Ready-set-Sprint
Visualize the race ahead. This practice lets teams manage progress by moving tasks across a board from "To Do" to "Done" during a sprint
Kanban
The name of the meeting where engineers and product managers sync up to align on initial project goals and planning
Builder Huddle
The term that describes a concise description of a feature or requirement from an end user’s perspective.
User Story
Daily "soup of the day" meeting ensures everyone knows the ingredients (tasks) required to deliver the final dish (sprint goal).
Standups
🏘️🛣️
Living Streets
Get ready to line up! This "waiting room" is filled with well-scoped issues and stories, each poised to join the starting lineup for the next sprint.
Backlog
The process to assign value and effort scores for projects.
Evaluations
The name given to a large body of work that is broken down into smaller tasks which often represents a major them or initiative.
Epic
This kind of "recipe book" provides the strategic direction and steps needed to cook up new features over multiple releases.
Roadmaps
📊🔍🚦
Data Tracker
On your mark, get set! This is the standard length of a sprint cycle, giving teams an amount of time to dash toward the finish line
Two weeks
The meeting held at the start of a new project to establish objective, team roles, and initial planning.
Kick off meeting
This type of change involves improving an existing feature to address usability, performance, or quality without significantly altering its core functionality.
Enhancement
The "soup tasting" meeting do teams reflect on their previous efforts to refine the recipe for future sprints.
Retrospectives
💨🏃♂️
Dash
This "finish line celebration" that marks the successful completion of a project, when the team launches their work to the world and celebrates with a party.
Release
The label that’s used to show projects on the DTS website.
Project Index
Term used to describe a new functionality to a product that delivers value to users and is often planned, designed, and implemented as part of a larger road map.
Feature
The "soup kitchen" meeting do teams carefully select ingredients (user stories) to ensure the final dish (sprint) is ready on time and satisfies customer taste buds.
Sprint Planning
🛵
Moped
Take a victory lap. This event happens after a sprint, where the team presents their recent accomplishments and reflects on their progress with stakeholders.
Sprint Review
The process of defining and narrowing down project objectives and deliverables to set clear boundaries and expectations
Scoping
Metric used in Agile to estimate the relative effort required to implement a user story or feature - size or estimate.
Story Points
This "soup tasting" session allows teams to refine the list of ingredients (backlog items) to ensure the best flavors (user stories) are prioritized for the next sprint.
Backlog Refinement
🧑🚧
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