The Definitive Guide to Scrum: the Rules of the Game - Ken Schwaber, Jeff Sutherland

The Definitive Guide to Scrum: the Rules of the Game by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland is a book that provides a comprehensive understanding of Scrum, which is an agile framework for managing projects. It is aimed at individuals or teams who want to learn and implement Scrum in their work.

The Definitive Guide to Scrum is jointly authored by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland.

FAQ

Q: What is Scrum?
A: Scrum is an agile framework for managing and developing complex products.

Q: Who wrote The Definitive Guide to Scrum: the Rules of the Game?
A: The book was written by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland.

Q: What is the purpose of Scrum?
A: The purpose of Scrum is to increase collaboration, productivity, and the ability to respond to changes.

Q: What are the key principles of Scrum?
A: The key principles of Scrum are transparency, inspection, and adaptation.

Q: What are the roles in Scrum?
A: The main roles in Scrum are the Product Owner, Scrum Master, and the Development Team.

Q: What is the Product Owner responsible for?
A: The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product and managing the product backlog.

Q: What is the Scrum Master responsible for?
A: The Scrum Master is responsible for ensuring Scrum principles and practices are followed and removing any obstacles.

Q: What is the Development Team responsible for?
A: The Development Team is responsible for delivering a potentially releasable increment of the product at the end of each sprint.

Q: What is a sprint in Scrum?
A: A sprint is a time-boxed iteration in Scrum where the Development Team works to deliver a potentially releasable product increment.

Q: How long is a typical sprint in Scrum?
A: A typical sprint in Scrum is two to four weeks long.

Q: What is the daily Scrum meeting?
A: The daily Scrum meeting is a short daily meeting where the Development Team synchronizes their work and plans the next 24 hours.

Q: What is the product backlog?
A: The product backlog is a prioritized list of features, enhancements, and bug fixes that defines the work to be done on the product.

Q: What is the sprint backlog?
A: The sprint backlog is a subset of the product backlog that contains the work that the Development Team has committed to delivering in the current sprint.

Q: What is a burndown chart?
A: A burndown chart is a graphical representation of the work remaining in a sprint or release.

Q: What is a retrospective?
A: A retrospective is a meeting held at the end of each sprint where the Scrum Team reflects on the sprint and identifies areas for improvement.