Impact Mapping
A strategic planning method that serves as a visual roadmap for the organization during product development
Impediment
An obstacle that prevents the team from achieving its objectives. Also known as a blocker
Incremental Approach
An adaptive development approach in which the deliverable is produced successively, adding functionality until the deliverable contains the necessary and sufficient capability to be considered complete
Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)
A contract that provides for an indefinite quantity of goods or services, with a stated lower and upper limit, within a fixed time period
Influence Diagram
A graphical representation of situations showing causal influences, time ordering of events, and other relationships among variables and outcomes
Information Radiator
A visible, physical display that provides information to the rest of the organization, enabling timely knowledge sharing
Initiating Process Group
Those processes performed to define a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase
Internal Dependency
A relationship between two or more project activities
Interpersonal Skills
Skills used to establish and maintain relationships with other people
Issue
A current condition or situation that may have an impact on the project objectives
Issue Log
A project document where information about issues is recorded and monitored
Iteration
A timeboxed cycle of development on a product or deliverable in which all of the work that is needed to deliver value is performed
Iteration Plan
A detailed plan for the current iteration
Iteration Planning
A meeting to clarify the details of the backlog items, acceptance criteria, and work effort required to meet an upcoming iteration commitment
Iteration Review
A meeting held at the end of an iteration to demonstrate the work that was accomplished during the iteration
Iterative Approach
A development approach that focuses on an initial, simplified implementation then progressively elaborates adding to the feature set until the final deliverable is complete