| ALEAS Board | Virtual collaboration software |
| Backlog | A list of the tasks which have to be completed in order to create, maintain and sustain a product, managed by the Product Owner / Product Owner Team |
| Burn Down Ratio | Percentage of completed (DoD) deliverables during SPRINT |
| Definition of Done | Agreed list of activities and states, which need to be fulfilled such that a deliverable or task is considered complete |
| Deliverable | A high-level complete work package, state or document; measurable; often related to process and milestones, always goal-oriented |
| Masterplan | Project overall plan showing the planned deliverables and dependencies per role or development team; contains a lot of other useful information such as the critical path, milestones etc. and is the backbone for the project |
| Planning Game | Method for collaborative planning focused on goals and outcomes that generates a deep understanding of the plan among all participating team members |
| Product Owner | The product owner‘s goal is to make the product a success, helps to resolve deadlocks by setting priorities for SPRINT, decides if team cannot decide |
| Product Owner Team (POT) | See Product Owner; consists of Project Manager, Architect and Product Manager; depends on project |
| Retrospective | The Sprint Retrospective occurs after the Sprint Review (Lessons Learned, what went well, what do we need to improve, commitment for next SPRINT); it is important to choose a format that is appropriate for the current context/challenge |
| Scrum Master | Responsible for the Scrum Meeting, protects the team (backlog management, removes obstacles, escalates issues if necessary, etc.), primary goal: ensure the success of the SPRINT |
| Scrum Meeting | Max. 15-minute meeting on-site or online, focus: “getting things done”, makes progress in the project visible and creates 100% transparency in the team, facilitates coordination of dependencies and removal of obstacles |
| SPRINT | Short development and learning cycle in which development teams plan and implement the Masterplan deliverables assigned to them in small and consistent work packages |
| SPRINT Contract | Major deliverables, learning and risk goals jointly defined and agreed on during the global SPRINT planning (including cross-dependencies) |
| SPRINT Planning | Meeting of 3-4 hours for the planning and definition of the upcoming SPRINT according to the SPRINT Contract, central method: Planning Game |
| SPRINT Review | At the end of a SPRINT: present implemented features, discuss general issues, Lessons Learned, improvement proposals |
| STAGILE® | Best practice hybrid framework for agile (project) management; STAGILE® is a a trademark of ALEAS AG |
