Quick Study Deck

Question 1

What are the 4 Instrumental Success Factors (ISFs)?

Answer 1

1. Active and ongoing business engagement
2. Effective Solution Development Team (SDT)
3. Transparency
4. Iterative Development, Integrated Testing & Incremental Delivery

Question 2

What is the Project Approach Questionnaire (PAQ)?

Answer 2

A health check to help make sure all components are in place to move the project forward.

Question 3

When is the PAQ first used, and when is it revisited?

Answer 3

First used in Feasibility, revisited in Foundations.

Question 4

Philosophy is achieved when all stakeholders… (4)

Answer 4

• Understand and buy into the business vision and objectives
• Are empowered to make decisions within their area of expertise
• Collaborate
• Accept that change is inevitable as understanding of solution grows over time

Question 5

What are the 8 principles?

Answer 5

1. Focus on 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 6

What are the 4 project variables?

Answer 6

1. Features (scope)
2. Time
3. Cost
4. Quality

Question 7

Which of the 4 project variables are fixed vs variable?

Answer 7

1. Features (scope) - VARIABLE
2. Time - FIXED
3. Cost - FIXED
4. Quality - FIXED

Question 8

What are the 6 stages of the DSDM process?

Answer 8

1. Pre-Project
2. Feasibility
3. Foundations
4. Evolutionary Development
5. Deployment
6. Post-Project

Question 9

What are the Foundations products from a business perspective?

Answer 9

Business Case
Prioritised Requirements List

Question 10

What are the Foundations products from a Solution/Technical perspective?

Answer 10

Solution Architecture Definition
Development Approach Definition

Question 11

What are the Foundations products from a Management perspective?

Answer 11

Delivery Plan
Management Approach Definition or Foundations Summary

Question 12

What are the tracking and control concepts?

Answer 12

• Transparency of process and progress
• Management by exception

Question 13

What is Iterative Development?

Answer 13

A design, develop and test cycle which is repeated until there is a fully functional solution

Question 14

What is timeboxing?

Answer 14

Used to break up increments of the project lifecycle

Question 15

What is MoSCoW prioritisation?

Answer 15

Categorising requirements into Must have, Should have, Could have and Won’t have this time

Question 16

What is Modelling?

Answer 16

A visual representation of a problem or solution

Question 17

What is a Facilitated Workshop?

Answer 17

A structured group meeting to enable participants to reach a predetermined objective in a compressed timeframe, supported by a neutral facilitator