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Which tool shows dependencies during PI planning?

  • ART Planning Board (correct)
  • ART PI Risks Board
  • PI Objectives
  • Management Review and Problem-Solving session

Which SAFe Core Value is demonstrated when doing the PI System Demo?

  • Transparency
  • Innovation
  • Relentless Improvement (correct)
  • Respect for People

What is one goal of the Iteration Review?

  • To receive feedback on the increment (correct)
  • To demonstrate completed Stories from the prior PI
  • To add acceptance criteria to Stories in the Iteration
  • To identify dependencies in the backlog

What is the intended value of the Team Sync event?

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What are personas?

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What can a Scrum Master/Team Coach recommend to a team that is showing signs of burnout, not addressing increasing technical debt, and acting out of urgency rather than considering innovation?

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What are the 3 pillars of Scrum?

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What is one recommended practice for Scrum Masters/Team Coaches when coaching teams on presenting a draft plan at PI Planning?

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Which of the following Agile Manifesto principles aligns with conducting a System Demo?

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Three attributes of a good Scrum Master?

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What is not an element of running successful meetings?

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What is one responsibility of a Scrum Master/Team Coach?

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What is one main responsibility the Scrum master, product Owner and Agile team members have in common?

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Common anti patterns in Scrum Masters role in facilitating estimations:

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One trait of a Scrum Master is being open and appreciates openness in others, what is one characteristic of this trait?

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During PI Planning, which activity happens after dependencies are resolved and risks are addressed?

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Good Scrum Masters do not direct their teams into action, but instead they do what?

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What is one Scrum value that can help Agile Teams to do the right thing and face tough problems?

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Which of the following statements describes a servant leader?

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What is one example of an Agile Team development practice?

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According to SAFe, what is one approach to retrospectives?

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ART PI Objectives are:

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How does the "R" in the CALMR approach to DevOps help teams to support frequent and sustained value delivery?

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According to SAFe, what is the recommended first step of Iteration Planning?

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What is commonly used to explore new ideas or determine the feasibility of Epics?

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What is one best practice of Scrum Master's role in Iteration Planning?

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What is one way a Scrum Master/Team Coach can improve Flow?

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The ART Planning board includes the following, other than the team names and iterations:

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What is one Scrum Master/Team Coach technique for guiding team members toward finding solutions together?

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What are some of the responsibilities of Scrum Master towards the ART?

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Team Eagles is discussing new functionality when it becomes clear that two developers have different ideas on how to implement the Solution. Which of the following characteristics of a high-performing team can help Team Eagles continue a productive discussion and arrive at a shared plan?

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During which event does the team preview and elaborate on upcoming Stories?

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What makes value available when it's needed?

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Complete the statement from the Agile Manifesto: Working software over

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Team Antelopes wants to use the IP Iteration to continue their "usual work." What is one benefit the Scrum Master/Team Coach could share with the team about using the IP Iteration as intended?

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According to SAFe what's the typical duration of PI Planning?

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What is one behavior should a Scrum Master/ Team Coach move away from?

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From the Following statements, what's one Agile Manifesto Principle?

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Who are important attendees to the PI System Demo?

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What is one anti-pattern of the Inspect and Adapt?

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What are the two specialty roles an Agile team has?

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What is the recommended duration by SAFe for System Demo?

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What is one organizing attribute that teams share with the other teams on their ART?

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Which of these is not a characteristic of high performing teams?

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What are the four Tuckmans stages of high performing teams in SAFe?

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Flashcards

Management Review

A meeting to review resource allocation and address impediments.

Problem-Solving Session

A structured meeting to identify and mitigate obstacles.

ART PI Risks Board

A visual display of potential issues impacting the Agile Release Train.

ART Planning Board

A tool used to visualize team plans, dependencies, and features during PI planning.

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PI Objectives

Statements of what a team or ART intends to achieve in a PI.

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Agile Release Train (ART)

A set of practices to deliver value in a continuous flow.

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Dependencies

Dependencies between teams or features during PI planning.

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PI Planning

A recurring planning meeting for the Agile Release Train.

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Risk Visualization

A tool to visualize risks that may impact the PI objectives.

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Team Commitment

Agile teams commit to PI Objectives

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Transparency

Openness, communication, and honesty in all aspects of work.

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Transparency

The core value exemplified by the PI System Demo.

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Relentless Improvement

Drive constant evaluation and improvement of processes, products, and people.

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Respect for People

Value individuals, their knowledge, and their growth.

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Innovation

Encourage creative thinking and exploration of new ideas.

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PI System Demo

A review of the PI's accomplishments.

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Relentless Improvement

One of the four SAFe core values

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Transparency

The foundation of trust and effective collaboration.

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Innovation

A culture that fosters creativity, exploration, and new ideas.

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Respect for People

The understanding and appreciation of each individual's contribution.

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Iteration Review Goal

To gather feedback on the developed increment from stakeholders.

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Iteration Review

A meeting to demonstrate the work done during the iteration and get feedback.

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Iteration Review Showcase

Stories completed in the iteration are presented to stakeholders.

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Acceptance Criteria Timing

Acceptance criteria should be defined and refined during backlog refinement, not during the review.

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Dependency Management

Dependencies are ideally identified and managed during PI planning.

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Value of Feedback

Feedback helps the team improve product and process.

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Stakeholder Involvement

Stakeholders provide invaluable insights and guide future iterations.

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Iteration

An iteration is a short, fixed period during which the team creates value.

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Iteration Review Attendees

The development team, stakeholders, and product owner/manager.

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Iteration Review Outcome

A key output is a shared understanding of progress and next steps.

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Team Sync Event Value

To align the team on the progress of Iteration Goals.

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Iteration Retrospective

The team reviews and improves processes before the next Iteration.

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Iteration Planning Outcome

Committing to a set of goals to be delivered in the Iteration.

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Iteration Backlog Refinement

To prepare requirements for Iteration Planning.

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Goal of Iteration Planning

Gaining agreement with stakeholders on what the team plans to achieve in the next iteration.

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Iteration Review Focus

Reviewing the work done during the Iteration.

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Topics of Discussion: Iteration Planning

Agreeing on scope, allocating tasks, and planning tests.

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When to discuss impediments

During the team sync.

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Purpose of Agile Release Train

Helps teams deliver value in a continuous flow.

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What is an Iteration?

A short, fixed period during which the team creates value.

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Personas

Fictional characters representing a user group.

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Persona Use

Product Owner uses personas to guide backlog priorities.

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Persona Characteristics

Personas represent user goals, needs, and pain points.

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Purpose of Personas

Develop empathy for users.

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Persona Creation

Personas can be based on user research and data.

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Persona Components

Name, background, goals, and pain points.

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Personas Impact Backlog

Prioritizing features based on user value.

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Persona Representation

Representing users through archetypes, not individuals.

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Personas Benefit Teams

Shared understanding of the target audience.

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Persona Maintenance

Regularly reviewed with stakeholders.

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IP Iteration Purpose

Dedicate an Iteration to addressing technical debt, fostering innovation, and preventing burnout.

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Scrum Master Suggestion

A coach can suggest a protected time for innovation and reducing technical debt.

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Ignoring Technical Debt

Technical debt left unaddressed can result in long term business risks.

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Acting Out of Urgency

Urgency without planning could lead to more rework, bugs, and frustration.

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Value of Planning

A team shows how to avoid further issues which provides a clear path forward.

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Signs of Team Distress

Burnout, technical debt, and lack of innovation are signs that the system of work needs to be examined and adjusted.

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Communicative Retrospective

Constant communication ensures everyone is up to date.

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Importance of Innovation

Innovation fosters more creative thinking and exploration of new ideas.

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Scrum Pillar: Transparency

Openness about the work, processes, and progress.

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Scrum Pillar: Inspection

The Scrum Team and its stakeholders inspect the results and adjust for continuous value

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Scrum Pillar: Adaptation

Adjust based on new information or insights during the project.

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Answering Objectives Questions

Ensuring the team prepares to clearly and confidently address questions regarding their planned objectives during PI Planning.

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Stories Written Beforehand

Stories should be written ahead of time to provide enough information for proper planning.

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Sharing And Completing Work

Dependencies are relationships created between teams outlining the work share expected to be completed.

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Handling Dependencies

Dependencies between teams or features must be accounted for during PI planning to ensure the plan's accuracy.

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Working Software

The principle that emphasizes delivering functional software to measure progress.

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Embracing Change

This principle supports the ability to incorporate changes throughout the development lifecycle.

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Face-to-Face Conversation

This agile principle focuses on team collaboration, both inside and outside the team.

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Regular Reflection

The principle that emphasizes constant evaluation and improvement of processes, products, and people.

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Value of Working Software

A key Agile Manifesto principle and a primary goal to focus on when performing a System Demo.

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Frequent Delivery

Delivering working software frequently helps build trust with stakeholders.

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Concrete Feedback

Working software reduces assumptions and provides concrete feedback.

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System Feedback

Working software provides an opportunity to get feedback on the overall system.

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Incremental Progress

Regular demos allow for incremental adjustments.

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Effective Communication

Face-to-face conversations are the best way to ensure everyone understands and is aligned.

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Energize

Inspire and motivate the team, boosting morale and productivity.

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Empathize

Understand and share the feelings of others, fostering team cohesion.

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Establish

Create a supportive environment, setting clear expectations and guidelines.

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Communicate

Share information effectively to ensure understanding and alignment.

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Coordinate

Manage tasks and resources efficiently to prevent conflicts and delays.

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Cooperate

Work together towards common goals, promoting teamwork and synergy.

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Discuss

Engage in open dialogue to share ideas and resolve issues.

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Cooperate

Work together towards common goals, help each other and be a team player.

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Act

Take decisive action to drive progress and overcome obstacles.

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Drive

Provide impetus and direction; be proactive.

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Iteration Plan

A plan of stories to be delivered in the upcoming iteration.

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Iteration Demo

A meeting where the team shows stakeholders what was built during the iteration to gather feedback.

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Iteration Timebox

A short timeframe (typically 1-4 weeks) during which a team delivers a working product increment.

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User Persona

Representations of key user segments, including needs, goals, and behaviors.

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Team Transparency

Open communication and information sharing throughout the team.

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Culture of Innovation

A culture supporting creativity, exploration, and the generation of new ideas, new products, and new market approaches.

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Impact of Technical Debt

Technical debt left unaddressed can result in long term business risks and team distress.

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Team Cooperation

Work towards common goals, help each other and be a team player.

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Scrum Value: Inspection

The Scrum Team and its stakeholders checking the results and adjusting for continuous value; a continuous value stream.

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Supporting Iteration Execution

Ensuring the team is supported during the iteration to meet objectives.

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Shared Responsibility

Ensuring that working software is delivered regularly and predictably.

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Encourage Participation

A Scrum Master encourages all team members to share their perspectives and insights.

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Relative Estimations

Using relative units (story points) for estimating effort instead of absolute time.

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Internal Estimation Control

Stakeholders provide input but the scrum team drives estimation.

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Engage SMEs

Involve individuals with specialized knowledge to provide accurate estimates.

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Inclusive Estimations

Ensuring all team members contribute to the estimation process.

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Relative Estimation Definition

Estimating size, complexity, and effort relative to each other.

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Balance Stakeholder Input

Scrum Master ensures that external stakeholders don't dominate estimation conversations.

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SME Identification

Identifying and including people with specific expertise relevant to the work being estimated.

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Scrum Master role

The meeting facilitator.

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Team estimation

Estimates should not take into account external resources that may influence the team.

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Openness Appreciation

Actively seeks and values diverse views to foster understanding and innovation within the Scrum team.

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Questioning Perspectives

Encourages the team to think critically and explore different angles when solving problems or making decisions.

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Healthy Conflict Encouragement

Facilitates constructive disagreements to explore different solutions and improve decision-making.

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Technical Rotation Encouragement

Promotes cross-training and knowledge sharing to build a versatile and resilient team.

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Retrospective Analysis

Guides the team in identifying both strengths and weaknesses to drive continuous improvement.

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Servant Leadership

A Scrum Master helps remove obstacles and ensures the team can focus on delivering value.

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Facilitation

The Scrum Master focuses on team needs, removing impediments and fostering a collaborative environment.

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Scrum Transparency

The act of ensuring that all aspects of the Scrum process are visible and transparent to everyone involved.

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Self-Organization

Self-organizing teams choose how best to accomplish their work, rather than being directed by others.

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Confidence Vote

A session where team members vote to express their confidence in achieving the PI Objectives.

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Addressing risks

The process of identifying, addressing, and mitigating risks that may impact the PI Objectives.

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Management Review and Problem-Solving session

A meeting for stakeholders to assess resource allocation, review progress, and address significant impediments encountered during PI Planning.

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Resolving Dependencies

The process by which teams identify and resolve dependencies with other teams to ensure smooth execution during the PI.

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Team Break-outs

The practice of Agile teams breaking up into smaller groups to create their iteration plans.

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Retrospective

A dedicated time for teams to reflect on the PI, document the lessons learned, and identify areas for improvement.

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Splitting Features

Breaking down features to stories allows better planning alignment.

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PI Confidence Vote

During the PI Planning, after all potential issues have been resolved, teams can take a confidence vote.

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Scrum Master Facilitation

Instead of directing, good Scrum Masters facilitate the team's progress.

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Scrum Master Guiding

Good Scrum Masters guide the team, coaching and mentoring

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Scrum Master: Remove Obstacles

Good Scrum Masters prioritize removing impediments for the team.

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Scrum Master: Collaboration

Good Scrum Masters drive team collaboration and communication.

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Protect the Team

Good Scrum Masters protect the team from external distractions.

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Agile Coach

Good Scrum Masters coach the team in Agile practices.

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Continuous Improvement

Good Scrum Masters promote continuous improvement in the team.

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Team Empowerment

Good Scrum Masters empower the team to make decisions.

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Scrum Value: Courage

A Scrum value to face difficult issues and do what's right.

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Scrum Value: Openness

A Scrum value of revealing all information, even if the truth hurts.

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Scrum Value: Commitment

A Scrum value to dedicate oneself to achieving the team's goals.

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Scrum Value: Respect

A Scrum value of valuing each team member's contributions.

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Scrum Value: Cooperation

A Scrum value to work together towards common goals, help each other and be a team player.

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Servant Leader

A leader who prioritizes the growth and needs of their team members above their own.

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Information Distiller

Gathering and filtering essential details, so the team can focus on their tasks without being overwhelmed.

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Blame Deflector

Shielding the team from blame when failures occur, re-directing focus to solutions and learning.

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Contributing Teammate

Offering assistance with team tasks to alleviate workload and boost productivity.

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Encourager

A person who encourages others with empathy and caring.

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Team Growth

The art of helping individuals develop their skills and reach their potential.

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Safe Environment

Cultivating an environment where team members feel secure, trusted, and respected.

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Active Listener

Practicing attentive listening to fully understand team members' concerns.

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Feedback Provider

Providing constructive feedback to improve team members' performance.

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Recognizing Achievements

Acknowledging good work can foster motivation and improve team morale.

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Timeboxing in Agile

A focused discussion with a set timeframe.

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Facilitating Meetings

Guiding discussions to ensure effectiveness and participation.

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Sequencing Processes

The order of steps to complete a task.

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Exploring Diagnostics

Investigating data to identify insights.

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Retrospective Outcome (SAFe)

Actionable improvements for the backlog, ensuring continuous progress.

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Sustainable Retrospectives

Sustainable ideas for the next Iteration, encouraging continuous improvement.

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Actionable Retrospective Items

Focus on identifying actionable items to improve the process and outcomes of future Iterations.

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Working Agreements Outcome (SAFe)

Essential working agreements ensure teams have explicit understanding of the values, and conventions of Iteration.

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Dependency Handling Goal

Relevant goals for how the team will handle dependencies, helping the team to be more aligned as dependencies can be blocking issues.

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Improve Team Efficiency

Actionable improvements can be applied to the team processes, helping to improve the efficiency of completing iteration goals.

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Retrospective Challenges

Address challenges and improve team dynamics for upcoming iterations.

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Retrospective Focus

The team addresses what went well, what didn't, and what actions to take next.

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Objectives Commitment

Agile teams commit to PI Objectives.

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Scrum Pillars

Transparency, Inspection, and Adaptation.

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ART PI Objectives (Teams)

Synthesis of all teams' individual objectives.

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ART PI Objectives (Business Owners)

Considers objectives chosen by those governing value delivery.

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ART PI Objectives (POs/PMs)

Includes synthesized objectives from Product Owners and Product Managers.

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ART PI Objectives (RTE)

Objectives selected and combined by the Release Train Engineer.

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ART PI Objectives

Statements of what a team or ART intends to achieve in a PI, created by synthesizing objectives.

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Synthesis

Process of consolidation and alignment.

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Objective

Goal or aim to be achieved.

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Business Owners

Individuals responsible for the strategic direction and financial outcomes.

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Release Train Engineer (RTE)

Coordinates activities, ensures alignment, and facilitates communication.

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Product Owner/Product Manager (PO/PM)

Individuals responsible to ensure business value is achieved.

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CALMR: 'R' - Recovery

The "R" in CALMR stands for Recovery, which emphasizes reducing risks and preserving value during DevOps practices.

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CALMR Approach

CALMR is an approach to DevOps that emphasizes Culture, Automation, Lean flow, Measurement, and Recovery.

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DevOps: Team Communication

Establishing communication between different teams can improve collaboration, alignment, and shared understanding in DevOps.

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Speed and Quality Balance

Committing to a balance of speed and quality helps ensure rapid delivery without compromising the stability and reliability of the solution.

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Collaborative Deployment

Identifying a collaborative approach to deployment can streamline the release process, improve coordination, and reduce deployment-related issues.

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First Step: Iteration Planning (SAFe)

Establish the team's capacity for the iteration.

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Iteration Planning Goal

Commitment and alignment on what the team plans to achieve in the next iteration.

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SAFe Iteration

A short, fixed period during which the team creates value.

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Backlog Refinement Purpose

To prepare user stories and tasks for Iteration Planning.

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Discuss Impediments (When?)

During the daily team sync meeting.

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What are Spikes?

Exploration activities used to research new functionality or technical approaches.

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What is Design Thinking?

A human-centered approach to innovation focusing on user needs and iterative problem-solving.

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What are Supplier Showcases?

Events where suppliers showcase their products and services to stakeholders.

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What are Hackathons?

Events where teams rapidly prototype and develop new ideas, often with a competitive element.

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Why use Spikes?

Commonly used to explore new ideas or determine the feasibility of Epics.

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What is the process of Design Thinking

Understanding user needs, generating ideas, prototyping, and testing to develop innovative solutions.

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What is a Supplier Showcase.

A meeting where suppliers show off what they offer potential companies or teams.

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What is the main point of a Hackathon?

Where teams collaborate to create and test ideas.

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What is Risk Reduction?

Exploring technical feasibility reduces risk and uncertainty before committing to a full-scale implementation.

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What is a benefit of Design Thinking?

Involves deeply understanding user needs, which informs the design process.

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Iteration Goal Commitment

Ensuring the team collectively commits to the Iteration Goals during Iteration Planning.

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Iteration Goal Purpose

The Iteration Goal should be a concise summary of what the team wants to achieve during the Iteration.

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Iteration Goal Benefits

Iteration Goals provide focus and alignment for the team during the Iteration.

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Realistic Iteration Plan

The Scrum Master's role is to help the team create a realistic and achievable Iteration Plan.

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Protecting Team

The Scrum Master should protect the team from external interference during Iteration Planning.

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Story Sizing

The Scrum Master mentors the team to properly size the stories.

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Iteration Backlog Visibility

The Scrum Master ensures that the Iteration Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to everyone.

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Workload Management

The Scrum Master protects the team from planning too much in one iteration.

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Commitment Mentoring

Scrum Master mentors the team on meeting their commitments to their planned work.

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Improve Flow in Scrum

Improving flow in Scrum involves enhancing the smooth and efficient movement of work through the development process.

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Cross-Team Collaboration

Facilitating cross-team collaboration helps reduce bottlenecks and dependencies, improving overall flow.

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Team Kanban Board

A team Kanban board helps to visualize the workflow, identify bottlenecks, and manage work in progress.

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High-Performing Team

High-performing team dynamics improve communication, collaboration, and problem-solving, which enhances flow.

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Resolve Team Conflicts

Resolving team conflicts helps to remove obstacles and distractions, allowing work to progress more smoothly.

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Work Dependencies

Dependencies are relationships between teams outlining the work share expected to be completed.

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Account for Dependencies

Dependencies between teams or features must be accounted for during PI planning to ensure the plan's accuracy.

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System Demo

Transparency is the core value exemplified by the PI System Demo.

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ART Planning Board Purpose

Visualizes team plans, dependencies, and features during PI planning.

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ART Board Key Components

Deliverables, Features, Dependencies.

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Features

A key component representing functionality to be delivered.

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Milestones

Significant events or points in time.

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Deliverables

Planned outputs or items to be delivered during the PI.

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Epics

High-level initiatives that span multiple ARTs.

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Effort Needed

The amount of work, resources, and time required to complete a task.

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Purpose of PI Planning

To ensure alignment and transparency.

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Purpose of PI Planning Board

To communicate dependencies and roadblocks.

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Powerful Questions

Guiding team members to discover solutions on their own.

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Process Improvement Workshop

A structured session to improve team processes.

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T-Shaped Skills

Pairing team members to develop generalized specialists.

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New Team Members

Introducing fresh perspectives and skills.

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Process Improvement

Focus on team processes and workflow.

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T-Shaped Skills

The skill of understanding cross-functional knowledge.

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Powerful Questions

A conversational prompts designed to explore and challenge assumptions.

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Team Refresh

The impact of team dynamics.

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Scrum Master: Estimations

Guide the team on estimations for tasks.

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Scrum Master: ART Events

Assist in preparing for ART events.

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Scrum Master: System Team

Coordinate with the System Team for support.

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Scrum Master: Guiding Team

Guides the team on estimations.

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Scrum Master: Driving Demos

Drives all demos for ART.

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Scrum Master: Coordination

Coordinates with System Team.

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Scrum Master: Level Estimation

Guides the team on estimations for Product Owners at Program Epic Level.

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Scrum Master: Preparing Events

Assists on ART events preparation.

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Scrum Master: System Deliverables

Coordinates with System Team for early deliverables.

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Scrum Master: Team Direction

Directs the System Team for early deliverables. Coordinate with System Team

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Scrum Master ART Responsibilities

Guiding the team on estimations, assisting in ART event preparation, and coordinating with the System Team.

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Estimation Guidance (ART)

The Scrum Master ensures the team understands estimation techniques for effective planning.

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ART Event Assistance

The Scrum Master helps organize and prepare for Agile Release Train events.

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System Team Coordination

The Scrum Master collaborates with the System Team to ensure smooth ART functioning.

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Healthy Conflict

Understanding each other allows for productive disagreement and resolution.

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Clear goals and purpose

Setting objectives provides direction and purpose.

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Mutual trust

Confidence in teammates' abilities and intentions.

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Effective decision-making

A structured way to reach agreement and move forward.

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Shared Objectives

Having a common goal to rally around.

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Defined Responsibilities

Knowing roles and responsibilities.

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Open Communication

Listening and valuing everyone's input.

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Mutual Support

Support each other to achieve individual and team targets.

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Shared celebration

Celebrate both accomplishments and learnings.

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Accountability

Knowing roles and responsibilities helps to ensure accountability.

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Backlog Refinement

A SAFe event where the team previews and elaborates on upcoming Stories.

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Release on Demand

Making value available exactly when it's needed by the customer.

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Infrastructure

The hardware, software, and network resources used to deploy and manage applications.

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Continuous Deployment

An automated process for releasing software changes rapidly.

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DevOps

A culture and set of practices integrating development and operations teams.

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Agile Manifesto: Working Software vs. Documentation

Working software is valued more than comprehensive documentation.

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Agile Manifesto: Working Software vs. Contracts

Working software is valued more than contract negotiation.

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Agile Manifesto: Working Software vs. Following a plan

Working software is valued more than following a plan.

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Agile Manifesto: Working Software vs. Processes/Tools

Working software is valued more than processes and tools.

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Working software over...

Working software is the primary measure of progress.

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Agile: Software vs. Documentation

Agile values delivering functional software more than extensive documentation.

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Agile: Software vs. Plans

Agile prioritizes working software over rigid adherence to pre-set plans.

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Agile: Software vs. Negotiation

Emphasis on delivering demonstrable software instead of endless negotiations.

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Agile: Software vs. Processes

Agile values tangible outcomes rather than being bogged down by bureaucracy.

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IP Iteration Benefit

Using the IP Iteration for its intended purpose allows the team to dedicate time to prepare for PI Planning.

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Answering Objectives

Time allocated in the IP iteration ensures the team is ready to answer questions confidently about planned objectives.

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Stories Written Ahead

The team takes time to prepare by writing stories beforehand which will provide enough information for proper planning.

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Sharing And Completing

The team prepares for planning by outlining dependencies between teams marking when work shares will be completed.

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Executed Stories

The team can use the IP iteration to prepare for the upcoming PI planning by ensuring that stories which can properly executed are prepared ahead of time.

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Work To Be Shared Together

The team should plan in the upcoming PI Planning by working together to plan out any work that will be shared and completed together.

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Team Antelopes Planning

Team Antelopes working together ensures they can handle the unexpected and be ready to answer any questions.

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Issue Avoidance

When a team takes the time to properly plan, they ensure stories are not only well-defined but dependencies accounted for which will result in the team avoiding further issues.

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PI Planning Duration

PI Planning typically occurs over a span of 2 days, repeated every 10 weeks in SAFe.

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Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration

A designated period for teams to work on innovation, reduce technical debt, and plan without immediate delivery pressures.

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PI Planning Event

A face-to-face event where all teams on an Agile Release Train (ART) plan together.

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PI Planning Risks

Risks that could impact the plan, such as dependencies or resource constraints.

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Team Sync

Alignment with the overall value stream and the progress of the Agile Release Train.

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Stop Coordinating Individuals

Moving away from directing individual tasks to foster team collaboration.

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Coach the Whole Team

Focuses on coaching the entire team towards effective collaboration.

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Let the Team Find Their Way

Empowering the team to discover their own solutions and methods.

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Focus right now could mean...

Focus on current business value might overlook long-term strategic goals.

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Team Collaboration

Team members are jointly responsible for results, helping maximize productivity, and reduce bottlenecks.

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Team Agile Coach

Coaching the team on Agile principles and practices.

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Facilitate Self-Organization

Enabling self-organization and decision-making within the team.

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Self-Managing Team

The ability of team members to take ownership of work and accountability.

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Team Accountability

Teams take responsibility and accountability of actions and decisions.

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Sustainable Pace

Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.

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Motivated Individuals

Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.

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Face-to-Face

The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.

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Simplicity

Simplicity--the art of maximizing the amount of work not done--is essential.

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Customer Satisfaction

The highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.

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Embrace Change

Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer's competitive advantage.

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Daily Collaboration

Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.

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Portfolio Management Attendees

Individuals responsible for making investment decisions regarding products and services.

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Feature Owners Attendees

Those who own and define aspects of a product.

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Board Members Attendees

High-level stakeholders overseeing strategic direction and investment decisions.

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Inspect and Adapt Anti-Pattern

An anti-pattern is when too many teams present Enablers and technical debt during Inspect and Adapt.

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ART Sync

A meeting or event during PI Planning where all teams on the ART participate to align on objectives, dependencies, and risks.

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Daily Stand-up

A short discussion with team members to see if adjustments are needed to meet the goals of the iteration.

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Risk burn-down charts

A formal risk management technique used to identify, assess, and mitigate risks

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Program Kanban

A board to maintain continuous progress during PI execution

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Innovation and Planning Iteration

A dedicated time, or iteration, for teams to explore innovation and reduce technical debt.

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Quantitative Measurement

Objective fact-based measures, easily computed from the system.

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Qualitative Measurement

A type of communication to gain insight into the opinions and feelings of the team.

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Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)

Individuals with specific subject matter expertise relevant to the team's tasks.

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Promote Innovation

An important element to foster more creative thinking and exploration of new ideas.

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Scrum Master

A servant-leader who coaches the team and removes impediments.

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Product Owner

Defines and prioritizes the product backlog to maximize value.

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Developer

Individuals responsible for developing the product.

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Tester

Ensuring that work is produced to standards by testing to verify user stories.

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Scrum Master Duty

Scrum Master is responsible for managing the Scrum process.

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Product Owner Task

Product Owner maintains the product backlog.

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Product Owner Goal

Maximizing the value of the product is the Product Owner's duty.

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Scrum Master Promotion

Scrum Master promotes self-organization.

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Developer Quality Task

Developer ensures product quality by testing.

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Tester Task

Testers focuses on finding the bugs and issues in the product

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SAFe System Demo Duration

Recommended duration for a System Demo in SAFe

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Purpose of the System Demo

Showcase new features and gather stakeholder feedback at the end of each PI

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Who attends System Demos?

Stakeholders, teams, and subject matter experts

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What's demonstrated?

A working, tested system increment.

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Value of System Demo

Ensures everyone sees the current state of the entire system

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Feedback in System Demos

Gathering feedback leads to product, process, and collaboration improvements.

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ART Synchronization

Synchronization to a common cadence ensures all teams on the ART operate on the same schedule, enabling better coordination and predictability.

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Self-Organizing Teams

Teams that manage themselves with minimal external direction.

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Loosely Aligned

Characterized by vaguely defined goals and independent action.

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Self-Organizing

A characteristic of high-performing teams where team members take ownership and initiative.

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Clear Communication

Candid and transparent sharing of information among team members.

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Benefits of Clear Communication

Openness and clarity improve understanding and collaboration.

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Value of High Performing Teams

To build trust and support rapid iteration.

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Tuckman's Stages

The four stages of team development: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing.

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Forming Stage

The initial stage where team members meet and learn about each other.

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Storming Stage

The stage with conflicts as team members express ideas and challenge each other.

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Norming Stage

The stage where team members begin to resolve differences and build relationships.

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Performing Stage

The stage where the team operates effectively, collaborating to achieve goals.

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Team introductions

Teams coming together and learning about individual skills and personalities.

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Expressing opinions

When team members start expressing their views, which may not be always aligned

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Accepting Responsibilities

Collaborating effectively, taking responsibilities, and being more open to feedback.

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Consistently High Levels

Working at consistently high levels of performance.

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Study Notes

Tuckmans Stages of High performing Teams

  • The four Tuckman's stages of high-performing teams are Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing.

Characteristics of High Performing Teams

  • Loosely aligned is not a characteristic of high performing teams.
  • Self organizing, open and clear communication, and effective decision making, are characteristics of high performing teams.

Organizing Attribute of Teams on their ART

  • Synchronization to a common cadence is one organizing attribute that teams share with the other teams on their ART.

System Demo Duration

  • The recommended duration for System Demo per SAFe, is 2 hours.

Agile Team Specialty Roles

  • The two specialty roles on an Agile team are Scrum Master and Product Owner.

Inspect and Adapt Anti-Pattern

  • One anti-pattern of Inspect and Adapt is when too many teams present Enablers and technical debt.

PI System Demo Attendees

  • Important attendees to the PI System Demo are portfolio management, feature owners and board members.

Agile Manifesto Principle

  • One of the Agile Manifesto Principles states that working software is the primary measure of progress.

Scrum Master/Team Coach Behavior

  • A Scrum Master/Team coach should move away from coordinating individual contributions

PI Planning Duration

  • PI Planning typically lasts for 2 days every 10 weeks.

IP Iteration Benefit

  • A benefit of using the IP Iteration as intended is so the can prepare for PI planning.

Agile Manifesto Statement

  • Complete the statement from the Agile Manifesto: Working software over comprehensive documentation.

Value Availability

  • Release on Demand makes value available when its needed.

Story Preview Event

  • The team can preview and elaborate on upcoming stories during backlog refinement.

Solution Implementation

  • To have team eagles continue a productive discussion and arrive at a shared plan, mutual trust can help.

Scrum Master Responsibilities Towards the ART

  • Guiding the team on estimations, driving all demos for ART, and coordinating with System Team are three responsibilities of the Scrum Master.

Scrum Master/Team Coach Techniques

  • Asking powerful questions is a technique for guiding team members toward finding solutions together.

ART Planning Board Deliverables

  • The ART planning board includes Deliverables, Features, and Dependencies, other than the team names and iterations.

Improve Flow Techniques for Scrum Master/Team Coach

  • Flow improvement can come from a Scrum Master/Team Coach facilitating cross-team collaboration.

Scrum Master Role in Iteration Planning

  • One best practice of the Scrum Master’s role in Iteration Planning is ensuring that the team commits to the Iteration Goals.

Feasibility Exploration for Epics

  • Spikes are commonly used to explore new ideas or determine the feasibility of Epics.

Iteration Planning Step

  • Per SAFe, the recommended first step of Iteration Planning; Analyze the team backlog.

CALMR Approach to DevOps

  • The "R" in the CALMR approach to DevOps helps teams by reducing risks and preserving value, which supports frequent and sustained value delivery.

ART PI Objectives

  • ART PI Objectives are the synthesis of each team's PI Objectives.

Retrospective Approach

  • Ensure the event ends with actionable improvement items for the backlog, is the recommended approach for Retrospectives.

Agile Team Practice

  • Timeboxing discussions is one example of an Agile Team development practice.

Servant Leader Description

  • A servant leader prioritizes the needs and growth of the team over their own priorities.

Scrum Value for Agile Teams

  • Courage is one Scrum Value that can help Agile Teams to do the right thing and face tough problems.

Scrum Master Actions

  • Good Scrum Masters do not direct their teams into action, but instead facilitate.

Post Dependency Resolution Step in PI Planning

  • The activity that happens after dependencies are resolved and risks are addressed is the confidence vote.

Scrum Master Trait

  • Asking questions that encourage the team to consider new perspectives aligns with a Scrum Master being open and appreciative of openness.

Scrum Master Estimation Anti-Patterns

  • A common anti-pattern in a Scrum Master's role in facilitating estimations is letting external stakeholders drive the estimations.

Common Responsibilities

  • Participating in delivering value is responsibility for: Scrum master, product Owner and Agile team members have in common

Scrum Master/Team Coach Responsibility

  • Supporting Iteration Execution is one responsibility of a Scrum Master/Team Coach.

Successful Meeting Elements

  • Using "No, but..." instead of "Yes, and..." is not an element of running successful meetings.

Attributes of a Good Scrum Master

  • Good Scrum Masters: Energize, Empathize, Establish.

Agile Manifesto Principle Alignment with System Demo

  • Working software is the primary measure of progress principle, aligns with conducting a System Demo.

Scrum Master/Team Coach Practices

  • One recommended practice for Scrum Masters/Team Coaches is to Identify as many risks and dependencies as possible for the management review when coaching teams on presenting a draft plan at PI Planning.

Scrum Pillars

  • The three pillars of Scrum are Transparency, Adaptation, and Inspection.

Scrum Master Recommendation

  • A Scrum Master/Team coach can recommend a constructive IP Iteration at the end of each PI. to a team that is showing signs of burnout, not addressing increasing technical debt, and acting out of urgency rather than considering innovation.

Personas

  • Personas are fictional characters that act as a representative user.

Team Sync Event Value

  • The team aligns on the progress of Iteration Goals during the Team Sync event.

Goal of Iteration Review:

  • To receive feedback on the increment stands as primary goal of Iteration Review.

Safe Core Value in PI System Demo

  • Transparency is the SAFe Core Value that is demonstrated when doing the PI System Demo.

Dependency Tools During PI Planning

  • The ART Planning Board shows dependencies during PI planning.

Updated Note:

  • The best approach a team can take when they encounter a blocking impediment is to escalate it to the appropriate leader.

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