Scrum Planning

Question 1

What are the six (6) levels of Planning?

Answer 1

Strategy
Portfolio
Product
Release
Sprint
Day

Each layer drives the planning of the layers below.

Question 2

Define the Planning layer

The executive leadership of the company defines and governs the execution of the strategic goals.

Companies provide a plan for 5 years or longer and share their strategic vision and objectives with key management; these then are passed down the chain.

Answer 2

Strategic Level

Question 3

Define the Planning layer

The overall product offerings that will best implement the vision established at the strategic level.

Answer 3

Portfolio Level

Question 4

Define the Planning layer

Each Scrum team sets a product vision and outlines product roadmaps for their various projects.

The planning horizon is typically about 12 months

Answer 4

Product level

Question 5

Define the Planning layer

The Scrum team groups Product Backlog items into smaller Releases that drive toward the product vision.

A time-boxed period for a Release is typically three to six months

Answer 5

Release Level

Question 6

Define the Planning layer

The Scrum team determines the user stories that can be completed during the Sprint.

A time-boxed period for a Sprint is typically two to four weeks.

Answer 6

Sprint Level

Question 7

Define the Planning layer

The Scrum Team meets daily for status update and makes a plan of action for the next 24 hours.

Answer 7

Day Level

Question 8

True or False

Most Scrum projects are broken down into releases that match the Product Roadmap

Answer 8

True

Question 9

This graphic illustrates the _________.

Answer 9

Product Roadmap

Question 10

This graphic illustrates how __________ is done.

Answer 10

Release Planning

Question 11

A release plan consists of:

Answer 11

Goal
Target Date
Prioritized list of user stories

Question 12

Scrum projects support the vision and goals established at the _________ level and can extend for years. They are accomplished through:

Answer 12

Portfolio

Releases, Themes and Epics, Sprints, User Stories

Question 13

Scrum of scrums is what exactly?

Answer 13

multi-scrum teams working on enterprise level projects coordination. Each team is responsible for their portion of the project.

Question 14

What describes when “one or two representative from a team participate in a daily meeting with the representatives from other teams working on a release.”

Answer 14

Scrum-of-scrums

Question 15

What determines the work that is going to be performed during the Sprint and involves the Scrum Team and, sometimes, key stakeholders.

Answer 15

Sprint Planning Meeting

Question 16

If you are performing a four week sprint, the sprint planning meeting would be for ____ hours?

Answer 16

eight (8)

Question 17

During the first half of a Sprint Planning Meeting is to set the _____ for the Sprint. And results the ________.

Answer 17

goal

Sprint Backlog

Question 18

During the second half of a Sprint Planning Meeting is to determine ________________. And result in _____.

Answer 18

the ways to execute the Sprint Backlog

Task list and execution plan

Question 19

Before performing the sprint planning meeting, you need to look at:

Answer 19

Product Backlog
Team capacity based on Past Performance
Business Conditions
Technology Stability
Most Recent Product Increment
Current Status of the Project

Question 20

True or False

The product backlog is the master list of user stories of the project

Answer 20

True

Question 21

True or False

The sprint backlog includes the user stories to be completed during the current sprint.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

_______ are the individual user stories.

Answer 22

Tasks

Question 23

Development in progress refers to …

Answer 23

the tasks that have to be completed

Question 24

Done refers to?

Answer 24

the tasks that are completed

Question 25

True or False

User Stories are included in the Sprint Backlog.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

True or False

User Stories are Broken Down into Tasks?

Answer 26

True