Linkedin Learning - Scrum: The Basics

Question 1

What is the start of the agile manifesto?

Answer 1

we are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it.

Question 2

Better than PROCESSES and TOOLS are…

Answer 2

INDIVIDUALS and INTERACTIONS.

Question 3

Better than COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATON is…

Answer 3

WORKING SOFTWARE.

Question 4

Better than CONTRACT NEGOTIATION is…

Answer 4

CUSTOMER COLLABORATION

Question 5

Better than FOLLOWING A PLAN is…

Answer 5

RESPONDING TO CHANGE.

Question 6

Fail Fast really means…

Answer 6

Learn Fast.

Question 7

Who prioritizes the backlog?

Answer 7

The product owner

Question 8

Sprints can last between __ and __ weeks but ___ weeks is recommended.

Answer 8

Sprints can last between 1 and 4 weeks but 2 weeks is recommended.

Question 9

In an agile environment, which of the three variables which is typically fixed becomes flexible (and what are the other two?)

Answer 9

Scope becomes flexible.

Cost and Time are still fixed.

Question 10

Of the scrum master and product owner, who is typically employed by the client?

Answer 10

The Product Owner

Question 11

When should retrospectives be held?

Answer 11

At the end of each sprint.

Question 12

Who maintains the product vision?

Answer 12

The product owner

Question 13

Who protects the team and its process?

Answer 13

The scrum master

Question 14

Who removes roadblocks?

Answer 14

The scrum master

Question 15

Who acts as a spokesperson for the team?

Answer 15

The scrum master

Question 16

Who keeps the team working at a sustainable pace?

Answer 16

the scrum master

Question 17

Who reviews the team’s work?

Answer 17

the Product Owner

Question 18

Who interacts with stakeholders?

Answer 18

the Product Owner

Question 19

Who is the full-time business representative for the project?

Answer 19

The Product Owner

Question 20

What is the ideal team size? Plus or minus how many?

Answer 20

Seven, plus or minus two members.

Question 21

What’s a T-shaped skill?

Answer 21

Someone has deep knowledge in one area and broad knowledge in several.

Question 22

What’s the definition of an MVP?

Answer 22

When a product has been developed just enough to get user feedback.

Question 23

What’s another term for gold-plating?

Answer 23

Scope Creep

Question 24

What are the levels of decomposing a vision?

Answer 24

1. Identify Themes
2. Break themes into features
3. Break features into user stories.

Question 25

What's the definition of a user story?

Answer 25

A detailed, valuable chunk of work a team can quickly deliver

Question 26

What's the user story acronym and what does it mean?

Answer 26

``` Independent Negotiable Valuable Estimable Small Testable ```

Question 27

What's the difference between functional and nonfunctional user stories?

Answer 27

Nonfunctional stories support users without directly benefitting them, eg. a developer can upgrade the database to keep the software up to date

Question 28

How do you know if your User Story has been completed?

Answer 28

IT must meet the defined Acceptance Criteria and the global "Definition of Done," eg. For a story on our team to be considered done, it has been code reviewed and all errors fixed."

Question 29

What is Definition of Done?

Answer 29

It is when the minimum requirements have been met for all stories applicable to the scope in question.

Question 30

What's the difference between and absolute and a relative estimate? What kind of estimates does Agile use and how does that impact commitment?

Answer 30

Absolute is numeric and empirical. Relative is like a cake is the same size as a pie. Agile uses relative, which is not a commitment.

Question 31

What's a roadmap?

Answer 31

it's a guide showing when themes will be worked on during a timeframe.

Question 32

List some example themes for a mobile lunch order app.

Answer 32

Profile Ordering Payment Delivery

Question 33

What's a release plan?

Answer 33

Connects the roadmap to the sprints.

Question 34

When do you release work to stakeholders?

Answer 34

Whenever is appropriate. You don't need to do so after each sprint.

Question 35

What is stabilized velocity?

Answer 35

It's when the team knows how many story points they can complete in each sprint.

Question 36

Who attends sprint planning?

Answer 36

Developers, SM, and PO. These responsibilities can't be delegated.

Question 37

What is the forum to clear the air on any questions about specific user stories before committing to them?

Answer 37

The question and answer period that is part of each Sprint Planning meeting.

Question 38

What's an information radiator?

Answer 38

It's anything you post on walls or team sites to help your team understand how what you are working on is going.

Question 39

When posted, the Project Vision, Team Norms, Team's Definition of Done, Roadmap, and Release Plan are considered what?

Answer 39

Information Radiators

Question 40

What's a burndown chart?

Answer 40

It's a line chart with story points left to complete on the y axis and days on the x axis.

Question 41

What are the three Cs?

Answer 41

Collaboration, Communication, and Cadence.

Question 42

How long is daily standup? Can it be shorter or longer?

Answer 42

15 minutes. It can be shorter but not longer.

Question 43

What are the 3 questions that are asked of everyone at a daily standup?

Answer 43

—What did you do yesterday? —What are you going to do today? —Is anything blocking your progress?

Question 44

What happens if there's a big issue that the dev team can't fix within a day? What happens after that?

Answer 44

It goes to the scrum master. If the scrum master can't fix it within a day, it goes to the product owner to help solve.

Question 45

How long is the backlog refinement session and when does it typically happen (at what point in the sprint?)

Answer 45

30-60 minutes | At the midpoint in the sprint

Question 46

Under what circumstance can user stories change in a given sprint after the sprint has started?

Answer 46

User stories associated with a specific sprint cannot be changed once they have been committed to and the sprint has started.

Question 47

What do Scrum Teams use to visually represent their project?

Answer 47

Information radiators

Question 48

T/F The Scrum Team must always work their stories in priority order.

Answer 48

FALSE

Question 49

Who gives the approval of AC (acceptance criteria?)

Answer 49

the Product Owner.

Question 50

At a sprint review, what happens to unaccepted or incomplete work?

Answer 50

It is pushed to the next sprint.

Question 51

What is the Demo? Whom is showing what to whom?

Answer 51

It's a meeting where the team shares the product with stakeholders. The latter have the opportunity to deliver praise and feedback.

Question 52

How regularly should you Demo and why?

Answer 52

You don't have to demo after every sprint, but you should do so as often as possible in order to build trust between the team and the stakeholders.

Question 53

Who attends a retrospective?

Answer 53

The team only. This is a closed-door meeting.

Question 54

What are the 3 questions to ask at a retrospective and which should be asked first?

Answer 54

1. What went well? 2. What did not work well? 3. What could we improve for next time? #1 should always be first

Question 55

How do you take ideas from the retrospective on to the next sprint?

Answer 55

You take only 1 or 2 improvement ideas from each retrospective and apply them during the next sprint.