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Free flashcards for CSM: flip each card to reveal the definition. Built from the CSM glossary as a study aid, these are concept checks, not real exam questions.
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- Scrum
- A lightweight framework for delivering value in short cycles, built on empirical process control and a small set of roles, events and artifacts.
- Agile
- An iterative, incremental approach to delivering work that values collaboration, customer feedback and adapting to change.
- Empirical process control
- Managing work through transparency, inspection and adaptation rather than detailed up-front plans.
- Scrum Master
- A servant leader who helps the team understand and apply Scrum, facilitates events and removes impediments.
- Servant leadership
- A leadership style focused on enabling and supporting the team - coaching, facilitating and removing blockers - rather than commanding.
- Product Owner
- The person accountable for maximising the value of the product by managing and ordering the Product Backlog.
- Developers
- The team members who do the work of building a usable Increment each Sprint.
- Scrum Team
- The Scrum Master, Product Owner and Developers working together; small, cross-functional and self-managing.
- Sprint
- A fixed-length cycle (typically up to a month) that contains all the other Scrum events and produces an Increment.
- Sprint Planning
- The event that starts a Sprint, where the team plans the work and sets the Sprint Goal.
- Daily Scrum
- A short daily event for the Developers to inspect progress and plan the next day's work.
- Sprint Review
- An event near the end of a Sprint to inspect the Increment with stakeholders and adapt the Product Backlog.
- Sprint Retrospective
- An event where the Scrum Team reflects on how it works and plans improvements for the next Sprint.
- Product Backlog
- An ordered, evolving list of everything that might be needed in the product, owned by the Product Owner.
- Sprint Backlog
- The set of Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint plus the plan to deliver them.
- Increment
- A usable, "Done" step toward the Product Goal produced during a Sprint.
- Product Goal
- The longer-term objective for the product; the commitment for the Product Backlog.
- Sprint Goal
- The single objective for a Sprint; the commitment for the Sprint Backlog.
- Definition of Done
- A shared, agreed checklist of what must be true for an Increment to be considered complete; the commitment for the Increment.
- Scrum values
- The five values that guide Scrum behaviour: commitment, focus, openness, respect and courage.
- Transparency
- An empirical pillar: the work and process are visible to those who do and receive it.
- Inspection
- An empirical pillar: regularly checking artifacts and progress toward goals.
- Adaptation
- An empirical pillar: adjusting the work or process as soon as inspection shows a need.
- Impediment
- Anything that blocks or slows the team, which the Scrum Master helps to remove.
- Self-managing team
- A team that decides internally who does what, when and how, rather than being directed externally.
- Time-box
- A maximum fixed duration set for a Scrum event so it does not run long.
- Certified Scrum Trainer (CST)
- A trainer accredited by Scrum Alliance to teach the official CSM course and certify candidates.
- Scrum Education Unit (SEU)
- The unit of continuing education used to renew Scrum Alliance certifications such as the CSM.