Artifacts and Commitments Flashcards
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What does it mean that Scrum artifacts are designed to maximize transparency?
Answer: Decisions to optimize value and control risk are based on their perceived state
Artifacts maximize transparency so that everyone inspecting them has the same basis for decisions to optimize value and control risk.
What happens when an artifact has low transparency?
Answer: It can lead to decisions that diminish value and increase risk
Incomplete transparency leads to decisions based on a false state, diminishing value and increasing risk.
Which Scrum artifact represents the sum of all work completed and previous Increments?
Answer: The Increment
An Increment is a concrete stepping stone toward the Product Goal and is additive to all prior Increments.
When can an Increment be delivered to stakeholders?
Answer: At any point during the Sprint once it meets the Definition of Done
Multiple Increments may be created within a Sprint and delivered at any point as long as they meet the Definition of Done.
How many Increments can be created within a single Sprint?
Answer: One or more
Multiple Increments may be created within a single Sprint, and the sum is presented at the Sprint Review.
What is the relationship between the Definition of Done and the term 'releasable'?
Answer: Meeting the Definition of Done means the work is of usable, releasable quality
When a Product Backlog item meets the Definition of Done, an Increment is born that is of usable and releasable quality.
Who creates the Definition of Done if the organization does not provide one?
Answer: The Scrum Team
If there is no organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product.