Digital Dilemmas
Agile Antics
Programmed Puns
Tech Treasures
Hardware Hilarity
100

A role that is responsible for driving the activities of a particular phase of the software development lifecycle.

Active role in a phase

100

A requirement that describes a specific function or feature that the software must perform.

Functional or Functional Requirement

100

A high-level view of all issues in a JIRA project, typically showing key attributes such as status and assignee.

JIRA - "Summary View"

100

App feature requests that come from legal or regulatory requirements.

Legal driven app feature requests

100

A set of documents or artifacts that capture the requirements for a software project, typically including user stories, use cases, and process flow diagrams.

Requirements Documentation

200

Business Analysis Body of Knowledge, a guidebook and framework for the practice of business analysis.

BABOK

200

The person or team responsible for a particular function or feature of a software system.

Functional Owner

200

A relationship between a JIRA issue and an Epic, which is a larger grouping of related issues.

JIRA - "Ticket/Issue is in the Epic"

200

App feature requests that come from a specific need or problem that the app is trying to solve.

Need driven app feature requests

200

The process of gathering and refining requirements for a software project, typically involving interviews, surveys, and other techniques to understand the needs of stakeholders.

Requirements Elicitation

300

A tangible product or outcome of a particular phase or activity in the software development lifecycle.

Deliverable

300

Gartner is a research and advisory firm that provides insights and analysis on a variety of topics, including technology trends.

Gartner - creators of the hype cycle

300

A unit of work or task tracked in JIRA.

JIRA-Issue

300

A requirement that describes how the software must perform, rather than what it must do. Examples include performance, security, and scalability requirements.

Non-Functional Requirement

300

Subject Matter Expert, someone with specialized knowledge or expertise in a particular area.

SME

400

The person or group of people who will use the software system once it is deployed.

End User

400

App feature requests that come from a source of inspiration such as a similar app or a competitor's product.

Inspiration driven app feature requests

400

A classification of JIRA issues, such as "Bug," "Task," or "Epic."

JIRA-Issue Type

400

A role that is not responsible for driving the activities of a particular phase of the software development lifecycle, but may be consulted or provide input.

Passive role in a phase

400

A unit of ESTIMATION used in Agile project management to estimate the RELATIVE COMPLEXITY of implementing a user story.

Story Points

500

End of Week, typically used as a deadline or milestone in a project plan.

EOW

500

A detailed view of a single issue in JIRA, showing all relevant information and comments.

JIRA - "Issue Detail View"

500

A visual representation of JIRA issues grouped by a particular attribute, such as assignee or status.

JIRA-Swimlane

500

A statement of what the system must do, describing the expected behavior or functionality of the system.

Requirement

500

A model developed by Gartner that tracks the lifecycle of a new technology, from initial hype and inflated expectations to eventual disillusionment and maturity.

Technology Hype Cycle

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