Scrum Professional Flashcards
What are the 3 roles within a scrum team?
Scrum Master, Product Owner, Scrum Team (developers)
What are the 3 empirical scrum pillars?
Transparency, Inspection, Adaption
What is the role of a product owner?
To order the work for a complex problem in to a Product Backlog
What is the role of the scrum team?
To turn a selection of work into an increment of value during a sprint
What is Scrum founded on?
Empiricism & Lean thinking
What are the 5 scrum values?
Commitement, Focus, Openness, Respect, Courage
How many people are typically within a scrum team?
10 or fewer
What are the developer responsibilities within a sprint?
Create Plan for the sprint
Instilling quality by adhering to the definition of done
Adapting the plan daily for sprint goal
Hold each other accountable
What are the product owner responsibilities within a sprint?
Develop & communicate product goal
Create & communicate backlog items
Order backlog items
Ensure backlog is transparent, visible & understood
How does the scrum master serve the team
Coach the team in self management
Help scrum team focus on creating increments that meet the definition of done
Removal of impediments to the sprint progress
Ensure all scrum events take place, are positive, productive & timeboxed
How does the scrum master serve the product owner
Assist to find effective product goal definition & backlog management
Understand need for clear & concise backlog items
establish empirical product planning
facilite stakeholder collaboration
How does the scrum master serve the organisation
leading, training & coaching
planning & advising scrum implementations
helping everyone understand & enact empirical approach
remove barriers between stakeholders & the scrum team
How long is a sprint?
One month or less
What events are included within a sprint?
Sprint Planning
Daily Scrums
Sprint Review
Sprint Retrospective
Should changes be allowed within sprints?
Only if they do not endanger the sprint goal & quality is not decreased
Who has authority to cancel a sprint
Product Owner
What does sprint planning address?
Why this sprint is valuable
What can be done within the sprint
How will the work get done
What is the sprint backlog?
The sprint goal, product backlog items selected & sprint plan
What is the maximum timebox for sprint planning?
8 hours for a one month sprint
(less for shorter sprints)
How long should a daily scrum take?
15 minutes
Who is the scrum meeting for?
Developers
Who is considered a developer?
Anyone working on active items within the sprint backlog
What are the benefits of a daily scrum?
Improve communications
identify impediements
promote quick decision making
eliminate the need for other meetings
What is the purpose of the sprint review?
To inspect the outcome of the sprint & determine future adaptions
What happens in a Sprint review?
Scrum team presents the results of their work to stakeholders.
Review what has been accomplished & what has changed
Adjust product backlog
What is the timebox for a sprint review?
Maximum 4 hours for a one month sprint
What is the purpose of the Sprint Retrospective?
To plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness
What is inspected during a sprint retrospective?
How the last sprint went:
individuals
interactions
processes
tools
definition of done
any assumptions made
what went well
problems encountered
how problems were / n’t solved
What is the expected outcome of a sprint retrospective?
Identify most helpful changes to improve effectiveness
(implement most impactful asap)
What marks the end of a sprint?
Conclusion of the sprint retrospective
What is the maximum timebox for a sprint retrospective?
3 hours (based on one month sprint)
What are the main scrum artifacts?
Product Backlog
Sprint Backlog
Increment
what is the product backlog?
A list of ordered items that are needed to improve the product.
The single source of work for the scrum team
What is product backlog refinement?
breaking down & further refining the product backlog items in to smaller, more precise pieces of work.
Who is responsible for sizing pieces of work?
Developers
What is the purpose of the product goal?
Describes the future state of the product / Target for the scrum team
What is the sprint backlog?
The items that have been identified within the sprint to move the product towards the product goal
What is the sprint goal?
A single objective for the development team to work towards
When is the sprint goal created?
During the sprint planning event
What is an increment?
A concrete stepping stone towards the product goal
How many increments can there be in a sprint?
Multiple
When should an increment be presented?
All increments within the sprint should be presented at the sprint review
When should an increment be presented to stakeholders?
At any point during the sprint
Can work be released prior to the end of a sprint?
Yes
What is the definition of done?
The agreed state of a task when it meets the quality measures for the product
At what point is an increment born?
When a product backlog item meets the definition of done
