Learnings from simulated testing
What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?
1- by facilitating Development Team decisions 2- by removing impediments that hinder the Development Team A Scrum Master is a Servant-Leader for the Development Team. Facilitation and removing impediments serves a team in achieving the best productivity possible.
What's the time-box for the daily Scrum?
15 minutes.... no matter what the Sprint duration is
Which statement describes Scrum best? 1- a complete methodology that defines how to develop software 2- a cookbook that describes est practice for software development 3- a framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed 4- a defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of scientific management
3- a framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed Scrum is not a process or a technique for building products; rather it is a framework within which you can employ various processes and techniques
What should be considerations when determining Sprint duration?
A- making sure it is short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner. B- making sure it is short enough to be able to synchronize the Development work with other business events C- making sure it is no more than one month
What are some of the downsides when a tcompany elects to change Scrum terminology to align with company terminology?
A- without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually take place B- the organization may not understand what has changed with Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost. C- management may feel less anxious.
The Development Team membership should change....?
As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.
In which events is their a opportunity to inspect and adapt?
Every Scrum event is an opportunity to inspect and adapt besides the Sprint, which is a container for the other events.
How is the product backlog ordered?
In whatever way the Product Owner decides that makes the most sense to optimize value of the work being done by the Development Team.
When do Development Team members become the exclusive owner of a Sprint backlog item?
Never. All Sprint backlog items are collectively owned by the Development Team as a whole, even though each one may be done by an individual Development Team member. No individual team member can claim ownership over an Team as this would block communication and collaboration.
Who is required to attend Daily Scrum
ONLY the Development Team- those doing work on sprint. If Scrum Master or Product Owner is also on Development Team, then they must attend too. Otherwise, the Scrum Master simply has to make sure the Development Team knows how to conduct a daily Scrum and does so.
The customer doesn't spend enough time with the team and it's making problems for the project. Who's responsible for fixing this problem?
Scrum Master... h/she is responsible for solving problems inside team and outside team (remember... Scrum Master guides organganization by highlighting the good ways they are interacting with Scrum team and not so good ways.... he/she does so by facilitation
What is role of management during the Scrum?
Support the Product Owner with insights and information into high value Product and system capabilities. Support the scrum master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom up intelligence and intelligent release of software. Management has no active role in the actual product development through Scrum. However, management external to the Scrum team is extremely important in setting vision and strategy to guide the overall direction of the organization.