Disciplined Agile (Da)

A decision-making framework that helps teams choose and tailor their ways of working to deliver solutions in small, iterative increments.

Key Points

  • Guides context-based choices so teams can select the best way of working (WoW) for their situation.
  • Supports iterative, flow-based, and hybrid lifecycles to enable incremental delivery.
  • Scales from a single team to the enterprise with guidance for roles, coordination, and governance.
  • Encourages continuous improvement by regularly refining practices, policies, and workflows.

Example

A project team in a regulated company uses Disciplined Agile to select a Kanban-based lifecycle with short iterations, adds test automation practices from XP, and adopts lightweight compliance checkpoints to deliver features incrementally while meeting audit requirements.

PMP Example Question

A project manager wants the team to deliver in small increments and reviews a guided set of options (goal diagrams) to choose lifecycle, testing, and governance practices based on context. What approach is the manager using?

  1. Disciplined Agile (DA)
  2. Scrum
  3. Kanban board
  4. Product roadmap planning

Correct Answer: A — Disciplined Agile (DA)

Explanation: DA is a decision framework that guides teams in tailoring their way of working and selecting lifecycle and practice options for iterative and incremental delivery.

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