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Artifacts
ProductBacklog SprintBacklog Increment Release Thelistofitemstobeincluded intheproduct. Thelistofitemstobedeveloped inthecurrentSprint. Theworking softwareaddedinthecurrentSprint. An incrementmadeavailabletothecustomer.

Burndownchart
Helpstomonitorremainingwork (hours) forSprint(SprintBurndown) andtheRelease(ReleaseBurndown). +Greenline:constantprogresspace. +Redline:achievedactualwork.

Kanban board
Helpstomonitor thestateandholderofaitem ortaskwithinaSprint.HelpstoreduceWorkIn Progress(WIP).Itsaneffectivetooltobalance workloadandteamskills.Canaccomodateother regularITtasks(issues),thencalledScrumban.

Roles
ProductOwner ScrumMaster Development Team Scrum Team PO SM DT ST Definesandprioritizes thetemsincludedinthe ProductBacklog.MaximizestheproductsROI. Monitorstheprojectandfacilitatesthecorrect usageofScrum.Itsnotaprojectmanager! Estimatesitemeffort(cost)bothforproductand sprintbacklog.SelfmanagedwithinSprints. Theteammade ofPO,DTandSM.Selfmanaged, containsallskillsneededtoproduceincrements.

Events
SprintPlanning DailyScrum Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective Sprint Grooming ST DT ST DT PO DTestimates(breaksdownintotasks)howmany itemscanfitintotheSprint.POisconsulted. 15minutes.3questions.Standing.Teamupdates, itsnotthetimetodiscussanythingelse! Demotheincrementtothe PO.Updatethe backlog:newitemsorchangingexistingones. Identifyandplan improvementopportunities withintheDT.Communication,practicesandtools. Inparallel toSprints.ThePOelaborates progresivelytheProduct Backlog.

PlanningPoker
Fastdelphialike estimationmethod. Backlogitemsareestimatedusing: +Storypoints(relativeitemsize) +Idealdays(idealeffortwithout interruptsorunexpectedwork)

Requirementhierarchy
Structurerequirementsandworktohelpthe teamtoplan inacommonway.Example: +Epic: bigfeature,module(p.e.>500h) +Feature:screen,functionality(p.e.>100h) +Story:concretefunctionality(e.g.usecase alike).P.e.>20h +Task:concretetask,programming,design, documentation,test,etc.P.e.>2h Epic:Powerpoint,Word.Feature:Wiki/Excel, Story:Excel/Jira,Task:Tracker(p.e.Jira)

DefinitionofDone(DoD)
Conditionsthatitems(stories)must achievetobeconsidereddoneina Sprint (technical,quality,process...)