SE1 Scrum Quiz

lightweight,
inspect,
adapt

Scrum is a _____ software process, as opposed to a "heavy" process that is document-driven. It's mantra is _____ and _____, which means that the process intentionally tries to improve both the product and the process during development.

7,
sprint

A scrum team usually consists of about _____ people, "plus or minus". (Another reference suggests that the team should be based on how many people two pizzas would feed. Too many people, too many pizzas.)
In Scrum parlance, when a team works in short sust

three,
owner,
master,
member

There are only _____ Scrum roles. The product _____, the Scrum _____, and a team _____.

Coaches,
Owns Sprint Backlog,
Facilitates,
A peer within the team
Set apart by knowledge and responsibilities, but not by rank

What does the Scrum Master do/what are their characteristics?

Owns the product backlog,
Represents customer and stakeholders,
Prioritizes the backlog,
Initiates user stories;

What does the Project owner do/what are their characteristics?

Creates and owns estimates,
Completes user stories

What do the Team Members do/what are their characteristics?

user,
fixes,
changes,
small,
larger,
understood

The product backlog contains a prioritized list of _____ stories. These backlog items could describe features, bug _____, documentation _____, or anything else that takes time and commitment.
The highest priority items should be _____, or specific and lim

benefit,
functionality,
valuable,
implement,
acceptance

Each user story should:
1) Identify the user(s) who will _____
2) describe the desired _____
3) state why it is _____
4) estimate how much work would be required to _____ it
5) state the _____ requirement.

backlog,
commitment,
tasks,
user story,
done

The sprint backlog represents the "to-do" list for the sprint. It represents a subset of the product _____ and it represents only those items for which the team has made a specific _____ .
For each item in the sprint backlog, the team identifies a set of

burn,
time,
completed,
effort,
finish

The Scrum diagram that show "what is left to do" is called a _____ chart. The horizontal axis is associated with _____ and the vertical axis indicates how much has been _____, usually in terms of effort. The amount of effort on "day zero" represents the t

false.
Done is defined by the team

T/F
The product owner defines what is meant by "done", with respect to the spring.

true

T/F
In Scrum terminology, an iteration is called a sprint

true

T/F
In Scrum terminology, meetings are called ceremonies.

shippable,
ship

There are two major decisions that must be made during a spring cycle:
Is the product potentially _____?
Does it make business sense to _____ what we currently have?

planning,
what,
how,
backlog,
tasks

At the start of each sprint there is a _____ meeting. Two things are addressed:
_____ will we do?
_____ will we do it?
The output from the first question is the sprint _____. And the output from the second is a set of _____ for each user story.

owner,
acceptance,
team,
team,
team

During the first part of the sprint planning meeting the product _____ presents each story that they want completed during the sprint.
Both the team and the owner discuss each story and review its _____ criteria. Then the _____ decides whether the story w

15,
stand-up,
tasks,
expect,
obstacles

The daily scrum lasts no more than _____ minutes -- which is why it is called a daily _____ meeting. Each member shares
The _____ that they have completed since the last daily scrum
The tasks that they _____ to complete by the next daily scrum
Any _____ t