product backlog
the central artifact in scrum, where all possible ideas, deliverables, features, or tasks are captured for the team to work on
sprint
a time-boxed iteration in scrum where work is done
how long is a sprint?
between one and four weeks, most around two weeks long. this is often called the iteration
daily scrum
a meeting of 15 or fewer minutes every day of the sprint
roles of scrum master
- build the thing fast, when the team will deliver the thing to the users
- responsible for ensuring the team lives agile values and principles
- the team follows the processes and practices that the team agreed to
- responsible for sharing information to the larger project team
- responsible for helping the team focus on doing their best work
roles of product owner
- building the right thing and why it’s right
- responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the team
- the inventory of work and has final say on how to prioritize the work
roles of development team
- build the thing right
the people in the Scrum Team that are committed to creating any aspect of a usable Increment each Sprint.
Their responsibilities include:
- Creating a plan for the Sprint, the Sprint Backlog (the set of Product Backlog items that are selected to be completed during the upcoming Sprint)
- Instilling quality by adhering to a Definition of Done
- Adapting their plan each day toward the Sprint Goal
- Holding each other accountable as professionals
- Executing sprints by designing, building, and testing Product Backlog items in increments
what kind of team is scrum suited for?
a scrum team should be cross-functional, with around 3 to 9 team members, some call this a “pizza-size team”.
team too small, you might not have the diversity of skills to get work done. Too large, it gets hard to distribute information.
Scrum works best when the team and management are open-minded, adaptable, and value continuously learning
what are the six characteristics of a scrum team?
- build-in instability
- self-organizing teams
- overlapping development phases
- multi-learning
- subtle control
- organizational transfer of learning
what’s scrum
a framework for developing, delivering, and sustaining complex products
what are the 3 foundational pillars of scrum?
- transparency
- inspection
- adaptation
what does transparency mean?
make the most significant aspects of our work visible to those responsible for the outcome
what does inspection refer to?
conducting timely checks towards the outcome of a sprint goal to detect undesirable variances
what does adaptation mean?
adjusting project, product, or processes to minimize any further deviation or issures
what are the 5 values of scrum?
- commitment
- courage
- focus
- openness
- respect
what is the best way to motivate individuals in the agile framework?
give them a mission and product vision.
a mission tells me why we’re doing the work, a product vision helps me imagine what the work will be like when we’re done
mission is a short statement that stays constant for your team throughout the process and gives them something to work toward
product vision is making clear what the team is responsible for and where your team’s boundaries are
what’s product backlog?
the single authoritative source for things that a team works on to achieve the project goal
what the five traits of an effective scrum master?
- organization
- leadership
- facilitation
- coaching
- stakeholder management
