TEAM WHERE YOU DISCUSS USER STORIES IN THE BACKLOG | ITERATION PLANNING MEETING |
ELEMENTS OF ITERATION PLANNING | - DISCUSS USER STORIES - SELECT USER STORIES FOR ITERATION - DEFINE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA - BREAK DOWN USER STORIES INTO TASKS - ESTIMATE TASKS |
MEETING W/ ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO DETERMINE WHICH STORIES WILL BE DONE IN WHICH ITERATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING RELEASE | RELEASE PLANNING MEETING |
ELEMENTS OF RELEASE PLANNING | - ALL STAKEHOLDERS DISCUSS WHICH ITERATIONS ARE IN UPCOMING RELEASE - SELECT USER STORIES FOR RELEASE USING VELOCITY - SLICE STORIES THAT ARE TOO LARGE FOR 1 ITERATION |
BACKLOG OF WORK CAUSED BY NOT DOING REGULAR CLEANUP & WILL LEAD TO INCREASED COST OF DELIVERY & MAKE IT HARDER TO IMPLEMENT CHANGE | TECHNICAL DEBT (SOLUTION IS REFACTORING) |
HOW LONG SOMETHING TAKES TO GO THROUGH ENTIRE PROCESS | LEAD TIME |
HOW LONG SOMETHING TAKES TO GO THROUGH A PART OF THE PROCESS | CYCLE TIME (PART OF LEAD TIME) |
WHAT IS CYCLE TIME CLOSELY RELATED TO? | WORK IN PROGRESS |
HOW DO LONG CYCLE TIMES AFFECT THE AMOUNT OF WORK IN PROGRESS? | INCREASES WIP |
AMOUNT OF WORK THAT CAN BE DONE IN A GIVEN TIME PERIOD | THROUGHPUT |
CYCLE TIME FORMULA | WIP / THROUGHPUT |
DEFECTS THAT MAKE IT TO THE CUSTOMER | ESCAPED DEFECTS |
MEASURE OF HOW FAR APART THINGS ARE | VARIANCE ANALYSIS |
MEASURE THAT PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO FUTURE ISSUES | TREND ANALYSIS |
HOW SHOULD YOU INTERPRET LAGGING METRICS? | THEY PROVIDE INFO ON SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENED |
HOW SHOULD YOU INTERPRET LEADING METRICS? | THEY PROVIDE INFO ON SOMETHING THAT'S ABOUT TO OCCUR |
HELPS DIAGNOSE ISSUES BEFORE THEY OCCUR & PROVIDES GUIDELINES TO OPERATE W/IN | CONTROL LIMITS |
MODIFY BACKLOG FOR RISK | RISK-ADJUSTED BACKLOG (DONE AFTER RISK RESPONSE) |
EXPECTED MONETARY VALUE FORMULA | IMPACT ($) X PROBABILITY (%) |
RISK SEVERITY FORMULA | RISK PROBABILITY X RISK IMPACT |