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Scrum Artifacts

Deeper understanding of Scrum artifacts

Explores the various artifacts used in Scrum, including product backlogs, sprint backlogs, and potentially shippable increments, and their importance in Scrum.
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Scrum Artifacts are essential elements within the Scrum framework that provide transparency, inspection points, and adaptation opportunities for teams. There are three primary Scrum Artifacts: 1. Product Backlog: This is an ordered list of everything that might be needed in the product. It's the single source of requirements for any changes to be made. The Product Owner is responsible for maintaining, prioritizing, and communicating the Product Backlog items. It evolves throughout the project lifecycle and is never complete until the product itself is retired. 2. Sprint Backlog: This artifact consists of the Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint, plus a plan for delivering the product Increment and realizing the Sprint Goal. It's a highly visible, real-time picture of the work the Development Team plans to accomplish during the Sprint. As work progresses, the Development Team updates the Sprint Backlog to reflect their understanding of what needs to be done. 3. Increment: The Increment is the sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint combined with the value of increments from previous Sprints. At the end of each Sprint, the new Increment must be "Done," meeting the Scrum Team's Definition of Done and in a useable condition. Each artifact contains a commitment to ensure transparency and focus: - Product Backlog's commitment is the Product Goal - Sprint Backlog's commitment is the Sprint Goal - Increment's commitment is the Definition of Done These artifacts provide the necessary information for the Scrum Team to inspect and adapt their progress toward their goals. They increase transparency by making work visible and create opportunities for inspection and adaptation at key points in the process.

Scrum Artifacts are essential elements within the Scrum framework that provide transparency, inspection points, and adaptation opportunities for teams. There are three primary Scrum Artifacts: 1. Pr…

Concepts covered: Scrum Increments, Scrum Burn Down Chart, Scrum Velocity, Scrum Burndown Chart, Scrum Sprint Goal, Scrum Team, Scrum Definition of Done, Scrum Tasks, Artifact Transparency, Burn down Charts, Scrum User Stories, Scrum Daily Standup (Daily Scrum), Scrum Product Owner, Scrum Product Backlog, Scrum Sprint Backlog

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Question 1

The Scrum Burndown Chart in your last project displayed a consistent trend of completing more tasks than planned every day. What does this scenario indicate?

Correct Answer: The team is consistently underestimating the effort required for tasks.

The Scrum Burndown Chart is used for tracking the progress of tasks in a project. If more tasks than planned are being completed every day, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the team is overstaffed, the tasks are extremely difficult or the team is not working enough, which are the other options given. It often indicates that the team may be consistently underestimating the effort needed for tasks. The underestimation could be due to several reasons such as not fully understanding the scope of work or complexity of tasks, lack of clarity in task requirements, among others. It is important in such cases for the scrum team to re-evaluate the way they estimate efforts for tasks, to better plan and manage their sprints. Over time, the team's ability to estimate should improve leading to a more balanced burndown chart.

Question 2

During the Daily Scrum, a team member repeatedly derails the discussion to complain about the company's policies. As the Scrum Master, what is the most appropriate action to take?

Correct Answer: Acknowledge the concern, but remind the team member to keep the discussion focused on the sprint goal and their daily progress.

The most appropriate action for the Scrum Master is to acknowledge the team member's concern, but remind them to keep the discussion focused on the sprint goal and their daily progress. The Daily Scrum is meant to be a brief meeting where each team member shares what they accomplished yesterday, what they plan to work on today, and any impediments they face. It is not the appropriate time to discuss company policies or other issues that do not directly relate to the team's progress in the current sprint. The Scrum Master should guide the team to stay on topic and address any other concerns outside of the Daily Scrum. Allowing the discussion to continue or encouraging the team to discuss the issue in depth during the Daily Scrum would derail the meeting and not serve its intended purpose. Making a note of the complaint and promising to escalate it after the meeting may show support for the team member, but it still does not address the immediate need to keep the Daily Scrum focused and on track.

Question 3

During a Sprint, the Development Team discovers that the committed work will likely exceed their capacity. What should they do?

Correct Answer: Collaborate with the Product Owner to remove or reduce the scope of some Product Backlog items

The best answer is to collaborate with the Product Owner to remove or reduce the scope of some Product Backlog items. This aligns with Scrum principles, as the Development Team and Product Owner should work together to ensure the most valuable work is completed within the team's capacity during the Sprint. Continuing to work on all committed items and pushing incomplete work to the next Sprint goes against the principle of delivering a potentially releasable Increment each Sprint. Informing the Product Owner and adding more resources to the Development Team mid-Sprint is not recommended, as it can disrupt the team's self-organization and stability. Canceling the Sprint should only be considered if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete; it is not the appropriate action for dealing with a capacity issue.

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