The Scrum Guide Flashcards
What is the purpose of the Scrum Guide?
To help people worldwide understand Scrum and its elements’ specific purposes.
The Scrum Guide has evolved since its first version in 2010 through functional updates.
What does Scrum require for effective implementation?
A Scrum Master, a Product Owner, and a Scrum Team to work collaboratively.
The Scrum framework is designed to generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems.
Define Scrum.
A lightweight framework that helps people, teams, and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems.
What are the three pillars of Scrum Theory?
Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation.
What is Transparency in Scrum?
The emergent process and work must be visible to those performing and receiving the work.
What is the role of Inspection in Scrum?
To frequently and diligently inspect Scrum artifacts and progress toward goals to detect variances or problems.
What does Adaptation entail in Scrum?
Adjusting processes or materials when deviations occur to minimize further issues.
List the five Scrum Values.
- Commitment
- Focus
- Openness
- Respect
- Courage
What is the composition of a Scrum Team?
One Scrum Master, one Product Owner, and Developers.
True or False: Scrum Teams can have sub-teams or hierarchies.
False.
What is the primary accountability of Developers in a Scrum Team?
Creating a usable Increment each Sprint.
What is the Product Owner accountable for?
Maximizing the value of the product and managing the Product Backlog.
What are the responsibilities of the Product Owner regarding the Product Backlog?
- Developing and communicating the Product Goal
- Creating and communicating Product Backlog items
- Ordering Product Backlog items
- Ensuring transparency of the Product Backlog
What is the Scrum Master’s main responsibility?
Establishing Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide and ensuring the Scrum Team’s effectiveness.
What is a Sprint in Scrum?
A fixed length event of one month or less where ideas are turned into value.
What occurs during a Sprint?
- No changes that endanger the Sprint Goal
- Quality does not decrease
- Product Backlog is refined as needed
- Scope may be clarified and renegotiated
What is Sprint Planning?
The event that initiates the Sprint by laying out the work to be performed.
What are the three topics addressed in Sprint Planning?
- Why is this Sprint valuable?
- What can be Done this Sprint?
- How will the chosen work get done?
Fill in the blank: The Scrum Team is a _______ unit of professionals focused on one objective at a time.
cohesive
What happens if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete?
The Sprint may be canceled by the Product Owner.
What is the significance of the Definition of Done in Scrum?
It instills quality and sets the criteria for what must be completed for an Increment.
True or False: Scrum Teams are expected to adapt based on new information learned through inspection.
True.
What does the Scrum Master do to support the organization?
- Lead and coach the organization in Scrum adoption
- Advise on Scrum implementations
- Help stakeholders understand empirical approaches
What is the purpose of the Developers in Scrum regarding the Increment?
To create an Increment that meets the Definition of Done by decomposing Product Backlog items into smaller work items.
What is the Sprint Backlog composed of?
The Sprint Goal, the selected Product Backlog items, and the plan for delivering them.
What is the maximum timebox for Sprint Planning in a one-month Sprint?
Eight hours.
What is the purpose of the Daily Scrum?
To inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog as necessary.
How long is the Daily Scrum event?
15 minutes.
True or False: The Daily Scrum is the only time Developers can adjust their plan.
False.
What is the goal of the Sprint Review?
To inspect the outcome of the Sprint and determine future adaptations.
What is the maximum timebox for the Sprint Review in a one-month Sprint?
Four hours.
What is the purpose of the Sprint Retrospective?
To plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness.
What is the maximum timebox for the Sprint Retrospective in a one-month Sprint?
Three hours.
What do Scrum’s artifacts represent?
Work or value designed to maximize transparency of key information.
What is the commitment for the Product Backlog?
Product Goal.
Define the Product Backlog.
An emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product.
What is Product Backlog refinement?
The act of breaking down and further defining Product Backlog items into smaller, more precise items.
What does the Product Goal describe?
A future state of the product which serves as a target for the Scrum Team.
What is the Sprint Backlog?
A plan by and for the Developers that includes the Sprint Goal, selected Product Backlog items, and an actionable plan for delivering the Increment.
What is the commitment for the Sprint Backlog?
Sprint Goal.
What is an Increment in Scrum?
A concrete stepping stone toward the Product Goal that is additive to all prior Increments.
What is the Definition of Done?
A formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product.
True or False: An Increment can be released or presented at the Sprint Review only if it meets the Definition of Done.
True.
What must all Scrum Teams conform to regarding the Definition of Done?
They must mutually define and comply with the same Definition of Done.
What is the significance of the Sprint Goal?
It is the single objective for the Sprint that provides flexibility and encourages collaboration.
What is the Scrum Guide’s stance on implementing parts of Scrum?
While implementing parts is possible, the result is not Scrum; Scrum exists only in its entirety.
Who were the original contributors to the Scrum framework?
Jeff Sutherland, Ken Schwaber, and others.
In what year was Scrum first co-presented at the OOPSLA Conference?
1995.
What is the role of the Product Owner regarding the Developers’ sizing of work?
To influence the Developers by helping them understand and select trade-offs.
