project management chapter 15 new quiz
Iterations are short time frames (time boxes) that typically last from __________.
1-4 weeks
Traditional project management practices require
A high degree of predictability
__________ project management involves high and frequent customer interaction.
Agile
Which of the following is not one of the four value statements of the agile manifesto?
Established cost and duration over unpredictable cost and duration.
While agile project management does not consist of one set method, most methods are based on similar principles. Which of the following agile project management principles would be described when employing business-driven prioritizations of requirements and features to satisfy customer needs?
Focus on customer value
Scrum uses a series of coordinated meetings to manage the development process. During which of the following are goals and the general plan for the project established?
Release planning meeting
__________ is the Agile principle that describes project team members deciding amongst themselves what should be done and who is best suited for it on the team.
Self-Organization
A recent survey of 3,900 respondents indicate their firms use agile approaches but only 53% said such agile projects were successful. Which of the following is not a reason for why such agile projects were unsuccessful (were failures)?
The projects involved requirements that were unstable or unknown
Which of the following is NOT true of a development team using Scrum methodology?
They have the authority to change features and priorities at the end of each sprint.
Which of the following is not a name given to key roles of the scrum process?
XP master
In order to hedge against unpredictability within a project, Agile Project Management uses
adaptative and incremental approach
When faced with a project having multiple stakeholders and an unknown scope, _________ project management methods should be employed.
agile
__________ projects evolve rather than are executed.
agile
__________ represents a fundamental shift away from the traditional plan-driven project management approach by adopting a more experimental and adaptive approach to managing projects.
agile project management
Using Scrum methodology, specific features are created according to four distinct phases during each sprint. The first phase is __________ and review of functional requirements that will be needed to complete the feature.
analysis
Specific features are created using Scrum methodology according to four distinct phases. Which of the following places these phases in the correct order?
analyze, design, build, test
Using Scrum methodology, specific features are created according to four distinct phases during each sprint. The third phase is to __________ the feature so that it is functional.
build
For some agile projects, __________ are established, which is the maximum budget that should not be exceeded in the development of a given product or service.
ceilings
When considering traditional versus agile project management, all the following are part of the traditional project management model EXCEPT
continuous design
When teams reflect, learn, and adapt to change, when their work updates the plan, they are following the agile project management principle of __________.
continuous improvement
While agile project management does not consist of one set method, most methods are based on similar principles. Which of the following agile project management principles would be described when teams reflect, learn, and adapt to change, and when project work updates the plan?
continuous improvement
__________ is the Agile principle that prescribes the project team learning, reflecting and adapting to change within the Project.
continuous improvement
In many cases, _________ only begin to understand what they actually desire when they are provided with someone's impression of what they want.
customers
Scrum uses a series of coordinated meetings to manage the development process. During which of the following is it discussed what was done since the last meeting, what will be done before the next meeting, and if anything is limiting performance?
daily scrum meeting
Using Scrum methodology, specific features are created according to four distinct phases during each sprint. The second phase is the development of a __________ that meets the requirements of the feature.
design
When considering traditional versus agile project management, all the following are part of the agile project management model EXCEPT
design up front.
Using Scrum methodology, a(n) _________ is typically made up of five to nine people with cross-functional skill sets.
development team
Iterative development processes provide the following important advantages EXCEPT
ease of comparing actual information against planned.
__________ is the Agile principle that describes the process that teams go through to solve problems to deliver on features expressed by the stakeholder(s).
experiment and adaptation
While agile project management does not consist of one set method, most methods are based on similar principles. Which of the following agile project management principles would be described when testing assumptions early and building working prototypes to solicit customer feedback and refine product requirements?
experimental and adaptation
A disadvantage of an iterative development process used in agile project management is that it is difficult to detect defects and problems early.
f
A sprint burndown chart is used to monitor progress toward completion of the project.
f
Agile methods can be used on larger scale projects in which several teams are working on different features at the same time. This is called staging.
f
Each new iteration replaces the work of the previous iterations and adds new capabilities to the evolving to produce a next expanded version of the product.
f
Fixed scope is part of the agile project management model.
f
In Scrum methodology, it is important to make sure roles and titles are clear for the development team.
f
Project difficulty varies according to the extent the project scope is known and stable and the technology to be used is known and proven.
f
Specific features are created using Scrum methodology according to four distinct phases: analysis, design, monitor, and test.
f
The purpose of release planning is to establish the goals and a general WBS for the project.
f
A __________ is defined as a piece of a product that delivers some useful functionality to a customer.
feature
In place of a product WBS, Scrum uses product __________ as deliverables.
features
__________ is the Agile principle where the project team uses business-driven prioritization of requirements and features.
focus on customer value
For large projects, scaling can be used in which several teams work on sprints concurrently. The chief challenge with scaling is _________.
integration
Short time frames (time boxes) that typically last from one to four weeks are called __________.
iterations or sprints
While agile project management does not consist of one set method, most methods are based on similar principles. Which of the following agile project management principles would be described when creating a flow of value to customers by chunking project delivery into small, functioning increments?
iterative and incremental delivery
__________ is the Agile principle in which the team creates a flow of value to the stakeholder(s) or customer(s) by delivering smaller, functional increments of the project.
iterative and incremental delivery
Scrum uses a series of coordinated _________ to manage the development process.
meetings
Specific features are created using Scrum methodology according to four distinct phases. Which of the following is NOT one of these phases?
monitor
The customer's prioritized list of key features desired when the project is completed is the _________ backlog.
product
The __________ is the customer's prioritized list of key features desired when the project is completed.
product backlog
Scrum uses __________ as deliverables.
product features
A(n) _________ is a person who acts on behalf of customers/end users to represent their interests.
product owner
Scrum relies on three key roles. A person who acts on behalf of customers to represent their interests and who is responsible for ensuring that the development team focuses their efforts on developing a project that will fulfill the business objective of the project is called a
product owner
The product backlog is prioritized by the _________, while the Sprint backlog is prioritized by the _________.
product owner, team
At the end of each sprint, the team demonstrate the actual work product increments they have built to the __________ and __________ as part of a Sprint review.
product owner, the other relevant stakeholders
The meeting meant to reflect on how well the previous sprint went and identify specific actions that can improve future sprints is called a sprint _________ meeting.
retrospective
Agile methods can be used on larger scale projects in which several teams are working on different features at the same time. In practice this condition is called
scalling
A new holistic approach in new commercial product development efforts where the cross-functional team collaborating to develop a new product is compared to rugby, where the whole team tries to go the distance as a unit is known as
scrum
Scrum relies on three key roles. A person who facilitates the Scrum process and resolves impediments at the team and organizational level is called a
scrum master
While agile project management does not consist of one set method, most methods are based on similar principles. Which of the following agile project management principles would be described when team members decide among themselves who should do what and what should be done?
self-organization
The development team is a key role when considering the Scrum process. The team is __________ in the sense that they decide among themselves who should do what and what should be done.
self-organized
Agile methods appear to work best on _________ projects that require only five to nine dedicated team members to complete the work.
small
__________ represents the amount of work the team commits to complete during the next sprint.
sprint backlog
Scrum uses a series of coordinated meetings to manage the development process. Which of the following is held at the start of each sprint? During this meeting the product owner and development team negotiate which product backlog items the team will attempt during the next sprint.
sprint planning meeting
When considering the agile project management process, at the end of each iteration
stakeholders and customers review progress and reevaluate priorities.
Agile Project Management applied to large projects involves scaling which in turn requires a lot of integration. The integration challenge of scaling requires significant up-front planning. Such up-front planning is called 'staging.'
t
Agile methods appear to work best on small projects that require only five to nine dedicated team members to complete the work.
t
Agile project management does not satisfy top management's need for budget, scope, and schedule control.
t
Agile project management is ideal for exploratory projects in which requirements need to be discovered and new technology tested.
t
Continuous improvement is a principle found in most agile project management methods. It is demonstrated when teams reflect, learn, and adapt to change; work updates the plan.
t
Freezing the design as late as possible is a common characteristic of the agile project management model.
t
In agile project management, projects evolve rather than are executed.
t
Owners have the option to change features and priorities at the end of each sprint if desired. However, no changes should be made once a sprint has started.
t
Plan driven methods of Project Management will suffer when the project scope and technology are not fully known.
t
Scrum does not use any of the conventional project management tools like Gantt charts or network diagrams.
t
Securing the cooperation of customers to devote the necessary time to support agile project management is a common source of frustration in the field.
t
The Scrum master is not the leader of the team but acts as a buffer between the team and outside interferences.
t
The goal of each sprint is to produce fully functional features that can be released to, and used by, the customer.
t
The product owner has the option to change features and priorities at the end of each sprint if desired.
t
The third phase of the Scrum development process is to build the feature so that it is functional.
t
Traditional approaches to project management concentrate firmly on thorough planning up front.
t
Traditional project management requires a significant degree of predictability to be effective.
t
When the project scope and/or technology are not fully known, things become much less predictable.
t
When determining project uncertainty, __________ can be a source of unpredictability.
technology
Using Scrum methodology, specific features are created according to four distinct phases during each sprint. The last phase includes the __________ and documentation of the feature.
testing
Traditional approaches to project management concentrate firmly on
through planning upfront
__________ project management requires a fairly high degree of predictability to be effective.
traditional
Project __________ varies according to the extent the project scope is known and stable and the technology to be used is known and proven.
uncertainty
The more the project scope is unknown, the _________ of the project will be greater.
uncertainty
The __________ method assumes essential requirements can be defined up front so the software can be designed, built, tested, and released once at the end.
waterfall
Which of the following models/methods is not an agile method?
waterfall
Using traditional approaches to project management, once the project scope has been firmly established, every detail of the project is defined through the __________.
wbs
