Philosophy and Principles (Chapter 3) Flashcards
What is the DSDM philosophy? (3 points)
Best business value emerges when projects are…
- Aligned to clear business goals
- Deliver frequently
- Involve a collaboration of motivated and empowered people
How is the philosophy achieved? (5 points)
When all stakeholders…
- Understand and BUY IN to the business vision and objectives
- Are EMPOWERED to make decisions within their area of expertise
- Collaborate to deliver a FIT FOR PURPOSE business solution
- Collaborate to deliver AGREED TIMESCALES in accordance with BUSINESS PRIORITIES
- Accept that CHANGE IS INEVITABLE and the solution will evolve over time
The philosophy is supported by…
The principles
The philosophy and principles are upheld by…
The practices
The philosophy, principles and practices are supported by…
Common sense and pragmatism
What are the four most common demands of a project?
- Time
- Cost
- Features
- Quality
In a DSDM project, which features are fixed/which are variable?
How does this differ from traditional projects?
Fixed: time, cost, quality
Variable: features
Traditional projects usually fix the features and let everything else vary (which is why they overrun or go over budget).
What provides contingency in a DSDM project?
The features included in the business solution.
A DSDM project will always deliver…provided that…
A viable solution, on time and on budget…MoSCoW and Timeboxing are followed.
In a DSDM project, what is guaranteed as the worst case scenario?
The MUST features
Minimum Useable Subset
The expectation in a DSDM project is to deliver the bare minimum. True or false?
False - the MUST features are guaranteed but the aim is to deliver more (i.e. the Shoulds).
How many principles are there in DSDM?
8
Change is inherent to agile. True or false?
True
