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Agile Concepts Flashcards

1
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When is waterfall method most useful? (2)

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Entire scope is known in advance and the task will remain stable

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2
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What is the traditional sequential work model called?

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Waterfall method

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3
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Principal downside to the waterfall method

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Making changes is difficult and expensive

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Agule model applies to projects with 2 main characteristics

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Complex and with changing requirements

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5
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Agile doesnt mean fast, it means..

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Flexible and able to adapt quickly

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Agile is a combination of 2

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Iterative and incremental

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What does iterative mean?

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Feedback is taken after each sprint before moving forward

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What does incremental mean?

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Work is accomplished in small chunks

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Agile manifesto principles

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Value individuals, working software is priority, respond to change, collaborate with customer

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What does the Principle mean?: early value delivery

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Focus on the minimal viable product

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What does the Principle mean?: change for good

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Do not resist change in requirements, go with the flow

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12
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What does the Principle mean?: weeks not months

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Sprints should be of 2-4 weeks or less

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What does the Principle mean? Partner developers and business people

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Business people should be available for questions everyday

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What does the Principle mean? Direct communication

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Preferably face to face

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What does the Principle mean? Show and tell

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End every sprint with an improved product

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16
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What does the Principle mean? Keep it steady

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Keep a sustainable pace, dont compromise quality and avoid burnout

17
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What does the Principle mean? Keep it simple

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Look for simple and elegant solutions

18
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What does the Principle mean? Empower the team

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Allow the team to make decisions

19
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What does the Principle mean? Continuous improvement

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Step back and review at the end of every iteration

20
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The 5 agile steps

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Envision
Speculate
Explore
Adapt
Close

21
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Agile step: envision: substeps

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Product vision
Project scope
Project team
Project approach

22
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Agile step:envision:product vision

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Product owner + stakeholders define product

23
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Agile step:envision:project scope

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Define product requirements as backlog items

24
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Agile step:envision:project team

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Get the right people according to backlog

25
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Agile step:envision:project approach

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Processes and techniques to be used

26
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Agile step:speculate substeps (2)

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Create epics and break them down into features
Release plan

27
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Agile step: explore

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Start with a plan for each sprint. Each individual commits to their own work

28
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6 top benefits of the agile method

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Quick delivery of value
Greater rate of project completion
Higher quality through evolving designs
Faster time to market
Improved job satisfaction
Higher productivity and lower costs

29
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3 pilars of scrum

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Transparency
Inspection
Adaptation

30
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Values of scrum CFORC

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Commitment
Focus
Respect
Courage

31
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CFORC: Commitment

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Each team member commits to their own workload

32
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CFORC: FOCUS

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Focus on a small part of the project

33
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CFORC: OPENESS

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Willingness to share info openly

34
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CFORC: COURAGE

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To disagree with others

35
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What is product backlog?

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Items that might add value to the product

36
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Steps of the scrum process

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Product backlog
Sprint backlog planning
Sprint process
Sprint retrospective

37
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What is the scrum balance scorecard for?

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Measure the sucess of scrum implementation within a company

38
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Types of metrics included un the scrum balance scorecard? (4)

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Future orientation
Business value
Operational excellence
Customer orientation

39
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Framework which is a step by step approach to introduce scrum to a company

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