23. Coursera - Google Project Management - Module 5.4

During a Retrospective, you discover that your team cannot deliver the product on schedule because you set an unrealistic expectation with your stakeholders. What can you do to ensure a healthy roadmap management plan going forward? Select all that apply. Agree up front about how to handle new ideas and opportunities. Promote knowledge sharing between the Product Owner and the Development Team. Hold regular roadmap reviews with the entire team. Simplify the roadmap by scaling back the project scope.

Agree up front about how to handle new ideas and opportunities. Promote knowledge sharing between the Product Owner and the Development Team. Hold regular roadmap reviews with the entire team.

What are the aims of the DevOps framework? Select all that apply. Build shared ownership among software stakeholders Eliminate VUCA factors that affect projects in the real world Increase software delivery velocity Improve service reliability

Build shared ownership among software stakeholders Increase software delivery velocity Improve service reliability

Which value-driven principle reflects that the team understands what the customer wants? Run it right Build the right thing Build the thing right Deliver it right

Build the right thing

What is the process of getting people to adopt a new product, approach, or value system? Project management Agile practices Change management Organizational culture

Change management

Which of the following common factors may result in changes to an Agile team's release plan? Select all that apply. Change to the product scope Change in team velocity Defined product goals and requirements Improved understanding of how much effort is needed to build certain feature

Change to the product scope Change in team velocity improved understanding of how much effort is needed to build certain features

Imagine you are a project manager for a mobile game that is experiencing significant technical issues. While working on the update, your team members appear unhappy and arrive at work late. What can you do to boost morale and improve the quality of deliverables? Select all that apply. Change up the workflows by pairing people to work together on hard tasks Push back the next release date to give the team more time Take a training class on team dynamics and how to better work together Run a team brainstorm session to identify areas for improvement

Change up the workflows by pairing people to work together on hard tasks Take a training class on team dynamics and how to better work together Run a team brainstorm session to identify areas for improvement

What can you do to create a sense of ownership among stakeholders when your organization shifts to Agile? Select all that apply. Explain how other companies succeed with Agile. Require employees to pass a test on Agile methodology. Connect the change to the company's mission or values. Find an executive sponsor who also feels a sense of ownership and can advocate for the change you're creating.

Connect the change to the company's mission or values. Find an executive sponsor who also feels a sense of ownership and can advocate for the change you're creating.

What can you do to address instability when people leave and join your team frequently? Select all that apply. Use financial incentives to keep team members from leaving. Create a quick onboarding process for new team members. Schedule shorter sprints so departing team members can wrap up work. Use pair programming so new team members can learn on the job.

Create a quick onboarding process for new team members. Use pair programming so new team members can learn on the job.

Imagine you are a project manager at a video game company. Your last large-scale software release contained so many technical issues that they upset your customers and overwhelmed your Developers. To ensure that your next rollout is secure and reliable, you recruit new team members with information technology (IT) expertise. Which of the following approaches is best for your new project? Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) DevOps Business Agility

DevOps

What questions should you ask when there is a last-minute change, like the Bonsai tree supplier no longer carrying Bonsai trees? Select all that apply. How can we make the minimum amount of changes and keep our release plan on track? Do you need additional information to help reach a decision? Does the update require your team to take action? Do you need to consult anyone to make a decision?

Do you need additional information to help reach a decision? Does the update require your team to take action? Do you need to consult anyone to make a decision?

How can you help your team build confidence and capabilities through coaching? Select all that apply. Encourage and appreciate them by expressing confidence in their efforts. Motivate them by pointing out the value in their work. Assist them by stepping in to solve difficult problems. Support them by acting as an accessible resource.

Encourage and appreciate them by expressing confidence in their efforts. Motivate them by pointing out the value in their work. Support them by acting as an accessible resource.

What is the benefit of business agility? It helps organizations thrive in high-VUCA environments. It serves as a strict instruction manual for scaling Agile, rather than a general framework. It helps teams rapidly evolve large-scale software systems. It combines software development with IT operations.

It helps organizations thrive in high-VUCA environments.

What is the purpose of the product roadmap in a value roadmap? Select all that apply. It defines how the product will support customers' business strategies. It provides a high-level view of requirements. It outlines a tentative schedule for reaching milestones. It identifies the end users of the product.

It provides a high-level view of requirements. It outlines a tentative schedule for reaching milestones.

Which of the following are signs of team dynamics and culture issues? Select all that apply. Low team conflict Lots of team conflict Low team morale High team morale

Low team conflict Lots of team conflict Low team morale

What is the difference between managing and coaching? Managing is about encouraging the team; coaching is about delegating tasks. Managing is used in Agile; coaching is used in Waterfall. Managing is about listening; coaching is about asserting. Managing is about giving direction; coaching is about teaching.

Managing is about giving direction; coaching is about teaching.

Which of the following are solutions to an unstable product roadmap caused by product ambition? Select all that apply. Promote sharing knowledge between the Product Owner and the Development Team Set up regular roadmap reviews with the entire team Conduct unbiased user research to gather information about what users really want Agree up front how to handle new opportunities

Promote sharing knowledge between the Product Owner and the Development Team Set up regular roadmap reviews with the entire team Agree up front how to handle new opportunities

What part of your role as an Agile coach involves reviewing your team's performance to find patterns that work or need improvement? Design the plays (detail how work gets done) with the team. Celebrate and learn with the team. Provide feedback to the team.

Provide feedback to the team.

Which of the following responsibilities are part of your role as an Agile coach? Select all that apply. Provide feedback to the team. Solve problems for the team. Celebrate and learn with the team. Design the plays (detail how work gets done) with the team.

Provide feedback to the team. Celebrate and learn with the team. Design the plays (detail how work gets done) with the team.

which three of the following are solutions to value delivery issues? Ensure changes to the Backlog are introduced only in between Sprints Focus on only a few user stories per Sprint Do more Demos of the solutions with the team Use Retrospectives to ask the team if anything is slowing them down

Focus on only a few user stories per Sprint Do more Demos of the solutions with the team Use Retrospectives to ask the team if anything is slowing them down

What are the best options for addressing the vendor database issue? Select all that apply. Go back to the old software temporarily while the new is being fixed Purchase new software/new database Shut down all ordering and shipping until the problem can be solved Manually track inventory until the software is fixed

Go back to the old software temporarily while the new is being fixed Manually track inventory until the software is fixed

Which of the following are signs that an Agile team may be experiencing issues with team dynamics and culture? Select all that apply. High team conflict Low team conflict High team productivity Low team morale

High team conflict Low team morale

What are some possible options for addressing the Bonsai tree supply issue? Select all that apply. Pass the issue along to someone else Replace the Bonsai trees with a different plant Source Bonsai trees elsewhere Remove Bonsai trees from the website until you find a new vendor

Replace the Bonsai trees with a different plant Source Bonsai trees elsewhere Remove Bonsai trees from the website until you find a new vendor

Which scaled Agile framework coordinates multiple Scrum Teams and integrates their work to create one larger, cohesive deliverable? Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) Scrum of Scrums Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD)

Scrum of Scrums

Which two of the following are frameworks for scaling Agile in a larger organization? Scrum of Scrums DevOps Business agility Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD)

Scrum of Scrums Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD)

You are a project manager at a company adopting the Agile approach. The team is intimidated by working in sprints, so you promise each team member a gift card at the end of the first sprint. Which of the six sources of influence does this scenario demonstrate? Structural motivation Social motivation Personal motivation Personal ability

Structural motivation

As a project manager or Scrum Master, which of the following strategies can help you fix issues with team dynamics and culture? Select all that apply. Change up the team's workflows. Ask project stakeholders to intervene. Take a training class together. Run a team brainstorm session about how to work better together.

Take a training class together. Run a team brainstorm session about how to work better together.

What are some of the benefits of developing and maintaining a product roadmap? Select all that apply. Teams understand how their efforts relate to the project vision Teams and stakeholders understand of the sequence of deliverables Stakeholders notice incremental value over the course of the project Stakeholders meet with the Product Owner less frequently throughout the project

Teams understand how their efforts relate to the project vision Teams and stakeholders understand of the sequence of deliverables Stakeholders notice incremental value over the course of the project

Imagine you are the Scrum Master launching the first phase of services for a company project. Your team takes a long time to finish tasks and, as a result, they are a month behind schedule. How can you diagnose the problem and help your team hit their targets? Select all that apply. Use Retrospectives to discover opportunities to improve how the team is working. Replace slower team members with more efficient ones. Prioritize the right user stories and focus on only a few per Sprint. Run more demos of solutions with the team to identify areas for improvement.

Use Retrospectives to discover opportunities to improve how the team is working. Run more demos of solutions with the team to identify areas for improvement.

As a project manager, what questions can you ask your Agile team to ensure they "run it right"? Select all that apply. What long-term value will this product give users? How will users get updates and new features? How will a user get support? How can the product reach more users?

What long-term value will this product give users? How will users get updates and new features? How will a user get support?

When interviewing for an Agile project manager position, which questions should you ask to determine if you'll be happy in the job? Select all that apply. What does your company do? What would a typical day look like for me if I were to take on this position? How supportive is the management toward blending project management approaches? What's the first thing I should know about the culture here? How often will I get to hear about the needs of our users or customers?

What would a typical day look like for me if I were to take on this position? How supportive is the management toward blending project management approaches? What's the first thing I should know about the culture here? How often will I get to hear about the needs of our users or customers?

Imagine you are a project manager for a software company. Your team plans to develop a new learning management system (LMS) for a local school district by the end of the quarter. Which of the following factors can potentially push back your release plan date? Select all that apply. Your team realizes an epic will take more time to complete than anticipated. The Product Owner expands the project to include two additional school districts. A member of your development team leaves to take a new job. The school district increases the project budget and provides additional resources.

Your team realizes an epic will take more time to complete than anticipated. The Product Owner expands the project to include two additional school districts. A member of your development team leaves to take a new job.

Fill in the blank: It is crucial to understand organizational culture and the _____ process when introducing new ways of working. project planning change management risk management organizational structure

change management

Fill in the blank: In a release plan, product releases happen when _____. the feature or requirement is in development and is being iterated upon the customer has asked for the release of a given feature or requirement the project is complete and the team has delivered the final product the team has developed a working version of a given feature or requirement

the team has developed a working version of a given feature or requirement