Agile Methodology Quiz

Which of the following statements about agile projects is false? Agile projects welcome changes Agile projects have a very strict change management process Agile projects prefer collocation Agile projects depend on lots of stakeholder engagement

Agile projects have a very strict change management process Agile projects welcome changes throughout the project. A very strict change process would suppress changes on the project.

Agile projects aim to deliver value: As late as possible As early as possible Soon as the project starts As soon as the stakeholders would accept the deliverable

As early as possible Agile projects aim to deliver value early and often through incremental releases.

One of the values of managing an agile project is to reduce waste. Which of the following choices is not considered waste? Defects Extra processes Waiting Completed work

Completed work Completed work is not considered waste, as it will be given to the stakeholders to be used. All other choices are considered waste.

Funding on agile projects differ from traditional projects because agile projects are: Funded incrementally Funded at the end Funded at the beginning Funded by external stakeholders

Funded incrementally Since agile projects deliver the product in increments, it is funded in increments. Traditional projects are generally funded at the beginning.

The customer has described the layout in detail to the project team. The project team then does a mockup of the screen and shows the customer. The customer then expressed concern that the mockup looked nothing like how they described it. What does this scenario describe? Reluctance of the team to listen Team disagreements with customer Gulf of evaluation Progressive elaboration

Gulf of evaluation The Gulf of evaluation occurs when what one person describes differs from how another interprets it.

What prioritization technique will have stakeholders categorize the features based on satisfiers and dissatisfiers? Kano analysis Dot Voting Simple scheme MoSCow

Kano analysis Kano analysis will help to understand the customer's level of satisfaction. They will classify the features based on their level of satisfaction, such as exciters, satisfiers, dissatisfiers, and indifferent.

The project team has decided to implement Kanban. What should the team be most concerned about when using the Kanban methodology? Limit the work in progress Try to keep it on a computer Ensure everyone gets the updated Ensure only authorized updates

Limit the work in progress When using Kanban, the project team should ensure that they limit the work in progress on the Kanban board.

The software development team has completed a small module of the accounting software. They have released it to the customers. The module has very few features but is useful to the customers. This module represents: Fully functional product Minimum Viable Product Small usable product It should not have been released

Minimum viable product Agile promotes the use of a Minimal Viable Product. It refers to a set of functionalities that is complete to be useful but small enough not to be an entire project.

While trying to engage the stakeholders on a project to prioritize the product backlog, the agile project manager has given the stakeholders fake money and told them to place a dollar value on the features based on their perception of value for that feature. What technique is this? 100-Dollar method Money voting Money prioritization Monopoly money

Monopoly money Monopoly money is a prioritization technique where everyone is given equal monopoly money distributed to the features based on value. All other choices are made-up.

What is the difference between a traditional project scope and an agile project scope? Traditional and agile project scopes both follow a strict change management process. Only a traditional project scope follows a strict change management process. Only an agile project scope follows a strict change management process. Traditional and agile project scopes both allow for adding features at any point.

Only a traditional project scope follows a strict change management process. Only a traditional project follows a strict change management process, while agile projects welcome changes throughout the project.

Who on an agile project is responsible for prioritizing the product backlog? Agile project manager Team Product owner Senior Management

Product owner The product owner is responsible for prioritizing the product backlog. The product owner represents the customers.

What do you call multiple sprints that result in a shippable product? Scrum Release Multi-Sprint Product

Release A release is a series of sprints (aka scrum) that results in a product the customers can start using.

The team is currently in a meeting discussing what went wrong and right during the sprint. What is the name of this meeting? Sprint Review Daily stand up meeting Sprint Retrospective

Retrospective The retrospective is a meeting conducted at the end of the sprint to reflect on what the team did correctly and what they did wrong, and how to improve the next sprint.

Which of the following is considered anti-value? Risk Completed work Opportunities Demand

Risk Risk is considered anti-value. Risk represents threats that can potentially reduce the value of a project, such as having features failing.

The agile project team is considered: Dependent on the project manager Self-Directing Dependent on the customer Large

Self-Directing The team is considered self-directing on an agile project.

The team has completed the sprint planning meeting. What will be the output of that meeting? Product Backlog User stories Usable product Sprint backlog

Sprint backlog The sprint backlog is the output of the sprint planning meeting.

When is customer review work done on an agile project? Sprint planning meeting Sprint review meeting Daily stand-up meeting Sprint retrospective

Sprint review meeting During a sprint review meeting, the customers will review the work completed in the sprint and give the team their feedback.

What is critical for an agile project for it to be successful? Being a servant leader Stakeholder satisfaction Very thorough change control process Having a well-defined project management plan

Stakeholder satisfaction On an agile project, the aim is to have as much stakeholder engagement as possible, which will lead to more satisfied stakeholders.

What does a daily stand-up meeting cover? Only what the team did yesterday What the team did yesterday and if they face any obstacles Only what obstacles they currently face What they did yesterday, any obstacles they face and what they plan to do today

What they did yesterday, any obstacles they face, and what they plan to do today A daily stand-up meeting answers 3 questions: what they did yesterday, any obstacles they faced, and what they plan to do today.

What tool would an agile team prefer? Latest in remote meeting technology Whiteboard and projector Latest in remote meeting and e-mail technology Whiteboard and marker

Whiteboard and marker Agile teams prefer "low-tech high-touch." This means more time for face-to-face conversions and physical interactions.