Chapter 1 Introduction

Question 1

When was DSDM created?

Answer 1

1994 through collaboration of a large number of project practitioners across many companies who were seeking to build quality into Rapid Application Development (RAD) processes as they developed, primarily, business-focused computer solutions.

Question 2

What does DSDM advocate?

Answer 2

DSDM advocates that projects should do just ‘Enough Design Up Front’ (EDUF) within a Foundations phase in order to understand and clarify the structure of the overall solution and to create an Agile plan for delivery of the project. T

Question 3

Name 6 ways DSDM differ from traditional project management processes?

Answer 3

1) do just ‘Enough Design Up Front’ (EDUF) to clarify the structure of an overall solution
2) Avoids the traditional big design up front (BDUF) and promotes agility in developing the required solution (as business needs can change over time and also the project participants understanding of the business’s needs improves over time
3) Can complement Agile SCRUM, Prince2 and PMI processes
4) DSDM brought together the best parts from a traditional approach (control and quality) and from RAD (good communication, business involvement, transparency).
5) Promotes an iterative approach which encourages detail to emerge over time (rather than a waterfall approach) ; therefore, the current step needs to be completed in only enough detail to allow the project to move to the next step with any shortfall in detailed understanding being dealt with in a subsequent iteration of development
6) DSDM requires basic foundations for the project to be agreed at an early stage.