Glossary

Achieving styles

The behavioral approaches applied by individuals in leadership positions to meet requirements and attain objectives and goals.

Agile approach

An approach to managing a project lifecycle (or certain situations during a project lifecycle) with a very short planning horizon of less than month, using Agile methods to ease frequent change. Also called “adaptive approach”. Many requirements are identified and described during the course of the project and “the way is made by walking”. Contrasts with Waterfall and Rolling wave approaches.

Agile excuse

The defense of a lack of discipline and planning with the excuse “we are doing things the Agile way”. Contrasts with the Waterfall excuse.

Agile methods

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