Scrum Guide Flashcards
Scrum is a
framework for developing, delivering, and sustaining complex products
Scrum (n)
A framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems, while productively and creatively delivering products of the highest possible value.
Scrum is (3 characteristics):
- Lightweight
- Simple to understand
- Difficult to master
Scrum is not a
Scrum is not a process, technique, or definitive method
Uses of Scrum (5)
- Research and identify viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities;
- Develop products and enhancements;
- Release products and enhancements, frequently
- Develop and sustain Cloud and other operational environments for product use
- Sustain and renew products
Scrum Theory is founded on
empirical process control theory, or empiricism
Three pillars uphold every implementation of empirical process control:
transparency
inspection
adaptation.
Scrum prescribes four formal events for inspection and adaptation
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Review
- Sprint Retrospective
The Scrum pillars of transparency, inspection, and adaptation come to life and build trust for everyone when these 5 values are embraced ?
When the values of
- commitment
- courage
- focus
- openness and
- respect are embodied
Scrum Team consists of (3)
a Product Owner, the Development Team, and a Scrum Master
Scrum Teams deliver products (2)
iteratively and incrementally
Product Owner is responsible for
Maximizing the value of the product resulting from work of the Development Team
Who is the sole person responsible for managing the Product Backlog?
Product Owner
The Development Team consists of ________ who do the work of delivering a potentially releasable Increment of “Done” product at the end of each Sprint
professionals
Development Teams have the following characteristics:
- They are self-organizing.
- They are cross-functional
- They recognizes no titles for team members
- Scrum recognizes no sub-teams i.e. testing, architecture, operations
- Members may have specialized skills and areas of focus, but accountability belongs to the Team as a whole.
Optimal Development Team size is
Fewer than 3 members decrease interaction and results in smaller productivity gains;
Scrum Master is responsible for
promoting and supporting Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide…Helping everyone understand Scrum theory, practices, rules, and values.
The Scrum Master is a _______ for the Scrum Team
servant-leader
_________ is a formal opportunity to inspect and adapt something
Scrum
a time-box of one month or less is called a
Sprint
Sprints contain and consist of 5 items
1) the Sprint Planning
2) Daily Scrums
3) The development work
4) The Sprint Review
5) The Sprint Retrospective
Only the _______has the authority to cancel the Sprint
Only the Product Owner
A Sprint would be cancelled if the Sprint ____ becomes obsolete. This occurs if the company changes direction or if technology conditions change. A Sprint should be cancelled if it no longer makes sense given the circumstances.
Goal
Sprint Planning is ______ to a maximum of __ hours for a _____ Sprint
Sprint Planning is time-boxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint
Sprint Planning answers the following
- What can be delivered in the Increment resulting from the upcoming Sprint?
- How will the work needed to deliver the Increment be achieved?
