Week 1 - Fundamentals of Agile - Module Test

In the VUCA concept, what does volatility refer to?

A high likelihood of disruption in your operations The rate of change and churn in a business or situation

As a project manager, you're leading a project that has an initial set of requirements at kick off, but you know this list will grow and change. Your team will work with stakeholders to prioritize requirements as the project moves forward. What approach is the best choice for your project?

Agile

What are the four basic activities performed during the product development process of the XP method?

Designing, coding, testing, and listening

Which one of the following describes one of the main reasons that led to the creation of Agile?

It is difficult to accommodate change using the Waterfall model when a client wants to modify a feature

Agile project management is ________; the team operates within many short blocks of time where deliverables will evolve and improve depending on the feedback received

Iterative

What is the product owner on your team responsible for?

Providing the final say on how to prioritize the work Maximizing the value of the product and the work of the team Owning the inventory of work

As an Agile project manager you are faced with a situation where an additional feature is required before moving forward. This additional feature was not part of the original plan. What would be the best way to handle this situation?

Respond to the change rather than follow the original plan

Part of the Agile process is to reflect together as a team on how to become more effective, then implement the feedback from these reflections to improve. What is the Agile name given to this process of team reflection?

Retrospective

Why would you want to blend the Agile and Waterfall approaches?

There may be regulatory requirements that insist on certain traditional work processes, such as large requirements documents for certifications Stakeholders may be more comfortable with traditional approaches and workflows, but your project team is already established in Scrum and they wish to continue A vendor on your project may already be following a traditional approach and the integration of teams will require blending of methods

What does VUCA stand for?

Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity