What are the three empirical Scrum pillars (artifacts)?
- Transparency
- Inspection
- Adaptation
What are the Scrum values?
The five Scrum values are:
- Commitment
- Focus
- Openness
- Respect
- Courage
Who does a Scrum team consist of?
The Scrum Team consists of one Scrum Master, one Product Owner, and Developers.
What are the Developers accountable for?
The Developers are always accountable for:
- Creating a plan for the Sprint, the Sprint Backlog;
- Instilling quality by adhering to a Definition of Done;
- Adapting their plan each day toward the Sprint Goal; and,
- Holding each other accountable as professionals.
What is the Product Owner accountable for?
The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes:
- Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal;
- Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items;
- Ordering Product Backlog items; and,
- Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood.
How does the Scrum master serve the Scrum Team?
The Scrum Master serves the Scrum Team in several ways, including:
- 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 Scrum Team’s progress; and,
- Ensuring that all Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox.
What is Scrum?
Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams, and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems.
In a nutshell, Scrum requires a Scrum Master to foster an environment where:
- A Product Owner orders work for a complex problem into a Product Backlog.
- The Scrum Team turns a selection of work into an Increment of value during a Sprint.
- The Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect results and adjust for the next Sprint.
- Repeat.
