SCRUM Flashcards
What are the Scrum values?
Courage, Focus, Commitment, Respect and Openness
What does the scrum principle ‘self organisation’ mean?
The dev team decides which work to take on and how to execute it. This leads to a sense of ownership
What does the scrum principle ‘team size & composition’ mean?
Team size of 3-9 people. Team includes all of the skills necessary to do the work and to produce DONE software
What does the scrum principle ‘done means done’ mean?
‘Done’ work showcased in the sprint review needs to meet the definition of done that the team set
What needs to be delivered by the end of a sprint?
Business value
What’s the main output of sprint planning?
The sprint goal
What are the 2 main purposes of the daily scrum?
- To create a clear plan of the next 24 hours
2. For the team to understand how they will collaborate to reach the sprint goal
What 3 things are done to the P.B in P.B refinement?
Detail is added
Backlog is ordered (highest value at top)
Estimates are added (effort etc)
*Acceptance criteria may be added too
What’s the purpose of the sprint review?
Development team do a demo of the DONE software/increment they’ve created in the sprint
Good time to get feedback from users/stakeholders- inspect and adapt
Review any non complete work and put it back on the P.B- estimate relevant parts of the P.B
Describe a possible structure of the sprint retrospective. Who needs to attend?
- What went well
- What didn’t go so well
3.Ideas for improvement - Shoutouts
The dev team, P.O and the Scrum Master must attend
What is the sprint backlog?
A living plan of how the team will meet the sprint goal (selected PBIs agreed to be tackled in the upcoming sprint)
What does the sprint goal need to be?
The sprint goal must cause the dev team to work together rather than on separate initiatives
3 examples of what ‘Done’ means
- Mirrors shippable (must have an option to be shipped)
- No further work
- Short, measurable checklist to ensure ‘done’- can be tested automatically
* Must be true for every increment of software that they deliver
Which scrum events are timeboxed?
Sprint planning
Sprint review
Sprint retrospective
How long should the sprint review be?
4 hours for a MONTH sprint
It should be shorter for shorter sprints
