Other DSDM practices Flashcards
Facilitated Workshops are a specialised type of meeting, with what?
- Clear objective deliverables
- A set of people (Participants) specifically chosen and empowered to deliver the required outcome
- An independent person (Workshop Facilitator) to enable the effective achievement of the objective
What is the role of a neutral Workshop Facilitator?
guides the group through a process which enables them to work together to achieve an agreed goal; whether that be solving a problem, building a plan or making decisions
How do Facilitated Workshops ensure a team-based approach and how are results achieved?
through visual and verbal communication and collaboration, where results can be achieved with speed, commitment and buy-in to the outcome.
Using Facilitated Workshops brings both direct and indirect benefits to a project. These include what ?
- Rapid, high-quality decision-making * Greater buy-in from all stakeholders
- Building team spirit
- Building consensus
- Clarification of issues
The factors which have been found, in practice, to greatly improve the success of Facilitated Workshop are ?
- An effective trained,
- Flexibility in the format but always with clearly defined objectives
- Thorough preparation before the Workshop, by the Workshop Facilitator and Participants
- A mechanism for ensuring that the outcomes of previous Workshops are built in, where appropriate
- Decisions and agreements that are not forced.
- Participants receiving a Workshop report, describing decisions, actions and the outcome of the Workshop, very soon after it has been run
What is modelling ?
a technique in which visual representations of a problem or a solution are created
What can a model be defined as ?
- A description or analogy used to help visualise something that cannot be directly observed
- A small but exact copy of something
- A pattern or figure of something to be made
What are modelling techniques designed to improve ?
improve communications and prompt the right questions
Name 6 modelling perspectives ?
“what”, “where”, “when”, “how”, “who” and “why”,
To enhance clarity, what does modelling usually incorporate ?
some degree of abstraction, which involves omitting certain information from the model to allow clearer focus on another specific aspect.
What is iterative development ?
iterative Development is a process in which the Evolving Solution, or a part of it, evolves from a high-level concept to something with acknowledged business value
what should each cycle of iterative development do ?
- Be as short as possible, typically taking a day or two, with several cycles happening within a Timebox
- Be only as formal as it needs to be
- Involve the appropriate members of the Solution Development Team relevant to the work being done
When should iterative development t strategy be decided?
During Foundations,
How can DSDM ensure it does not compromise on quality ?
a required level of quality for the solution should be defined in the early lifecycle phases.
During the Evolutionary Development phase continuous verification activity ensures that this level of quality is achieved.
How are reviews important ?
Reviews can range from informal peer reviews through to highly structured and formal reviews involving experts or perhaps groups of people
