In this lesson we'll look at agile project [management] and the Scrum framework of product development

This involves working in Sprints or short cycles to develop a product rapidly

Key roles in Scrum include the Scrum Master

[along] with the product owner as

Well as product teams which create the product by working [through] the Sprint backlog

agile agile

agile

Is a flexible method of project management that relies on repeated cycles of work?

Rather than using a long sequence of stages agile allows for evolving requirements and solutions

Since we adopted an agile approach employees are more engaged and productivity is up

product

product

The product is a set of features that is the goal of the project

The features of the product are described as user stories

If everything goes as planned, we'll be able to take the product to market by the holiday season

Scrum Scrum

Scrum

is an agile framework for developing products through repeated iterations or

evolving versions a

Scrum task board is used to track progress by organizing tasks into to do in

Progress and

done categories

Team members are expected to attend at the daily Scrum meeting and update everyone on progress

Sprint Sprint

Scrum teams work in short cycles of work called Sprints in

[each] Sprint a team develops tests and integrates a set of features into the product

If we can get the coding done today, we'll have three days left in the sprint for testing

product backlog

product backlog

A

Product backlog is a list of features

Described as user stories that will be included in the product

Sprint Backlog

Sprint Backlog

Similarly a sprint backlog is a list of tasks that need to be completed in a Sprint

We've got a huge Sprint backlog this time folks, so let's get down [to] work

Scrum Master

Scrum Master A

Scrum master acts as the team's coach facilitating meetings and removing any obstacles to progress

The Scrum Master [is] often viewed as the protector of the team working to ensure the team can perform at their best

Make sure you let the scrum master know if you see any problems that might impact this sprint

product owner

product owner

The product owner deals with stakeholders and makes decisions about the product and its features

It's important that everyone on the team understands the product owners vision for the software

product teams

product teams

Scrum product teams are usually small self organized groups whose members?

possess all the skills required to [deliver] a working product I

Really think we need to bring someone onto our product team with a marketing background

Now it's your turn [to] practice some of the words. We've looked at in this lesson in a moment

You'll hear a series of sentences with a word replaced with a beep

Repeat each sentence

including the missing word

For example if you hear we've decided to run this project in three week

You can say we've decided to run this project in three weeks Sprints

you

We'll provide the answer after each question ready. Let's give it a go

With Norman leaving us. [we'll] need another programmer on our product

Answer with Norman leaving us will need another programmer on our product team

There are just two features left in our product

Answer, there are just two features left in our product backlog

Our scrum sure knows how to run a focused and productive meeting

Answer our Scrum master sure knows how to run a focused and productive meeting

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