Scrum Roles and Practices

The video introduces Scrum as a leading Agile development practice, explaining its core concepts such as product backlogs, team roles, sprints, and burndown charts. It covers the process of planning releases and sprints, monitoring progress, and handling bugs. The importance of daily scrums is discussed, along with a review of the key concepts to implement Scrum effectively.

What is the collection of all feature requests in Scrum called?

• Release Backlog

• Product Backlog

• Defect Backlog

• Sprint Backlog

Who is responsible for ensuring the right features make it into the product backlog?

• Product Owner

• Scrum Master

• Development Team

• Project Manager

What is the role of the Scrum Master?

• To build the product

• To test the product

• To represent the users and customers

• To ensure the project progresses smoothly

What is a Sprint in Scrum?

• A defect tracking method

• A long-term project plan

• A short duration milestone

• A list of all features

What is the goal of each Sprint?

• To get a subset of the product backlog to a ship-ready state

• To complete the entire product

• To plan the next release

• To identify new features

What is a burndown chart used for?

• Estimating project costs

• Tracking bugs

• Monitoring the progress of a Sprint

• Planning the next release

What does the slope of the burndown chart represent?

• The estimated project cost

• The total amount of work

• The number of features completed

• The average rate of productivity

How should bugs be tracked in Scrum?

• In the product backlog

• In the defect backlog

• In the Sprint backlog

• In the release backlog

What is the purpose of daily Scrum meetings?

• To plan the next release

• To ensure everyone is on top of their tasks

• To estimate project costs

• To track bugs

What is a potential downside of insisting on daily Scrum meetings for experienced teams?

• It can lower team morale

• It can increase project costs

• It can delay the project

• It can reduce the number of features completed