Timeboxing

Question 1

Types of timebox

Answer 1

1. DSDM structured time box - 2-4 weeks
   ‘Kick-off’ - Scope and MoSCow priorities
   Investigation 10-20% effort
   Refinement 60-80 effort
   Consolidation 10-20 effort
   ‘Close out’ - sign off and impact of what has not been done
2. Free format timebox - 2-4 weeks
   Kick-off
   Interative development
   ‘Close out’

Question 2

Timebox wider picture

Answer 2

Project
Increment - Increment
timebox-timebox-timebox-timebox

Question 3

Agile BA role in timebox

Answer 3

1. Clarify acceptance criteria of timebox
2. Confirm scope and objectives of timebox
3. Captures expanding detail of requirements as it emerges
4. Ensure business validation against acceptance criteria

Question 4

Iterative development cycle

Answer 4

1. Be as short as possible
2. Be only as formal as it needs to be
3. Involve the approriate members of the Solution Development Team

Question 6

Quality in interative development

Answer 6

1. Quality criteria
2. Acceptance criteria (NFR requirements)
3. Validationn - are we building the right thing
4. Verification - are we building the thing right

Question 7

Iterative development perspectives

Answer 7

F - Functional
U - Usability
N - non-functional

Question 8

Approaches to iterative development

Answer 8

Solution Focus:
1. Hortizontal Approach
2. Vertical Approach
3. Combined Approach

Question 9

Horizontal approach adv/dis

Answer 9

Adv: Allows initial sight of the full breadth of solution very early on
Dis: Nothing works fully until last horizontal slice is delivered

Question 10

Combined approach adv/dis

Answer 10

Adv: Has an initial view of overall solution early in project plus incremental delivery of business value
Dis; No obvious

Question 10

Vertical approach adv/dis

Answer 10

Adv: delivery of prioritised features may allow solution increments to be delivered more quickly
Dis: Full breadth of the solution is not clear until late in project

Question 11

architectural layer of the Solution

Answer 11

1. Business Process
2. User Interface
3. Business Logic
4. Data Access