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NLS Agile Methodology Guide

Version 2.0
12/01/2022

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Document History
Version
Change Description
Author
Date Released
1.0
Original
NLS
6/29/16
1.1
Replaced deliverables table with template table, moved sections 2.5 and 2.6, Added Submission of Sprint Deliverables section NLS
8/15/16
1.2
Minor changes
NLS
8/30/16
1.3
Added section 1.2, rewrote Section 2,
NLS
9/14/16
1.4
Added the following sections:
Agile in a Contract Environment
Sprint Goal and Task Decomposition
Responsibility for Acceptance Criteria and Deliverable Description. Sprint Team Evaluations
Unplanned Team Member Changes
NLS
12/19/16
1.5
Added Section 2.2 , 2.3, 2.9.1.1, 3.3
NLS
03/02/2017
1.6
Added Sections 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2
NLS
08/11/2017
1.7
Added Sections 5.3, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.2.1, 5.3.2.2
NLS
09/21/2017
1.8
Updated Sections 2.5, 2.8.1, 8
NLS
11/08/2017
1.9
Added Section 3.3.1
NLS
5/22/18
2.0
Update communication channels
Modify some requirements as optionally required.
Update 3.5.2
NLS
12/1/22

TOC \h \u \z \t "Heading 1,1,Heading 2,2,Heading 3,3,"1.Introduction3 1.1Purpose3
1.2Glossary of Acronyms3
2.Agile Methodology4
2.1Agile in a Contract Environment4
2.2Tools and Products Used4
2.3Frameworks Used4
2.4General Information5
2.5General Sprint Activities5
2.5.1Role of the Scrum Master6
2.6Clarifications about Sprint Hours7
2.6.1Rationale for Per Sprint Hours7

2.6.21 FTE Sprint Hours7

2.6.32 FTE Sprint Hours7

2.7Sprint Types7
2.7.1Planning Sprints7
2.7.2Development Sprints7
2.8Baseline Artifacts8
2.8.1User Stories Tasks8
2.9Development Sprint Artifacts9
2.9.1Responsibility for Acceptance Criteria and Deliverable Description9 2.10Release Targets10
2.10.1Release Target Artifacts10
2.11Sprint Time Period Exception11
3.Development Activity Oversight11
3.1General Information11
3.2Sprint Team Evaluations12
3.3Team Skills and Knowledge12
3.3.1Scrum Master Requirements12
3.4Unplanned Team Member Changes13
3.5Definition of Bugs and Defects13
3.5.1Acceptable Bugs13
3.5.2Unacceptable Bug13
4.Communication during Sprints13
4.1Sprint 1 and other Planning Sprints13
4.2Development Sprints14