Master the 2020 Scrum Guide for Product Owner Success
Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems.
Sprint Goal: Single objective for the Sprint
What can be Done? How will it get done?
Inspect progress, adapt Sprint Backlog
Inspect outcome, determine adaptations
Plan ways to increase quality & effectiveness
Empiricism: Knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is observed
Lean Thinking: Reduces waste and focuses on the essentials
Process and work visible to performers and receivers
Frequent and diligent inspection of artifacts and progress
Adjust process or materials when outside acceptable limits
Successful use of Scrum depends on people becoming more proficient in living five values
To achieving goals and supporting each other
Primary focus on Sprint work
About work and challenges
Each other as capable, independent people
To do the right thing, work on tough problems
These values give direction to the Scrum Team regarding their work, actions, and behavior. When embodied by the Scrum Team and stakeholders, the empirical Scrum pillars come to life building trust.
Accountable for maximizing product value
Accountable for establishing Scrum & team effectiveness
Committed to creating usable Increment each Sprint
Each event is a formal opportunity to inspect and adapt Scrum artifacts. Events create regularity and minimize need for undefined meetings.
Heartbeat of Scrum - where ideas are turned into value
Purpose: Lay out work for Sprint
Purpose: Inspect progress toward Sprint Goal
Purpose: Inspect Sprint outcome, determine adaptations
Purpose: Plan ways to increase quality & effectiveness
Artifacts represent work or value and are designed to maximize transparency of key information. Each artifact has a commitment to enhance transparency and focus.
Emergent, ordered list of what's needed to improve the product
Sprint Goal + selected Product Backlog items + plan for delivery
Concrete stepping stone toward Product Goal
Maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team
The Product Goal is the long-term objective for the Scrum Team. It describes a future state of the product and serves as a target for planning.
Create clear, inspiring vision of product's future state that guides all decisions
Write clear, valuable backlog items that Developers can understand and estimate
Prioritize based on value, risk, dependencies, and strategic importance
Make Product Backlog visible, clear, and understood by all stakeholders
Product Owner represents needs of many stakeholders in Product Backlog. Those wanting changes must convince the Product Owner.
Test your knowledge with these official Scrum Guide based questions
What is the Product Owner accountable for?
Where does the Product Goal live?
What is the maximum length of a Sprint?
Which of the following is NOT one of the five Scrum Values?
What happens when a Product Backlog item meets the Definition of Done?
Who is the Daily Scrum for?
Who has the authority to cancel a Sprint?
What is the recommended size for a Scrum Team?