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scrum guide Flashcards

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What is Scrum?

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A framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems, while productively and creatively delivering products of the highest possible value.

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What are the 3 pillars of scrum?

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Transparency, Inspection, and Adaptation

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What are the 4 formal events for Inspection and Adaptation?

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Scrum Planning
Daily Scrum
Sprint Review
Sprint Retrospective

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What is the Product Owner responsible for?

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The product owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the development team.
They are also the sole responsible person for managing the product backlog.

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What is included in ‘Backlog Management’

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Clearly expressing backlog items
Ordering the items in the product backlog
Optimizing the value of the work performed by the development team
Ensuring that the product backlog is visible and shows what will be worked on next
Ensuring the development team understands items in the product backlog

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What is the Development Team responsible for?

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The development team is responsible for delivering a potentially releasable increment of ‘done’

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Who organizes the Development Team?

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No one except for the development team themselves

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Do each of the Development Team members have titles?

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No, scrum does not recognize individual titles for the Development Team

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Do sub-teams exist in the Development Team?

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No, scrum does not recognize sub-teams

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How big should the Development Team be?

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More than 3 people, but no more than 9 people

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What is the Scrum Master responsible for?

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The Scrum Master is responsible for promoting and supporting scrum
They also help individuals outside of the Scrum team understand how to effectively interact with the scrum team as to maximize efficiency

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How does the Scrum Master serve the Product Owner?

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Ensuring that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the Scrum Team
Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management
Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items
Understanding product planning in an empirical environment
Ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value
Understanding and practicing agility
Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.

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How does the Scrum Master serve the Development Team?

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Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality
Helping the Development Team to create high-value products
Removing impediments to the Development Team’s progress
Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed
Coaching the Development Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood.

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How does the Scrum Master serve the Organization?

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Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption
Planning Scrum implementations within the organization
Helping employees and stakeholders understand and enact Scrum and empirical product development
Causing change that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team
Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.

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What are the 4 prescribed Scrum Events?

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Sprint Planning
Daily Scrum
Sprint Review
Sprint Retrospective

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What is a ‘sprint’?

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A sprint is a 1 month, or less, time-box event during which, a ‘done’ increment will be produced.

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What can be changed/not changed during a sprint?

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No changes can be made that endanger the goal
Quality goals cannot be decreased
Scope may be clarified and re-negotiated with the Product Owner

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When and how can a sprint be cancelled?

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A sprint can only be cancelled by the Product Owner. This can happen when the goal becomes obsolete.

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What 2 questions are answered in the Sprint Planning event?

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What can be delivered in the increment result from the upcoming sprint?
How will the work needed to deliver the increment be completed?

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What occurs to cover the first topic of the sprint planning meeting?

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The product backlog, latest product increment, estimated capacity of development team, past performance of the development team are all considered. The development team selects the number of items from the product backlog that they will complete and a sprint goal is defined.

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What occurs to cover the second topic of the sprint planning meeting?

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The development team will review the newly defined sprint goal and will decide how they will convert the selected backlog items into a ‘done’ increment.

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What is the daily scrum?

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The daily scrum is a 15 minute meeting that is led by the development team. This meeting helps plan the work that needs to be done over the next 24 hours.

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How much time is spent on Sprint Planning?

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8 hours at most

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How much time is spent on Sprint Review?

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4 hours at most

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Who attends the Sprint Review?

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The scrum team and key stakeholders invited by the Product Owner

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What does the Product owner do during the sprint review?

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The product owner explains what backlog items have been done and discusses the backlog as it stands. They also project likely delivery dates.

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What does the development team do during the sprint review?

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The development team discusses what went well during the sprint, what problems it ran into, and how those problems were solved. They also demonstrate what work they have done.

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What discussed amongst the entire group at the sprint review?

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The entire group collaborates on what to do next based on how the marketplace or potential use of the product has changed. They group also reviews timeline, budget, potential capabilities, and marketplace for the next anticipated releases of the product.

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What is the result of the sprint review?

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The result of the sprint review is a revised product backlog that defines the probable backlog items for the next sprint and sprint planning meeting.

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What is the purpose of the Sprint Retrospective?

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The sprint retrospective is a chance for the scrum team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements to be enacted in the next sprint

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When does the sprint retrospective occur?

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The meeting occurs after the sprint review but before the next sprint planning

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How long should the sprint retrospective be?

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3 hours at most

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What is the purpose of the sprint retrospective?

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Inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships, process, and tools
Identify and order the major items that went well and potential improvements
Create a plan for implementing improvements to the way the Scrum Team does its work.

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