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Acceptance criteria

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The checklist the project manager uses to decide whether a story is done

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Adaptation

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Adjusting project, product, or processes to minimize any further deviation or issues

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Agile Manifesto

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A collection of four values and 12 principles that define the mindset that all Agile teams should strive for

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Agile project management

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An approach to project and team management that embodies “agility” based on the Agile Manifesto

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Ambiguity

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A state where conditions and root causes of events or circumstances are unclear, leading to the possibility of misunderstanding

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Backlog refinement

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The act of keeping the Backlog prioritized, estimated, and described so the Scrum Team can operate effectively

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Burndown chart

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A visual that measures time against the amount of work done and amount of work remaining

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Business agility

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Refers to incorporating Agile principles into the wide sphere of management

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Business collaboration

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The concept that collaborating with customers gets critical business information to the team immediately, allowing them to adjust and adapt new information instantly

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Capacity

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The amount of work a team can handle in a given amount of time

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Case studies

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In-depth, data-driven analyses of a business, community, or organization

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Change control board

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A formal and rigorous process to manage any changes to requirements

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Change management

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The process of getting people to adopt a new product, process, or value system

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Coaching

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A two-way communication style aimed at influencing and developing employees’ skills, motivation, and judgment

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Complexity

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Refers to the high number of interrelated forces, issues, organizations, and factors that would influence a project

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Continuous integration and continuous refactoring

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The Extreme Programming practice of merging product changes into a shared version several times a day in order to get quick feedback on the quality of the code or product

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CSV file

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A file type that holds a spreadsheet’s data

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Cynefin framework

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A framework used for measuring project complexity

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Daily Scrum

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A brief meeting of up to 15 minutes that takes place every day of the Sprint to inspect progress toward the goal

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Definition of Done

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An agreed-upon set of items that must be completed before a project or user story can be considered complete

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Deliverable

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A tangible outcome from a project

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Development Team

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In Scrum, the people who do the work to build the product

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DevOps

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An organizational and cultural movement that aims to increase software delivery velocity, improve service reliability, and build shared ownership among software stakeholders

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Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD)

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A hybrid approach that combines the strategies from various Agile frameworks, including Kanban, LeSS, Lean Development, Extreme Programming, and Agile Modeling

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Empiricism
The idea that true knowledge comes from actual, lived experience
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Epic
A group or collection of user stories
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Extreme Programming (XP)
A methodology that aims to improve product quality and the ability to respond to changing customer needs
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Five values of Scrum
The core values that guide how Scrum Teams work and behave
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Flow
A core principle of Kanban that aims to maximize efficiency
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I.N.V.E.S.T
Acronym for the criteria each user story should meet
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Incremental
Describes work that is divided into smaller chunks that build on one another
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Influencer
Someone who is able to lead and influence others to change their behaviors, hearts, and minds to produce meaningful, sustainable results
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Inspection
A timely check toward the outcome of a Sprint Goal to detect undesirable variances
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Iterative
Refers to repeating cycles of delivery
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Kanban
A methodology that provides visual feedback to everyone who might be interested in the status of the work in progress
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Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS)
A framework that aims to maximize the Scrum Team’s ability to deliver value and reduce waste in larger organizations
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Lean
A methodology in which the main principle is the removal of waste within an operation
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Managing
The act of overseeing the work of others
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Minimum viable product (MVP)
A version of a product with just enough features to satisfy early customers
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Mission
A short statement that stays constant for the team throughout the project and gives them something to work toward
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Organizational culture
Describes shared workplace values and shows up in people’s behaviors, activities, the way they communicate, and how they work with each other
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Pair Programming
The XP practice that refers to when two team members work together at the same time on one task
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Product Backlog
The single authoritative source for things a team works on
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Product Goal
The desired future state of the product
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Product increment
What is produced after a given Sprint
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Product Owner
In Scrum, the role responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the team
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Product requirements document
A document that lists the scope and requirements of the project
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Product roadmap
A visualization or document that provides a high-level view of the expected product, its requirements, and an estimated schedule for reaching milestones
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Product vision
Defines what the product is, how it supports the customer’s business strategy, and who will use it
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Relative estimation
A comparison of the effort for a task to the effort for another task
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Releasable
Refers to when the team has developed a minimum viable product of a given feature or requirement
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Release plans
Indicates the approximate date when the team is expected to release and deliver certain features to the customer or user
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Requirements
Conditions that must be met or tasks that must be finished to ensure the successful completion of the project
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Retrospectives and continuous learning
Refers to striving continuously to learn and adapt to what’s working and what’s not
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Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
A Lean-Agile scaling framework that combines concepts from Kanban, Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), DevOps, and Design Thinking methodologies
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Scrum
A framework for developing, delivering, and sustaining complex products
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Scrum Master
In Scrum, the role responsible for ensuring the team lives Agile values and principles and follows the processes and practices the team agreed to
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Scrum of Scrums
A technique for integrating the work of multiple, smaller Scrum Teams working on the same project or solution
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Solution Design Sprint
An entire Sprint spent working solely on the solution design
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Spotify model
The Spotify organization’s version of the Agile approach
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Sprint
A timeboxed iteration where a planned amount of work is done
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Sprint Backlog
The set of Product Backlog items that are selected to be completed during the upcoming Sprint
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Sprint Planning
Refers to when the entire Scrum Team comes together to map out what will be done during the Sprint
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Sprint Retrospective
An essential meeting of up to three hours for the Scrum Team to take a step back, reflect, and identify improvements about how to work together as a team
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Sprint Review
A meeting with the entire Scrum Team where the product is demonstrated to determine which aspects are finished and which aren’t
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Stacey Matrix
A framework developed to help project managers identify the complexities of their environment so they can adapt their style of decision-making
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Story points
A method for estimating user stories, tasks, and backlog items by assigning a point value based on effort and risk
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T-shirt sizes
A way to estimate what is needed for a work effort in terms of time, budget, and energy by categorizing it as XS, S, M, L, XL, or XXL
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Team dynamics and culture
Refers to creating an effective team culture that is inclusive, supportive, and empowering
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Three pillars of Scrum
The foundational concepts on which Scrum is based
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Timebox
A Scrum concept that refers to the estimated duration for an event
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Transparency
Making the most significant aspects of the work visible to those responsible for the outcome
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Uncertainty
A lack of predictability or high potential for surprise
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User story
A short, simple description of a feature told from the perspective of the user
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Value delivery
Refers to delivering the work as quickly as possible to get feedback and mitigate time risk
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Value roadmap
An Agile way of mapping out the timelines and requirements for the product-development process
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Velocity
A measure of the amount of work a team can take on during a single Sprint
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Volatility
The rate of change and churn in a business or situation
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VUCA
The conditions that affect organizations in a changing and complex world
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Waterfall project management
A project management methodology that refers to the sequential or linear ordering of phases
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Work-in-progress (WIP) limit
A constraint on how many work items are actively being worked on at any given time

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