| Term | Definition |
| 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 |
