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caves and commons design, Teams work best when they sit together
ceremony (Scrum), there are no Dumb Questions
CFDs (cumulative flow diagrams), Cumulative flow diagrams help you manage flow
check-ins (retrospective tool), Some tools to help you get more out of your
retrospectives
chunking, A long-term relationship for your brain
coaching style (situational leadership), Adapt your leadership style as the team
evolves
code bloat, Every team accumulates technical debt
code maintenance, Complex code is really hard to maintain
collaboration games, A few last tools and techniques
collaboration, customer (see customer collaboration)
collective commitment, The Scrum values make the team more effective
color code dots (data gathering tool), Some tools to help you get more out of your
retrospectives
commitment-driven planning, Personas help you get to know your users
conceptual integrity (Lean tool), More Lean thinking tools
content outline (PMI-ACP exam), The PMI-ACP® exam is based on the content
outline
continuous attention to excellence and design, The principles behind the Agile
Manifesto
continuous improvement
practice exam exercises, Exam Answers
copyrighted material, New software
cost of delay (Lean tool), More Lean thinking tools
cumulative flow diagrams (CFDs), Cumulative flow diagrams help you manage flow
customer-valued prioritization tools, Agile teams use customer value to prioritize
requirements
cycle time (Lean measurement), More Lean thinking tools

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partially done work (waste category), Categorizing waste can help you see it better
perceived integrity (Lean tool), More Lean thinking tools
performing stage (team formation), Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
planning game (XP), there are no Dumb Questions
PMI Code of Professional Conduct, Doing the right thing
Poppendieck, Mary and Tom, Trying to do too many things at once
pre-mortems, A few last tools and techniques
prioritize with dots technique, Tools to help you generate insights:

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 prisoners (ESVP technique), Some tools to help you get more out of your
retrospectives
project plans, No more detailed project plans
pull systems, Lean principles help you see things differently, Some thinking tools
you haven’t seen before, Lean teams use pull systems to make sure they’re always
working on the most valuable tasks, Kanban uses a pull system to make your process
better, The team creates a workflow

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satisfied users, The agile principles help you deliver your product
Schwaber, Ken, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
scientific method, there are no Dumb Questions, The PMI-ACP certification can
help you be more agile

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Scrum framework
about, Scrum is the most common approach to agile, The agile principles help
you deliver your product, Managing projects with Scrum: The Rules of Scrum,
there are no Dump Questions, there are no Dumb Questions, Things are
looking good for the team
Agile Manifesto and, The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
artifacts in, The Scrum artifacts keep the team informed, there are no Dump
Questions, there are no Dumb Questions
chapter exercises, there are no Dump Questions, Question Clinic: The “which-
comes-next” question, Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work
on next, Things are looking good for the team, Exam Answers, Meanwhile,
back at the ranch...
chapter questions and answers, there are no Dump Questions, there are no
Dumb Questions, Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint, there
are no Dumb Questions
events in, The Scrum events help you get your projects done, there are no
Dumb Questions
GASPs (see GASPs)
important guideline, Exam Answers
last responsible moment in, there are no Dumb Questions, Self-organizing
means deciding as a team what to work on next
Lean mindset and, Lean is a mindset (not a methodology)
practice exam exercises, Question Clinic: The “which-comes-next” question,
Exam Questions
roles in, Scrum is the most common approach to agile, The four values of the
Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset, The agile
principles help you deliver your product, The Scrum roles help you understand
who does what
(see also specific roles)
Sprint overview, The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are
actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
tasks in, The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually
completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint, The Scrum values make the
team more effective, there are no Dumb Questions, A task isn’t done until it’s
“Done” done
three pillars of, Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint, Self-
organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
values in, The Scrum values make the team more effective, there are no Dumb
Questions, Venn Magnets Solution
XP differences, Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
Scrum Guide, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what, Self-organizing
means deciding as a team what to work on next

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Scrum Master role
about, Scrum is the most common approach to agile, The Scrum roles help you
understand who does what, The Scrum values make the team more effective,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
moderating planning poker, The whole team estimates together
Sprint Retrospective and, The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that
are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
Scrum Team role, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what, The Scrum
values make the team more effective
see the whole (Lean principle), More Lean principles, Systems thinking helps Lean
teams see the whole, there are no Dumb Questions
seeing waste (Lean tool), Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before, Value stream
maps help you see waste
self-organizing teams, The principles behind the Agile Manifesto, Self-organizing
means deciding as a team what to work on next
servant leadership, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
set-based development (Lean tool), More Lean thinking tools
seven wastes of software development, Categorizing waste can help you see it better
shoppers (ESVP technique), Some tools to help you get more out of your
retrospectives
short subjects (decision-making tool), Tools to help you generate insights:
shortcuts, process, Shortcuts
shotgun surgery, Bad experiences cause a rational fear of change, The weekly cycle
starts with writing tests
signal card (kanban), there are no Dumb Questions
simplicity
Agile Manifesto on, The principles behind the Agile Manifesto, Exam Answers,
When teams value simplicity, they build better code
XP on, When teams value simplicity, they build better code
situational leadership theory, Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
slack (XP), Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes, Venn Magnets
Solution, Teams work best when they sit together, Every team accumulates technical
debt
small (INVEST acronym), How story points work
Snowbird ski resort, Something big happened in Snowbird, The principles behind
the Agile Manifesto
sources of waste, Trying to do too many things at once
spaghetti code, XP teams embrace change
spike solutions, Agile teams get feedback from design and testing, Incremental
design starts (and ends) with simple code
Sprint (Scrum)
Sprint Backlog (Scrum)
Sprint Goal (Scrum), The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually
completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint, The Scrum values make the team
more effective, Personas help you get to know your users

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 Sprint Planning session (Scrum)
Sprint Retrospective (Scrum)
Sprint Review (Scrum)
stages of team formation, Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
stakeholder engagement
stories (see user stories)
storming stage (team formation), Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
story maps, Story maps help you prioritize your backlog, Personas help you get to
know your users
supporting style (situational leadership), Adapt your leadership style as the team
evolves
Sutherland, Jeff, The Scrum roles help you understand who does what

task switching (waste category), Categorizing waste can help you see it better
team space, Teams work best when they sit together
technical debt, Every team accumulates technical debt
testable (INVEST acronym), How story points work
throughput rate, Cumulative flow diagrams help you manage flow
timeline (data gathering tool), Some tools to help you get more out of your
retrospectives
To Do column (task boards), Taskboards keep the team informed
Toyoda, Kiichiro, Trying to do too many things at once
Toyota Production System (TPS), Trying to do too many things at once
TPS (Toyota Production System), Trying to do too many things at once
transportation (manufacturing waste), Trying to do too many things at once
travel policies, Fly business class?
Tuckman, Bruce, Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves

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