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The Daily Scrum, also known as the Daily Stand-up Meeting, is a 15-minute daily meeting. Its goal is to review progress towards the Sprint Goal. The Daily Scrum improves communication, identifies impediments, and promotes quick decision-making.

The Daily Scrum Meeting is an essential part of the agile project management framework Scrum, fostering transparency, collaboration, and adaptability in the project. It is a short daily meeting of the development team where members discuss their progress, challenges, and plans for the next day. The Daily Scrum Meeting is time-boxed and should ideally not exceed the specified time frame.

The acronym DEEP stands for "detailed appropriately, estimated, emergent, and prioritised." The DEEP criteria are used in agile projects to ensure that enough requirements and tasks (= Product Backlog entries) are understood, estimated, and prioritised, while leaving room for flexible adjustments. It is a quality criterion for the Product Backlog.

The Definition of Done, abbreviated as DoD, is a checklist of criteria that must be met for a User Story to be considered complete.

The Definition of Ready, abbreviated as DoR, refers to the criteria that a Product Backlog Item must meet to be worked on in the next Sprint. This includes, for example, that the Developers understand what the item involves or that it meets the INVEST criteria.

Delegation is the transfer of tasks to team members for execution.

A deliverable is a tangible result or product that is intended to be delivered as a contractual item within the project.

Deliverables are the tangible results or products that are created at the end of a project or project phase. They are specific, measurable and verifiable elements that correspond to the project deliverables and serve as the basis for acceptance and completion of the project.

The Deming cycle is a method for quality improvement and problem-solving, consisting of the phases Plan, Do, Check, and Act.

Design Thinking is a creative approach to problem-solving and innovation, heavily focused on the needs and perspectives of users. The goal is to tackle complex challenges, solve problems, improve products, and develop innovative solutions based on user feedback.

Developers are members of a Scrum team responsible for product development. They plan the Sprint, ensure quality, and align their work daily with the Sprint Goal.

The development cycle refers to the sequence of phases and activities a project goes through, from conception to completion. Depending on the type of project, phases may vary. Typical phases include planning, design, implementation, testing, and deployment. A well-defined development cycle provides a structured approach to project implementation.

The discursive approach means considering various interests of all involved parties to make a balanced decision.

A distribution list is a list of recipients to whom a specific document is to be sent. It is determined based on the document type.

Document management involves the organisation, storage, management, and control of project documents and information. This ranges from plans and reports to communication histories and contracts. Effective document management is essential to ensure project transparency and traceability.

Documentation includes all documents containing information about the project and its changes. It helps all stakeholders keep track of the status or progress and assists in time planning to avoid delays and complete similar projects faster in the future.

The documentation strategy in project management regulates the entire lifecycle of documents in the project. It specifies how documents are created, labeled, distributed, and eventually archived or destroyed. The goal is to provide all team members with easy access to relevant information and thereby promote project success.