Executing Iterations (30%) Flashcards
When are Stories written?
During PI Planning as teams collaborate with PO/PM
What’s the standard format for writing user stories?
Use the Connextra format popularized my Mike Cohen
As a [role], I want [activity], so that I can [business value]
What are the 3Cs for writing good stories
Use Ron Jeffries 3Cs of a story:
Card – A short statement of intent on an index card which size prevents delving into solution space
Conversation – The promise of a just-in-time conversation between the PO and the team about the details of the story
Confirmation – acceptance criteria
What does the acronym INVEST stand for?
Independent Negotiable Valuable Estimable Small Testable
How big should stories be?
The should be small enough to fit into a single sprint/iteration
What are the 10 ways to break Features down into Stories?
- Workflow steps
- Business rules
- Major effort
- Simple vs complex behaviors
- Variations in data
- Data entry methods
- Deferred system qualities
- CRUD operations
- Use-case scenarios
- Break-out spike
When is a Story done?
- When it meets the Definition of Done
- Passes UAT
What’s the preferred practice for writing Story acceptance criteria?
BDD Gherkin
Given-When-Then
When are Story Maps useful?
When Features represent a workflow, a story map helps organize the sequence of stories according to workflow tasks and steps
Who leads Iteration Planning
Product Owners
What are the outputs to Iteration Planning?
Committed …
- Goals
- Backlog
Who has primary responsibility for the Team Backlog?
Product Owner
What the ordering difference between the Program Backlog and the Team Backlog?
Program Backlog is prioritized based upon WSJF economics of the Features
while
Team Backlog is ordered based on how the Team can best deliver the Stories during the increment
What is the agenda for an Iteration Planning Event?
- Establish Capacity
- Story analysis and estimation
- Detailing Stories
- Developing Iteration Goals
- Team commitment to Goals
