Glossary
Ambassador:
A project member who represents his or her home site at a different site, and ensures that communication flows back and forth between sites.
Asynchronous communication:
Any communication setting or format that incorporates a time delay in participants’ conversation (for example, e-mail).
Chief architect:
A project member whose main responsibility is to ensure conceptual integrity and the big picture (technically), and to ensure these are understood by every team member.
Chief product owner:
See Lead product owner; Product owner.
Collaboration platform:
A platform such as a wiki that allows sharing artifacts among a dispersed group. More sophisticated collaboration platforms also allow changing the common artifacts jointly. ...
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