The Japanese terms for an Agile developmental mastery model is:

The correct answer is D. Shu-Ha-Ri. Shu-Ha-Ri is a Japanese martial arts concept adopted in Agile to describe the progression of learning and mastery. 'Shu' means following the rules strictly, 'Ha' means bending and questioning the rules as understanding deepens, and 'Ri' means transcending the rules and acting fro

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AKaizen
BMuda
CSashimi
DShu-Ha-Ri

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Shu-Ha-Ri is a Japanese martial arts concept adopted in Agile to describe the progression of learning and mastery. 'Shu' means following the rules strictly, 'Ha' means bending and questioning the rules as understanding deepens, and 'Ri' means transcending the rules and acting from internalized mastery. Kaizen (A) means continuous improvement, Muda (B) is a Lean term for waste, and Sashimi (C) refers to overlapping project phases - none of these describe a developmental mastery model.

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