Scrum Master I Flashcards
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Scrum Definition
Scrum definition?
A** lightweight framework**
that **helps **people, teams and organizations generate
value for complex problems trough adaptive solutions
Scrum Definition
Scrum requires a Scrum Master
to foster an environment where:
- A Product Owner orders the work for a complex problem into a Product Backlog.
- The Scrum Team turns a selection of the work into an Increment of value during a Sprint.
- The Scrum Team and its stakeholders inspect the results and adjust for the next Sprint.
- Repeat
Scrum Definition
Is Scrum itself complex or complete?
Yes / No
No, Scrum is simple.
It’s framework is purposefully incomplete, only defining required parts to implement it, as
it’s built upon the collective intelligence of the people using it.
Rather than providing detailed instructions, the Scrum rules guide relationships and interactions.
Scrum Definition
Are tools and methodologies
(such as like burn-downs, burn-ups, or cumulative flows)
rescribed?
Yes / No
No. Various practices, techniques and methods eixist to forecast progress.
Scrum wraps around existing practices or renders them unnecessary when making the relative efficacy of current management, environment, and work techniques visible.
While proven useful, they don’t replace empiricism.
In complex environments, what will happen is unknown.
Only what has already happened may be used for forward-looking decision making.
Scrum Definition
What’s a scrum artifact?
Artifacts represent work or value.
They are designed to maximize transparency of key information. Thus, everyone inspecting them has the same basis for adaptation.
Each artifact contains a commitment to ensure it provides information that enhances transparency and focus against which progress can be measured:
● For the Product Backlog it is the Product Goal.
● For the Sprint Backlog it is the Sprint Goal.
● For the Increment it is the Definition of Done.
Scrum Theory
“Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking”, means:
- Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and decision-making is based on what’s observed.
- Lean asserts waste is reduced by focusing on the essentials.
Scrum Theory
What approach to
problem solving has Scrum?
An iterative, incremental approach to optimize predictability and to control risk.
It engages groups of people who collectively have all the skills and expertise to do the work and share or acquire those skills as needed.
Scrum Theory
How’s the scrum flow structured?
Scrum combines four formal events for inspection and adaptation within a “container event”, the Sprint.
These events are effective because they implement the empirical Scrum pillars of transparency, inspection, and adaptation.
Scrum Theory
The three pillars of Scrum are:
Transparency
Inspection
Adaptation
Scrum Theory
The three pillars of Scrum are:
Transparency
Inspection
Adaptation
Scrum Theory
The pillar Transparency means:
The emergent process and work must be visible to those performing the work as well as those receiving the work. Artifacts that have low transparency can lead to decisions that diminish value and increase risk.
Transparency enables inspection. Inspection without transparency is misleading and wasteful.
Scrum Theory
The pillar Adaption means:
If any deviations outside acceptable limits are noticed in inspection, adjustments must be made asap.
Adaptation become difficult when people are not empowered or self-managing.
A Scrum Team is expected to adapt the moment it learns anything new through inspection.
Scrum Values
The five scrum values are:
- Focus
- Openness
- Respect
- Commitment
- Courage
Scrum Values
Focus
The Scrum Team and its stakeholders are open about the work and the challenges
Scrum Values
Openness
The Scrum Team and its stakeholders are open about the work and the challenges
Scrum Value
Respect
Scrum Team members respect each other to be
**capable, independent people, **
and are respected as such by the people they work with.
Scrum Values
Commitment
The Scrum Team commits to achieving its goals and to supporting each other
Scrum Values
Courage
Scrum Team members have the courage to do the right thing,
to work on tough problems.
Scrum Team
What is the typical size for a Scrum Team?
10 or fewer
Scrum Theory
The pillar Inspection means:
Artifacts and progress toward goals must be inspected frequently to detect undesirable variances or problems.
Scrum provides its specific cadence in the form of its five events for this.
Inspection enables adaptation. Inspection without adaptation is considered pointless.
Scrum events are designed to provoke change.
Scrum Team
All scrum teams will have
a scrum master and product owner
True. Outcomes are affected by their level of participation and availability
Scrum Team
The fundamental unit of Scrum,
the Scrum Team,
consists of:
2 items
- 1Scrum Master
- 1 Product Owner
- Developers
Scrum Team
Scrum Teams are:
3 items
- Cross-functional, so that team members have all the skills necessary to create value each Sprint.
- Self-managing, so they internally decide who does what, when, and how.
- A cohesive unit without sub-teams / hierarchies focused on one objective at a time (Product Goal)
- Small enough to remain nimble while large enough to complete significant work within a Sprint (~10 or fewer people)
Scrum Team
The Scrum Team is responsible for:
All product-related activities from stakeholder collaboration, verification, maintenance, operation, experimentation, research and development, and anything else that might be required. They are structured and empowered by the organization to manage their own work. Working in Sprints at a sustainable pace improves the Scrum Team’s focus and consistency.
