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AGILE TERMS 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |