The ScrumMaster Study Guide

Introduction THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SCRUM An Agile Product Development Life Cycle Release Planning and "Iteration Zero" Introduction Product Backlog Preparation Setting the Sprint Schedule Staffing of Scrum Teams Training of Scrum Teams Review/Revise DONEness Definition Creation (or Updating) of the Architecture Definition Grooming for the First Sprint Reference Endnotes Backlog Grooming Introduction Preparing for the Backlog Grooming Workshop Setting Up the Backlog Grooming Workshop Facilitating the Backlog Grooming Workshop Wrapping Up the Backlog Grooming Workshop The Sprint Planning Meeting Introduction Preparing for the Sprint Planning Meeting Setting Up the Sprint Planning Meeting For a Single-Part Planning Meeting For Multipart Planning Meetings Facilitating the Sprint Planning Meeting For Single-Part Planning Meetings ("Commitment-Based Planning") For Two-Part Planning Meetings ("Velocity-Based Planning") For Two-Part Noncolocated Planning Meetings Wrapping Up the Sprint Planning Meeting Endnotes The Daily Scrum Meeting Introduction Preparing for the Daily Scrum The Standard Daily Scrum (All Team Members in One Location) The Tokenized Daily Scrum (All Team Members in One Location) The Slightly Remote Daily Scrum The Completely Remote Daily Scrum Endnotes The Sprint Review Meeting Introduction Preparing the Sprint Review Meeting Setting Up the Sprint Review Meeting Facilitating the Sprint Review Meeting Wrapping Up the Sprint Review Meeting Endnotes The Sprint Retrospective Meeting Introduction Preparing for the Sprint Retrospective Meeting Setting Up the Sprint Retrospective Meeting Facilitating the Sprint Retrospective Meeting Wrapping Up the Sprint Retrospective Meeting Endnote Creating Backlog Agreements Endnote Practical Advice to End the Practical Guide QUESTIONS FREQUENTLY ASKED IN CSM TRAINING About Agile Development Introduction Do Agile Projects Have End Dates? What if My Customers Do Not Want Early and Frequent Delivery? Can You Do Agile Development Without Scrum Teams? What is the Difference Between Agile and Scrum? What is the Difference Between a User Story and a Use Case? Is Time for Research Part of the Iteration? What Happens if We Discover Something We Should Have Done Differently? How Do I Communicate Expectations beyond the Product Owner? References Endnotes About Scrum Introduction Is Scrum of Value with Pure Infrastructure or Commercial, Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Software Projects? When is Scrum Not a Good Methodology to Use? Does the Product Backlog Contain All Requirements/Stories? Does Using Scrum Mean There Is No Reason for Management? What Are the Differences Between Scrum and XP? How Do You Handle Multiple-Team Coordination in Scrum? Scrum of Scrums Coordinating Scrum-of-Scrums (CSoS) How Does a Scrum Team Self-Organize with Regard to Assigning Tasks? Does Swarming on Small Stories Increase or Decrease Productivity? Scrummasters: Technical Background or Project Management Background? Scrum Means Less Documentation--What Should I Do with Existing Documentation? Reference Endnote Using Scrum Introduction How Many Scrum Teams Can a Product Owner Have? Scheduling Backlog Management Team Interactions What Do You Do When the Product Owner Will Not Engage? Tooling and Tools What Tools Assist in a Scrum Project? Tooling and Toools A Cautionary Word about Backlog Management Tools Does Scrum Work by Itself? What is Sprint Zero, and How Do I Use It? Within a Project, Can Sprint Lengths Be Different? Can I Use the V Model in My Sprints? How Do You Keep Daily Scrums Working after Several Sprints? How Do I Keep Team Members Engaged during Sprint Planning? What Should I Do if My Team Is Highly Specialized? Can New Items Be Introduced during the Sprint? How Do I Handle Stories That Are Started but Cannot Be Finished in a Sprint? How Should I Handle Urgent Requests in the Middle of a Sprint? How Should I Handle a Sick or Otherwise Absent Team Member? How Can Scrum Be Applied in a Test Team? How Does System Testing Fit in Scrum? Reference Endnotes Agile Product Management What is the Release Backlog? How Do I Determine Project Budget from a Product Backlog? Velocity-Based Commitments T-Shirt Sizing How Do You Balance Customer Requirements against Technical Requirements? Approach 1: Tax the Functionality Approach 2: Build Infrastructure into the Backlog How Do You Forecast Completion in a Backlog Filled with Epics? How Can I Incorporate User Interface Style Guides? How Do I Manage Risk in the Agile Project? What About the Project Manager? How Do I Start a Product From Scratch? Step 1: Create the Product Vision Step 2: Build the Initial Product Backlog Step 3: Create the Initial Architectural Design Step 4: Groom the Product Backlog Step 5: Moving Forward Reference Endnotes Agile Development Dysfunctions Introduction We Do Functional Specifications and Use Agile for Design/Build: Is That Wrong? I Constantly Have to Remind My Team about Doneness Train Trust Motivate Discipline What Do I Do if the Functional Manager Is Still Assigning Tasks within the Sprint? What if a Manager is Giving Work to a Scrum Team Member from Outside the Sprint? My Daily Scrum Has Turned into a 1-Hour Status Meeting! Why? What Does It Look Like When a Scrum Team Is Failing? Failure Mode 1: Team Does Not Understand Scrum Failure Mode 2: Scummerfall Failure Mode 3: Command and Control Failure Mode 4: External Task Assignment Failure Mode 5: Backlog Items Are Too Big Failure Mode 6: Poor Team Self-Management Failure Mode 7: Anti-Self-Management Failure Mode 8: Team Is Too Big Failure Mode 9: ScrumMaster Does Not Provide Leadership Reference Index