The standard for project management

  

Glossary

Functional Requirement.

 A specific behavior that a product or service should perform.

Functional Specification.

 A specific function that a system or application is required to perform. Typically represented 

in a functional specifications document.

Hoshin Kanri.

 A strategy or policy deployment method.

Hybrid Approach.

 A combination of two or more agile and non-agile elements, having a non-agile end result.

IDEAL.

 An organizational improvement model that is named for the five phases it describes: initiating, diagnosing, 

establishing, acting, and learning.

Impact Mapping.

 A strategic planning technique that acts as a roadmap to the organization while building new products.

Impediment.

 An obstacle that prevents the team from achieving its objectives. Also known as a blocker.

Increment.

 A functional, tested, and accepted deliverable that is a subset of the overall project outcome.