MSF for Agile Software Development

Quick Reference

  • Daily Scrum Meeting
    Daily short meeting, typically time-boxed to 15 minutes, during which the team members synchronize progress and impediments.

  • Impediment
    Impediment defines an issue that typically stops a team from meeting objectives and therefore needs to be tracked and addressed.

  • Product Backlog
    Product backlog defines a list of functional and non-functional requirements (see User Stories), as well as issues. Each item is estimated based on priority and granularity.

  • Sprint Backlog
    Sprint backlog is a list of tasks that defines the “what must be done” during a sprint.

  • Sprint Backlog Item
    Sprint backlog item is an individual task that defines a unit of work (see Backlog Items), which is typically signed up for my team members, not assigned to.

  • Sprint Planning Meeting
    Sprint planning meeting during which the product owner presents the potential product backlog and the team agrees on items that can be addressed during the sprint.
    Typically structured as 2 x 2hour slots, the first used to select sprint items and the second to plan the sprint workload.

  • Sprint Review Meeting
    Sprint review meeting reviews progress made during a sprint and allows the team to presents demonstrations of progress.
    Typically a 4 hour slot.

  • Sprint Retrospective
    Sprint retrospective meeting is a discussion of the completed sprint by the team and “how” the team is doing. The Retrospective is typically a 3 hour meeting slot.

 

 

 

 

     

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