Agile 101
What does Agile encourage teams to do when priorities change?
Adapt and respond to change.
Who owns and prioritizes the Product Backlog?
Product Owner.
Which Scrum event occurs every day and is timeboxed to 15 minutes?
Daily Scrum (Standup)
Your Daily Standup consistently lasts 30 minutes. What should the team do?
Keep the standup focused and take detailed discussions offline.
What does PI stand for?
Program Increment
According to Agile, what is more important that following a detailed plan?
Responding to change.
Who helps remove impediments and coaches the team on Agile practices?
Scrum Master.
Which Scrum event kicks off the Sprint?
Sprint Planning
A story is too large to complete during the Sprint. What should the team do?
Split it into smaller stories.
What is the main purpose of PI Planning?
Alignment on objectives, priorities, dependencies, and delivery plans.
What is the primary measure of progress in Agile?
Working software (or working product increment)
Who determines how work is completed during a Sprint?
Developers
During which event does the team demonstrate completed work to stakeholders?
Sprint Review
Mid-Sprint, a high-priority production issue appears. What should the team do first?
Assess the impact on the Sprint Goal and re-plan if necessary.
What is a dependency?
Work that relies on another team, person, or system to be completed.
Which Agile principle encourages teams to reflect and improve regularly?
Continuous improvement through retrospectives.
Who is ultimately accountable for maximizing product value?
Product owner
Which Scrum event focuses on improving team effectiveness?
Sprint Retrospective
The team completes all Sprint work but stakeholders don't see value. What may have been missing?
Stakeholder collaboration and clear business value.
What is the purpose of a Fist of Five confidence vote during PI Planning?
To measure how confident teams are that they can accomplish their PI objectives.
What are the three pillars of empiricism?
Transparency, Inspection, and Adaptation.
A team is not following Scrum practices consistently. Who is accountable for helping establish Scrum?
Scrum Master
Which Scrum event allows the team to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adjust their plan daily?
Daily Scrum (DSU)
While sizing a user story during Backlog Refinement, estimates vary from 3 points to 21 points. What's the best Agile response?
Discuss assumptions and gain a shared understanding before estimating again.
During PI Planning, risks are often categorized using ROAM. What does ROAM stand for?
Resolved, Owned, Accepted, Mitigated.