New and seasoned Scrum teams.
Works of thought leaders that influenced the Growth Criteria, assigned Stage, and associated Outcomes.
12 total capabilities
• Team Backlog
• Team Product Owner
• Team Backlog Refinement
• Team Definition of Done
• Team Focus on Quality
• Team Composition
• Team Iteration
• Team Iteration Planning
• Team Stand-Up
• Team Iteration Review
• Team Retrospective
• Team Lead Facilitator
Assesses the team's ability to progressively elaborate backlog items and create a shared understanding of the work.
There is a lack of activity that enables the team to create a shared understanding of upcoming backlog items (i.e., User Stories)
Ongoing activity that occurs on cadence
Is attended by the right people to progressively elaborate and decompose backlog items (i.e., User Stories)
Includes rich conversation, backlog item (i.e., User Stories) writing, decomposition, team-based estimation (i.e., planning poker), and progressive elaboration on acceptance criteria and quality assurance
Dependencies are called out and recorded
Surfaces ambiguity, risk, and the need for research spikes
Backlog item Definition of Ready is established, and Backlog Refinement is geared toward meeting that criteria
Used as not only a requirement activity but also a planning activity
Time boxes are used for backlog items (i.e., User Stories) Refinement to avoid analysis paralysis
Refinement of backlog items (i.e., User Stories) continues until it is sufficiently independent to be worked on by the team without excessive coordination
Informal Backlog Refinement activity is naturally occurring amongst team members beyond the formal event
Iterative planning (i.e., sprint planning) meetings are smooth and fast due to the readiness of backlog items (i.e., User Stories) and clarity on purpose and scope