Agile Glossary
Values and principles
Acronyms galore!
Ceremonies
Sprint is in the air
100

The ultimate beneficiaries of the value of the solutions created and maintained by a portfolio’s value streams.

What is a Customer(s)?

100

Our highest priority

What is "customer satisfaction"?

100

PO

What is Product Owner?

100

Here, we review, update, and prioritize backlog items so that they are ready for development.

What is Backlog Refinement?

100

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)?

200

The person within a squad who facilitates the agile process and removes impediments for the team.

What is a Scrum Master?

200

The most efficient and effective method of conveying information

What is face-to-face communication?

200

CoP

What is a Community of Practice?

200

Here, teams outline the work and objectives for the upcoming Sprint.

What is Sprint Planning?

200

2 weeks

What is the duration of a Sprint?

300

Backlog items that extend the architectural runway of the solution under development or improve the performance of the development value stream.

What are Enablers?

300

Responding to change OVER...

What is "Following a plan"?

300

PI

What is Planning Interval?

300

A review of work completed across all teams by all relevant stakeholders each Sprint.

What is the System Demo?

300

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)?

400

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?

400

Individuals and interactions OVER...

What is "Processes and Tools"?

400

ART

What is Agile Release Train?

400

Here, stakeholders level up the product backlog refinements and clarify PI scope, reviewing roadmaps and grooming for upcoming PIs.

What is the PO Sync?

400

In Latin, this event means "Look back".

What is the Sprint Retrospective?

500

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)?

500

The art of maximizing the amount of work not done

What is Simplicity?

500

SPC

What is SAFe Practice Consultant?

500

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)?

500

This number expresses expected work output.

What is velocity?