Agile

Which statement is inaccurate about coaching?

A coach should be able to provide training A coach is expected to jump in and manage projects in case of emergencies (Correct Answer) A coach is someone who empowers teams to find solutions themselves A coach is needed to ensure collaboration channels A coach is an expert in many areas, but he/she is not expected to abandon his/her role and become a project manager.

You may have to distribute your team if

A merger or acquisition occurred If greater market expansion is desirable and necessary for growth Costs are reduced meaningfully

Which one trait is an indication of being Agile?

Accepting that plans change Responding to change is one of the main positive features of Agile.

Every project comes into existence because of the action of key stakeholders. Many projects get into trouble because they don't work to identify

All of the other stakeholders

The need for an iterative development framework and an integrated, cross-functional team of experts is driven by the___________________that fill the environment.

Complexity and uncertainty

Integrating code frequently and having it validated by an automated build tool is part of

Continuous integration

Which is not a benefit of Agile contracts?

Cost, scope, and time are fixed Uncertainty usually makes fixing cost, scope, and time an impossible task. Agile teams can fix time and cost, but allow scope to be negotiable, since requirements are phrased in user story formats with business value and complexity assigned to each.

The Agile approach to human resource planning is to establish __________ teams with mutual accountability, and allow them to __________ within a framework that requires regular team retrospection.

Cross-functional; self-organize

In distributed teams

Face-to-face meetings are still very important

Once Sprint Planning has been completed and sprint execution has begun, the Product Owner can add wishes/tasks/items to a sprint backlog

False

We value process and tools over customer collaboration.

False

During the Sprint Planning meeting, who is responsible for creating the plan?

The entire team During Sprint Planning, the entire team collaborates on the backlog items that the Product Owner has prioritized and presented to the team.

Where does Scrum naturally live?

Complex

One Agile practice that optimizes team performance is described as

Team working agreements

The people responsible for getting the sprint work to done are part of

The development team

A sprint is typically how long?

1-4 Weeks

What is the suggested size of a Scrum team?

3-9

Fixes should be made

As a team

Always engage with key stakeholders to

Assure deliverables are meeting the customer demands

Which of these traits are not practiced by both Scrum and Kanban teams?

Attending Daily Standup meetings Any Kanban team can meet at the Kanban board at anytime and for as long as they need. Who attends, when, and for how long is on an as-needed basis. Others, like directors, can also meet at the board and discuss how they can help the team in general.

What authority should a ScrumMaster have?

Authority to determine what stays and what goes in regards to the product Authority over the process

Which activities are not necessary for an Agile transformation journey?

Avoiding any failure when piloting Scrum in order to increase change of Agile adoption Failures and challenges are true opportunities to learn and improve. As long as we apply the other aspects of Agile, failure is not usually as costly and catastrophic as traditional methods.

Which of the following best fits an empirical process?

Baking

Which of these are part of the continuous discovery of value?

Building for discovery vs. building for delivery Managing artifacts Discovery beyond an initiative Enabling valuable delivery All of the above (correct answer) The continuous discovery of value includes all of these four areas, and it is important to focus on all of them.

The two levels of value focus are

Business value analysis and business value stewardship/management Business value analysis (BVA) usually occurs at the team level where the focus is on delivering work of value. Business value stewardship/management (BVS/M) usually occurs at a more senior level where the focus is more on strategy/direction, and so, value is identified at different levels and in different ways.

Kanban and Scrum teams prioritized their work based on

Business value as stated by the customer Kanban and Scrum teams must give business value, as stated by the customer (Product Owner), their top attention. Risk can also play a factor as it is better to handle any risks up front in order to "fail earlier" if needed.

Leadership's role is to

Coach team members A leader's role is not to manage but to provide direction, coach, and mentor teams and team members. The greatest leaders inspire others to become leaders themselves.

What are some examples that might be added to the definition of done?

Code reviewed by the security team Deployed to staging server Documentation written for support on work done Reviewed by the user experience specialist

Which is not one of the Three C's

Commitment Commitment is at the Sprint Planning meeting. The Three C's have to be completed prior to entry into the Sprint Planning meeting.

Agile teams must have interpersonal and technical skills to deliver outcomes with high business value, otherwise

Communication breakdowns cause the project to fail

During the______________, the team is doing an operational review to see whether a work item is blocked or has become invisible.

Daily stand-up meeting

The methods used for communicating with the ScrumMaster during the Scrum of Scrums should be decided

During the Sprint Retrospective meeting

What is affinity sizing?

Estimating by comparing backlog items to other backlog items with story points

Who shows their cards first when playing Planning Poker or the Estimation Game?

Everyone at once

Who are stakeholders?

Executives Clients Heads of other departments Users

What is the most common way of sizing?

Fibonacci Story points Fibonacci is the most common story point sizing methodology due to the progression by order of magnitude. People have difficultly in estimating on hours or units alone. Relative size helps with estimation.

What are some methods for splitting stories?

Functionality Conjunction words such as "and, or, but" Complexity Business rules Field inputs

What order should you prioritize work in a sprint? Order from what should be worked on first to what should be worked on last.

High risk, high value; low risk, high value; high risk, low value, low risk, low value

Estimating provides you what answers?

How you know when you'll be done How much the project might cost If you're on track or behind What you might have completed by a specific date

Agile is found in these industries

Information technology Financial Services Marketing Agile is currently experiencing unparalleled growth. This has led it to many different industries. Much of Agile is thought of as originating in manufacturing and has now grown largely in IT. There is certainly some truth to this, but do not exclude the huge growth in the user base that we see in government, healthcare, marketing, etc. Even some high schools are utilizing Agile in their teaching methods.

Value management occurs at this level and stage of the process

Initiation Definition Prioritization All of the above (correct answer) Value can and should be, found at all levels and stages of a given process. If there is no value then why are we doing the work?

For many years, two successful companies have used visualization calling the process MAPP Day (Make a Project Plan) and PACT Day (Project Acceleration Control Technique). Those companies are

Intel and Siemens

Is a ready checklist a formal part of the Scrum Framework? Yes

NO The ready checklist is a technique, but not a formal part of the Scrum framework. As with many techniques, you can work those into your process to add value. If they do not add value, do not use them.

Is the product backlog ever done?

No The only time the product backlog is done is when the project or application is shut down. The backlog is the heartbeat of an application or project.

Each Scrum team should have

No more than nine members No fewer than five members

Which statement is inaccurate?

Only Scrum has prescribed ceremonies such as Daily Standup and Sprint Planning.

The condition when team members feel support for each individual as they work through the productive tension is called

Personal Safety

A(n) _______________is an uncomplicated way to prioritize a collection of short descriptions of features, functions, and capabilities.

Product backlog

In terms of stakeholder engagement, which of the following can be said to foster trust building between the project team and the stakeholders?

Product review meeting

The team creates a graphical expression of the solution that includes whatever images and narrative content is necessary to convey what the customer expects. This is called the

Product vision box

Which of these levels in an organization are responsible for seeking value?

Program level Project level Stakeholder level All of the above (correct answer) Value management is of use in all roles because we all have responsibilities to seek value in the work we do. An excellent focus for all of us is to look for work that should not be done. This key concept of "maximizing the work not done" leads to higher-quality products with less waste and lower cost.

Which of these titles could include value management in the role?

Project manager Business analyst Developer All of the above (correct answer) Value management is of use in all roles because we all have responsibilities to seek value in the work we do. An excellent focus for us all is to look for work that should not be done. This key concept of "maximizing the work not done" leads to higher-quality products with less waste and lower cost.

Only motivated teams stay focused throughout the development process, so Dan Pink's AMP model is very useful. AMP stands for autonomy, mastery, and

Purpose

The triple constraint includes

Quality Cost Time

QA stands for

Quality assurance

A process-centric meeting where the team applies continuous improvement to their development process is called the

Retrospective meeting

Which of these areas are one of the four main areas that leadership must actively work on to create a culture for an organization?

Rewarding and Punishment Behaviors and actions of leadership Allocation of attention and resources Focus of the leaders All of the above (Correct Answer) These focal areas can lead to the security, trust, and direction needed for an organizational culture to form and prosper.

Which Agile framework is considered to be not ideally embodying the agility required by Agile frameworks?

SAFe

A philosophy that emphasizes awareness, listening, and relationship building as the path to creating value is called

Servant leadership

Blocking the team from interruptions is a characteristic of

Servant leadership

Mistakes

Should be made visible for meaningful process gains

The goal of ___________________ is to deliver operational, tested software at the end of every iteration.

Small releases

Which one of the following is not a Scrum value?

Strength

What are the four areas of SWOT Analysis?

Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats SWOT analysis is an analytic approach used to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats involved in a process or project. Be sure to focus on all four areas, not just two or three.

What are the commonly-accepted levels of coaching?

Team, Senior, and enterprise This three-tier approach is a common structure that we see in coaching. It may not be true for every situation, but it should help you understand the organizational structures that you will experience in the future.

A four-step process that begins with creating a well-defined test, then invoking an operation to take the test is referred to as

Test-driven development

In an Agile organization that embraces Scrum of Scrums scaling, who coordinates the top-level backlogs?

The Chief Product Owner The Chief Product Owner is the single point of accountability that is the tie breaker for all the top-level backlogs. This ensures that conflicting interests are decided by one person, good or bad. It is the swiftness and focus that drives value.

Which of the following is the biggest danger sign of a Scrum team in trouble?

The Product Owner not involved A team without an involved Product Owner is like a ship adrift: there is no direction, and value will not be optimized.

Who owns the process and is the process mentor?

The ScrumMaster

The Scrum of Scrums includes

The ScrumMaster The Product Owner Possibly subject matter experts

The 12 Principles behind the Agile Manifesto state that simplicity is essential. They define simplicity as

The art of maximizing the amount of work not done

Which area does a coach focus most on?

The human element can be one of the most complex but rewarding areas to work on. This complexity demands multiple skills, especially patience. The outcomes from focusing on this area usually far outstrip those found by product- or process-related work only.

The three pillars of Scrum are __________, ____________ and ___________.

Transparency, inspection, and adaptation

If you groom properly, Sprint Planning is a great deal easier.

True

Incremental means adding to the whole.

True

Which of these areas are parts of the discovery process?

Understanding Stakeholders The bigger picture Analyzing to determine value Exploring the solution All of the above (Correct Answer) The discovery process includes all of these four areas, and it is important to focus on all of them.

An Agile report that uses a visual signal card as a tool for managing the production process is called a (n)

Visual control

Which one of these stages is not one of the psychology of change stages?

Want (Correct Answer) Acceptance Chaos Transcendence The stages of the psychology of change are: resistance, chaos, acceptance, and transcendence.

contract negotiation is like a

contract negotiation is like a

External certification bodies in value management are valuable. Which one of these certification bodies is not real?

value Management for All Ages IC Agile and IVM are well-recognized and global institutions. As value management becomes more recognized, this area will grow.