#1 BMP Italy: agile methods

What is a Definition of Ready (DoR)?

• It is a checklist where all the implementation phases (design, code, test) have to be marked to be sent to UAT

• It is a list of criteria regarding quality and completeness that user stories must have to be picked up in a sprint cycle

• It is a list of to-dos created by the PO to make sure the team is ready to start coding

• It is a list of user stories´ criteria that must be fulfilled in order to put the user story “in assessment” status

Which statement(s) is(are) true about User Story and Task items?

• The user story represents business requirements and does not take more than one sprint to complete it

• Task is a general action item that represents side activities like specific support requests

• Task must contain acceptance criteria and has to be validated by the PO

• User stories can be written and validated by anyone

How can you exchange knowledge with your peers?

• By asking PMOs to gather answers to most frequent technical questions

• By setting up (or asking to set-up) a regular Community of Practice with all peers to discuss solutions and share knowledge

• By asking my PO to prepare a guide-book with all the knowledge in the scrum team

• By freely getting in touch with my peers, even outside the scrum team, and ask questions

How can you reflect the planning in the Jira items?

• The team perform the sprint plan and move the user story (or other Jira items) to the corresponding sprint. Nothing else is required.

• Besides the sprint planning, the FixVersion (PI / Release number) is very important to identify the business functionalities available is each release.

• As the sprint planning is useful for the team only, there is no need to update Jira

What should a Development Team do during a Sprint Planning meeting when they have realized that they have selected more than the items they can complete in a Sprint?

• Inform the PO

• Work overtime

• Align on removing some of the Sprint Backlog Items

• Get more developers onboard

What criteria apply to the definition of User Story?

• IMMEDIATELY ACTIONABLE, a team can begin work on the item right away

• NEGOTIABLE, the team can discuss details about the User Story and how it is to be accomplished

• TESTABLE, the increment can be tested

• ESTIMABLE, the team can estimate how much effort it will take to complete it

• SMALL, the work can be accomplished in a single Sprint

Which of these Jira fields are mandatory in order to start working on a User Story?

• Labels

• Assignee

• Epic Link

• Line of Business

• Status "In Queue"

What activities are a part of Product Backlog Refinement?

• Creation of tasks

• The ordering of the Product Backlog Items

• Creating the Definition of Done

• Estimate the Product Backlog Items

• Brainstorming on the Product Backlog Items

The Sprint Review is a meeting in which the team(s) showcase(s) a demo to the stakeholders with the achievements of the just-closed sprint and compare it with the committed plan.

• True

• False