MGT 480 Exam 3

How is MosCoW used?

Used to prioritize the project backlog, sprint backlog, or both

What are some basic elements discussed in the daily scrum or daily stand-up?

What they worked on yesterday, what they're doing today, what's blocking them from moving forward

When are features in the product backlog reprioritized?

Every time it updates

What are some of the duties of a Scrum Master?

Facilitates all communication & collaboration between leadership & team players to ensure a successful outcome

What is the typical duration for a standup meeting?

Few minutes everyday

What is a kanban board?x

Organizes the workflow in 3 steps, Task board

What are the 12 agile principles?

1. Satisfy the customer 2. welcome changing requirements 3. Deliver work software frequency 4. businesspeople and developers must work together 5. Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them support they need. 6. Most efficient & effective method of conveying info face to face conversation 7. Working software is primary measure of progress 8. Sponsors, developers, & users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely 9. Continuous attention to technical excellence & good design 10. Art of maximizing amount of work not done- is essential 11. best architectures, requirements, & design emerge from self-organizing team 12. team reflects how to become more effective & adjusts behavior accordingly

What are the steps in the backlog refinement process?

1. Step 1: Analyze the Data. ... 2. Step 2: Integrate the Learning. ... 3. Step 3: Decide what to do Next. ... 4. Step 4: Refine the Backlog Items. ... 5. Step 5: Get the High-Priority Items Ready.

What is the pull method in kanban when used in agile?

Allows team to take on work from the board when they are ready to limit the amount of work in progress.

What are characteristics of adaptive/agile projects?

Alternative project management approach largely ocused on software development. Significant uncertainty & volatility about requirements

How does the project team decide how many story points it will attempt during a sprint?

Based on complexity & uncertainty

Once a sprint starts how is the order of work determined?

Based on the sequences of fastest completion

What is a daily scrum or stand-up meeting?

Check up in morning to help teams stay on track & mark progress

How often does the Scrum or stand-up meeting happen?

Daily

What is the purpose of a scrum?

Deciding how it will work off the sprint backlog

What is the purpose of a Scrum Team Charter?

Guiding document that outline the overall mission, goals, values, and operational scope of agile team. Keeps teams on track ensuring they don't stray too far from their original purpose.

What industry did agile originate?

In 2001, 17 software developers met @ a resort in Snowbird, UT to discuss lightweight development methods. Together they published the Manifesto for Agile Software Development.

What are the 4 preferred items on the left of the agile manifesto?

Individuals & Interactions Working Product Customer Collaboration Responding to Change

What's meant by the agile mindset?

It doesn't follow traditional project approach

What are the 5 levels of agile planning?

Layer 1: Vision planning (Yearly) - entire agile team & project stakeholders get together to visualize desired outcomes of project. Layer 2: Roadmap planning (Bi-Annually) - answers 'how do we get there?' While the project vision provides an outlook on what's going to be delivered, the project roadmap serves as a plan within the bigger picture plan Layer 3: Release planning: (Quarterly) - entire collection of plans, blueprints, & outlines are tested to see if they work as intended & if they can deliver desired results. Layer 4: Iteration planning - (Bi-weekly) - stage where team members get together & commit to deliver specific volume of work during next iteration. Layer 5: Daily commitment planning - daily meeting is a significant concept in agile planning & point where stage is set for achieving blocks of work that the bigger project has been broken into

What is a sprint review?

Meeting held at end of every sprint. Runs through work items they completed during the sprint or iteration. Ensures stakeholders are up to date and provides feedback.

What are examples of agile ceremonies?

Meeting with defined lengths, frequencies, and goals

What time of day does the Scrum or standup meeting occur?

Morning

When can features be added to a product backlog?

Once requirements & wishes are set

What is a story card?

One unit of delivery for an agile team. Quickly signifies the task for the team to see on the storyboard, Kanban board, scrum board, or other progress visualization tool

What is MosCoW in agile?

Prioritization technique. Must have, should have, could have, won't have

What are the important but less preferred items on the right of the agile manifesto?

Processes & Tools Comprehensive Documentation Contract Negotiation Following a Plan

What is a burndown chart?

Shows sprint tasks remaining for the sprint. Used to father info about both the work they have completed & that is to be done

What is a burnup chart?

Shows task completed so far

What is the primary purpose of sprint planning?

Task responsibilities are going to be assigned to each member

What are the primary steps conveyed in a Kanban Board?

To do, in progress, and done.

What are characteristics of predictive projects?

Traditional 'normal' project management approach that you'll encounter in most industries

What's a sprint?

dedicated period of time in which a set amount of work will be completed on a project

What is t-shirt sizing?

development team is made a request to evaluate whether they think a story is extra-small, small, medium, large, extra-large, or double extra-large

What is an epic?

large body of work that can be broken down into a # of smaller stories. Encompass multiple teams, on multiple projects, & can even be tracked on multiple boards

What is velocity when used in Agile?

measure of the amount of work a Team can tackle during a single Sprint & is key metric in Scrum.

What is a product owner?

not the team or agile project manager—should be the one handling changes to the product backlog. Responsible for prioritizing (not estimating) work. Prioritize features & work that are aligned w/ the needs & expectations of customers they represent

What's a product roadmap?

plan of how a product/solution will evolve over time. Product teams use roadmaps to outline future product functionality & when new features will be released.

What is the product backlog?

priority list of user requirements, use cases to be done in order to create, maintain and sustain a product. Product Owner owns the product backlog, he prioritizes it based on the customers feedback or business value

What is Scrum Master?

professional who leads a team using Agile project management through course of a project

What is a feature?

service/function of the product that delivers business value & fulfills the customer's need. Each is broken down into several user stories

What is timeboxing?

time management technique where you allocate a fixed time period to a planned activity. You work on activity during fixed time period & stop working on it once the time is up -, you assess whether you've reached your planned goals.

How is Velocity calculated?

totaling Points for all fully completed User Stories

What are story points?

unit of measurement used to express estimation of effort required to implement an item on the product backlog or any other piece of work

What is a theme?

wide area of focus that helps Agile team to keep track of their organizational goals — (label that can be used to group similar activities)