AgileTHIS

I have noticed that there has been a slightly increase in the search for the scrumbutt test – or Nokia Test. So although I have included a link to Jeff Sutherlands blog and pdf with the questions, I bring it here – again:
http://jeffsutherland.com/scrum/2008/12/official-scrumbutt-test-otherwise-known.html

And the pdf:
http://jeffsutherland.com/scrum/scrumbutttest.pdf

The questions are as following – credits to Jeff Sutherland:

Question 1 – Iterations
No iterations – 0
Interations > 6 weeks – 1
Variable length < 6 weeks – 2
Fixed iteration length 6 weeks – 3
Fixed iteration length 5 weeks – 4
Fixed iteration 4 weeks or less – 10

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Question 2 – Testing
No dedicated QA – 0
Unit tested – 1
Feature tested – 5
Features tested as soon as completed – 7
Software passes acceptance testing – 8
Software is deployed – 10

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Question 3 – Agile Specification
No requirements – 0
Big requirements documents – 1
Poor user stories – 4
Good requirements – 5
Good user stories – 7
Just enough, just in time specifications – 8
Good user stories tied to specifications as needed – 10

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Question 4 – Product Owner
No Product Owner – 0
Product Owner who doesn’t understand Scrum – 1
Product Owner who disrupts team – 2
Product Owner not involved with team – 2
Product owner with clear product backlog estimated by team before Sprint Planning meeting (READY) – 5
Product owner with release roadmap with dates based on team velocity – 8
Product owner who motivates team – 10

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Question 5 – Product Backlog
No Product Backlog – 0
Multiple Product Backlogs – 1
Single Product Backlog – 3
Product Backlog clearly specified and prioritized by ROI before Sprint Planning (READY) – 5
Product Owner has release plan based on Product Backlog – 7
Product Owner can measure ROI based on real revenue, cost per story point, or other metrics – 10

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Question 6 – Estimates
Product Backlog not estimated – 0
Estimates not produced by team – 1
Estimates not produced by planning poker – 5
Estimates produced by planning poker by team – 8
Estimate error < 10% – 10

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Question 7 – Burndown Chart
No burndown chart – 0
Burndown chart not updated by team – 1
Burndown chart in hours/days not accounting for work in progress (partial tasks burn down) – 2
Burndown chart only burns down when task in done (TrackDone pattern) – 4
Burndown only burns down when story is done – 5
Add 3 points if team knows velocity
Add two point if Product Owner release plan based
on known velocity

And thats it – again credits to Jeff Sutherland for the above!

Best.
/Chris.