4.5.5 Glossary (Crystal - Definition of Ready)

Featuring specific agile methodologies, flow diagrams, and key agile definitions.

• Crystal: Family of adaptive agile methodologies scaling based on team size/criticality. Practical Context: Example of an adaptive framework focusing on people and interaction.
• Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD): Shows work in different stages over time; reveals bottlenecks. Practical Context: Key visualization tool for Kanban/flow-based systems.
• Cycle Time: Time for an item to pass through a process/stage. Practical Context: Key flow metric measuring speed through the system.
• Cynefin: Framework for understanding different types of complexity (Simple, Complicated, Complex, Chaotic). Practical Context: Helps select appropriate management and decision-making approaches based on the situation's complexity.
• Daily Stand-up/Scrum: Short daily team sync meeting. Practical Context: Facilitates communication, identifies impediments quickly.
• Decision Making techniques: Structured approaches for making choices (e.g., multi-criteria decision analysis). Practical Context: Improve the quality and transparency of project decisions.
• Definition of Done (DoD): Shared understanding of criteria for work completion. Practical Context: Ensures quality and consistency for completed work items.
• Definition of Ready (DoR): Criteria an item must meet before starting work. Practical Context: Helps ensure smooth workflow by preventing teams from starting unprepared items.