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21. Agile project teams often use a collection of values, principles and practices to aid in the Agile software development process. What is the term used to describe this collection?
A) Agile Prototyping
B) Agile Analytics
C) Agile Modeling
D) Agile Diagnostics
Correct Answer: C
Agile Modeling is a tool that Agile project teams often use to create models for Agile software development, and is a collection of values, principles and practices.
Reference: Agile Modeling: Effective Practices for eXtreme Programming and the Unified Process, Scott Ambler, 2002.
22. All of the following are considered methods of receiving feedback from Agile project team members except?
A) Team Evaluation
B) Prototyping
C) Individual Evaluation
D) Process Tailoring
Correct Answer: B
Team Evaluation, Individual Evaluation and Process Tailoring are all methods of soliciting feedback from your Agile project team members. Prototyping is a form of “Product” feedback, not a form of “Project Team” feedback.
Reference: Disciplined Agile Delivery: A Practitioner’s Guide to Agile Software Delivery in the Enterprise, Scott W. Ambler, Mark Lines, 2012.
23. FDD/TDD – Which of the following is an Agile Modeling tool that can be used in conjunction with different Agile methods?
A) Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)
B) Feature Driven Development (FDD)
C) Adaptive Software Development (ASD)
D) Test Driven Development (TDD)
Correct Answer: D
Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM), Feature Driven Development (FDD) and Adaptive Software Development (ASD) are all Agile development methods. Test Driven Development (TDD) is an Agile Modeling tool that can be used in conjunction with other Agile methods.
Reference: Test-Driven Development by Example, Kent Beck, 2003.
24. In general, metrics can be defined as quantitative parameters or measures that can be used to track performance or production. As “metrics” relate specifically to Agile project management, they can only be considered “valuable” to the Agile team if they are used to “measure” the progress of the delivered product, the efficiency of the project as a whole, and the efficiency of the Agile project team. All of the following are metrics used in Agile except:
A) Real Time
B) Velocity
C) Escaped defects
D) Cycle time
Correct Answer: A
Velocity, Escaped Defects and Cycle Time are all metrics that are used in Agile Project Management. Real Time is an Agile estimation “sizing unit” that refers to the actual time during each day that the team members are available and are productively working on specific Agile project tasks.
Reference: The Art of Agile Development, James Shore, 2007.
25. Alistair Cockburn created the Crystal Family of Agile Methods, all of whose names contain colors of quartz crystals taken from geology. What two characteristics of an Agile project are used to determine the color of the Crystal method that should be implemented?
A) Size and complexity
B) Duration and complexity
C) Size and criticality
D) Duration and criticality
Correct Answer: C
Crystal comes from Alistair Cockburn’s characterization of projects along the two dimensions of “size” (meaning the size of the project team) and “criticality” (meaning the damage that will be caused if the developed product or system fails).
Reference: Crystal Clear – A Human-Powered Methodology for Small Teams, Alistair Cockburn, 2004.
26. When implementing Agile Project Management, risk management that occurs simply by following Agile best practices such as iterative planning and review activities is called?
A) Inherent risk management
B) Organic risk management
C) Overt risk management
D) Intrinsic risk management
Correct Answer: B
“On Agile projects, risk management concepts that are employed can be classified as either as “”Organic”” or “”Overt””. Organic risk management is risk management that occurs simply by following Agile best practices such as iterative planning and review activities
Overt risk management refers to implementing specific strategies in order to identify, assess and mitigate the risks on your Agile project by using specific Agile Risk Management tools and techniques. Some examples of Overt Risk Management concepts are the use of Risk-Based Spikes, Risk-Adjusted Backlogs and Risk Burndown Charts.”
Reference: The Software Project Manager’s Bridge to Agility, Michele Sliger and Stacia Broderick, 2011.
27. One of the major tools and techniques used in Lean Software Development is value stream mapping. What is the primary purpose of value stream mapping?
A) To improve business processes
B) To identify and eliminate waste
C) To ensure product quality
D) To increase customer value
Correct Answer: B
The single most important goal of using Value Stream Mapping is to identify and eliminate waste.
Reference: Theory of Constraints, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, 1984.
28. When it comes to estimating the requirements on your Agile projects, there are three different “Sizing Units” that can be used to determine the size (referring here specifically to “Level of Effort”) of your Agile project requirements (referring here specifically to “user stories”), and the specific tasks to meet those requirements. Which of the Following is not recognized as a “unit” that can be used for estimating the size of the requirements on your Agile project?
A) Real time
B) Relative size
C) Ideal time
D) Ideal size
Correct Answer: D
“When it comes to estimating the effort to complete the requirements on your Agile projects, there are three different “Sizing Units” that can be used:
Real Time, which is sometimes called Real Days or Actual Days. This refers to the actual time during each day that the team members are available and are productively working on specific Agile project tasks.
Ideal Time, or Ideal Days, where you make the assumption that your Agile project team members will have no interruptions in their work, such as checking email or attending meetings, and will be 100% productive every hour of every day.
Relative Size, which is the recommended “sizing unit” to use for requirements size estimation on your Agile project. This sizing unit allows you to estimate the “level of effort” a user story will take to complete, relative to the other user stories you will be performing on your Agile project.
Ideal Size is not a recognized sizing unit for estimating the level effort of effort to complete an Agile project requirement.”
Reference: Agile Estimating and Planning, Mike Cohn, 2005.
29. Extreme Programming (XP) defines four basic activities that are performed during the software development process. These include designing, coding, testing and … ?
A) Collaborating
B) Leveling
C) Communicating
D) Listening
Correct Answer: D
The four basic activities of XP that are performed during the software development process are:
- Listening to the customer to determine what they want and also to your fellow development team members.
- Designing the code based on your team’s understanding of the requirements resulting from Listening to the customer and your team.
- Coding because the end product of the development effort is based on programming the code.
- Testing the code that has been programmed to deliver the highest quality code as close to bug-free as feasible.
Reference: Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (2nd Edition), Kent Beck, 2004.
30. Agile project management and product development uses several different types of documents specific to each iteration, which are referred to as “artifacts”. All of the following are Agile iteration artifacts except:
A) Iteration Vision Statement
B) Iteration Backlog
C) Iteration Plan
D) Iteration Burnup Chart
Correct Answer: A
The four main artifacts used in Agile project management and product development are the Iteration Plan, Iteration Backlog, Iteration Burndown Charts and Iteration Burnup Charts. The only type of “vision statement” used as an artifact in Agile is the Product Vision Statement. The “Iteration Vision Statement” is a completely fake term that we made up for this question.
Reference: The Software Project Manager’s Bridge to Agility, Michele Sliger & Stacia Broderick, 2008.
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