Chapter 6. Real Terms, Real Definitions

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One of the most popular requests I receive is for terms and definitions. In addition to providing a comprehensive list for the articles and other portions of this book, I have included this glossary of sorts to serve as a reference for the reader.

This is not an all-inclusive list, but rather a collection of the most commonly used terms in Agile based on my experience.

Absolute Estimating

When we attempt to guess at the cost or time for a particular task or feature, we are engaging in absolute estimating; that is, we are looking at individual items and assigning some value to them based upon an absolute ...

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