Agile Suitability Matrix.xlsx

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1	Agile Suitability Matrix
2	Assertion	Agile	Lean	Waterfall
3	There is a single clear Product Owner who can account for product value, order it on a Product Backlog, and articulate it to Development Team members and be present every day.	Y	Y/N	Y/N
4	Customers (or users) value the incremental delivery of the product.	Y	Y	N
5	The Product Owner has full authority to represent the collective interests of customers and users.	Y	Y/N	Y/N
6	A clear product vision has been articulated.	Y	Y/N	Y/N
7	People have self-organised into agile teams with minimal dependencies for product delivery.	Y	Y	N
8	Team members will have a committed availability.	Y	Y	Y/N
9	Team members be physically co-located.	Y	Y	Y/N
10	Teams have all of the skills (analysis, design, implementation, and testing), authorisations, and resources needed to create valuable increments of immediate release quality at least once per month.	Y	Y	Y/N
11	Each team is free of dependencies upon other teams or resources outside of their control.	Y	Y	Y/N
12	The organisation is prepared for incremental releases to be made which will be under the control of agile teams.	Y	Y	N
13	Senior executives understand agile practice and are willing to sponsor it, including any organisational changes which might be necessary.	Y	Y	N
14	The accountability for work done shall be devolved upon those who are responsible for performing it.	Y	Y	Y/N
15	The scope of work is negotiable with an agile contract for its delivery in place.	Y	Y/N	N
16	The scope of work can be prioritised for incremental delivery.	Y	Y	N
17	The Terms of Use for a Scrum Studio have been accepted by all stakeholders.	Y	N	N
18	It is accepted by stakeholders that certain elements of scope may not be delivered.	Y	Y/N	Y/N
19	It is accepted by stakeholders that architecture will be emergent.	Y	Y/N	N
20	The infrastructure for continuous integration and deployment, including automated regression testing, is already in place to the satisfaction of Development Team members.	Y	Y	Y/N
21	The state of both product and process shall be transparent to those performing the work	Y	Y	Y/N
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