Scrum Master Role Flashcards

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Qualities of a scrum master: knowledgeable

A

Be an expert in scrum and understand the technical environment

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Qualities of a scrum master: influential

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Be able to influence without formal authority

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Qualities of a scrum master: patient

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Will not impose opinions and will wait for the team to decide

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Qualities of a scrum master: commited

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Will do whatever it takes to remove impediments

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5
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Qualities of a scrum master: humble

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Let the team get the glory

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6
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Qualities of a scrum master: collaborative

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Create culture of collaboration within the team

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7
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Issues woth tech lead as scrum master

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Could easily become a decision maker

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8
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Can a scrum master be part time?

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Only at the end, should be full time to start

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9
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Can the scrum master role be rotated?

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No, scrum master requires specific skills

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10
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What to do for failure mode: wrong person for the scrum master job

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Coach it or find a better one

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11
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What to do about a scrum master that tends to be a decision maker?

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Coach him to be patient and avoid making decisions for the team

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12
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Scrum master provides

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Roadblock removal and process guidance

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13
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Product owner provides

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Product vision and boundaries

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14
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He creates and maintains the backlog

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Product owner

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15
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Product owner’s tasks as a boundary provider

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Create release plan
Sets expectations with stakeholders
Establishes acceptance criteria

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16
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Result of a pushy product owner

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Team burnout

17
Q

Result of PO compromising quality

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Product failures and slower team velocity

18
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Timebox, synonymous with iteration

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Sprint

19
Q

Goal of a sprint

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Working product

20
Q

What if you want to add requirements to a sprint?

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Cant do it, must add them to a later sprint

21
Q

Can sprints be extended

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No

22
Q

Agenda items of a scrum meeting

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Task done yesterday
Tasks to do today
Blocking issues

23
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Scrum attendees

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Developers and scrum master

24
Q

2 meetings at the end of a sprint

A

Demo
Sprint retrospective

25
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3 types of backlogs

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Product, release and sprint