Sprint to the finish
Events/Ceremonies
Scaling to perfection
"Role"ing with the punches
The Scrum Years
100

A sprint employs this fixed duration.

What is a time-box?

100

Did you miss this ceremony?  Don't worry it will be back tomorrow.

What is the Daily Scrum?

100

This scaling framework has many roles and covers interaction all the way from the developers to the executive.  Might as well give it a try as it doesn't sound like anyone will get hurt.

What is Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)?

100

They are servant leaders although their title will leave you believing that they are to be served.

Who are Scrum Masters?

100

The Scrum Guide is created.  Bruno Mars releases smash hit "Just the Way You Are".

What is 2010?

200

Connor McDavid can't help you on this one.  You will need to achieve this focus of every sprint on your own.

What is a sprint goal?

200

This event keeps the Scrum team from going backwards in their development, contrary to what the name suggests.

What is a Sprint Retrospective?

200

This scaling framework has developers working more closely with business stakeholders rather than going through a PO.  Ironically it helps Scrum teams do more.

What is Large Scale Scrum (LeSS)?

200

While not a formal role in Scrum, they may be the most important stakeholder to describe needed features that deliver value.  If you are nice maybe they will help test.

Who are the end users?

200

The Agile Manifesto is created.  Terror attacks the United States on September 11.

What is 2001?

300

What you want to accomplish when the sprint is finished.  If the quality is high give yourself an A++.

What is a product increment?

300

One of two core topics that will be decided on during Sprint Planning.

What is What can be done or how it will get done?

300

This scaling technique involves using representatives of Scrum teams forming another team and if need be representatives of those teams form even more teams.  I am not trying to be redundant and neither is the name.

What is Scrum of Scrums?

300
They are self-organizing and cross-functional.

Who are the development team?

300

Extreme Programming (XP) is developed by Kent Beck in collaboration with Ward Cunningham.  Bill Clinton is re-elected president.

What is 1996?

400

Usually it is a good thing when you finish early but you might not want to celebrate this in a sprint.

What is cancelling a sprint?

400

Scrum ceremonies provide a formal opportunity to perform these two pillars of Scrum.

What is inspect and adapt?

400

This extension of Scrum consists of multiple cross-functional Scrum teams working together to deliver a single product increment.  Sorry to disappoint you but following this will not get you across the border any quicker.

What is Nexus?

400

The Product Owner's manage the product backlog and prioritize users stories in the hopes of delivering features that maximize this for the product.

What is return on investment (ROI)?

400

The initial version of of the Scrum Framework is presented at OOPSLA.  OJ Simpson is found "Not Guilty".

What is 1995?

500

It will be hard to complete a user story without knowing this.  If you are not sure what it is, you can always try looking in a dictionary.

What is the definition of done?

500

The result of this event is a revised Product Backlog that defines the probable Product Backlog items for the next Sprint. The Product Backlog may also be adjusted overall to meet new opportunities.

What is Sprint Review?

500
This hybrid agile approach extends Scrum with proven strategies from other agile methods such as XP, Kanban and Unified Process to name a few.  Shhh.. don't tell your Mom.

What is Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD)?

500

One of the two people responsible for the creation of the Scrum Guide.

Who is Ken Schwaber or Jeff Sutherland?

500

Harvard Business Review publishes article written by Hirotaka Takeuchi & Ikujiro Nonaka where the term "Scrum" is first mentioned.  Maverik and Iceman battle to be the best pilot in the iconic movie Top Gun.  Poor Goose :(

What is 1986?