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Review and Retrospective – Part 3

Product Owner not the Decision Maker

Sometimes the rest of the team, or the Scrum Master, may try to influence or convince the Product Owner that an item is complete or fit for purpose when in fact the Product Owner thinks otherwise. It is essential that other people do not try to take control of the decision, in particularly the Scrum Master, as they may choose to prioritize the perceived productivity and effectiveness of the team over the acceptability of the functionality that has been produced. While everyone should be allowed to give feedback and explain their views, the ultimate decision to accept or reject a story should always be taken by the Product Owner.

Customers Expect Work that was not Planned

It is important that the Product Owner acts as an intermediary between the team and the external stakeholders, and reports back regularly on what work is planned for the sprint as well as how things are going during the sprint. This ensures that there are no nasty surprises or disappointments at the sprint review and that it serves to provide more specific information and confirmation of details that were already known, rather than having people finding out what is going on at the meeting itself.

Product Owner does not Care about the Product

It is not unheard of that the person assigned does not understand the importance of the role or of the sprint review. This is why the person chosen for this position should ideally be familiar with Scrum and must appreciate the responsibility that they hold, otherwise, there is a risk that the whole sprint could be derailed until a more appropriate Product Owner is found.

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What is this course?

This ‘Master of Agile – Agile Scrum Tester With 59 Seconds Agile (Video Training Course)’ provides an in-depth understanding of the Agile Scrum Tester roles and responsibilities

You will explore the Agile Scrum project life-cycle, including how an Agile User Story is created, to how we know when it is ‘done’

This course is aimed at those with or without prior knowledge and experience of the Agile values and principles

During this course you will learn the tools needed to succeed as an Agile Scrum Tester

What will you learn?

You will gain an in-depth understanding of the Agile Scrum Tester roles and responsibilities, and you will be able to

  • Fully understand the role of the Agile Scrum Tester
  • Understand the roles involved in an Agile project
  • Create an effective Product Backlog
  • Effectively participate in Scrum Meetings such as the Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review and Retrospective
  • Identify the roles involves in the Scrum Team
  • Fully understand the role of the Agile Scrum Developer
  • Understand the roles involved in an Agile project
  • Create an effective Product Backlog
  • Effectively participate in Scrum Meetings such as the Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review and Retrospective
  • Identify the roles involves in the Scrum Team

What topics are covered within this course

You will cover the following topics during this course:

  1. An Introduction to Agile Project Management (Tester)
  2. The 12 Agile Principles (Tester)
  3. Introduction to Scrum (Tester)
  4. Scrum Projects (Tester)
  5. Scrum Project Roles (Tester)
  6. Quality in Agile (Tester)
  7. Acceptance Criteria and the Prioritised Product Backlog (Tester)
  8. Quality Management in Scrum (Tester)
  9. Epics and Personas (Tester)
  10. Planning in Scrum (Tester)
  11. Scrum Boards (Tester)
  12. User Stories (Tester)
  13. The Daily Scrum (Tester)
  14. The Product Backlog (Tester)
  15. Review and Retrospective (Tester)
  16. Validating a Sprint (Tester)

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