Agile Dictionary

The ultimate encyclopedia to understand all those acronyms, buzzwords, and terms in the tech industry.

A

AgentAgileAgile AllianceAgile CoachAgile ManifestoAgile Release TrainAI (Artificial Intelligence)AlignmentAlignment (AI)ALMAlphaAmbient AIAngularAnthropomorphizationAntipatternAPIArchitectArtifactAsanaASAPAutomation (AI)AWSAX (Agentic Experience)A/B Testing

B

BackboneBacklogBanner BlindnessBDDBenchmark (AI)BetaBackend for Frontend - BFFBlended LearningBlockagesBlue / GreenBody ShoppingBottom-UpBugBuildBurndown ChartBurnoutBurnup ChartBusiness Agility

C

Canary ReleaseCapexCDCFDChain of Thought (CoT)CICI/CDCluster (GPU Cluster)CoECommitment PointComputer UseContext (AI)Context WindowCommunity of Practice - CoPCopilot (AI)Cost of DelayCredits/Tokens (AI)Crystal MethodCustomer CentricityCycle Time

D

Disciplined Agile Delivery - DADDDDDeliveryDesign SprintDesign ThinkingDeterministic (AI)DevelopersDevOpsDiscoveryDoD - Definition of DoneDoR - Definition of ReadyDownstreamDRYDual Track

E

EmbeddingsEngineer ManagerEscape HatchEvalsEvaluation HarnessExpediteExplainabilityExtreme Programming - XP

F

FDDFeaturesFeature FlagsFeedbackFeedback LoopFew-Shot LearningFibonacci SequenceFigmaFOMOForecastFrameworkFramingFYI

G

GembaGenerative AIGenerative UIGherkinGitGitFlowGitHubGPTGround TruthGroundingGuardrails

H

HallucinationHexagonal ArchitectureHuman-in-the-Loop (HITL)Hype

I

Impact MapInferenceInputInstruction-Following ModelIshikawaIT Roadmap

J

JiraJuniorJIT - Just In Time

K

KaizenKanbanKanban BoardKISSKPI

L

Large Language Model (LLM)Lead TimeLeanLean InceptionLeSS

M

Machine Learning (ML)Management 3.0Market FitMindsetMMFMRRMob ProgrammingMockupsMudaMultitaskingMVP

N

NexusNiko-Niko

O

OKRsOpen SpaceOpex

P

Pair ProgrammingParking LotPBIPIPI PlanningPlanning PokerPMBOKPMIPMPPortfolioProduct BacklogProduct GoalProduct OwnerPrompt EngineeringPull SystemPull Request (PR)

Q

QAQBR

R

ReleaseRelease CandidateROIRollback

S

SAFeScopeScrumScrum MasterScrum of Scrums (SoS)ScrumbanScrum@ScaleSelf-ManagementSelf-OrganizationSeniorServant LeadershipShape UpSLASOLIDSpikeSprintSprint BacklogSprint PlanningSprint RetrospectiveSprint ReviewSprint ZeroStakeholdersSwarmingSystem Demo

T

T-Shaped SkillsT-Shirt SizingTDDTeam LeaderTech LeadTestingTesterThree AmigosThroughputTimeboxingTop-DownTrello

U

UATUIUser Story MapUX

V

Value Stream Map

W

WasteWaterfallWETWIPWIP LimitsWireframes