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Agile PM  A family of incremental, iterative development methods for completing projects.
Feature  A piece of a product that delivers some useful functionality to a customer.
Iterative incremental development (IID)  A cyclical development process in which a project gradually evolves over time.
Product backlog  A prioritized list of project requirements with estimated time to turn them into complete product functionality.
Product owner  The person responsible for managing the product backlog in Scrum so as to maximize the value of the project. The product owner represents all stakeholders.
Release burndown chart  The trend of work remaining across time. In a release or product, the source of data is the product backlog with work remaining tracked on the vertical axis and number of sprints on the horizontal axis.
Scaling  Adapting Agile PM to large, multi-team projects.
Scrum master  The person responsible for the Scrum process and its correct application.
Scrum meeting  A short status meeting held daily by each team during which the team members synchronize their work and progress as well as report any impediments for removal by the Scrum master.
Self-organizing team  A semi-autonomous team that manages itself.
Sprint backlog  A list of tasks that defines a Scrum team's work for a sprint. Each task identifies those responsible for doing the work and the estimated amount of work remaining on the task on any given day during the sprint.
Sprint burndown chart  The trend of work remaining across time in a sprint. The source of data is the sprint backlog with work remaining tracked on the vertical axis and days of a sprint on the horizontal axis.







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