Principles

Question 1

What are the eight DSDM principles?

Answer 1

1. Focus on the business need
2. Deliver on time
3. Collaborate
4. Never compromise quality
5. Build incrementally from firm foundations
6. Develop iteratively
7. Communicate continuously and clearly
8. Demonstrate control

Question 2

What do the eight principles help with?

Answer 2

help direct and shape the attitude and mindset of a DSDM team

Question 3

Explain the main focus for the next 2 principles:
1. Focus on the business need
2. Deliver on time

Answer 3

1. Focus on the business need - Every decision taken during a project should be viewed in the light of the overriding project goal - to deliver what the business needs to be delivered when it needs to be delivered.solution
2. Deliver on time - the single most important success factor because on-time delivery of products is still the best way to demonstrate control over the evolution of the solution

Question 4

Explain the main focus for the next 2 principles:
1. Collaborate
2. Never compromise quality

Answer 4

1 - Collaboration encourages increased understanding, greater speed and shared ownership, which enable teams to perform at a level that exceeds the sum of their parts.

2 - the level of quality to be delivered should be agreed at the start.

Question 5

Explain the main focus for the next 2 principles:
1. Build incrementally from firm foundations
2. Develop iteratively

Answer 5

1 - DSDM advocates incremental
delivery of the solution to encourage stakeholder confidence, offering a source of feedback for use in subsequent Timeboxes and may lead to the early realisation of business benefits.

2 - DSDM uses a combination of Iterative Development, frequent demonstrations and comprehensive review to encourage timely feedback, embracing change allows the team to converge on an accurate business solution.

Question 6

Explain the main focus for the next 2 principles:
1. Communicate continuously and clearly
2. Demonstrate control

Answer 6

1 - Poor communication is often cited as the biggest single cause of project failure. DSDM practices are specifically designed to improve communication effectiveness

2 - It is essential to be in control of a project, and the solution being created, at all times and to be able to demonstrate that this is the case. ensuring transparency for all work being performed is also important