Agile Project Managment weekly Challange 4

You create a release plan for a new project. You include the estimated release date, company holidays and the business goals. What else can you add to this release plan to help the team stay focused? Milestones for the development of future releases A backlog of items required for the release goal Use cases for the features in the release Feedback from stakeholders on the project timeline

A backlog of items required for the release goal NOT Milestones for the development of future releases

What are the components of a typical value roadmap?

A product vision, a product roadmap, and release plans

As a project manager, you need to rebuild trust and collaboration between the development team and the business team. What actions can you take to accomplish this? Select all that apply.

Address critical feedback with more demos Conduct a Solution Design sprint Add changes to backlog only in between sprints

As a project manager or Scrum Master, what can you do to ensure your team is focused on value-driven delivery? Select all that apply. Build the right thing run it right build the thing right run it fast

Build the right thing run it right build the thing right

Which of the following are common factors that result in changes to the release plan? Select all that apply.

Change in team velocity Change to product scope Better understanding of how much effort is needed

What is the process of getting people to adopt a new product, approach, or value system?

Change management

As a project manager, you want to increase the involvement of a key stakeholder in the development process. Your team has just finished designing a new feature. You reach out to the stakeholder for feedback before the feature is implemented. Which key to influence are you demonstrating?

Clarify measurable results or Find vital behaviors

What can you do to avoid making too many or unfounded product assumptions? Select all that apply.

Conduct surveys or focus groups to double-check assumptions, where necessary. Document assumptions and make them transparent to all. Discuss assumptions as a team.

What can you do to address instability when people leave and join your team frequently? Select all that apply.

Create a quick onboarding process for new team members. Use pair programming so new team members can learn on the job. Schedule shorter sprints so departing team members can wrap up work.

As a project manager, what questions can you ask your Agile team to ensure they "run it right"? Select all that apply.

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

What is the purpose of the product vision in a value roadmap? Select all that apply.

It defines what the product is.

What is the purpose of the product vision in a value roadmap? Select all that apply.

It defines what the product is. It defines an estimated schedule for development. NOT It defines a high-level view of product requirements.

Imagine you are a project manager leading Agile adoption at an organization. Why is it important that you find an executive sponsor to support the change? Select all that apply.

It helps to create a sense of ownership for the change you are creating. It increases your chances of successfully shifting organizational culture.

Which of the following scaled Agile frameworks aims to reduce waste in larger organizations and maximize a team's ability to deliver value to the customer?

Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS)

As a project manager, you plan the release dates for your new project. What release date(s) should never be moved?

Only the first

What can cause an unstable product roadmap? Select all that apply.

Product ambition Product assumptions

You create a new project roadmap that is visually appealing and contains all the information for the stakeholders to reference. However, this document took a lot of time to create and has caused some delays in the timeline. Which of the following roadmap pitfalls does this scenario represent?

Putting more work into it than the deliverables

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.

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

Does delivering value mean improving compliance adherence for a business?

Sometimes. Value can mean different things for each business based on what they hope to accomplish.

You are a project manager for a company that is changing their feedback reporting process. To facilitate this change, you create a form for each team member to fill out every week. You send out a reminder email two days before the form is due. Which of the six sources of influence does this scenario demonstrate?

Structural ability

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

Which scaling method is not a true Agile framework, but can help organizations overcome the challenges of scaling?

The Spotify Model

Imagine you are a project manager creating release plans for a new cloud storage service. Your team is performing well, so you decide to push up the estimated release date. Which specific factors do you take into account to make your decision?

The team's capacity and velocity

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.

Fill in the blank: The product vision defines what the product is, who uses it, and how it supports the customer's _____.

business strategy

Fill in the blank: When overseeing Agile adoption in your organization, you find an executive sponsor who supports the change. The sponsor can help create a sense of _____.

ownership

Fill in the blank: As an Agile project manager, you constantly refer to a _____ to keep the team motivated by connecting the work they do in the sprints to a bigger picture.

product roadmap

Fill in the blank: As an Agile project manager, you constantly refer to a _____ to keep the team motivated by connecting the work they do in the sprints to a bigger picture.

product roadmap NOT Project Vison