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  <mainDescription>Coordinate the assessment and discuss with the team how the iteration results will be best presented to stakeholders, so&#xD;
that they can learn as much about the solution as possible. Listen to what the team has to say about what went wrong (and&#xD;
what went right) during the iteration. This knowledge will help everybody make informed decisions about the next iteration&#xD;
planning, and determine the best course of action for the project. This task is performed at the end of every iteration&#xD;
until the end of the project.</mainDescription>
  <sections xmi:id="_o28GgMMsEdmdo9HxCRR_Gw" name="Prepare for iteration assessment" guid="_o28GgMMsEdmdo9HxCRR_Gw">
    <sectionDescription>&lt;p>&#xD;
    Towards the end of the iteration, the team jointly assesses whether the objectives and evaluation criteria established&#xD;
    in the Iteration Plan were met, and whether the team adhered to the plan and completed all of the work items committed&#xD;
    to the iteration. The team makes use of objective measures to the greatest extent possible. To assess that a given work&#xD;
    item is completed, the team ensures that the corresponding test cases were successfully run against it.&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    The team prepares a demonstration of the features implemented at that point, so that during the iteration assessment&#xD;
    stakeholders can have a real sense of progress made. The team decides whether each developer should demonstrate the&#xD;
    features that they implemented, or if the project manager or senior developer demonstrates it all, with other team&#xD;
    members present to answer questions.&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    In addition to the demonstration,&amp;nbsp;prepare reports that show project status, such as work burndown and test case&#xD;
    reports.&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    These activities happen in preparation for the iteration assessment meeting with stakeholders that occurs on the last&#xD;
    day of the iteration.&#xD;
&lt;/p></sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <sections xmi:id="_iSiDEIx4Edyzd4h-mxj9YA" name="Demonstrate value and gather feedback" guid="_iSiDEIx4Edyzd4h-mxj9YA">
    <sectionDescription>&lt;p>&#xD;
    The team demonstrates the product to customers, end-users, and other stakeholders to collect their feedback or, better&#xD;
    yet, have end users use the product themselves. This can be done throughout the iteration, but at least during the&#xD;
    iteration assessment that occurs at the end of the iteration (see &lt;a class=&quot;elementLinkWithType&quot;&#xD;
    href=&quot;./../../practice.mgmt.iterative_dev.base/guidances/guidelines/iteration_assessment_E27E9DDE.html&quot;&#xD;
    guid=&quot;_FekBAC4IEdyhZrtGEIITGQ&quot;>Guideline: Iteration Assessment&lt;/a>). Work that is not completed should not be&#xD;
    demonstrated.&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    Record resulting knowledge (such as new functionality, requested changes, and defects) in the &lt;a class=&quot;elementLink&quot;&#xD;
    href=&quot;./../../core.mgmt.common.extend_supp/workproducts/work_items_list_39D03CC8.html&quot;&#xD;
    guid=&quot;_rGNWsCbSEdqh1LYUOGRh2A&quot;>Work Items List&lt;/a>, so that project priorities, scope, and duration can be refined in&#xD;
    the next iteration planning.&#xD;
&lt;/p></sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <sections xmi:id="_iL7cQEpqEdup0IY9DKDPkg" name="Perform a retrospective" guid="_iL7cQEpqEdup0IY9DKDPkg">
    <sectionDescription>&lt;p>&#xD;
    Review with the team the approach taken to development and collaboration, the effectiveness of the development&#xD;
    environment, the suitability of the working environment, and other factors. Discuss what things went well, what could&#xD;
    have gone better, and how things could be changed to deliver better results. Capture in the current Iteration Plan the&#xD;
    assessment results, stakeholder feedback, and actions to be taken to improve the development approach for the next&#xD;
    iteration. Record lessons learned in this iteration with a collection of lessons learned for the entire project.&#xD;
&lt;/p></sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <sections xmi:id="_1YHH8DLqEdueZPye-FaNgA" name="Close-out project" guid="_1YHH8DLqEdueZPye-FaNgA">
    <sectionDescription>&lt;p>&#xD;
    Perform this step when the iteration review coincides with the end of the project. Involve the team and stakeholders in&#xD;
    a final assessment for project acceptance which, if successful, marks the point when the customer accepts ownership of&#xD;
    the software product. Complete the close-out of the project by disposing of the remaining assets and reassigning the&#xD;
    remaining staff.&#xD;
&lt;/p></sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <purpose>Demonstrate the value of the solution increment that was built during the iteration and apply the lessons learned to modify&#xD;
the project or improve the process.</purpose>
</org.eclipse.epf.uma:TaskDescription>