2nd year project

This is a course about the Scrum framework

What ideas is Scrum founded on?

Empirisicm and Lean Thinkning

What are the Scrum Pillars?

Tansparency

Inspection

Adaptation

What are the Scrum Values?

Commitment

Focus

Openness

Respect

Courage

What are the Scrum Roles?

Product Owner

Scrum Master

Developer

What are the Scrum Events?

Sprint

Sprint Planning

Daily Sprint

Sprint Review

Sprint Retrospective

What are the Scrum Artifacts?

Product Backlog

Sprint Backlog

Increment

What are the Developers responsible for?

Creating any aspect of a usable Increment each sprint

• Creating a plan for the Sprint, the Sprint Backlog

• Instilling quality by adhearing to a Definition of Done

• Adapting their plan each day towards the Sprint Goal

• Holding each other accountable as professionals

What is the Product Owner responsible for?

Accountable for maxmizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum team and Product Backlog management.

• Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal

• Creating and clearly communicating the Product Backlog items

• Ordering Product Backlog items

• Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood

What is the Scrum Master responsible for?

Establishing Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide, so helping The Team understand Scrum

They are also accountable for the Scrum Teams effectiveness

• Coaching the team members in self-management and cross-functionality

• Helping the Scrum Team focus on creating high-value Increments that meet the Definition of Done

• Causing the removal of impediments to the Sctrum Team’s progress

• Ensuring that all Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox

How doe the Scrum Master serve the Scrum Team and organisation?

PO:

• Helping find techniques for effective Product Goal definition and Product Backlog management

• Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and consise Product Backlog items

• Helping establish empirical product planning for a comlpex enviroment

• Facilitating stakeholder collaboration as requested or needed

Organisation:

• Leading, training, and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption

• Planning and advising Scrum implementations within the organization

• Helping employees and stakeholders understand and ennact an empirical approach for complex work

• Removing barriers between stakeholders and Scrum Team

What do you do during the Sprint Planning?

Planning the work that will be done during this Sprint

Define the Sprint Goal

Cover the following topics:

• Why is this Sprint valuable?

• What can be done during this Sprint?

• How will the chosen work get done?

What is the purpose of the Daily Scrum?

To inspect progress towards the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog as necessary, adjusting the upcoming planned work.

What is the purpose of the Sprint Review?

To inspect the outcome of the Sprint and determine future adaptations

What is the purpose of the Sprint Retrospective?

To plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness

What are the timeboxes for the Scrum Events?

Sprint: max 1 month

Sprint Planning: 8 hours for 1 month sprint, less for smaller sprint

Daily Scrum: max 15 minutes

Sprint Review: 4 hours for 1 month sprint, less for smaller sprint

Sprint Retrospective: 3 hours for 1 month sprint, less for smaller sprint

What are the commitments for the Scrum Atrifacts

• Product Backlog: Product Goal

• Sprint Backlog: Sprint Goal

• Increment: Definition of Done

Agile manifesto:

Individuals and Interactions over …

Process and tools

Agile manifesto:

Working software over …

Comprehensive documentation

Agile manifesto:

Customer collaboration over …

Contract negotiation

Agile manifesto:

Responding to change over …

Following a plan

What does “empiricism“ mean?

Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is observed

What does “lean thinking“ mean?

Lean thinking reduces waste and focuses on the essentials

Why is transparency important?

It enables inspection. Insection without transparency is misleading and wasteful

Why is inspection inportant?

It enables adaptation. Inspection without adaptation is considered pointless

What does “cross-funtional“ mean?

The members have all the skills necessary to create value each sprint.

What does “self managing“ mean?

The team decides internally who does what, when and how.

If severall Scrum teams are working on the same product. Do they share a Product Backlog?

Yes, they would share the Product Backlog, Product Goal and Product Owner.

When does a new sprint start?

Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.

Can a sprint be cancelled?

Yes, but only by the PO.

What does “refinement“ mean?

Refinement is the act of further breaking down and defining and further defining Product Backlog items into smaller more precise items.

Can an Increment be presentet before the Review?

Yes, an Increment can be delivered to stakeholders prior to the end of a sprint.

When does a Product Backlog item become an Increment?

As soon as it meets the Definition of Done.

What does the 3 C’s stand for?

Card - the user stories are typically written on cards

Conversation - about the details of the story

Confirmation - confirm the acceptance criteria

What does INVEST stand for?

Goal: To invest in good user stories that are the following:

Independent

Negotiable

Valuable

Estimatable

Small

Testable

What is the difference between functional and non-functional requirements?

Functional requirements define what a system does

Non-functional requirements define how it does it

What is a product?

A product is a vehicle to deliver value to the customer

It has a clear boundary, known stakeholders, well-defined users or customers.