Glossary Terms

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ACP

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Agile Certified Practitioner

Question 2

Acceptance Test Driven Development

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A method used to communicate with business customers, developers, and testers before coding begins

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Active Listening

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To focus on what is said and provide feedback to communicate understanding

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Adaptive Leadership

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A leadership style that helps teams to thrive and overcome challenges throughout a project.

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Affinity Estimation

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A method used to quickly place user stories into a comparable-sized group.

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Agile

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To develop a goal through periodic experimentation in order to fulfill the need of a complex decision

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Agile Adaption

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To adapt the project plan continuously through retrospectives in order to maximize value creation during the planning process.

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Agile Coaching

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To help achieve goals that is either personal or organizational.

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Agile Experimentation

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To use the empirical process, observation, and spike introduction while executing a project to influence planning.

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Agile Manifesto

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A statement that reflects Agile Philosophy that includes: individuals and interactions over processes and tools, working software over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration over contract negotiation, and responding to changes over following a plan.

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Agile Manifesto Principles

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A document that describes the twelve principles of the Agile Manifesto.

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Agile Manifesto: 1. Customer Satisfaction

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To satisfy customers through early and continuous delivery of products, to test and receive feedback, to inform customers on progress, and to fulfill the customer’s value by completing priority requirements.

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Agile Manifesto: 2. Welcome Changes

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To allow quick responses to changes in the external environment, and late in development to maximize the customer’s competitive advantage.

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Agile Manifesto: 3. Frequent Delivery

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To deliver software frequently to the customer, allowing for a quicker product release, faster provision of value to the customer and shorter delivery timeframe.

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Agile Manifesto: 4. Collocated Team

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To have individuals work together daily on a project to implement osmotic communication, focus, and receive instant feedback to achieve a common goal.

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Agile Manifesto: 5. Motivated Individuals

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To give individuals the empowerment, environment, support, and trust needed to complete a task successfully.

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Agile Manifesto: 6. Face-to-Face Conversation

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The most efficient and effective way to communicate in order to receive direct feedback and influence osmotic communication.

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Agile Manifesto: 7. Working Software

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Working software enables the measurement of progress, enhance customer satisfaction, and maintain and improve the quality of the software to help support project goals.

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Agile Manifesto: 8. Constant Pace

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To help team members establish a healthy work-life balance, remain productive, and respond to changes swiftly for progress during a project.

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Agile Manifesto: 9. Continuous Attention

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To enhance agility and time spent on work requirements in order to retain a well-balanced work environment.

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Agile Manifesto: 10. Simplicity

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Allows team members to focus on what is necessary to achieve the requirements needed to create and deliver value to the project and customer.

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Agile Manifesto: 11. Self-Organization

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A team that knows how to complete tasks effectively, has dedication to the project, and is expert on the process and project.

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Agile Manifesto: 12. Regular Reflection

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This allows a team to learn how to become more effective, what changes need immediate implementation, and behavior that needs adjustment.

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Agile Mentoring

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To pass on and teach based on experience, knowledge, and skills to other individuals in the team or that work for the organization.