Chapter 8 Flashcards
What is the key to project success?
Communication
You need a solid plan that includes:
Scope Statement
Schedule
Budget
The process of identifying what people or groups need to receive information regarding your project, what information each group needs, and how the information wil be distributed.
Communications Planning
What should be used to satisfy the diverse communication needs of the projects stakeholders?
Communication Systems
The person responsible for putting the information together in a clear and concise manner and communicating it to the receiver.
Sender
The information that is being sent and received.
Message
Messages sent and received between peers.
Horizontal Communications
Messages sent and received between subordinates and executive management.
Vertical Communications
The person for whom the messages is intended.
Receiver
How all communication exchanges occurs, no matter what format it takes.
Sender-Receiver Model / Basic Communication Model
Sender-Receiver Model is also know as
Basic Communication Model
The way the information gets from the sender to the receiver.
Transmitting
Spoken words, written documentation, emails, etc.. are all examples of what type of method?
Transmitting Method
What the receiver does with the information when they get it. Converts it into an understandable format.
Decoding
A way to explain the relationship between the number of people engaged in communicating and the actual number of interactions taking place between participants.
Communication Network Models
What is this image an example of?
Communication Network Models
What is the formula for calculating the lines of communication?
n (n-1) / 2
When you actively engage with the sender and ask clarifying questions to make sure you’re understanding the message correctly
Listening
What form of communication happens in real time such as face-to-face, phone calls, instant messaging, etc..
Synchronous Communication
What form of communication does not require an immediate response? This includes email, text messages, voicemail messages, etc..
Asynchronous Communication
SMS
Short Message Service
Meetings that occur in the moment and are not scheduled ahead of time.
Impromptu Meetings
Details what information will be distributed to whom, in what format, and its frequency.
Communication Plan
Project kickoff meetings, team status meetings, written status reports, team-building sessions, or other planned sessions that you hold with the team are an example of ___________.
Formal Communications
Phone calls and emails to and from you team members, conversations in the hallway, and impromptu meetings are an example of ________.
Informal Communications
Agile Methodology has three types of meetings
Daily Standups
Iteration review
Backlog Refinement
What form of teams require frequent interactions and team checkpoints?
Agile Teams
What type of meetings are used to review the work of the sprint and make any changes or adjustments necessary to ensure the work can be completed?
Daily Standup
What are three questions must team members come to Daily Standups prepared to duscuss?
What did I accomplish Yesterday?
What will I work on Today?
Do I have any roadblocks or issues preventing me from doing my work?
At the end of the sprint, agile teams hold regular stakeholder meetings know as _________.
Reviews
Which meeting is to review the work that was accomplished or completed during the iteration and gives the team a chance to show off their accomplishments?
Iteration Reviews
Which Agile Methodology meeting is conducted between the product owner and the team to help them learn about upcomming stories for the next iteration, understand the context of the user stories, and identify how the user stories relate to one another? It occurs midway to a few days before the end of the current sprint.
Backlog Refinement