Worksheets4 - Facilitating Iteration Execution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does it mean to have capacity allocation for a healthy balance?
By defining capacity allocation, the PO doesn’t need to prioritize unlike things against each other
Capacity allocation clarifies the proportion of user stories, refactors and maintenance
Once the capacity allocation is set, the PO and team can prioritize like things against each other
Capacity allocation will indicate the amount of work that each individual planned in the iteration
What are the purposes for defining an Iteration Goal?
(select all that applies)
Align team members
to a set of deliveries to be achieved
Align team members
to a common purpose
Align teams to common PI Objectives and manage dependencies
Provide transparency and management information
Iteration Planning anti-patterns are?
(select all that applies)
Delve too deeply in technical discussions
Create unrealistic committment
Have the exact same capacity and load
Under-commit due to fear of failure
Reserve no time for support activities
Team-Synch common anti-patterns are?
(select all that applies)
Infrequent verification and integration during the Iteration
Lack of collective ownership
Focus on impediments raised by team
Poor collaboration of the team members during the Iteration
Sharing just enough details to show progress towards Iteration Goal
Burn-down charts common challenges are?
(select all that apply)
Burn-downs count the remaining effort (Stories, tasks, etc.)
Focus on tasks completed versus
Stories completed
Hard to distinguish between work added and work not done
Many Scrum teams use Iteration
burn-down charts
Scrum Master tracking Iteration progress common anti-patterns are?
(select all that applies)
Team gets no input from Coach Synch
Teams are unwilling to change or add objectives mid-PI
SM does all the synchronization, so the team is incapable of doing it themselves
Facilitate preparation for next PI
The SM's role in Backlog Refinement are...?
(select all that applies)
Maintain the time box
Make sure all team members participate
Invite the right subject matter expert
Hold the event at regular intervals
The SM's role in Iteration Review and System Demo are...?
(select all that applies)
Consider how and what to demo in Iteration Planning
Make sure that PO sees things for the first time in System Demo
Team members are not invited to System Demo to save time
Make sure the Agenda is kept secret until the System Demo
The SM's role in the relentless improvement are...?
(select all that applies)
Invite people outside the team to the retrospective
Ensure the team agrees on actionable improvement items
The only focus is on what to improve and not what to preserve
Encourage improvement between retrospectives
What is the scope of DevOps?
Optimize for stability
Maximize speed and stability
Optimized for development speed
Maximize value to customer fast
