1. What is your overall assessment of the current state of your Agile implementation?
2. If there is one area that would have the largest impact on your Agile maturity, what would it be?
3. What has been the biggest benefit to you and/or the organization from moving to an Agile development approach?
4. You consistently deliver working, tested software every 30 days or less
5. Each release is driven by business need
6. Each Sprint you are continuously improving
7. The Teams are having fun and there is a high energy level
8. The Team presents their own work at the Sprint Review
9. Overtime is rare and happens voluntarily
10. Discussing, criticizing, and experimenting with the process is welcome
11. There is a clearly defined Product Owner role
12. The Product Owner is empowered to prioritize the product backlog
13. The Product Owner has direct contact with customer
14. The Product Owner is actively involved throughout each Sprint
15. The Product Owner has direct contact with the Team
16. There is a clearly defined Scrum Master role
17. The Team works off of a Sprint backlog
18. The Sprint backlog is visible to any stakeholder
19. The Team updates the Sprint Backlog daily
20. Stakeholders attend the Sprint Review
21. Team Members raise impediments at the Daily Scrum
22. The Definition of Done is met for every completed User Story when applicable
23. The Team actively participates in the Sprint Retrospective
24. Backlog grooming occurs every Sprint
25. The estimates in the product backlog are given by the Team
26. The output of the Sprint Planning meeting is a realistic Sprint backlog that the Team agrees is doable
27. Estimates are given in relative size (e.g. Story Points) rather than hours
28. A Sprint planning meeting occurs every Sprint
29. Sprints are not interrupted by unplanned work outside of the Sprint Backlog
30. The Team usually delivers what they commit to on the Sprint Backlog
31. The Team's historical Velocity is used for Sprint Planning
32. Scrum Masters are seen as servant leaders, not managers
33. The Team consistently answers the 3 questions
34. Each team has a Definition of Done
35. Only completed Stories are presented at the Sprint Review
36. Everyone stands up at the Daily Scrum
37. Retrospectives are held after every Sprint
38. Many of the improvements identified in the retrospective are implemented in the next Sprint
39. The Product Owner maintains a product backlog at least one Sprint ahead of the Team
40. The whole team and the Product Owner attend the Sprint Planning meeting
41. Each Sprint is no longer than 30 days
42. Each Sprint for a project is the same length
43. The Team sits together during the Sprint
44. The Team is no larger than 9 people
45. The Team generally has all the skills required by the project
46. The Team members are able to step outside their role and be cross-functional
47. Acceptance tests are written in advance of development for most User Stories
48. The Product Owner writes the acceptance tests
49. The Team can modify the Sprint backlog during the Sprint to meet the Sprint Goal
50. The team tracks work remaining during the Sprint using a tool like Burndown Charts
51. Dependent Teams integrate during each Sprint
52. The Scrum Master is empowered to remove impediments for the Team
53. The Daily Scrum happens every day at the same time and place
54. All Team members participate in the Daily Scrum
55. The Daily Scrum is limited to 15 minutes
56. A Sprint Review happens every Sprint
57. Feedback is encouraged and captured at the Sprint Review
58. Automated unit testing is implemented where appropriate
59. Automated regression testing is implemented where appropriate
60. The Sprint Backlog and/or Burndown Charts are updated daily
61. Scrum artifacts (Backlogs and Burndown Charts) are visible to all project stakeholders
62. Dependent Teams (a team working on the same project as other teams) are meeting together weekly to manage dependencies, e.g. Scrum of Scrums or similar
63. Dependent Teams have a “chief” Product Owner or similar role who is empowered to make product decisions across all product teams
