Brainstorming

Facilitated sessions where relevant business stakeholders and members of the Scrum Core Team openly generate and exchange ideas through discussion and knowledge-sharing, typically led by a facilitator.

Key Points

  • Purpose: spark creativity, surface options, and broaden the solution space.
  • Participants: relevant business stakeholders and Scrum Core Team members.
  • Facilitation: a neutral facilitator sets objectives, timeboxes, and keeps the group focused.
  • Ground rules: encourage quantity, defer judgment, build on others ideas, and ensure equal voice.

Example

During release planning, a facilitator runs a 25-minute brainstorming session with stakeholders and the Scrum Core Team to generate potential features and risks. Using round-robin and sticky notes, participants share ideas freely. The group then clusters ideas for later evaluation.

PMP Example Question

During Sprint 0, the team needs to quickly surface many options for a complex integration without judging them yet. Which technique should the facilitator choose?

  1. Root cause analysis
  2. Brainstorming
  3. Delphi technique
  4. Affinity mapping

Correct Answer: B — Brainstorming

Explanation: Brainstorming is a facilitated idea-generation session where stakeholders and the Scrum Core Team share ideas openly before evaluating them.

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