Development Process

Question 1

What is a “development process”?

Answer 1

HOW we write code!

The thought process or workflow behind the code we write.

Question 2

Steps of the Waterfall Process

Answer 2

1. Gather Requirements
2. Design
3. Implement
4. Test
5. Maintain

Question 3

What is the downside of Waterfall?

Answer 3

It’s inflexible! There is no room for review or redesign technically.
There is a lot of room for miscommunication - the requirements are given up front and never reviewed until the test phase
Projects become quickly outdated

Question 4

Steps of the Agile Process

Answer 4

Design, Plan, Meet, Evaluate, Test, Develope, REPEAT!!!

Question 5

The Agile Manifesto

Answer 5

Individuals and interactions (over processes and tools)
Working software (over comprehensive documentation)
Customer collaboration (over contract negotiation)
Responding to change (over following a plan)

Question 6

Review the 12 principals here : https://agilemanifesto.org/

Answer 6

https://agilemanifesto.org/

Question 7

Agile vs. Scrum

Answer 7

Agile - values and principles
Scrum - ceremonis and roles
Scrum is to Agile as a square is to a regtangle

Question 8

Sprints

Answer 8

1-4 week time periods where tasks are organized by priority

Backlog -> Spring Backlog -> In Progress -> Done

Question 9

Backlog

Answer 9

All of the tasks that need to be done on a project

Question 10

Sprint Backlog

Answer 10

The tasks that should be done in the current sprint (1-4 week period)

Question 11

In Progress

Answer 11

Tasks that are currently being worked on

Question 12

Done

Answer 12

It’s done….

Question 13

Scrum Ceremonies

Answer 13

Events that happen during each sprint to help track the steps and stay on task
Spring planning -> Daily Scrum -> Spring Review -> Sprint Retrosepective

Question 14

Sprint Planning

Answer 14

“What will we accomplish during this sprint?” moving tasks from backlog to sprint backlog

Question 15

Daily Scrum

Answer 15

Team discussion on progress! Moving thing to the “In Progress” list so we can eventually move them to the “done” list

Question 16

Sprint Review

Answer 16

Taking a look at what’s been accomplished during the sprint - this is where clients and customers will get involved

Question 17

Sprint Retrospective

Answer 17

Reflections! What went well? What didn’t? What can we do differently moving forward?

Question 18

Product Owner

Answer 18

Organizes the backlog - prioritizes tasks and decides what needs to get done in each sprint

Question 19

Scrum Master

Answer 19

Team leader basically - removes obstacles or distractions and facilitates collaboration

Question 20

Scrum Team

Answer 20

All the peeps working on the project!