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Linkedin Learning - Scrum: The Basics Flashcards

1
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What is the start of the agile manifesto?

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we are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it.

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Better than PROCESSES and TOOLS are…

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INDIVIDUALS and INTERACTIONS.

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Better than COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATON is…

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WORKING SOFTWARE.

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4
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Better than CONTRACT NEGOTIATION is…

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CUSTOMER COLLABORATION

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5
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Better than FOLLOWING A PLAN is…

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RESPONDING TO CHANGE.

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6
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Fail Fast really means…

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Learn Fast.

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7
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Who prioritizes the backlog?

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The product owner

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Sprints can last between __ and __ weeks but ___ weeks is recommended.

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Sprints can last between 1 and 4 weeks but 2 weeks is recommended.

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In an agile environment, which of the three variables which is typically fixed becomes flexible (and what are the other two?)

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Scope becomes flexible.

Cost and Time are still fixed.

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10
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Of the scrum master and product owner, who is typically employed by the client?

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The Product Owner

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11
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When should retrospectives be held?

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At the end of each sprint.

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12
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Who maintains the product vision?

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The product owner

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13
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Who protects the team and its process?

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The scrum master

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14
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Who removes roadblocks?

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The scrum master

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15
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Who acts as a spokesperson for the team?

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The scrum master

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16
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Who keeps the team working at a sustainable pace?

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the scrum master

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17
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Who reviews the team’s work?

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the Product Owner

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18
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Who interacts with stakeholders?

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the Product Owner

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19
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Who is the full-time business representative for the project?

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The Product Owner

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What is the ideal team size? Plus or minus how many?

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Seven, plus or minus two members.

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21
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What’s a T-shaped skill?

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Someone has deep knowledge in one area and broad knowledge in several.

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22
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What’s the definition of an MVP?

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When a product has been developed just enough to get user feedback.

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23
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What’s another term for gold-plating?

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Scope Creep

24
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What are the levels of decomposing a vision?

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  1. Identify Themes
  2. Break themes into features
  3. Break features into user stories.
25
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What’s the definition of a user story?

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A detailed, valuable chunk of work a team can quickly deliver

26
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What’s the user story acronym and what does it mean?

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Independent
Negotiable
Valuable
Estimable
Small
Testable
27
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What’s the difference between functional and nonfunctional user stories?

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Nonfunctional stories support users without directly benefitting them, eg. a developer can upgrade the database to keep the software up to date

28
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How do you know if your User Story has been completed?

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IT must meet the defined Acceptance Criteria and the global “Definition of Done,” eg. For a story on our team to be considered done, it has been code reviewed and all errors fixed.”

29
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What is Definition of Done?

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It is when the minimum requirements have been met for all stories applicable to the scope in question.

30
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What’s the difference between and absolute and a relative estimate? What kind of estimates does Agile use and how does that impact commitment?

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Absolute is numeric and empirical. Relative is like a cake is the same size as a pie. Agile uses relative, which is not a commitment.

31
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What’s a roadmap?

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it’s a guide showing when themes will be worked on during a timeframe.

32
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List some example themes for a mobile lunch order app.

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Profile
Ordering
Payment
Delivery

33
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What’s a release plan?

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Connects the roadmap to the sprints.

34
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When do you release work to stakeholders?

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Whenever is appropriate. You don’t need to do so after each sprint.

35
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What is stabilized velocity?

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It’s when the team knows how many story points they can complete in each sprint.

36
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Who attends sprint planning?

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Developers, SM, and PO. These responsibilities can’t be delegated.

37
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What is the forum to clear the air on any questions about specific user stories before committing to them?

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The question and answer period that is part of each Sprint Planning meeting.

38
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What’s an information radiator?

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It’s anything you post on walls or team sites to help your team understand how what you are working on is going.

39
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When posted, the Project Vision, Team Norms, Team’s Definition of Done, Roadmap, and Release Plan are considered what?

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Information Radiators

40
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What’s a burndown chart?

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It’s a line chart with story points left to complete on the y axis and days on the x axis.

41
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What are the three Cs?

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Collaboration, Communication, and Cadence.

42
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How long is daily standup? Can it be shorter or longer?

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15 minutes. It can be shorter but not longer.

43
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What are the 3 questions that are asked of everyone at a daily standup?

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—What did you do yesterday?
—What are you going to do today?
—Is anything blocking your progress?

44
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What happens if there’s a big issue that the dev team can’t fix within a day? What happens after that?

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It goes to the scrum master. If the scrum master can’t fix it within a day, it goes to the product owner to help solve.

45
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How long is the backlog refinement session and when does it typically happen (at what point in the sprint?)

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30-60 minutes

At the midpoint in the sprint

46
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Under what circumstance can user stories change in a given sprint after the sprint has started?

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User stories associated with a specific sprint cannot be changed once they have been committed to and the sprint has started.

47
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What do Scrum Teams use to visually represent their project?

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Information radiators

48
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T/F The Scrum Team must always work their stories in priority order.

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FALSE

49
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Who gives the approval of AC (acceptance criteria?)

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the Product Owner.

50
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At a sprint review, what happens to unaccepted or incomplete work?

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It is pushed to the next sprint.

51
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What is the Demo? Whom is showing what to whom?

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It’s a meeting where the team shares the product with stakeholders. The latter have the opportunity to deliver praise and feedback.

52
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How regularly should you Demo and why?

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You don’t have to demo after every sprint, but you should do so as often as possible in order to build trust between the team and the stakeholders.

53
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Who attends a retrospective?

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The team only. This is a closed-door meeting.

54
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What are the 3 questions to ask at a retrospective and which should be asked first?

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1 should always be first

  1. What went well?
  2. What did not work well?
  3. What could we improve for next time?
55
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How do you take ideas from the retrospective on to the next sprint?

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You take only 1 or 2 improvement ideas from each retrospective and apply them during the next sprint.

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