Culture

BUY-IN TO APPROACH

Is there senior sponsor understanding and support for using an agile approach for this project?

Yes

Partial

TRUST IN TEAM

Considering the sponsors and the business representatives who will be working with the team. Do these stakeholders have confidence that the team can transform their vision and needs into a successful product or service - with ongoing support and feedback going both directions?

Yes

Probably

Unlikely

DECISION-MAKING POWERS OF TEAM

Will the team be given autonomy to make their own local decisions about how to undertake work?

Yes

Probably

Unlikely

Project

INCREMENTAL DELIVERY

Can the product or service be built and evaluated in portions? Also, will business or customer representatives be available to provide timely feedback on increments delivered?

Yes

Maybe/
Sometimes

Unlikely

CRITICALITY OF PRODUCT OR SERVICE

To help determine likely levels of additional verification and documentation rigor that may be required, assess the criticality of the product or service being built. Using an assessment that considers loss due to possible impact of defects, determine what a failure could result in.

Time

Discretionary
Funds

Essential Funds

Single Life

Many Lives

LIKELIHOOD OF CHANGE

What percentage of requirements are likely to change or be discovered on a monthly basis?

50%

25%

Team

TEAM SIZE

What is the size of the core team?

1-9

30+

46-60

100+

201+

EXPERIENCE LEVELS

Do the core team roles have experience and skill levels? While it is normal to have a mix of experienced and inexperienced people in roles, for agile projects to go smoothly; it is easier when each role has at least one experienced member.

Yes

Partial

ACCESS TO THE CUSTOMER/BUSINESS

Will the team have daily access to at least one business/customer representative to ask questions and get feedback?

Yes

Partial