Release Lifecycle Development Iterations / Start Here Next Release Re-estimate based on better granularity Customer UATGo / No Go for ReleaseAgree releaseDeploy ReleaseHigh Level stories in story tracker Breakdown stories to estimable, consistent granularity Further analysis for candidate stories Decide candidates for release QACustomer IM PM Release Begins Final Testing for Release Customer IMPM BA Customer collaborates with Customer IMPM Dev Develop release (See Iteration Lifecycle) Prioritization of new requests Coordinate with Customer Dev Team Ongoing During Release Iterative Testing (New & Regression) Customer Showcases Get ready for next release Just in Time BA With support from Dev BA With support from IM QA

Iteration Lifecycle Development Iterations / Start Here Next Iteration Iteration Planning Meeting Customer Sign Off on Stories Change Requests Captured / Prioritized Develop IterationIteration Close and Retrospective Release Stories Identified, possibly in tentative iterations Story narratives written and signed off Breakdown stories further if needed Identify candidates for iteration IM Customer Iteration Begins Customer Showcase BA Customer Sign Off Test Iteration IM Story Tracking in tracker and story wall For all Customers Ongoing During Iteration Communication (PM level and Team level) QA Testing (New and Regression) Get ready for next iteration Just in Time Dev With input from BA Testers Dev BA With support from Customer Team BA supports Customers BA supports Customers Team

Story Lifecycle Development Iterations / Start Here Next Release In Play: Story re- estimated at IPM and in play for iteration Customer Signed off: Story functionality seen and approved In Regression Suite: Story covered in regression tests Dev Complete: Story functionality, dev tests, logging, etc complete Delivered: Story in Production Customer has a new request Ready to Play: Narrative written and signed off by customer Open: Story estimated, has customer priority & high level acc. criteria New: Story created but not yet valid (no acc. Criteria, etc) Showcased: Story showcased to customer BA Developer Signs Off Dev Machine Devs QA Signed Off: QA tests and approves story for showcase BA Customer supporting BA Customer working with Stories in the same story list should have similar granularities Narratives should be written JIT for next iteration/sprint Additional Notes Story prioritized for next iteration For all Customers Team BA supports Customers Deprecated: Story has been split or removed – no longer valid Customer BA Dev Devs Testers In simple projects, a narrative may not be necessary