Acronyms
SOW
Statement of Work
15-30 min daily call (not a meeting) for each member of the team.
1) What did I do yesterday
2) What do I plan for today
3) What are my blockers.
Daily SCRUM
What is the term for the employees available time that has been used for billable work?
Utilization
In the project management process, what is the first meeting/conversation that helps build a clear roadmap of a project called?
Also... the way to start a football game
Kickoff
Procedures or guidelines to achieve the desired results most effectively.
Best Practices
POC
Proof of Concept
As a "Who"....
I want to "What"...
so that... (Result)
Is an example of?
User Story
A fancy way of saying "Use"
Leverage
What is the process called during a Sprint when a team is building and meeting client requirements?
Develop and Configure
The agreed upon list of deliverable items agreed upon for a project
Scope
UAT
User Acceptance Training
What is the list of user stories that are going to be apart of the project but that are not assigned yet?
Backlog.
Grooming and Client sign off are needed in order to assign these stories to a "Sprint" (aka. to be worked on)
Items that you or your team are responsible for building and providing to the client.
Deliverables
Testing what we built before we start asking the client to test.
Smoke Testing
What is a test environment called
Sandbox
QC
Quality Control
What is a tool that allows you to visualize your workflow and tasks throughout a project?
Kanban Board
Your total available time to perform tasks and take on work.
Capacity
Extra Level of Post Implementation Support after a Go-Live.
Hyper - Care
A set of conditions that software/solutions must meet in order to be accepted by the client.
Acceptance Criteria
LOE
Level of Effort
MVP
Minimum Viable Product (Specific to Agile)
Its the simplest thing that could possibly work as a solution...
Ex: First Draft.
Outcomes from a meeting that will be the responsibility of certain team members follow through on... Or a British term referring to carry-out food.
Takeaway
The actual act of moving the change set from the test environment to the production environment.
Deployment
What is a step by step guide to test a solution including expected results.
Test Scripts