Vocabulary

Question 1

Acceptance Test Driven Development

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A method used to communicate with business customers, developers, and testers before coding begins

Question 2

Affinity Estimation

Answer 2

A method used to quickly place user stories into a comparable-sized group

Question 3

Agile

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To develop a goal through periodic experimentation in order to fulfill the need of a complex decision

Question 4

Agile Adaptation

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To adaption the project plan continuously through retrospectives in order to maximize value creation during the planning process

Question 5

Agile Coaching

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To help achieve goals that is either personal or organizational

Question 6

Agile Experimentation

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To use the empirical process, observation, and spike introduction while executing a project to influence planning

Question 7

Agile Manifesto

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A statement that reflects Agile Philosophy that includes: individuals and interactions over processes and tools, working software over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration over contract negotiation, and responding to changes over following a plan

Question 8

Agile Manifesto: Customer Satisfaction

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To satisfy customer through early and continuous delivery of products, to test and receive feedback, to inform customers on progress, and to fulfill the customer’s value by completing priority requirements

Question 9

Agile Manifesto: Welcome Changes

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To allow quick responses to changes in the external environment, and late in development to maximize the customer’s competitive edge

Question 10

Agile Manifesto: Frequent Delivery

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To deliver software frequently to the customer, allowing for a quicker product release, faster provision of value to the customer and shorter delivery timeframe.

Question 11

Agile Manifesto: Collocated Team

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To have individuals work together daily on a project to implement osmotic communication, focus, and receive instant feedback to achieve a common goal.

Question 12

Agile Manifesto: Motivated Individuals

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To give individuals the empowerment, environment, support, and trust needed to complete a task successfully.

Question 13

Agile Manifesto: Face-to-Face Conversation

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The most efficient and effective way to communicate in order to receive direct feedback and influence osmotic communication.

Question 14

Agile Manifesto: Working Software

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Working software enables the measurement of progress, enhance customer satisfaction, and maintain and improve the quality of the software to help support project goals.

Question 15

Agile Manifesto: Constant Pace

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To help team members establish a healthy work-life balance, remain productive, and respond to changes swiftly for progress during a project.

Question 16

Agile Manifesto: Continuous Attention

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To enhance agility and time spent on work requirements in order to retain a well-balanced work environment.

Question 17

Agile Manifesto: Simplicity

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Allows team members to focus on what is necessary to achieve the requirements needed to create and deliver value to the project and customer.

Question 18

Agile Manifesto: Self-Organization

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A team that knows how to complete tasks effectively, has dedication to the project, and is expert on the process and project.

Question 19

Agile Manifesto: Regular Reflection

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This allows a team to learn how to become more effective, what changes need immediate implementation, and behavior that needs adjustment.

Question 20

Agile Mentoring

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To pass on and teach based on experience, knowledge, and skills to other individuals in the team or that work for the organization.

Question 21

Agile Methodologies

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A way to complete a goal effectively and efficiently. Examples of Agile Methodologies include XP, Scrum, and Lean.

Question 22

Agile Modeling

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A workflow depiction of a process or system a team can review before it is turned into code. Stakeholders should understand the model.

Question 23

Agile Planning

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The most important aspect of the Agile project. Planning happens at multiple levels such as strategic, release, iteration, and daily. Planning must happen up-front and can change throughout the project.

Question 24

Agile Smells

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Symptoms of problems that affect Agile teams and projects.

Question 25

Approved Iterations

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After the deadline of iteration is reached, the team and stakeholders conduct a meeting for approval. Stakeholders approve the iteration if the backlog used supports the product increment.

Question 26

Architectural Spikes

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Spikes that relate to any area of a system, technology, or application domain that is unknown.

Question 27

Artifact

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A process or work output Ex. Document, Code

Question 28

ASD

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Exhibits continuous adaptation to the project and its processes with characteristics that include: mission focused, feature based, iterative, time-boxed, risk driven, and change tolerant.

Question 29

Automated Testing Tools

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These tools allow for efficient and strong testing. Examples: Peer Reviews, Periodical Code-Reviews, Refactoring, Unit Tests, Automatic and Manual Testing.

Question 30

CARVER

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An acronym to measure the goals and mission of the project with each letter meaning: Criticality, Accessibility, Return, Vulnerability, Effect, and Recognizeability.

Question 31

Burn-Up Chart

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A chart that displays completed functionality. Progress will trend upwards, as stories are completed. Only shows complete functions, it is not accurate at predicting or showing work-in-progress.

Question 32

Ceremony

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A meeting conducted during an Agile project that consists of daily stand-up, iteration planning, iteration review, and iteration retrospective.

Question 33

Chicken

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An individual involved but not committed to an Agile project.

Question 34

Collective Code Ownership

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The entire team together is responsible for 100% of the code.

Question 35

Continuous Integration

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To consistently examine a team member’s work. To build, and test the entire system.

Question 36

Cost Performance Index (CPI)

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To measure the cost spent on a project and its efficiency. Earned Value / Actual Cost = CPI

Question 37

Crystal Family

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An adaptable approach that focuses on interaction between people and processes that consists of families that vary based on team size, system criticality, and project priorities.

Question 38

Cumulative Flow Diagram

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A chart that displays feature backlog, work-in-progress, and completed features.