Scrum.org PSM I Flashcards
What is Scrum? - answer Scrum is a framework for developing, delivering, and
sustaining complex products.
What does the Scrum Guide contain? - answer This Guide contains the definition of
Scrum. This definition consists of Scrum's roles, events, artifacts, and the rules that bind
them together.
Who developed Scrum? - answer Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland developed Scrum;
the Scrum Guide is written and provided by them. Together, they stand behind the
Scrum Guide.
What is Scrum? - answer A framework within which people can address complex
adaptive problems, while productively and creatively delivering products of the highest
possible value.
- used to manage work on complex products since the early 1990s
- not a process, technique, or definitive method
- it is a framework within which you can employ various processes and techniques.
- makes clear the relative efficacy of your product management and work techniques so
that you can continuously improve the product, the team, and the working environment.
3 Characteristics of Scrum - answer• Lightweight
• Simple to understand
• Difficult to master
What are components of the Scrum Framework? - answer1. Scrum Teams (and their
associated roles)
2. events (ceremonies)
3. artifacts
4. rules
Each component within the framework serves a specific purpose and is essential to
Scrum's success and usage.
What is the purpose of Scrum's Rules? - answerThey bind together the roles, events,
and artifacts, governing the relationships and interaction between them.
What has Scrum been used to do? - answer1. Research and identify viable markets,
technologies, and product capabilities;
, 2. Develop products and enhancements;
3. Release products and enhancements, as frequently as many times per day;
4. Develop and sustain Cloud (online, secure, on-demand) and other operational
environments for product use; and,
5. Sustain and renew products.
Scrum has proved to be especially effective in...? - answeriterative and incremental
knowledge transfer
Why has Scrum become more popular? - answerbecause technology, market, and
environmental complexities and their interactions have rapidly increased
What is the "essence" of Scrum? - answerA small team of people because it is:
- highly flexible and adaptive
- collaborative and enables interoperation through sophisticated development
architectures and target release environments
What do "develop" and "development" refer to? - answercomplex work
What is process control theory is Scrum founded on? - answerEmpiricism:
- asserts that knowledge comes from experience
- promotes making decisions based on what is known
- employs an iterative, incremental approach to optimize predictability and control risk
What are the 3 pillars of Scrum? - answer1. transparency
2. inspection
3. adaptation.
Transparency - answerSignificant aspects of the process must be visible to those
responsible for the outcome.
Transparency requires those aspects be defined by a common standard so observers
share a common understanding of what is being seen.
For example
- A common language referring to the process must be shared by all participants; and,
- Those performing the work and those inspecting the resulting increment must share a
common definition of "Done".
Inspection - answerScrum users must frequently inspect Scrum artifacts and progress
toward a Sprint Goal to detect undesirable variances.
Their inspection should not be so frequent that inspection gets in the way of the work.
What is Scrum? - answer Scrum is a framework for developing, delivering, and
sustaining complex products.
What does the Scrum Guide contain? - answer This Guide contains the definition of
Scrum. This definition consists of Scrum's roles, events, artifacts, and the rules that bind
them together.
Who developed Scrum? - answer Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland developed Scrum;
the Scrum Guide is written and provided by them. Together, they stand behind the
Scrum Guide.
What is Scrum? - answer A framework within which people can address complex
adaptive problems, while productively and creatively delivering products of the highest
possible value.
- used to manage work on complex products since the early 1990s
- not a process, technique, or definitive method
- it is a framework within which you can employ various processes and techniques.
- makes clear the relative efficacy of your product management and work techniques so
that you can continuously improve the product, the team, and the working environment.
3 Characteristics of Scrum - answer• Lightweight
• Simple to understand
• Difficult to master
What are components of the Scrum Framework? - answer1. Scrum Teams (and their
associated roles)
2. events (ceremonies)
3. artifacts
4. rules
Each component within the framework serves a specific purpose and is essential to
Scrum's success and usage.
What is the purpose of Scrum's Rules? - answerThey bind together the roles, events,
and artifacts, governing the relationships and interaction between them.
What has Scrum been used to do? - answer1. Research and identify viable markets,
technologies, and product capabilities;
, 2. Develop products and enhancements;
3. Release products and enhancements, as frequently as many times per day;
4. Develop and sustain Cloud (online, secure, on-demand) and other operational
environments for product use; and,
5. Sustain and renew products.
Scrum has proved to be especially effective in...? - answeriterative and incremental
knowledge transfer
Why has Scrum become more popular? - answerbecause technology, market, and
environmental complexities and their interactions have rapidly increased
What is the "essence" of Scrum? - answerA small team of people because it is:
- highly flexible and adaptive
- collaborative and enables interoperation through sophisticated development
architectures and target release environments
What do "develop" and "development" refer to? - answercomplex work
What is process control theory is Scrum founded on? - answerEmpiricism:
- asserts that knowledge comes from experience
- promotes making decisions based on what is known
- employs an iterative, incremental approach to optimize predictability and control risk
What are the 3 pillars of Scrum? - answer1. transparency
2. inspection
3. adaptation.
Transparency - answerSignificant aspects of the process must be visible to those
responsible for the outcome.
Transparency requires those aspects be defined by a common standard so observers
share a common understanding of what is being seen.
For example
- A common language referring to the process must be shared by all participants; and,
- Those performing the work and those inspecting the resulting increment must share a
common definition of "Done".
Inspection - answerScrum users must frequently inspect Scrum artifacts and progress
toward a Sprint Goal to detect undesirable variances.
Their inspection should not be so frequent that inspection gets in the way of the work.
