PMI ACP - Unit 4
What is stakeholder stewardship? - ANS-Looking after everyone involved on the project,
ensuring everyone has everything they need to complete the project successfully.
Starts with identifying stakeholders
How do you start stakeholder stewardship? - ANS-By knowing who your stakeholders are
(identifying stakeholders)
What happens if the team doesn't want to use low tech, high tech tools? - ANS-Education them
on why they should use them
What are examples of some concerns you have to manage within agile? - ANS-Examples:
Managers feering a loss of control, project team resisting agile methods, users not getting all
features, stakeholders worried about the risk of failing
How are stakeholders engaged within Agile? - ANS-The nature of short iterations and releases
helps to keep them engaged.
How do you address if a stakeholder is causing problems in agile? - ANS-You will need to use
your interpersonal skills to resolve issues.
Why is there such a large focus on stakeholders in agile? - ANS-Prtojects are done by people
for people.
How does stakeholder engagement and risk intersect? - ANS-Active stakeholder engagement
helps to facilitate early detection of risks
Can also lead to more requests for changes
Methods of stakeholder engagement in agile - ANS-- get the right stakeholders
-cement their involvement
-actively management stakeholder interest
-Frequently discuss what done looks like
-Show prorgess and capabilities
-Candidly discuss estimates and projections
Agile project charter - ANS-Agreement b etween the dev team and the PM to do the work.
Generally covers who, what, when, where, why, how
, How is agile project charter different than traditional? - ANS-Focus in agile on how the project
will be done not exactly on the requirements in depth.
Why do you need a shared definition of done? - ANS-Need to ensure everyone is on the same
page.
When should you have a definition of done? - ANS-When you are creating the user stories, for
each release, and for the final project deliverables.
Who needs to have a shared vision for agile projects? - ANS-The customer(s) and agile project
team
Use case diagram - ANS-Visually shows how users would use an application.
Data models - ANS-How the data are structured in tables and their relationship
Screen designs - ANS-Simple screen shots - basically showing how a application/window/etc
will look
Wireframes - ANS-Quick mock-up of a product, low-fidelity prototyping
Helps to clarify what "done" looks like and validate approach prior to execution
*no real code behind it yet
Personas - ANS-Quick guides or reminders of key stakeholders and interests
What should a persona for agile include? - ANS-It should be grounded in reality, should be
goal-oriented, specific, relevant, tangible, actionable, and generate focus
What is the goal of personas? - ANS-The goal of personas is to help the team focus on valuable
features to users - how they would use it, etc.
What is one of the most important aspects of communication in agile? - ANS-Face to face
communication
What are various methods of communicating with stakeholders in agile? - ANS-Face-to-face
comms
Two way comms
Knowledge sharing
Information Radiators
Social Media
What is stakeholder stewardship? - ANS-Looking after everyone involved on the project,
ensuring everyone has everything they need to complete the project successfully.
Starts with identifying stakeholders
How do you start stakeholder stewardship? - ANS-By knowing who your stakeholders are
(identifying stakeholders)
What happens if the team doesn't want to use low tech, high tech tools? - ANS-Education them
on why they should use them
What are examples of some concerns you have to manage within agile? - ANS-Examples:
Managers feering a loss of control, project team resisting agile methods, users not getting all
features, stakeholders worried about the risk of failing
How are stakeholders engaged within Agile? - ANS-The nature of short iterations and releases
helps to keep them engaged.
How do you address if a stakeholder is causing problems in agile? - ANS-You will need to use
your interpersonal skills to resolve issues.
Why is there such a large focus on stakeholders in agile? - ANS-Prtojects are done by people
for people.
How does stakeholder engagement and risk intersect? - ANS-Active stakeholder engagement
helps to facilitate early detection of risks
Can also lead to more requests for changes
Methods of stakeholder engagement in agile - ANS-- get the right stakeholders
-cement their involvement
-actively management stakeholder interest
-Frequently discuss what done looks like
-Show prorgess and capabilities
-Candidly discuss estimates and projections
Agile project charter - ANS-Agreement b etween the dev team and the PM to do the work.
Generally covers who, what, when, where, why, how
, How is agile project charter different than traditional? - ANS-Focus in agile on how the project
will be done not exactly on the requirements in depth.
Why do you need a shared definition of done? - ANS-Need to ensure everyone is on the same
page.
When should you have a definition of done? - ANS-When you are creating the user stories, for
each release, and for the final project deliverables.
Who needs to have a shared vision for agile projects? - ANS-The customer(s) and agile project
team
Use case diagram - ANS-Visually shows how users would use an application.
Data models - ANS-How the data are structured in tables and their relationship
Screen designs - ANS-Simple screen shots - basically showing how a application/window/etc
will look
Wireframes - ANS-Quick mock-up of a product, low-fidelity prototyping
Helps to clarify what "done" looks like and validate approach prior to execution
*no real code behind it yet
Personas - ANS-Quick guides or reminders of key stakeholders and interests
What should a persona for agile include? - ANS-It should be grounded in reality, should be
goal-oriented, specific, relevant, tangible, actionable, and generate focus
What is the goal of personas? - ANS-The goal of personas is to help the team focus on valuable
features to users - how they would use it, etc.
What is one of the most important aspects of communication in agile? - ANS-Face to face
communication
What are various methods of communicating with stakeholders in agile? - ANS-Face-to-face
comms
Two way comms
Knowledge sharing
Information Radiators
Social Media
