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Agile Development Artifacts

PhaseInput DocumentsOutput Documents
Pre-Sprint 0 (Initiation Phase)
  • Market Research and Analysis
  • Initial Business Case
  • Stakeholder Initial Ideas and Expectations
  • Organizational Standards and Policies
  • Business Requirement Document (BRD)
  • Initial Risk Assessment Report
  • Stakeholder Analysis Document
  • Project Charter
  • High-Level Product Vision
  • Preliminary Feasibility Study Report
Sprint 0 (Planning and Setup Phase)
  • Business Requirement Document (BRD)
  • High-Level Product Vision
  • Initial Risk Assessment Report
  • Stakeholder Analysis Document
  • Detailed Project Plan
  • Agile Project Charter
  • Product Roadmap
  • Initial Product Backlog (with Epics and Features)
  • High-Level Design (HLD) Document
  • System Architecture Diagram
  • Initial Technology Stack Decision Document
  • Communication Plan
  • Team Working Agreement
  • Initial Sprint Plan
Sprint 1 (Development Begins)
  • Product Backlog (from Sprint 0)
  • High-Level Design (HLD) Document
  • Sprint Plan
  • Sprint Backlog (with detailed User Stories and Tasks)
  • Low-Level Design (LLD) Documents
  • Database Design Documents
  • Initial Database Schema Design
  • Database Design Diagram
  • API Documentation
  • Test Cases and Test Plans
  • Sprint 1 Review Report
  • Sprint 1 Retrospective Document
Subsequent Sprints (Iterative Development)
  • Updated Product Backlog
  • Previous Sprint's Review and Retrospective Documents
  • Ongoing Stakeholder Feedback
  • Updated Sprint Backlogs
  • Revised and Refined Low-Level Design (LLD) Documents
  • Updated Database Design Documents and Diagrams
  • Enhanced API Documentation
  • Updated System and Software Architecture Diagrams
  • Updated Class Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams
  • Incremental Test Reports
  • Regular Sprint Review Reports
  • Regular Sprint Retrospective Documents
  • Continuous Integration/Deployment Reports
  • Ongoing User Manuals and Help Guides

Throughout all sprints, continuous documents like Meeting Minutes, Change Logs, Issue and Bug Reports, Performance Analysis Reports, User Feedback and Survey Results, Compliance and Regulatory Documents are consistently maintained and updated.