Lesson 2 Goals of Project Management and Agile

Lean

A Just-in-Time management style emphasizing a reduction in waste

Manifesto

A declaration and description of beliefs and/or purpose

Work Breakdown Structure

A description of the sub-tasks required for the project

Agile

A management style which favors iterative progress and welcomes customer feedback

Methodology

A process or approach to solving certain kinds of problems

Redesigning system features are cheap to make when using the Waterfall method

False

The 80/20 Rule states that 80% of the effort produces 20% of the value.

False - 80% of the value is produced from 20% of the effort

Agile is a Just-in-Time management style emphasizing a reduction in waste.

False - Lean is a Just-in-Time management style emphasizing a reduction in waste

One of the 12 principles of Agile Software Development is: "Simplicity is the primary measure of progress."

False - Working software is the primary measure of progress

The Agile Manifesto document describes the process of enforcing the twelve principles

False - it does not describe how you should go about achieving these principles

In the Agile Manifesto, "Responding to change" is favored over which of the following?

Following a Plan

Which order is correct for the stages in the Waterfall methodology?

Requirements, Design, Implementation, Verification, Maintenance

A Project Manager is responsible for which of the following?

Scheduling project resources Managing the scope of the project Project communication

Risk Analysis

Strategy for predicting complications with your project plan

Which definition best describes Application Delivery Lag?

The delay between the identification of a product need and the delivery of a software solution.

Scope

The full requirements of the project

Project Management Triangle

The relationship between time, cost, and scope

Waterfall

Traditional, phased project management

A Critical Path is the sequence of tasks which limit the project timelines from being reduced.

True

A Manifesto is a declaration and description of beliefs and/or purpose.

True

A Methodology is a process or approach to solving certain kinds of problems.

True

A Program Manager who oversees multiple large projects is known as the Project Manager

True

Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to produce activities to meet the project requirements.

True

Technical documentation must be thorough and complete when using the Waterfall method

True