Scrum Roles Flashcards
True or False: Scrum teams require a strong hierarchy to be effective?
False. Scrum teams work best as self-organizing teams
True or False: Scrum teams are cross-functional?
True: Scrum was designed to break down silos.
Under what roles do Scrum teams self-organize?
- Product Owner
- Scrum Master
- Development Team
What is the product owner?
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True or false: The Product Owner role is a group such as a governance committee or administrative team?
False. The Product Owner is a single person.
What is the Product Owner in charge of?
Engage with stakeholders to understand what needs to be done.
Create and manage the product backlog based on stakeholder feedback.
What is the product backlog?
A list of work that needs to be done.
How should the backlog be managed
Prioritize from least to most important
What is the role of the scrum master?
Help guide the team to be the most effective and efficient team possible.
Facilitate Scrum events such as the daily scrum, sprint review, and retrospective.
Spread the correct adoption of Scrum within the organization.
Remove impediments to progress.
What are the roles of the development team?
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True or False: The development team consists only of the software developers?
False: While it can consist of software designers, Scrum can be applied outside of software development. Developers are those who “develop” the final output.
True or false: It is the Product Owner’s responsibility to define “finished” for a work increment?
False: While the Product Owner is accountable to ensure it is finished, in a Scrum environment, the team as a whole should define what finished is.
Why is it important Scrum Teams be cross-functional?
Work increments make up the output of a variety of skillsets, so teams should be cross-functional to meet the needs of that work increment.
What is the ideal size of a Scrum team?
6 is ideal. 3 - 9 are acceptable.
