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twelve principles that define the Agile approach to software development. \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Minimum Viable Product (MVP) & The minimum set of features required to deliver value to customers. \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Agile Transformation & The process of transitioning an organization from a traditional, waterfall approach to Agile practices. \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 5) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{7.0807 cm} x{10.1893 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Basics (cont)}} \tn % Row 7 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Agile Project Management & An approach that combines Agile principles with traditional project management practices. \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Cross-functional} Team & A team composed of individuals with different skills and expertise needed to deliver a product. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{7.7715 cm} x{9.4985 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Frameworks \& Setups}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Scrum & An Agile framework that focuses on delivering value through small, self-organizing teams. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Kanban & An Agile method that focuses on visualizing work, limiting work in progress, and maximizing flow \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Lean & A set of principles and practices that aim to minimize waste, maximize value, and improve efficiency \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} DevOps & A set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to streamline the delivery process. \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 6) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Lean Startup & An approach that applies Lean principles to the development of new products, focusing on rapid experimentation and validated learning. \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 7) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Scrum of Scrums & A meeting where representatives from multiple Scrum teams come together to coordinate their work. \tn % Row Count 33 (+ 5) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{7.7715 cm} x{9.4985 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Frameworks \& Setups (cont)}} \tn % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) & A comprehensive framework that provides organizations with a structured approach to scaling Agile practices across multiple teams, enabling efficient collaboration, alignment, and delivery of large-scale projects or products. \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 11) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} The Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) & A lightweight, principles-based approach to scaling Agile, designed to enable organizations to scale up their Agile practices while maintaining simplicity, transparency, and a focus on delivering value to customers. \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 10) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Nexus & A scaled Agile framework that provides guidance for organizations to effectively scale Scrum across multiple teams, emphasizing collaboration, integration, and continuous improvement to ensure successful delivery of complex products or solutions. \tn % Row Count 33 (+ 12) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{7.7715 cm} x{9.4985 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Frameworks \& Setups (cont)}} \tn % Row 9 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Scrum@Scale & A framework developed by Jeff Sutherland, the co-creator of Scrum, that enables organizations to scale the Scrum framework across multiple teams, departments, and even entire enterprises, fostering collaboration, adaptability, and effective delivery of value at scale. \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 13) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{white} OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) & A goal-setting framework that helps organizations align their efforts and track progress by defining clear objectives and measurable key results. \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{8.4623 cm} x{8.8077 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Roles}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Product Owner & The person responsible for defining and prioritizing the product backlog. \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Scrum Master & The facilitator of the Agile process who helps the team stay on track and resolve any issues. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Agile Coach & Coach: An experienced Agile practitioner who guides and supports teams in adopting Agile practices and principles. \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Flow Manager / Service Delivery Manager & The role responsible for overseeing the end-to-end delivery of services or products using the Kanban methodology, ensuring customer satisfaction and alignment with organizational goals \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 10) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Service Request Manager & Is responsible for receiving, prioritizing, and managing incoming service requests, ensuring timely resolution and customer satisfaction while adhering to the Kanban principles and practices. \tn % Row Count 35 (+ 10) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{8.4623 cm} x{8.8077 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Roles (cont)}} \tn % Row 5 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Release Train Engineer (RTE) & Plays a critical role in facilitating the coordination and alignment of multiple Agile teams within a release train, ensuring smooth execution, timely delivery, and effective communication across all levels of the organization. \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 12) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{white} Chief Product Owner (CPO) & Is the senior-level role responsible for defining the strategic direction and vision of the product, overseeing multiple product owners, and ensuring alignment between the product roadmap, business goals, and customer needs. \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 12) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{8.2896 cm} x{8.9804 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Events \& Meetings}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Scrum: Sprint & A time-boxed period (usually 1-4 weeks) where a team works to complete a set of tasks. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Scrum: Daily Stand-up / Daily Scrum / & A short, daily meeting where team members discuss progress, challenges, and plans for the day. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Scrum: Retrospective & A meeting held at the end of each sprint to review what went well, what didn't, and how to improve. \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Scrum: Sprint planning & A collaborative meeting where the Agile team determines which user stories will be worked on during the upcoming sprint and defines a plan to accomplish them. \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 8) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Scrum: Sprint review & A meeting at the end of each sprint where the Agile team showcases the completed work to stakeholders, receives feedback, and discusses any changes or next steps. \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 9) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{8.2896 cm} x{8.9804 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Events \& Meetings (cont)}} \tn % Row 5 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Kanban: Commitment meeting & A collaborative session where the team establishes and agrees upon the amount and type of work they will commit to completing within a specific timeframe, based on their capacity and available resources. \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 11) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{white} Kanban: Kanban Meeting & A regular gathering where the team discusses the progress of work, identifies any potential bottlenecks, and makes adjustments to optimize the flow of tasks on the Kanban board. \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 9) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{7.4261 cm} x{9.8439 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Agile practices}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Test-driven Development (TDD): & A development approach where tests are written before the code is implemented. \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Pair Programming & A practice where two developers work together on the same code, sharing a single workstation. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Agile Estimation & The process of estimating the effort required to complete a task or user story. \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Continuous Delivery & The practice of continuously deploying software changes to production in a safe and sustainable manner. \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Continuous Integration & The practice of frequently integrating code changes into a shared repository to avoid conflicts. \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Continuous Improvement & The ongoing effort to identify and implement changes that result in better processes, products, and outcomes. \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 5) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Velocity-based Planning & A planning approach that takes into account the team's historical velocity to forecast future work. \tn % Row Count 33 (+ 5) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{7.4261 cm} x{9.8439 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Agile practices (cont)}} \tn % Row 7 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Agile Release Planning & The process of identifying and prioritizing features for upcoming releases or iterations. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{white} Incremental Delivery & The practice of delivering a working product increment to stakeholders at regular intervals. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{6.7353 cm} x{10.5347 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Work Item related}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Epic & A large, high-level user story that is too big to be completed within a single sprint. \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} User Story & A brief, high-level description of a desired feature or functionality from the user's perspective. \tn % 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