Northern SPIRIT

h1. Wiki

This mission will be managed in a scrum format. Learn more about what that means and how we'll use redmine in this wiki!

*Quick Definitions:*

|_.Term|_.Definition|

| Sprint | A 1-month period during which the team establishes priorities and organizes work around these priorities. |

| User Story | A unit of work, anywhere from 1-40 hours in duration. Must be completable within a single sprint. |

| Feature | A subcategory of work which contains many user stories. Used as "parent" tasks, but not assigned to sprints. |

| Backlog | The list of user stories and features that the team has to complete in the project. (The "Issues" tab.)|

| Scrum Master | An individual responsible for the administration of a sprint. Leads stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives. |

| Product Owner | The individual(s) ultimately responsible for delivery of the product. |

h3. Sprint Planning Quick Reference

# Update sprint velocity, dates and scrum master, as a group.

# Split off into smaller planning groups.

# Move prioritized user stories into sprint and assign team members.

# Define "who, what, why" for user stories. Generally this is done by the team member assigned to the task.

# Add estimated time, start and end date.

# Reconvene and compare total sprint velocity to total estimated time.

h3. Sprint Review Quick Reference

# Have all team members log time spend on their user stories.

# Go around the table and share update on user stories from this sprint. What were the key accomplishments, challenges, and how can the team help?

# If desired, teams can share a demo of something they worked on.

# Update status of User Stories.

# Record estimated time and actual time in sprint description, for future estimation.

# Unfinished user stories require justification and should be moved back to the backlog.

# Complete a Sprint Retrospective.

h3. Sprint Retrospective Quick Reference

# Complete a retrospective activity.

# Reconvene and have a discussion about activity results moderated by the scrum master.

# Create one or two action items based on the discussion.

# Share these action items with the rest of the team in #general.

h3. Backlog Grooming Quick Reference

# Add tasks to the backlog.

# Prioritize tasks in the backlog by changing the priority.

# Ensure all tasks are parented.

*Northern SPIRIT Redmine 101*

[[Backlog_Operations]] 

[[Sprint_Operations]] 

*Agile Scrum 101*

[[Happiness_Metric]] 

[[The_Agile_Manifesto]] 

[[Backlog_Grooming]] 

[[Sprint_Planning]]

[[Daily_Standup]] 

[[Sprint_Review]] 

[[Retrospective]] 

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