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PRODUCT OWNER
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Define the features of the product |
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Decide on release date and content |
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Be responsible for the profitability of the product |
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Prioritize features according to market value |
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Adjust features and priority every iteration, as needed |
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Accept or reject work results. |
SCRUM MASTER
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Represents management to the project |
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Responsible for enacting Scrum values and practices |
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Removes impediments |
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Ensure that the team is fully functional and productive |
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Enable close cooperation across all roles and functions |
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Shield the team from external interferences |
SCRUM TEAM
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Typically 5-10 people |
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Cross-functional QA, Programmers, UI Designers, etc. |
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Members should be full-time. May be exceptions (e.g., System Admin, etc.) |
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Teams are self-organizing |
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Membership can change only between sprints |
THE PROCESS/CEREMONIES
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Sprint Planning Meeting |
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Sprint |
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Daily Scrum |
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Sprint Review Meeting |
SCRUM ARTIFACTS
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Product Backlog |
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Sprint Backlog |
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Burn down Charts |
Product Backlog
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A list of all desired work on the project |
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List is prioritized by the Product Owner – Typically a Product Manager, Marketing, Internal Customer, etc. |
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Requirements for a system, expressed as a prioritized list of Backlog Items |
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Is managed and owned by a Product Owner |
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Spreadsheet (typically) |
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Usually is created during the Sprint Planning Meeting |
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Can be changed and re-prioritized before each PM |
From Sprint Goal to Sprint Backlog
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Scrum team takes the Sprint Goal and decides what tasks are necessary |
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Team self-organizes around how they’ll meet the Sprint Goal – Manager doesn’t assign tasks to individuals |
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Managers don’t make decisions for the team |
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Sprint Backlog is created |
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No more than 300 tasks in the list |
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If a task requires more than 16 hours, it should be broken down |
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Team can add or subtract items from the list. Product Owner is not allowed to do it |
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Is a FORECAST! |
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Is a good warning monitor |
Burn down Charts
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Are used to represent “work done”. |
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Are wonderful Information Radiators |
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Sprint Burn down Chart (progress of the Sprint) |
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Release Burn down Chart (progress of release) |
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Product Burn down chart (progress of the Product) |
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Depicts the total Sprint Backlog hours remaining per day |
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Shows the estimated amount of time to release |
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Ideally should burn down to zero to the end of the Sprint |
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Actually is not a straight line |
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Can bump UP |
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