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Section 11 : How to Plan Project Iterations Flashcards

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What is project iterations ?

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  • Completed
  • Reviewed
  • An iterative process
  • Revised as the project progresses
  • Requires team involvement
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How to plan a project iterations ?

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  • Define project goals and objectives
  • Break the project down into small, manageable chunks of work
  • Determine iteration lengths - one week to one month
  • Set clear and measurable goals
  • Define the scope
  • Create a schedule
  • Identify risks or issues
  • Review and adjust as needed
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Draw me an example of a UserStory : Card ?

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What are the logical units of iterations ?

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  • Iteration goal
  • Iteration scope
  • Iteration schedule
  • Iteration review
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What is the iteration scope ?

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  • Small enough to be achievable
  • Large enough to be meaningful and valuable
  • Example: design the login page, implement the login functionality, and write unit tests
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What is an iteration schedule ?

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  • Tasks that need to be done
  • Resources that will be needed
  • Dependencies between tasks
  • Team: self-led and self-organizing
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What is an iteration review ?

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  • Team demonstrates completed work for iteration
  • Assess the team progress
  • Identifies any issues or risks
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What are the pros and cons of an iteration ?

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Cons
* Can be more time-consuming
* Requires more planning
* May not be suitable for all projects

Pros
* Allows for flexibility and adaptability * Promotes collaboration and
communication
* Facilitates risk management * Increases productivity

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What does the WBS helps to accomplish ?

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  • Smaller
  • Manageable
  • Define
  • Organize
    But we don’t do WBS in adaptive
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How to translate a WBS to an adaptative iteration ?

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  • Identify the scope of the project
  • Break down the scope into smaller, more manageable chunks
  • Organize the work packages into a hierarchy
  • Determine the dependencies between the work packages
  • Estimate the duration and resources needed for each work package * Monitor and control the progress of the work packages
  • Adapt to changing circumstances as needed
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How to estimate the duration and resources ?

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  • Create a project schedule
  • Allocate necessary resources
  • Story point sizing
  • Fibonacci sequence: 1, 3, 5, 8, 13 (Spiral)
  • Planning poker (see how everyone sees how big these userstories are)
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How to monitor and control the process ?

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  • On-time completion
  • Completion within budget
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How to adapt and change ?

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  • Unexpected challenges
  • Opportunities
  • Flexible
  • Open
  • Adaptable
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What are the inputs for the project scope ?

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  • Project charter
  • Business case
  • Customer requirements
  • Market research
  • Regulatory requirements
  • Organizational constraints
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What do you have in a project charter ?

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  • Purpose
  • Objectives
  • Stakeholders
  • Scope of the project
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What do you have in the business case ?

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  • How the project fits into the overall business strategy
  • Justification for the project
  • Potential project benefits
  • Project costs
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What are the customer requirements ?

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  • Needs
  • Expectations
  • Customer surveys
  • Focus groups
  • Other methods
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What are the market research?

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  • Help to inform the scope of the project
  • Ensure project scope meets the needs and expectations of the intended audience
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What can be requirements ?

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  • Legal
  • Regulatory
  • Understand requirements
  • Ensure compliance
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What are the organizational constraints ?

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  • Resources and capabilities
  • Defining the scope
  • Making sure that the project is feasible
  • Ensuring the project aligns with the organization’s goals
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How to track an adaptive project tracking ?

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  • Agility
  • Flexibility
  • Plans
  • Activities
  • Learning
  • Feedback
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What is an predictive, plan-based tracking ?

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  • Creating a detailed project plan at the outset of the project
  • Tracking progress against that plan
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What are the important benefits of adaptative planning ?

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  • Improved accuracy
  • Enhanced agility
  • Greater stakeholder engagement
  • Better risk management
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How to improve accuracy ?

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  • Forecasting
  • Estimation
  • New information
  • Changing circumstances
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How to increase the stake-holder engagement ?

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  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Higher levels of engagement
  • Buy-in
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How to better the risk management ?

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  • Mitigate risks
  • Address issues
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What is the difference between adaptive project tracking versus predictive, plan-based tracking ?

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  • Complex
  • Uncertain
  • Changing

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