Some Call it Agile, Some Call it SAFe
Not So Named Customers
Tools of the Trade
Rotten Apples
Product Placement
100
The short cycle iterations which result in a complete component or product.
What are sprints/iterations?
100
In agile, industry goers use the saying crawl, walk, run, and sometimes fly. This company “gives you wings” to do the later.
Who is Redbull?
100
The moment or instance at which the solution to a problem or other significant realization becomes clear.
What is Aha?
100
DAILY DOUBLE -- In 2014, many iTunes Store users noticed "this" bands "album" was automatically downloaded without them asking for it and taking up space in their music library.
Who is "U2"? What is "Songs of Innocence"?
100
In 2001 a fashionable sorority queen, dumped by her boyfriend and decides to follow him to law school in this 2001 film.
What is Legally Blonde?
200
At the end of each iteration, the scrum team meets to discuss what went well, what did not go well and what should be changed?
What is a sprint review (inspect and adapt)?
200
This billionaire and philanthropist and to some, the most famous Avenger could be the creator of this financial institution.
What is Stark Bank?
200
The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a team of Jamfs.
What is Slack?
200
Third-party tests showed that the iPhone 6 series (specifically the 16 Plus) was far more likely to do “this” compared to previous devices.
What is "bend"?
200
This 2011 film highlights a young computer hacker hired by a journalist to help solve a decades old missing person case.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
300
A presentation made by the scrum team to the product owner at the end of each sprint so that the owner can provide feedback about the deliverable and its quality.
What is a Sprint Review / System Demo?
300
This American monthly magazine was one of the first magazines to reproduce color photographs, and it was the leader in printing photographs of undersea life, views from the stratosphere, and animals in their natural habitats.
What is National Geographic?
300
In the early days of agile planning (pre-pandemic) this tool was used for planning and could be found adorning the walls of your favorite tech companies.
What is Post-It notes?
300
In 2016, owners of iPhones like the iPhone 6 and 6s discovered degraded performance in which Apple claimed “this” was done to mitigate issues related to aging batteries, such as device shutdowns under heavy load.
What is "throttling"?
300
In 2013, this film follows the invention of new technology as well as the advancement of science in the IT field.
What is Jobs?
400
A time boxed period used to research a concept and/or create a simple prototype. It is usually introduced before large backlog items are undertaken and does not produce shippable code.
What is a spike?
What is a spike?
400
In 1986, this college introduced a new logo and changed it’s name to avoid confusion over similarly abbreviated colleges (such as Oregon State University and Oklahoma State University), this college changed their name.
What is The Ohio State University?
400
Under pressure from regulators, early this week Adobe called off its plans to acquire this leading competitor.
What is Figma?
400
In 2018, when asking for the weather, this Apple device didn’t know your location.
What is "HomePod"?
400
In Season 3 of this Netflix political drama, many politicians switched from Blackberry to iPhones as well as other apple devices.
What is House of Cards?
500
A servant leader and coach who facilitates events and processes, and supports teams in delivering value. What is the SAFe term for this role?
What is Scrum Master (Release Train Engineer)?
500
As the creators of Halo, this not-so-named account was known as a Macintosh games developer, and shares a name with a tool often used to secure objects without tying knots.
What is Bungie?
500
Headquartered in Bozeman, Montana (USA) this data warehouse company’s name stems from things “born in the cloud”.
What is Snowflake?
500
In 1998, Apple launched this USB device to help in the image of a hockey puck…that was quickly discontinued in 2000.
What is a "mouse"?
500
This BBC show features the main character using an iPhone 6S plus which is an obvious example of product placement by Apple.
What is Sherlock?