Agile Work Method Flashcards
In the context of Agile working, what is a “vision”?
An aspirational goal statement that identifies the target audience and expected outcome or intention for a product.
In the context of Agile working, what is a “roadmap”?
A high-level timeline that outlines the plan for implementing a product’s key features.
In the context of Agile working, what does the INVEST acronym represent?
Criteria for writing user stories
- Independent
- Negotiable
- Valuable
- Estimable
- Small
- Testable
What is meant when a user story is “Independent”?
Meets the “I” in “INVEST” criteria.
Can be implement without dependency on other user stories, systems, or teams.
What is meant when a user story is “Negotiable”?
Meets the “N” in “INVEST” criteria.
Can be rescope or de-scoped. Parts or pieces of the user story can be taken out or adjusted to make the work doable.
What is meant when a user story is “Valuable”?
Meets the “V” in “INVEST” criteria.
Will provide value upon completion to the users.
What is meant when a user story is “Estimable”?
Can be understood by the team and they can project the level of effort to complete the work.
What is meant when a user story is “Small”?
Can be completed within 1-3 days
What is the primary purpose of Timeboxing in Scrum?
- To put a maximum limit on the duration of an event or task.
- To prevent scope creep and wasted effort, especially for work with unknown size or complexity.
- To ensure progress and focus within a Sprint.
Name three Scrum events that are Timeboxed.
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Review
- (Optional: Sprint Retrospective)
What should a team do when a Timebox expires on a Sprint Backlog Item (like a Spike)?
- Stop the work at the time limit.
- Inspect what has been accomplished and learned.
- Adapt the plan if necessary (e.g., split the task, seek help, re-evaluate the goal for the Sprint).
- Focus on the value gained within the timebox.
