Establishing Team & Technical Agility

Question 1

What are agile teams?

Answer 1

Cross-functional, self-organizing entities that can define, build, test, and deploy increments of value.
► Optimized for communication and delivery of value
► Deliver value every two weeks
► Contain two specialty roles:
– Scrum Master
– Product Owner

Question 2

Responsibilities of an Agile Team

Answer 2

► 5-12 teams or 50-125 people
► Create and refine Stories and acceptance criteria
► Define, build, test and develop Stories
► Build quality in to each increment of the solution
► Develop and commit to team PI Objectives and Iteration plans

Question 3

Speciality Role: Scrum Master

Answer 3

• Coaches the Agile Team in self-management
• Helps the team focus on creating increments of value each iteration
• Facilitates the removal of impediments to the team’s progress
• Ensures that all team events take place, are productive and kept within the timebox

Question 4

Specialty Role: Product Owner

Answer 4

• Contributes to the Vision and Roadmap
• Acts as the Customer for team questions
• Creates, clearly communicates, and accepts Stories
• Prioritizes the Team Backlog

Question 5

Agile Release Trains (ARTs)

Answer 5

► A virtual organization of 5 – 12 teams (50 – 125+ individuals)
► Synchronized on a common cadence, a Program Increment (PI)
► Aligned to a common mission via a single Program Backlog

Question 6

Stream-Aligned ART Team

Answer 6

Organized around the flow of work and has the ability to deliver value directly to the Customer or end user

Question 7

Complicated Sub-System Team

Answer 7

Organized around specific subsystems that require deep specialty skills and expertise

Question 8

Platform Team

Answer 8

Organized around the development and support of platforms that provide services to other teams

Question 9

Enabling Team

Answer 9

Organized to assist other teams with specialized capabilities and help them become proficient in new technologies

Question 10

Roles on the Agile Release Train

Answer 10

Release Train Engineer - Acts as the chief Scrum Master for the train

System Architect/Engineering - Provides architectural guidance and technical enablement to the teams on the train

Business Owners - Key stakeholders on the Agile Release Train

Product Management - Owns, defines, and prioritizes the Program Backlog

System Team - Provides processes and tools to integrate and evaluate assets early and often