Frequent Agile Questions
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What is a Sprint Backlog?
A sprint backlog is a number of product backlog Items (PBIs) that have been committed to a sprint.
What is a product backlog?
A product backlog is a list of potential work items, prioritised by relative order of value.
What is a sprint?
The sprint is a fixed period of time in which a defined set of activities takes place and at the end of which a product increment is created.
What is a Product Increment?
A software product increment is what gets produced at the end of a development period or timebox.
How does weighted shortest job first (WSJF) work
Why using WSJF (weighted shortest job first ) is a popular method advocated by lean-agile approaches such as SAFe®.
What are story points?
Story points are a common means of estimating work while using agile frameworks such as Scrum and eXtreme Programming.
The sprint review canvas explained
How your team can leverage the sprint review canvas to move from a demo to a holistic review of your increment
How can I combine technical practices of extreme programming (XP) with Scrum?
How to incorporate technical practices from the agile framework eXtreme Programming into a Scrum team.
Why is estimation part of refinement and not sprint planning?
Why estimation should be part of product backlog refinement rather than sprint planning in Scrum teams.
Can a Scrum Master also be a Line Manager?
Nothing in the Scrum Guide that says roles cannot combined. A scrum master would not be breaking any rules if they were a line manager.