Understanding Agile Planning

Question 1

Planning User stories:

Name some of the key components of user stories

Answer 1

E.V

• how to estimate each story and then roll them up into a planned sprint.
• calculate your team’s velocity.

Question 2

Why does agile increase predictability

Answer 2

W.I.P.S
- no waste
- increased predictability- establish a deadline, not a detailed plan
-commit to incremental, smaller deliveries
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Question 3

What is iterations?

Answer 3

D

General agile term for a fixed duration of time during which development takes place.

Question 4

What is a sprint ?

Answer 4

S.I

Scrum- specific term for a fixed iteration of developing a usable and potentially released product

Question 5

What is the difference between waterfall and agile ?

Answer 5

S.F.I.P
A sprint is a short, completed deliverable. This deliverable can be improved over time. In a waterfall project, there’s one final product released at the end.

Question 6

What is the cone of uncertainty?

Answer 6

L.E
The longer you work on a project, the more expensive it is to make changes.

It’s when you’re forced to make all the predictions at the time when you have the least information.

The Cone of Uncertainty narrows, but the cost of making changes increases.

Question 7

Who is the teams north star and what is there responsibility

Answer 7

P.P.P.C
The product owner will prioritize the work based on their view of the product.
Create user roles for the project(visitor, customer, IM, PC, developer