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The Scrum Guide Flashcards

1
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Who developed Scrum

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Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland

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What is Scrum

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A process framework used to manage complex product development

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What is empiricism

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That knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known.

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What are the three pillars of empirical process control

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Transparency
Inspection
Adaptation

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By the empirical process, what is transparency

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Significant aspects of the process must by visible to those responsible for the outcome (with a common standard)

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By the empirical process, what is inspection

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Frequently inspect artifacts and progress towards a spring goal (should not get in the way of work)

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By the empirical process, what is adaptation

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When an inspector finds that the process is not acceptable, the process must be changed to stop further deviation

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In Scrum, what are the 4 (5?) formal events for inspection and adaptation

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Sprint Planning
Daily Scrum
Sprint Review
Sprint Retrospective
(The Sprint its self)
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What are the five values of Scrum

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Focus (on the work of the Sprint),
Openness (about work and challenges),
Respect (each other to be capable),
Courage (to do the right thing),
Commitment (to achieving the goals)
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What does the Scrum Team consist of

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A Product Owner,
the Development Team,
and a Scrum Master

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What are the two attributes of a Scrum Team

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Self-organizing,

Cross-functional

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Define self-organizing, by means of Scrum

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Self-organizing teams choose how to best accomplish their work, rather than being directed by others outside of the team

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Define cross-functioning, by means of Scrum

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Cross-functional teams have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team

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What is the team model in Scrum designed for

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To optimize…
Flexibility,
Creativity,
Productivity

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What is the Product Owner responsible for

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Maximizing the value of the product,

The work of the Development Team

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The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for

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Managing the Product Backlog

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What is included with Product Backlog management

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Clearly expressing Product Backlog items;

Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve the goals and missions;

Optimizing the value of the work the Development Teams performs;

Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the Scrum
Team will work on next;

Ensuring the Development Team understands items in the Product Backlog to the level needed

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Who is accountable for the Product Backlog?

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The Product Owner

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True or False: The development team is allowed to work on items not in the Product Backlog?

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False

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The Development Team consists of professionals who do the work of delivering a …

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potentially releasable Increment of “Done” product at the end of each Sprint

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Development Teams are structured and empowered by the organization to …

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organize and manage their own work

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List the characteristics of a Development Team

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They are self-organizing. No one (not even the Scrum Master) tells the Development Team how to turn Product Backlog into Increments of potentially releasable functionality;

Development Teams are cross-functional, with all of the skills as a team necessary to create a product Increment;

Scrum recognizes no titles for Development Team members other than Developer, regardless of the work being performed by the person; there are no exceptions to this rule;

Scrum recognizes no sub-teams in the Development Team, regardless of particular domains that need to be addressed like testing or business analysis; there are no exceptions to this rule;

Individual Development Team members may have specialized skills and areas of focus, but accountability belongs to the Development Team as a whole.

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Optimal Development Team size is …

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small enough to remain nimble and large enough to complete significant work within a Sprint

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Smaller Development Teams (less than 3) may encounter …

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skill constraints during the Sprint, causing the Development Team to be unable to deliver a potentially releasable Increment

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What is the Scrum Master responsible for

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Ensuring Scrum is understood and enacted (and helps those outside the Scrum Team understand which of their interactions with the Scrum Team are helpful and which aren’t)

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The Scrum Master is a _______ for the Scrum Team

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Servant-leader

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What is the Scrum Masters service to the Product Owner

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Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management;

Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items;

Understanding product planning in an empirical environment;

Ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value;

Understanding and practicing agility;

Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.

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What is the Scrum Masters service to the Development Team

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Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality;

Helping the Development Team to create high-value products;

Removing impediments to the Development Team’s progress;

Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed;

Coaching the Development Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood.

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What is the Scrum Masters service to the Organization

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Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption;

Planning Scrum implementations within the organization;

Helping employees and stakeholders understand and enact Scrum and empirical product development;

Causing change that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team;

Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.

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What is the usefulness in prescribed events in Scrum

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To create regularity and to minimize the need for meetings not defined in Scrum

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What is a time-boxed event and is each event time-boxed

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An event that has a maximum duration and yes, every event in Scrum is time-boxed

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When may a time-boxed event end

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Whenever the purpose is achieved, ensuring an appropriate amount of time is spent without allowing waste in the process.

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What is a Sprint

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A container for all other events, it is time-boxed to no longer than one month during which a “Done”, usable, and potentially releasable product Increment is created.

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When does a sprint start

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Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint

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What does the Sprint contain and consist of

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Sprint Planning
Daily Scrums
The development work
Sprint Review
Sprint Retrospective
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Can changes me made during a sprint that endanger the Sprint Goal?

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No

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Can quality goals change during a Sprint

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No

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Can the scope be re-negotiated during a Sprint

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Yes, Scope can be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned

39
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What is the benefit to limiting a Sprint to one month or less

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Sprints enable predictability by ensuring inspection and adaptation of progress toward a Sprint Goal at least every calendar month. Sprints also limit risk to one calendar month of cost.

40
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Can a Sprint be canceled

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Yes

41
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Who may cancel a Sprint

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Only the Product Owner

42
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Why would a Sprint be canceled

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Because the Spring Goal has become obsolete

43
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What happens to the Product Backlog if a Sprint is canceled

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Any completed and “Done” Product Backlog items are reviewed. If part of the work is potentially releasable, the Product Owner typically accepts it. All incomplete Product Backlog Items are re-estimated and put back on the Product Backlog.

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In what event is the work to be performed in the Sprint decided

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Sprint Planning

45
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Who is involved in Sprint Planning

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The entire Scrum team

46
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What is the (monthly) time-box size for Sprint Planning

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8 hours

47
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What two things are achieved in Sprint Planning

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What can be delivered in the Increment resulting from the upcoming Spring;

How will the work needed to delver the increment be achieved

48
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What is the input for Sprint Planning

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The Product Backlog, the latest product Increment, projected capacity of the Development Team during the Sprint, and past performance of the Development Team

49
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During Sprint planning, the number of items selected from the Product Backlog for the Sprint is solely up to…

A

The Development Team

50
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What is a Sprint Goal

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An objective that will be met within the Sprint through the implementation of the Product Backlog; it provides guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment.

51
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What is the daily time-box for the Daily Scrum

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15 minutes

52
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What is the Daily Scrum used for?

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It is used to synchronize activities and inspect the work since the last Daily Scrum to the next day

53
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Why is the Daily Scrum held in the same location each day

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To reduce complexity

54
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During the Daily Scrum, the Development Team members explain…

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What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?

What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?

Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal?

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What does the development team use the daily scrum for

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To inspect progress towards the Sprint Goal and to inspect how progress is trending toward completing the work in the Sprint Backlog

56
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What are the benefits of the Daily Scrum

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Improves communications, eliminates other meetings, identifies impediments to development for removal, highlights and promote quick decision-making, and improves the Development Team’s level of knowledge

57
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Why is Sprint Review held at the end of the sprint

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To inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog if needed

58
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Is Sprint Review a formal meeting?

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No, the Sprint Review is an informal meeting to get feedback and collaboration

59
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What is the time-box (monthly) for Sprint Review

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4 hours

60
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List the elements of a Sprint Review

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Attendees include the Scrum Team and key stakeholders invited by the Product Owner;

The Product Owner explains what Product Backlog items have been “Done” and what has not been “Done”;

The Development Team discusses what went well during the Sprint, what problems it ran into, and how those problems were solved;

The Development Team demonstrates the work that it has “Done” and answers questions about the Increment;

The Product Owner discusses the Product Backlog as it stands. He or she projects likely completion dates based on progress to date (if needed);

The entire group collaborates on what to do next, so that the Sprint Review provides valuable input to subsequent Sprint Planning;

Review of how the marketplace or potential use of the product might have changed what is the most valuable thing to do next;

Review of the timeline, budget, potential capabilities, and marketplace for the next anticipated release of the product.

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What is the overall goal of a Sprint Review

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A revised Product Backlog that defines the probable Product Backlog items for the next Sprint

62
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Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to

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Inspect itself and plan improvements for the next Sprint

63
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When does Sprint Retrospective occur

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After Sprint Review and before the next Sprint Planning

64
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What is the time-box (monthly) for Sprint Retrospective

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3 hours

65
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What is the purpose of the Sprint Retrospective

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To inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships, process, and tools;

To identify and order the major items that went well and potential improvements;

To create a plan for implementing improvements to the way the Scrum Team does its work.

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During each Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Team plans ways to increase product quality by

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Adapting the definition of “Done” as appropriate

67
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By the end of the Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Team should

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Have identified improvements that it will implement in the next Sprint

68
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Implementing Sprint Retrospective improvements in the next Sprint is the ________ to the ________ of the Scrum Team itself.

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Adaptation, Inspection

69
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What is a Scrum Artifact

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Representations of work or value to provide transparency and opportunities for inspection and adaptation

70
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What are the three Scrum Artifacts

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Product Backlog
Sprint Backlog
Increment

71
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What is the Product Backlog

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An ordered list of everything that might be needed in the product

72
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When is a Product Backlog complete

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Never

73
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The Product Backlog constantly changes to identify what the product needs to be

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Appropriate
Competitive
Useful

74
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Product Backlog items have the attributes of

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Description
Order
Value
Estimate

75
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Changes in what may cause changes in the Product Backlog

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Business requirements
Market conditions
Technology

76
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Can multiple teams work on the same Product Backlog

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Yes

77
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What is Product Backlog Refinement

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The review and revise of items

78
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Product Backlog refinement is the act of adding ______ to items in the Product Backlog

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Detail
Estimates
Order

79
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Who is involved in Product Backlog refinement

A

Product Owner

Development Team

80
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Higher ordered Product Backlog items are usually more or less detailed than lower ordered items

A

More detailed

81
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When is a Product Backlog item deemed “Ready”

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When the Development Team determines that the item can be “Done” within one sprint

82
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What is a Sprint Backlog

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The set of Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint

Plus a plan for delivering the increment and meeting the Sprint Goal

83
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The Sprint Backlog has enough detail that changes can be understood which meeting

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The Daily Scrum

84
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The Sprint Backlog is a highly visible, real-time picture of

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The work that the Development Team plans to accomplish during the Sprint

85
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Who owns the Sprint Backlog

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The Development Team

86
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What is the Increment

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The sum of all Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints.

87
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The Increment must be ________ regardless of whether the Product Owner decides to actually release it.

A

In useable condition

88
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Decisions to optimize value and control risk are made based on

A

The perceived state of the artifacts

89
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The Scrum Master’s job is to work with the Scrum Team and the organization to increase the _______ of the artifacts

A

Transparency

90
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A Scrum Master can detect incomplete transparency by

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Inspecting the artifacts
Sensing patterns
Listening closely to what is being said
Detecting differences between expected and real results

91
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What is the definition of “Done”

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To have a shared understanding of what it means for work to be complete

92
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When does the development team deliver product functionality

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Every Sprint

93
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If there are multiple Scrum Teams working on a prodcut, do they each get their own definition of “Done”

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No. The development teams on all Scrum Teams must mutually define the definition of “Done”

94
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Can the definition of “Done” change

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Yes. As a product matures so should the definition of “Done”

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