Vision_Stories_Epics_Capabilities_Features Flashcards
The _________ is a description of the future state of the product or Solution.
Vision
Vision can be displayed as a postcard from the _______
future
True or False: A vision should be aspirational, yet realistic and achievable.
True
True or False: A vision should be motivational enough to engage others on the journey.
True
An _____ is a container for a significant Solution development
initiative that captures the more substantial investments that occur
within a portfolio .
Epic
A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a service that fulfills a stakeholder need and includes a name, a benefit hypothesis , acceptance criteria , and is sized or split as necessary to be delivered by a single ART in a Pl.
Feature
______ are short descriptions of a small piece of desired functionality , written from the perspective of the
user.
Story
An ______ supports the activities needed
to extend the Architectural Runway to provide future
business functionality and are captured
in various backlogs throughout SAFe.
enabler
True or False: Market rhythms are cyclical and predictable
True
True or False: Market events are adhoc and often unpredictable
True
True or False: During PI planning and backlog refinement Features are refined into stories.
True
Epic, Feature or Story: As a (user role) I can (activity) So that (business value)
Story
True or False: Use personas to better understand users (for writing stories)
True
True or False: Personas are detailed fictional characters acting as a representative user
True
I N V E S T in a good story
Independent Negotiable Valuable Estimable Small Testable
True or False: Write stories that can be developed separately (Independent)
True
True or False: Write stories in which scope can be negotiated.
True
True or False: Write stories that are valuable to the customer.
True
True or False: Write stories that can be estimated (Estimable)
True
True or False: Write stories that can fit in an iteration (small)
True
True or False: Write stories that are testable (testable)
True
3 C’s of writing good stories
Card - write the story on a card
Conversation
Confirmation - acceptance criteria
Who creates the acceptance criteria of a story
The agile team
True or False - Acceptance criteria should be written in the Given-When-Then format
True
What are the 4 types of enabler stories:
1) Infrastructure
2) Architecture
3) Exploration
4) Compliance
______ are a systematic approach to improving
the system without changing observable system
behavior. - Example: Improving maintainability, performance, or
scalability
Refactors
______ are research activities to reduce risk,
understand a functional need, increase estimate
reliability, or define a technical approach.
Spikes
________ spikes - Researching a technical approach
or unknown
Technical
______ spikes - Researching how a user might use
or interact with the system
Functional
A _____ _______ is a singular number that represents:
- Volume: How much is there?
- Complexity: How hard is it?
- Knowledge : What do we know?
- Uncertainty : What’s not known?
Story Point
3 anti-patterns of estimating
1) Pressure by ______ to lower estimations
2) Only a ______ people participate
3) Not using the adjust ______ scale
1) stakeholders
2) few
3) Fibonacci
Feature or Story:
Title and description
Acceptace Criteria
Benefit Hypothesis
Feature
A __________ is a higher-level solution behavior that typically spans multiple ARTs. Capabilities are sized and split into multiple features to facilitate their implementation in a single PI.
ar/
Capability
Avoid defining _______ with the ‘user story voice‘ format that’s designed to support one user role; features typically provide functionality for multiple user roles
Features
System Architects typically create enabler ________
Features
An \_\_\_\_\_\_ Hypothesis Statement contains: Funnel Entry Date Name Description Business Outcomes Leading Indicators Non Functional Requirements
Epic
The _______ Owner is responsible for working with Product and Solution Management and System Architect/Engineering to split the epic into Features or Capabilities during backlog refinement.
Epic
Scrum Master Role in Estimation (Best Practices):
Encourage _________ to participate
everyone
Scrum Master Role in Estimation (Best Practices):
Ensure relative _______ are used
estimates
Scrum Master Role in Estimation (Best Practices):
Focus the discussion around the _______
items
contested
Scrum Master Role in Estimation (Best Practices):
Identify subject matter experts who need to
be ______
present
Scrum Master Role in Estimation (Best Practices):
Keep time spent ______ stories to a minimum
Estimating
What is the adjusted fibonacci scale used in estimating?
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 40, 100, infinity
Equal to the sum of the points for all completed stories that meet the Definition of Done and used to calculate the results of the team averaged over time.
Velocity
An estimated value of what can potentially be delivered as determined during PI planning. It is based on velocity and modified for the realities of holidays, staffing changes and absences.
Capacity
The teams’ committed value of the # of points the team intends to deliver in a sprint or PI; based on capacity and the # of stories in the backlog
Load
