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?
- Disciplined Agile (DA)
- Scrum
- Kanban board
- 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.