Iterative Incremental

Concept
PLAN PLAN PLAN
Iteration 1 Iteration 2 Iteration 3
DESIGN DESIGN DESIGN
BUILD BUILD BUILD
Feedback Feedback DELIVER DELIVER DELIVER
Backlog refinement Backlog refinement
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Goal: Delivery Method: Goal: Delivery Method:

Correctness One delivery Speed Frequent smaller

and clarity. at the end. deliveries

Process: Activities: Process: Activities:

Repeatedly improves Performed
those parts until the Repeated until Progressively develops once in a given
product is satisfactory correct/approved. features and functions increment.
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Product Owner

Project sponsor
feedback feedback feedback
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I like the idea of a I don’t like the flavor I like the Bakery bakes Bakery creates Bakery creates
cake, but a cupcake or the toppings of the strawberries and frosts the edible flowers edible pearls and
is too small. I want cake, but the size is cake and places puts individual ones
and chocolate,
something bigger better. I would like
them on the and strings of
the cake to serve at but I don’t like pearls on the
that I would be able
least ten people and
cake.
to share with other
include as one of the
how thin the frosting. The cake
people. flavors. layers. topper is added at
the end.

Each iteration builds upon lessons learned from Divides a project into small, functional
the previous iteration. increments. Each increment represents a usable
Allows flexibility and adaptability, portion of the final product.
It’s understood that requirements and priorities Deliveries are made at the end of each
may change throughout the project. increment.
Allows adjustments and improvements to be Functionality of product increases in
made throughout, based on feedback. functionality as more work is done.
Improvements are made within the same set of Adaptability within each increment but prefers
features for a given product. stability across the span of multiple increments.

Created by Julia Ode, PMP, CSM