Agile Terms

Question 1

Product Owner

Answer 1

Designated person that represents the customer on the project.

Question 2

Agile Project Manager / Scrum Master

Answer 2

Manages the agile project

Question 3

Product Backlog

Answer 3

Project requirements from the stakeholders

Question 4

Sprint Planning Meeting

Answer 4

Meeting done by the agile team to determine what features will be done in the next sprint

Question 5

Sprint Backlog

Answer 5

Work the team select to get done in the next sprint

Question 6

Sprint

Answer 6

A short iteration where the project team works to complete the work in the sprint backlog. (1-4 weeks typically)

SPRINT = ITERATION

Question 7

Daily Stand-up Meeting

Answer 7

A quick meeting each day to discuss project statuses, led by the Scrum Master. (Usually 15 minutes)

Question 8

Sprint Review

Answer 8

An inspection done at the end of the sprint by the customers

Question 9

Retrospective

Answer 9

Meeting done to determine what went wrong during the sprint and what went right. Lesson learned for the sprint.

Question 10

Partial Completed Product

Answer 10

Customers demo the product and provide feedback. This feedback adjusts the next Sprint’s priorities.

Question 11

Release

Answer 11

Several Sprints worth of work directed to operations for possible rollout and testing