Agile and Scrum Fundamentals Flashcards
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In an Agile retrospective, which format asks the team to identify what to Start, Stop, and Continue?
Answer: Start-Stop-Continue
The Start-Stop-Continue retrospective format directly asks the team to categorize actions into three buckets for improvement.
Which Scrum artifact provides transparency into the work selected for the Sprint and the plan to deliver it?
Answer: Sprint Backlog
The Sprint Backlog contains the Sprint Goal, selected Product Backlog items, and the team's plan for delivering the Increment.
What is 'velocity' in Agile project management?
Answer: The average amount of work a team completes per Sprint
Velocity measures how much work (in story points or similar units) a team typically completes in a single Sprint.
Which Agile Manifesto value prioritizes 'Responding to change' over following a plan?
Answer: Value 4
The fourth Agile Manifesto value states: 'Responding to change over following a plan.'
In Scrum, what event provides the opportunity for the team to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog?
Answer: Sprint Review
The Sprint Review is held at the end of the Sprint to inspect the Increment and gather stakeholder feedback to adapt the backlog.
What does 'Done' mean in the context of Scrum's Definition of Done?
Answer: A shared understanding of the quality standards an Increment must meet
The Definition of Done is a formal description of the quality standards that must be met before an Increment is considered complete.
Which scaling Agile framework organizes teams into 'Agile Release Trains' (ARTs)?
Answer: SAFe
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) uses the Agile Release Train as its primary organizing construct for coordinating multiple teams.