Agile Glossary
The ultimate beneficiaries of the value of the solutions created and maintained by a portfolio’s value streams.
What is a Customer(s)?
Our highest priority
What is "customer satisfaction"?
PO
What is Product Owner?
Here, we review, update, and prioritize backlog items so that they are ready for development.
What is Backlog Refinement?
In this meeting, the agile team discuss how they are contributing to achieve the sprint goal.
What is the Daily Stand-Up (now Team Sync)?
The person within a squad who facilitates the agile process and removes impediments for the team.
What is a Scrum Master?
The most efficient and effective method of conveying information
What is face-to-face communication?
CoP
What is a Community of Practice?
Here, teams outline the work and objectives for the upcoming Sprint.
What is Sprint Planning?
2 weeks
What is the duration of a Sprint?
Backlog items that extend the architectural runway of the solution under development or improve the performance of the development value stream.
What are Enablers?
Responding to change OVER...
What is "Following a plan"?
PI
What is Planning Interval?
A review of work completed across all teams by all relevant stakeholders each Sprint.
What is the System Demo?
This is a set of criteria that needs to be fulfilled before a Team can begin coding and testing a user story.
What is Definition of Ready (DoR)?
A unique, dedicated sprint that occurs every PI. It provides an estimating buffer for meeting PI Objectives and dedicated time for innovation, continuing education, PI Planning, and Inspect and Adapt (I&A) events.
What is an Innovation and Planning (IP) Sprint?
Individuals and interactions OVER...
What is "Processes and Tools"?
ART
What is Agile Release Train?
Here, stakeholders level up the product backlog refinements and clarify PI scope, reviewing roadmaps and grooming for upcoming PIs.
What is the PO Sync?
In Latin, this event means "Look back".
What is the Sprint Retrospective?
The practice of developing a set of related models that help define, design, simulate, and document a system under development.
What is Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)?
The art of maximizing the amount of work not done
What is Simplicity?
SPC
What is SAFe Practice Consultant?
Scheduled after every PI, this event consists of three sub-parts:
- PI System Demo
- Quantitative and qualitative measurement
- Retrospective and problem-solving workshop
What is Inspect and Adapt(I&A)?
This number expresses expected work output.
What is velocity?