
Steven Thomas
London, UK
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All the major Agile methods have different terminology. I try to use traditional terms rather than the term used in any of the Agile methods. The following table gives a rough comparison.
Generic Agile | XP | Scrum | DSDM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product Vision | Metaphor | ||
| Project Vision | Feasibility Report (in part) | ||
Product Owner | Customer | Product Owner | Ambassador User |
Project Manager | Coach / Tracker | Scrum Master | Project Manager |
Developer | Developer | Team Member |
|
Risks & Issues Log |
| Impediments | Risk Log |
Priority |
|
| MOSCOW |
Project Planning Meeting | Planning Game |
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Requirement | User Story | Product Backlog Item |
|
| Product Roadmap | Big Plan | Outline Plan | |
| Release Planning | Planning Game | ||
Release Plan | Release Plan | Product Backlog | Development Plan |
Velocity | Velocity |
|
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Timebox | Iteration | Sprint | Timebox |
Timebox Goal |
| Sprint Goal |
|
| Timebox Planning | Iteration Planning Game | Timebox Planning | |
Timebox Planning Meeting | Iteration Planning Meeting | Sprint Planning Meeting | Objectives Setting Meeting |
Timebox Review Meeting | Iteration Demo | Sprint Review Meeting | Timebox Review Meeting |
Task | Task | Sprint Backlog Item |
|
Daily Scrum Meeting | Stand Up Meeting | Daily Scrum Meeting | Daily Washup |
Refactor | Refactor |
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Test Driven Design | Test Driven Design |
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Pair Programming | Pair Programming |
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| Developer | Programmer | Engineer | Developer |
| Project Sponsor | Big Boss | Executive Sponsor | |
| Team Leader | |||
| Scribe | |||
| Visionary | |||
| Technical Lead | Technical Coordinator | ||
| Tester | QA Tester | Tester | |
| Coach | Coach | ||
| Facilitator | |||
| Technical Writer | Writer | ||
| Business Area Definition (BAD) | |||
| System Architecture Document (SAD) | |||
| Informative Workspace | Big visible charts | Backlog Graph/Burndown | |
| Release Plan (the out of scope bit) | Story Pile | Product Backlog | Project Review Document |