Index
A
- adaptation (Scrum pillar), Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint, there are no Dumb Questions, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next, Personas help you get to know your users
- adaptive leadership, Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
- adaptive planning
- adjourning stage (team formation), Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
- affinity estimating, Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do, A few last tools and techniques
- Agile Manifesto (see specific values and principles)
- agile mindset
- about, So what is agile, anyway?
- chapter exercises, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile, Question Clinic: The “which-is-BEST” question, Fireside Chats, The new product is a hit!, Manifesto Magnets Solution
- chapter questions and answers, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions
- Lean mindset and, there are no Dumb Questions
- practice exam exercises, Exam Questions, A long-term relationship for your brain
- principles and practices, What is agile?: Principles and practices
- values and principles, Agile values and principles: Mindset meets method
- agile practitioner, “You are an agile practitioner...”
- Agile Retrospectives (Derby and Larsen), Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work
- amplify learning (Lean principle), Lean principles help you see things differently, Venn Magnets Solution
- Anderson, David, Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
- API (application programming interface), Frequent feedback keeps changes small
- application programming interface (API), Frequent feedback keeps changes small
- architectural spike, Usability testing means testing your user interface on real users
- artifacts (Scrum), The Scrum artifacts keep the team informed, there are no Dump Questions, there are no Dumb Questions
- (see also specific artifacts)
- automated builds, XP practices give you feedback about the code, XP teams use automated builds that run quickly
B
- backbone (product), Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
- backlog
- backlog grooming, Exam Answers
- (see also PBR (product backlog refinement))
- Beck, Kent, XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code
- bribes, accepting, Keep the cash?
- Brooks, Fred, The Agile Manifesto
- build automation, XP practices give you feedback about the code, XP teams use automated builds that run quickly
- build in integrity (Lean principle), More Lean principles
- burn-up charts, Burn-ups keep your progress and your scope separate from each other
- burndown charts
- about, Mindset versus methodology, XP and Lean/Kanban, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile, Introducing GASPs!, Burndown charts help the team see how much work is left, Personas help you get to know your users
- release, Personas help you get to know your users
- risk-based, A few last tools and techniques
- story points and, Burndown charts help the team see how much work is left
- velocity and, Burndown charts help the team see how much work is left
C
- card (user story), User stories help teams understand what users need, How story points work, there are no Dumb Questions
- cause and effect diagrams, Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work, Tools to help you generate insights:
- caves and commons design, Teams work best when they sit together
- ceremony (Scrum), there are no Dumb Questions
- CFDs (cumulative flow diagrams), Cumulative flow diagrams help you manage flow
- change management
- about, there are no Dumb Questions, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
- Agile Manifesto on, The principles behind the Agile Manifesto, The agile principles help you deliver your product, there are no Dumb Questions, Manifesto Magnets Solution, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
- over following a plan, The Agile Manifesto, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, Question Clinic: The “which-is-BEST” question
- Scrum framework and, Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
- XP and, there are no Dumb Questions, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile, XP teams embrace change, Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
- check-ins (retrospective tool), Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
- chunking, A long-term relationship for your brain
- coaching style (situational leadership), Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
- code bloat, Every team accumulates technical debt
- code maintenance, Complex code is really hard to maintain
- code monkey trap, XP teams value communication, there are no Dumb Questions
- Cohn, Mike, Introducing GASPs!, Personas help you get to know your users
- collaboration games, A few last tools and techniques
- collaboration, customer (see customer collaboration)
- collaborative improvement (Kanban), Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better, How to use Kanban to improve your process, Now the whole team is collaborating on finding better ways to work!
- collective commitment, The Scrum values make the team more effective
- color code dots (data gathering tool), Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
- commit (version control system), Bad experiences cause a rational fear of change, Continuous integration prevents nasty surprises
- commitment (Scrum value), The Scrum values make the team more effective, Venn Magnets Solution
- commitment-driven planning, Personas help you get to know your users
- communication
- agile on, Agile to the rescue!, Mindset versus methodology, XP and Lean/Kanban, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, there are no Dumb Questions, The agile principles help your team communicate and work together
- GASP on, No more 300-page specs... please?, there are no Dumb Questions, Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work, Cubicle Conversation, Exam Answers
- Scrum on, The Scrum events help you get your projects done, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions, Exam Answers
- XP on, Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes, Venn Magnets Solution, Teams work best when they sit together, there are no Dumb Questions
- complex code, Complex code is really hard to maintain, there are no Dumb Questions
- conceptual integrity (Lean tool), More Lean thinking tools
- confirmation (user story), User stories help teams understand what users need, How story points work, there are no Dumb Questions
- conflict (version control system), Bad experiences cause a rational fear of change, Continuous integration prevents nasty surprises
- content outline (PMI-ACP exam), The PMI-ACP® exam is based on the content outline
- continuous attention to excellence and design, The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
- continuous delivery of software
- continuous improvement
- continuous integration, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile, XP practices give you feedback about the code, Continuous integration prevents nasty surprises, there are no Dumb Questions, Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
- contract negotiation, The Agile Manifesto, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
- conversation (user story)
- copyrighted material, New software
- cost of delay (Lean tool), More Lean thinking tools
- courage
- cumulative flow diagrams (CFDs), Cumulative flow diagrams help you manage flow
- customer collaboration
- about, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
- Agile Manifesto on, The principles behind the Agile Manifesto, The agile principles help your team communicate and work together, there are no Dumb Questions
- over contract negotiation, The Agile Manifesto, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, Question Clinic: The “which-is-BEST” question
- customer-valued prioritization tools, Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
- cycle time (Lean measurement), More Lean thinking tools
D
- Daily Scrum
- daily standup, Agile to the rescue!, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions
- decide as late as possible
- defects
- delegating style (situational leadership), Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
- deliver as fast as possible (Lean principle), Lean principles help you see things differently
- delivery cadence (Lean), More Lean thinking tools, there are no Dumb Questions
- Derby, Esther, Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work
- Development Team role (Scrum), Scrum is the most common approach to agile, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what, The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint, How do we know what to build?
- directing style (situational leadership), Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
- Done column (task boards), Taskboards keep the team informed
- done, definition of, A task isn’t done until it’s “Done” done, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
- dot voting, A few last tools and techniques
E
- early delivery of software
- Earned Value Management (EVM), Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
- elapsed time, No more detailed project plans
- eliminate waste (Lean principle)
- embracing change (see change management)
- empirical process control theory, there are no Dumb Questions, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next, Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
- empiricism, there are no Dumb Questions
- empower the team (Lean principle), More Lean principles
- energized work (XP), Teams work best with relaxed, rested minds, there are no Dumb Questions
- estimatable (INVEST acronym), How story points work
- estimation considerations
- concepts used, No more detailed project plans
- in INVEST acronym, How story points work
- PBR meeting, How do we know what to build?, Personas help you get to know your users
- planning poker, Introducing GASPs!, The whole team estimates together, there are no Dumb Questions, Personas help you get to know your users, A few last tools and techniques
- Product Backlog, The Scrum artifacts keep the team informed, there are no Dump Questions, Exam Answers, there are no Dumb Questions
- Sprint Backlog, there are no Dumb Questions, Question Clinic: The red herring, Personas help you get to know your users
- story maps, Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
- story points, The whole team estimates together, there are no Dumb Questions, Personas help you get to know your users
- T-shirt sizes, Story points let the team focus on the relative size of each story, there are no Dumb Questions, Personas help you get to know your users, Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
- trust and respect in, The Scrum values make the team more effective
- user stories, Story points let the team focus on the relative size of each story, How story points work, there are no Dumb Questions
- velocity in, No more detailed project plans, there are no Dumb Questions, Personas help you get to know your users
- ESVP technique, Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
- ethical decisions (see professional responsibility)
- events (Scrum), The Scrum events help you get your projects done, there are no Dumb Questions
- EVM (Earned Value Management), Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
- exam question help
- exploratory testing, Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
- explorers (ESVP technique), Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
- extra features (waste category), Categorizing waste can help you see it better
- extra processes
- extreme programming (see XP)
F
- face-to-face conversations (see conversation (user story))
- fail fast concept, Usability testing means testing your user interface on real users, Exam Answers
- feedback and feedback loops
- agile teams and, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, The agile principles help you deliver your product, Exam Answers, Exam Answers, Manifesto Magnets Solution
- Kanban method, Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better, How to use Kanban to improve your process, Feedback loops show you how it’s working
- Lean mindset tool, Venn Magnets Solution
- Scrum teams and, How story points work, Tools to help you generate insights:
- XP teams and, Frequent feedback keeps changes small, XP practices give you feedback about the code, Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
- Fibonacci sequence, Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
- firmware, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
- fishbone diagrams, Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work, Tools to help you generate insights:
- fist of five voting, A few last tools and techniques
- five why’s technique, Trying to do too many things at once
- flow efficiency (Lean measurement), More Lean thinking tools, Value stream maps help you see waste
- flow management (Kanban)
- flow state (XP), XP teams value communication, there are no Dumb Questions
- focus
- forming stage (team formation), Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
G
- Gantt charts, there are no Dumb Questions
- GASPs (Generally Accepted Scrum Practices)
- about, Introducing GASPs!
- burn-up charts, Burn-ups keep your progress and your scope separate from each other
- burndown charts (see burndown charts)
- chapter exercises, How story points work, Question Clinic: The red herring, Cubicle Conversation
- chapter questions and answers, there are no Dumb Questions, Personas help you get to know your users
- personas, there are no Dumb Questions, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile, Personas help you get to know your users
- practice exam exercises, Exam Questions
- product backlog refinement, How do we know what to build?, Personas help you get to know your users, Exam Answers
- red herring questions, Question Clinic: The red herring
- story maps, Story maps help you prioritize your backlog, Personas help you get to know your users
- story points (see story points)
- task boards (see task boards)
- user stories (see user stories)
- Generally Accepted Scrum Practices (see GASPs)
- grooming, Exam Answers
- (see also PBR (product backlog refinement))
I
- ideal time, No more detailed project plans
- improve collaboratively (Kanban), Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better, How to use Kanban to improve your process, Now the whole team is collaborating on finding better ways to work!
- In Progress column (task boards), Taskboards keep the team informed
- Increment (Scrum), The Scrum artifacts keep the team informed, there are no Dump Questions
- incremental design, there are no Dumb Questions, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile, Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
- independent (INVEST acronym), How story points work
- individuals and interactions (see team performance)
- information radiators
- informative workspace (XP), Head First Agile, XP teams value communication, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions, Exam Answers, Before you look at the answers...
- inspection (Scrum pillar), Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint, there are no Dumb Questions, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
- integrity built in (Lean principle), More Lean principles
- internal rate of return (IRR), Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
- inventory (manufacturing waste), Trying to do too many things at once
- INVEST acronym, How story points work
- IRR (internal rate of return), Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
- Ishikawa diagrams, Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work, Tools to help you generate insights:
- iteration
- iterationless development, there are no Dumb Questions
K
- Kaizen, Trying to do too many things at once
- kanban (signal card), there are no Dumb Questions
- Kanban boards, Use Kanban boards to visualize the workflow, The team creates a workflow
- Kanban method
- about, Scrum is the most common approach to agile, Lean/Kanban: Eliminating Waste and Managing Flow, Lean teams use pull systems to make sure they’re always working on the most valuable tasks, The team creates a workflow
- applying practices, there are no Dumb Questions, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile, Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
- chapter exercises, there are no Dumb Questions, Feedback loops show you how it’s working, Now the whole team is collaborating on finding better ways to work!
- chapter questions and answers, there are no Dumb Questions
- Lean mindset and, there are no Dumb Questions
- practice exam exercises, Exam Questions
- process improvement, Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better, The team is delivering faster
- Kano analysis, Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
- Kano, Noriaki, Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
- kludge (code), Complex code is really hard to maintain, there are no Dumb Questions
L
- Larsen, Diana, Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work
- last responsible moment
- lead time (Lean measurement), More Lean thinking tools
- leadership styles
- Lean mindset, Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
- (see also specific principles and tools)
- about, Scrum is the most common approach to agile, Lean/Kanban: Eliminating Waste and Managing Flow, Lean is a mindset (not a methodology), there are no Dumb Questions
- chapter exercises, Venn Magnets, there are no Dumb Questions, Value stream maps help you see waste, Question Clinic: Least worst option, Now the whole team is collaborating on finding better ways to work!
- chapter questions and answers, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions
- Kanban method and, there are no Dumb Questions
- practice exam exercises, Exam Questions
- principles and thinking tools, Lean principles help you see things differently, Venn Magnets Solution
- Scrum framework and, Lean is a mindset (not a methodology)
- XP and, Lean is a mindset (not a methodology)
- Lean Software Development (Poppendieck), Trying to do too many things at once
- learning amplification (Lean principle), Lean principles help you see things differently, Venn Magnets Solution
- least-worst-option question, Question Clinic: Least worst option
- low fidelity wireframes, Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
M
- maintaining code, Complex code is really hard to maintain
- managing flow (Kanban) (see flow management (Kanban))
- manufacturing waste, Trying to do too many things at once
- mind maps, A few last tools and techniques
- mindset
- Minimally Marketable Feature (MMF), Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before
- Minimally Viable Product (MVP), Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before
- mistakes
- agile principles on, XP and Lean/Kanban, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, there are no Dumb Questions, The agile principles help your team communicate and work together, there are no Dumb Questions
- Scrum framework on, The Scrum values make the team more effective, there are no Dumb Questions
- XP on, Teams build better code when they work together, Teams work best with relaxed, rested minds, there are no Dumb Questions, Pair programming
- MoSCoW method, Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
- motion
- motivation, The agile principles help your team communicate and work together, there are no Dumb Questions
- muda (TPS waste type), Trying to do too many things at once
- mura (TPS waste type), Trying to do too many things at once
- muri (TPS waste type), Trying to do too many things at once
O
- Ohno, Taiichi, Trying to do too many things at once
- 100 point voting, A few last tools and techniques
- openness (Scrum value), The Scrum values make the team more effective, there are no Dumb Questions, Venn Magnets Solution
- options thinking (Lean tool), More Lean thinking tools, there are no Dumb Questions, Anatomy of an Option, there are no Dumb Questions
- osmotic communication, XP teams value communication, there are no Dumb Questions
- overproduction (manufacturing waste), Trying to do too many things at once
P
- pair programming, XP practices give you feedback about the code, Pair programming, there are no Dumb Questions, Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
- partially done work (waste category), Categorizing waste can help you see it better
- PBR (product backlog refinement), How do we know what to build?, Personas help you get to know your users, Exam Answers
- perceived integrity (Lean tool), More Lean thinking tools
- performing stage (team formation), Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
- personas, there are no Dumb Questions, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile, Personas help you get to know your users
- planning game (XP), there are no Dumb Questions
- planning poker, Introducing GASPs!, The whole team estimates together, there are no Dumb Questions, Personas help you get to know your users, A few last tools and techniques
- PMI Code of Professional Conduct, Doing the right thing
- PMI-ACP exam
- about, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile, Preparing for the PMI-ACP® exam: Check your knowledge, Are you ready for the final exam?
- adaptive planning exercises, Exam Answers, Exam Answers
- agile practitioner, “You are an agile practitioner...”
- agile principles and mindset exercises, A long-term relationship for your brain
- chapter questions and answers, there are no Dumb Questions
- content outline, The PMI-ACP® exam is based on the content outline
- continuous improvement exercises, Exam Answers
- examcross, Exam Answers, Exam Answers
- practice exam answers, Before you look at the answers...
- practice exam questions, Practice makes perfect: Practice PMI-ACP Exam
- problem detention and resolution exercises, Exam Answers, Exam Questions, Exam Answers
- professional responsibility, Exam Questions
- stakeholder engagement exercises, Exam Answers, Exam Answers, Exam Questions
- team performance exercises, Exam Answers, Exam Answers
- value-driven delivery exercises, Exam Answers
- Poppendieck, Mary and Tom, Trying to do too many things at once
- practices, Introducing GASPs!
- (see also GASPs)
- agile methodology, What is agile?: Principles and practices
- Kanban method, there are no Dumb Questions, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile, Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
- principles versus, Fireside Chats, there are no Dumb Questions
- real-world challenges, Adding practices in the real world can be a challenge
- XP supported, XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code, Venn Magnets Solution, Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question
- pre-mortems, A few last tools and techniques
- principles
- prioritize with dots technique, Tools to help you generate insights:
- prisoners (ESVP technique), Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
- problem detention and resolution exercises, Exam Answers, Exam Questions, Exam Answers
- process policies (Kanban), Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better, How to use Kanban to improve your process, Cumulative flow diagrams help you manage flow
- Product Backlog (Scrum)
- about, Scrum is the most common approach to agile, there are no Dump Questions
- estimation considerations, The Scrum artifacts keep the team informed, there are no Dump Questions, Exam Answers, there are no Dumb Questions
- evaluating from task boards, Taskboards keep the team informed
- PBR meeting, How do we know what to build?, Personas help you get to know your users
- prioritizing features, Meanwhile, back at the ranch..., Question Clinic: The red herring
- Product Owner and, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what, The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum, How do we know what to build?
- timeboxed events and, The Scrum events help you get your projects done
- product backlog refinement (PBR), How do we know what to build?, Personas help you get to know your users, Exam Answers
- Product Owner role (Scrum)
- about, Scrum is the most common approach to agile, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, The agile principles help you deliver your product, The agile principles help you deliver your product, there are no Dumb Questions, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
- authority and, The Scrum values make the team more effective, there are no Dumb Questions, The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
- identifying user stories, How story points work
- PBR meeting and, How do we know what to build?, Personas help you get to know your users
- prioritizing features, Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
- Product Backlog and, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what, The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum, How do we know what to build?
- Sprint Retrospective and, The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint, there are no Dumb Questions
- Sprint Review and, there are no Dump Questions, there are no Dumb Questions, The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
- professional responsibility
- progressive elaboration, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, Manifesto Magnets Solution, Collaboration games
- project plans, No more detailed project plans
- pull systems, Lean principles help you see things differently, Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before, Lean teams use pull systems to make sure they’re always working on the most valuable tasks, Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better, The team creates a workflow
R
- red herring question, Question Clinic: The red herring
- red/green/refactor, XP practices give you feedback about the code
- refactoring code, Mindset versus methodology, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile, XP practices give you feedback about the code, When teams value simplicity, they build better code, Every team accumulates technical debt
- reject update (version control system), Bad experiences cause a rational fear of change
- relative prioritization/ranking, Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
- relative sizing techniques, Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
- release burndown chart, Personas help you get to know your users
- release plan, visualizing, Story maps help you prioritize your backlog, Personas help you get to know your users
- remove local optimizations (Lean), Systems thinking helps Lean teams see the whole
- repository (version control system), Bad experiences cause a rational fear of change, Continuous integration prevents nasty surprises
- respect
- responding to change (see change management)
- retrospectives (see Sprint Retrospective)
- return on investment (ROI), Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
- reusable code, Simplicity is a fundamental agile principle, Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
- reworking code, ... but it’s a flop!, The agile principles help you deliver your product, Manifesto Magnets Solution, Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question
- risk burndown charts, A few last tools and techniques
- risk-adjusted backlog, A few last tools and techniques
- risk-based spike, Usability testing means testing your user interface on real users
- ROI (return on investment), Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
- roles, Scrum is the most common approach to agile
- root cause analysis, Trying to do too many things at once
S
- Safari Books Online, O’Reilly Safari®
- satisfied users, The agile principles help you deliver your product
- Schwaber, Ken, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
- scientific method, there are no Dumb Questions, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
- Scrum framework
- about, Scrum is the most common approach to agile, The agile principles help you deliver your product, Managing projects with Scrum: The Rules of Scrum, there are no Dump Questions, there are no Dumb Questions, Things are looking good for the team
- Agile Manifesto and, The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
- artifacts in, The Scrum artifacts keep the team informed, there are no Dump Questions, there are no Dumb Questions
- chapter exercises, there are no Dump Questions, Question Clinic: The “which-comes-next” question, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next, Things are looking good for the team, Exam Answers, Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
- chapter questions and answers, there are no Dump Questions, there are no Dumb Questions, Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint, there are no Dumb Questions
- events in, The Scrum events help you get your projects done, there are no Dumb Questions
- GASPs (see GASPs)
- important guideline, Exam Answers
- last responsible moment in, there are no Dumb Questions, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
- Lean mindset and, Lean is a mindset (not a methodology)
- practice exam exercises, Question Clinic: The “which-comes-next” question, Exam Questions
- roles in, Scrum is the most common approach to agile, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, The agile principles help you deliver your product, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
- (see also specific roles)
- Sprint overview, The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
- tasks in, The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint, The Scrum values make the team more effective, there are no Dumb Questions, A task isn’t done until it’s “Done” done
- three pillars of, Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
- values in, The Scrum values make the team more effective, there are no Dumb Questions, Venn Magnets Solution
- XP differences, Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
- Scrum Guide, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
- Scrum Master role
- Scrum Team role, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what, The Scrum values make the team more effective
- see the whole (Lean principle), More Lean principles, Systems thinking helps Lean teams see the whole, there are no Dumb Questions
- seeing waste (Lean tool), Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before, Value stream maps help you see waste
- self-organizing teams, The principles behind the Agile Manifesto, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
- servant leadership, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
- set-based development (Lean tool), More Lean thinking tools
- seven wastes of software development, Categorizing waste can help you see it better
- shoppers (ESVP technique), Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
- short subjects (decision-making tool), Tools to help you generate insights:
- shortcuts, process, Shortcuts
- shotgun surgery, Bad experiences cause a rational fear of change, The weekly cycle starts with writing tests
- signal card (kanban), there are no Dumb Questions
- simplicity
- situational leadership theory, Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
- slack (XP), Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes, Venn Magnets Solution, Teams work best when they sit together, Every team accumulates technical debt
- small (INVEST acronym), How story points work
- Snowbird ski resort, Something big happened in Snowbird, The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
- sources of waste, Trying to do too many things at once
- spaghetti code, XP teams embrace change
- spike solutions, Agile teams get feedback from design and testing, Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
- Sprint (Scrum)
- about, Scrum is the most common approach to agile, there are no Dumb Questions, The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint, there are no Dumb Questions
- iteration practice and, The agile principles help you deliver your product
- timeboxed events and, The Scrum events help you get your projects done
- tracking progress during, Taskboards keep the team informed, Question Clinic: The red herring, Personas help you get to know your users
- walking skeleton and, Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
- Sprint Backlog (Scrum)
- Sprint Goal (Scrum), The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint, The Scrum values make the team more effective, Personas help you get to know your users
- Sprint Planning session (Scrum)
- Sprint Retrospective (Scrum)
- about, Mindset versus methodology, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile, The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions
- outline for, Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work
- Product Owner and, The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint, there are no Dumb Questions
- timeboxed events and, The Scrum events help you get your projects done
- tools supporting, Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
- Sprint Review (Scrum)
- stages of team formation, Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
- stakeholder engagement
- stories (see user stories)
- storming stage (team formation), Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
- story maps, Story maps help you prioritize your backlog, Personas help you get to know your users
- story points
- about, Introducing GASPs!, Story points let the team focus on the relative size of each story, No more detailed project plans
- burndown charts and, Burndown charts help the team see how much work is left
- estimation considerations, The whole team estimates together, there are no Dumb Questions, Personas help you get to know your users
- T-shirt sizes, Story points let the team focus on the relative size of each story, there are no Dumb Questions, Personas help you get to know your users, Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
- supporting style (situational leadership), Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
- sustainable development
- Sutherland, Jeff, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
- systems thinking (Lean), More Lean principles, Systems thinking helps Lean teams see the whole, there are no Dumb Questions
T
- T-shirt sizes, Story points let the team focus on the relative size of each story, there are no Dumb Questions, Personas help you get to know your users, Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
- task boards
- task switching (waste category), Categorizing waste can help you see it better
- tasks (Scrum), The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint, The Scrum values make the team more effective, there are no Dumb Questions, A task isn’t done until it’s “Done” done
- TDD (test-driven development), XP practices give you feedback about the code, The weekly cycle starts with writing tests, there are no Dumb Questions, Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
- team performance
- Agile Manifesto on, The Agile Manifesto, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, The principles behind the Agile Manifesto, there are no Dumb Questions, The agile principles help your team communicate and work together, there are no Dumb Questions, Manifesto Magnets Solution, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
- daily standup meetings, Agile to the rescue!, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions
- Lean mindset on, More Lean principles, there are no Dumb Questions
- mindset and, Different team members have different attitudes
- motivation and, The agile principles help your team communicate and work together, there are no Dumb Questions
- over processes and tools, The Agile Manifesto, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
- practice exam exercises, Exam Answers, Exam Answers
- Scrum framework on, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what, The Scrum values make the team more effective, The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
- Scrum/XP hybrid, Courage and respect keep fear out of the project, Teams work best when they sit together
- self-organizing teams, The principles behind the Agile Manifesto, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
- stages of team formation, Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
- working agreements, Kanban teams talk about their policies
- XP and, Courage and respect keep fear out of the project, Teams build better code when they work together
- team space, Teams work best when they sit together
- technical debt, Every team accumulates technical debt
- 10-minute build, XP practices give you feedback about the code, Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
- test-driven development (TDD), XP practices give you feedback about the code, The weekly cycle starts with writing tests, there are no Dumb Questions, Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
- testable (INVEST acronym), How story points work
- themes (XP), Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes, Venn Magnets Solution, Teams work best when they sit together
- thinking tools (Lean), Lean principles help you see things differently, Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before, there are no Dumb Questions
- throughput rate, Cumulative flow diagrams help you manage flow
- tightly coupled code, Complex code is really hard to maintain, Simplicity is a fundamental agile principle
- timeboxed iterations, The agile principles help you deliver your product, there are no Dumb Questions, The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint, Venn Magnets Solution
- timeline (data gathering tool), Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
- To Do column (task boards), Taskboards keep the team informed
- Toyoda, Kiichiro, Trying to do too many things at once
- Toyota Production System (TPS), Trying to do too many things at once
- TPS (Toyota Production System), Trying to do too many things at once
- transparency (Scrum pillar)
- transportation (manufacturing waste), Trying to do too many things at once
- travel policies, Fly business class?
- trust
- Tuckman, Bruce, Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
U
- unit tests, Frequent feedback keeps changes small, XP practices give you feedback about the code, The weekly cycle starts with writing tests
- usability testing, Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
- user interface, Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
- user stories
- about, Mindset versus methodology, Introducing GASPs!, No more 300-page specs... please?, there are no Dumb Questions, Personas help you get to know your users
- estimation considerations, Story points let the team focus on the relative size of each story, How story points work, there are no Dumb Questions
- INVEST acronym, How story points work
- purpose of, How story points work
- task boards tracking status, Taskboards keep the team informed
- walking skeleton, Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
- XP and, How story points work, Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes, Venn Magnets Solution, Teams work best when they sit together
V
- vacationers (ESVP technique), Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
- valuable (INVEST acronym), How story points work
- value stream maps (Lean), Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before, Value stream maps help you see waste, Trying to do too many things at once, Some “improvements” didn’t work out
- value(s)
- about, So what is agile, anyway?, there are no Dumb Questions
- Agile Manifesto on, The Agile Manifesto
- calculating for projects, Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
- Scrum framework on, The Scrum values make the team more effective, The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
- XP and, XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code, Courage and respect keep fear out of the project, there are no Dumb Questions, Teams work best when they sit together, XP teams embrace change
- value-driven delivery
- velocity
- velocity-driven planning, Personas help you get to know your users
- Venn diagrams, Venn Magnets, Venn Magnets
- version control systems, Bad experiences cause a rational fear of change, Continuous integration prevents nasty surprises
- visualize workflow (Kanban), Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
W
- waiting
- Wake, Bill, How story points work
- walking skeleton (product), Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
- waste elimination (Lean principle)
- waterfall process, Something big happened in Snowbird, there are no Dumb Questions, The agile principles help your team communicate and work together
- weekly cycle (XP), Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes, Teams work best when they sit together, there are no Dumb Questions, XP teams “pay down” technical debt in each weekly cycle
- which-comes-next question, Question Clinic: The “which-comes-next” question
- which-is-best question, Question Clinic: The “which-is-BEST” question
- which-is-not question, Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question
- whole team (XP), Teams build better code when they work together, Teams work best when they sit together, there are no Dumb Questions
- WIP (work in progress) limits, Lean teams use pull systems to make sure they’re always working on the most valuable tasks, Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better, The team creates a workflow, there are no Dumb Questions, The team is delivering faster
- wireframes, Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
- Wooden, John, XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code
- work in progress (WIP) limits, Lean teams use pull systems to make sure they’re always working on the most valuable tasks, Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better, The team creates a workflow, there are no Dumb Questions, The team is delivering faster
- work items (Kanban boards), Use Kanban boards to visualize the workflow, The team creates a workflow
- work-life balance (XP), XP teams use one-week iterations, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions
- workflow (Kanban) (see flow management (Kanban))
- working agreements, Kanban teams talk about their policies
- working software
- about, there are no Dumb Questions, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
- Agile Manifesto on, The Agile Manifesto, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, The principles behind the Agile Manifesto, The agile principles help you deliver your product, The agile principles help you deliver your product, there are no Dumb Questions, Manifesto Magnets Solution
- continuous delivery of, The principles behind the Agile Manifesto, The agile principles help you deliver your product, there are no Dumb Questions, The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next, Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
- early delivery of, The principles behind the Agile Manifesto, there are no Dumb Questions, The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next, Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
- over comprehensive documentation, The Agile Manifesto, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
X
- XP (extreme programming)
- about, Scrum is the most common approach to agile, there are no Dumb Questions, XP (extreme programming): Embracing change, XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code, Teams work best when they sit together
- burndown charts (see burndown charts)
- change management and, there are no Dumb Questions, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile, XP teams embrace change, Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
- chapter exercises, Venn Magnets, Work at a sustainable pace, Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question, Usability testing means testing your user interface on real users, Pair programming, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions, Exam Answers
- chapter questions and answers, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions
- feedback and, Frequent feedback keeps changes small, XP practices give you feedback about the code, Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
- incremental design, there are no Dumb Questions, The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
- iterative development, Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes
- Lean mindset and, Lean is a mindset (not a methodology)
- planning in, Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes, Teams work best when they sit together, there are no Dumb Questions
- practice exam exercises, Exam Questions
- practices supported, XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code, Venn Magnets Solution, Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question
- Scrum differences, Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
- sustainable development, Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question
- team mindset and, Courage and respect keep fear out of the project, Teams build better code when they work together
- user stories and, How story points work, Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes, Venn Magnets Solution
- values and, XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code, Courage and respect keep fear out of the project, Venn Magnets Solution, Teams work best when they sit together, XP teams embrace change
- work-life balance and, XP teams use one-week iterations, there are no Dumb Questions, there are no Dumb Questions