Transaction | Glossary

Definition

A Transaction (or Transaction Cost) is the overhead cost (or fixed cost) of executing each and every item in a batch is known as a Transaction cost. It’s one of the two overall costs that determines the economic batch size in a U-curve optimization.

The Agile method emphasizes the reduction of transaction costs over the development period of new and innovative IT products. They are generally found to be lower in the Agile Development Process, than in the traditional ones.

Further Reading

  • “Transaction Cost Management : Strategies and Practices for a Global Open Economy” (book) by Chihiro Suematsu.

System Demo | Glossary

Definition

The System Demo provides an integrated view of the newest features regarding the latest iteration that is delivered by every team in the Agile Release Train (ART). Each Demonstration gives an objective measurement of progress in between a Program Increment (PI)  to the stakeholders.

It’s a critical event that is an effective method for gathering immediate, ART level feedback from everyone that is involved in the task, as well as sponsors, stakeholders and customers. It’s the one real measure of value, progress and velocity of the fully integrated work from all the teams during the previous iteration. It’s a process that requires a lot of planning and preparation, but provides a fast feedback towards building the ideal solution.

Further Reading

  • “SAFe 4.0 Distilled: Applying the Scaled Agile Framework for Lean Software and Systems Engineering” (book), by Richard Knaster