Self assessment In social psychology, self-assessment is the process of looking at oneself in order to assess aspects that are important to one’s identity. It is one of the motives that drive self-evaluation, along with self-verification and self-enhancement. Sedikides (1993) suggests that the self-assessment motive will prompt people to seek information to confirm their uncertain […]
Agile terminology (2) Project charter The project charter is an important governing document that requires all stakeholder participation. Although experts recommend it not be longer than a page in length, creating a project charter can be challenging, as all stakeholders must participate and come to a consensus. Three key elements should be included in a […]
Agile Teams In Agile environment, we are building high-performance teams. Building a high-performance team is critical to any project’s success. A high performance team has the right team members, is empowered, has built trust, works at a sustainable pace, has consistently high velocity/productivity, takes regular time for reflection to review work, has a team lead […]
Agile Terminology Caves and common The XP phrase ‘caves and common’ refers to the creation of two zones for team members. The common area is a public space where osmotic communication and collaboration are largely at play. The caves is a private space is reserved for private tasks that require an isolated and quiet environment. […]
Technical debt Technical debt is not an XP practice. Technical debt is total sum of less than perfect design and implementation decisions in the product. Technical debt needs to be monitored and controlled. Sit together-XP advocates an open space big enough for the whole team Slack- XP recommends that in any plan it is better […]
Agile failures The top 12 causes of agile failure (failure modes) according to Aaron Sanders: 1. A checkbook commitment doesn’t automatically cause organizational change or support. 2. Culture doesn’t support change. 3. Culture does not have retrospectives or performs them poorly. 4. Standards and quality are lost in a race to project closing. 5.Lack of […]
Agile frameworks and terminology Common frameworks or methodologies used within agile include: scrum, extreme programming (XP), lean software development, crystal, feature driven development (FDD), dynamic systems development method (DSDM), agile unified process (AUP). [Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game – 2nd Edition. Alistair Cockburn.] Agile methods offer several benefits including faster time to market, more business […]
Agile and Soft skills negotiation Key soft skills negotiation qualities for the effective implementation and practice of agile are: emotional intelligence, collaboration, adaptive leadership, negotiation, conflict resolution, servant leadership. [Coaching Agile Teams. Lyssa Adkins.] Soft skills negociation : Emotional intelligence Collaboration Adaptive leadership Negotiation Conflict resolution Servant leadership Adaptive leadership : Highsmith defines adaptive leadership […]
Agile analysis and design / agile modeling The Crystal development process is cyclical/iterative. Its primary components are chartering, delivery cycles, and project wrap-up. Chartering : Chartering involves creating a project charter, which can last from a few days to a few weeks. Chartering consists of four activities: 1) Building the core project team 2) Performing […]
PMI-ACP certification exam reference books list Exam candidates should be aware that the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) examination is not written according to any single text or singularly supported by any particular reference. PMI does not endorse specific review courses, resources, references or other materials for certification preparation. The references listed below are not […]
PMI-ACP certification exam The PMI-ACP exam is the exam for the certification PMI-ACP , Agile Certified Practitioner of Project Management Institute. The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® formally recognizes your knowledge of agile principles and your skill with agile techniques. It will make you shine even brighter to your employers, stakeholders and peers. PMI-ACPism’s • […]
MoSCoW prioritization MoSCoW stands for the following priority groups: M (must have) – Features you must have in the final solution and it would be useless otherwise. S (should have) – Features you should have in the final solution and you would get into problem otherwise. However, you can find a workaround for the problem […]
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