Agile, Scrum & Kanban Methods Flashcards

In Scrum, who is responsible for managing and prioritizing the Product Backlog?

Answer: Product Owner

The Product Owner owns the Product Backlog and is solely responsible for prioritizing its items to maximize product value.

Which Kanban principle focuses on limiting the amount of work in progress?

Answer: WIP limits

WIP (Work In Progress) limits are a core Kanban practice that prevent overloading team capacity and expose bottlenecks in the workflow.

A team's Sprint Velocity is best described as:

Answer: The average story points completed per sprint over time

Sprint Velocity is the average number of story points a team completes per sprint and is used for release planning and forecasting.

In the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), what is a Program Increment (PI)?

Answer: A fixed schedule of iterations where multiple Agile teams align and deliver value

A Program Increment in SAFe is typically 8–12 weeks containing multiple sprints, used to align multiple Agile teams around shared objectives.

What does the 'inspect and adapt' principle in Agile primarily support?

Answer: Continuous improvement through regular reflection

Inspect and adapt drives continuous improvement by encouraging teams to regularly examine their process and make adjustments, embodied in retrospectives.

Which artifact in Scrum provides a forecast of work needed to complete the Sprint Goal?

Answer: Sprint Backlog

The Sprint Backlog is the set of Product Backlog items selected for the sprint plus a plan for delivering the Increment and achieving the Sprint Goal.

In Kanban, 'cycle time' is defined as:

Answer: The time from when work begins to when it is delivered

Cycle time measures the elapsed time from when a work item enters the 'in progress' state until it is delivered to the customer.