2020 Scrum Guide Flashcards
Who orders the work for a complex problem into a Product Backlog?
Product Owner
Who turns a selection of the work into an increment of value during a Sprint?
Scrum Team
What do the Scrum Team and its stakeholders do during the sprint?
Inspect the results and adjust for the next sprint.
Scrum is founded on…
empiricism and lean thinking
What asserts that knowledge comes from
experience and making decisions based on what is observed?
Empiricism
What is the benefit of lean thinking?
It reduces waste and focuses on the essentials
Scrum approach is…
Iterative and incremental
What does scrum optimize and control?
Predictability and risk
Scrum pillars (3)
Transparency
Inspection
Adaptation
Purpose of transparency in scrum…
Process and work must be visible to scrum team and stakeholders
What is the consequence of artifacts with low transparency?
Lead to decisions that diminish value and increase risk.
Transparency enables…
Inspection
Inspection without transparency is…
Misleading and wasteful
Scrums five events provide…
Inspection and Cadence
Why should inspections be frequent?
To detect potential problems.
Inspection without adaptation is…
Pointless
What is designed to provoke change?
Scrum events
What should a scrum team do when it learns anything new through inspection?
Adapt
Scrum values (5)
Commitment Focus Openness Respect Courage
What is the commitment of the scrum team?
Achieving its goals
Supporting each other
Who makes up a scrum team?
1 Scrum master
1 Product Owner
Developers
What is scrum team focused on?
The Product Goal
What does “cross-functional” mean in Scrum?
Team has all the skills necessary to create value in a sprint.
How are scrum teams managed?
They are self-managed.
How many people are in a scrum team?
10 or fewer
What is the benefit of smaller teams?
Communicate better and are more productive.
What do multiple Scrum Teams focused on the same product share? (3)
Product goal
Product backlog
Product owner
Who is responsible for all product related activities?
Scrum team
Who is responsible for creating a valuable, useful increment?
Scrum team
What are developers committed to?
Creating any aspect of a useable increment
Who creates the sprint backlog?
Developers
What does the Definition of Done do?
Instills quality
Who adapts the plan every day?
Developers
Who is responsible for holding developers accountable?
Developers
Who crafts the sprint goal?
Scrum team (not just developers)
Who is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the scrum team?
Product owner
Who is accountable for developing and communicating the product goal?
Product Owner
Who creates and communicates Product Backlog items?
Product owner
The _____ is accountable for ordering the product backlog items.
Product Owner
Who is accountable for ensuring that the product backlog is transparent, visible, and understood?
Product owner
Who is accountable when product backlog management is delegated?
The Product Owner
In what ways does the product owner provide visibility to their decisions?
Content and ordering of the Product Backlog
Inspecting the increment during sprint review
Who can authorize changes to the product backlog?
The Product Owner
How many product owners can a scrum team have?
One. (It’s not a committee)
What is the scrum master accountable for?
Establishing scrum as defined in the scrum guide.
Who is responsible for helping everyone understand scrum theory and practice?
Scrum master
Who is accountable for the teams effectiveness?
Scrum master
Who does the scrum master serve?
Scrum team and the organization
Who is responsible for coaching the team members in self-management?
Scrum master
Who helps the scrum team focus on creating high value increments that meet the Definition of Done?
Scrum master
Who removes impediments to the scrum teams progress?
Scrum master
Who ensures that all scrum events take place?
Scrum master
How does the scrum master serve the scrum team? (4)
Coaching the team
Helping the team focus on value and meeting the Definition of Done
Removing impediments
Ensuring events are positive, productive, and timeboxed
Who helps the Product owner with finding techniques for effective Product Goal definition?
Scrum master
Who helps find techniques for effective product backlog management and product goal definition?
Scrum Master
Who helps the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise product backlog items?
Scrum Master
Who helps establish empirical product planning?
Scrum Master
Who helps facilitate stakeholder collaboration as requested or needed?
Scrum master
Who leads, trains, coaches and helps prepare the organization for Scrum adoption?
Scrum master
Who helps employees and stakeholders understand and enact an empirical approach for complex work?
Scrum master
Who removes barriers between stakeholders and scrum teams?
Scrum master
The sprint is a container for what?
All other scrum events
What does each scrum event offer?
Opportunity to inspect and adapt
What is the disadvantage of not running scrum events as prescribed?
Lost opportunities to inspect and adapt.
What is a benefit of scrum events?
Less meetings not defined in scrum
When are scrum events held?
At the same time and place
Why are scrum events held at the same time and place?
To reduce complexity
How long are sprints?
One month or less
Why are sprints a fixed length?
To create consistency
When does a new sprint start?
At the conclusion of the previous sprint.
What work takes place outside of sprints?
None. All work necessary to achieve the product goal happen within sprints.
Which changes can endanger the sprint goal?
None. No changes are made that would endanger the sprint goal.
Can quality decrease during a sprint if necessary?
No
When is the product backlog refined?
During the sprint, as needed.
Who is scope negotiated with?
The product owner
When is scope renegotiated?
As needed