Lecture Notes Vocabulary

Flashcards of vocabulary words and definitions from lecture notes.

Grade

Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional attributes and meet the same requirements for quality.

Hierarchy Chart

A chart that begins with high-level information that is progressively decomposed into lower levels of detail.

Bar chart

A chart that shows the graphical representation of numerical data.

Message

A combination of four or more agile and lean management elements forming a message.

SWOT analysis

A strategic planning method that serves as a visual catalyst for the organization.

Impediment

An assessment that prevents the team from achieving its objectives.

Incremental Approach

An adaptive development approach in which the deliverable is produced incrementally, adding functionality until the deliverable contains the necessary and sufficient capability.

Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

A contract that provides for an indefinite quantity of supplies or services, with a stated lower and upper limit within a fixed time period.

Influence Diagram

A graphical representation of situations showing causal influences, time ordering, decision points, and other relationships among variables and outcomes.

Information Radiator

A visible physical display that provides information to the rest of the organization, enabling timely knowledge sharing.

Initiating Process Group

Those processes performed to define a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase.

Internal Dependency

A relationship between two or more project activities.

Interpersonal Skills

Skills used to establish and maintain relationships with other people.

Issue

A current condition or situation that may have an impact on the project objectives.

Issue Log

A project document where information about issues is recorded and monitored.

Iteration

A timeboxed cycle of development on a product or deliverable in which all of the work necessary to deliver value is performed.

Iteration Plan

A detailed plan for the current iteration.

Iteration Planning

A meeting to clarify the details of the backlog items, acceptance criteria, and work effort required to meet an upcoming iteration commitment.

Iteration Review

A meeting held at the end of an iteration to demonstrate the work that was accomplished during the iteration.

Iterative Approach

A development approach that focuses on an initial simplified implementation, then progressively elaborates, adding to the feature set until the final deliverable is complete.

Kanban Board

A visualization tool that shows work in progress to help identify bottlenecks and decommitments, thereby allowing the team to optimize the workflow.