Agile Coach

Satisfied customer is the principal measure of progress

Close, daily co-operation between business people and developers

Welcome changing requirements, even late in development

Working software is delivered frequently (weeks rather than months)

Question 16

_________________ is an agile development methodology which is intended to improve software quality and responsiveness to changing customer requirements by executing frequent "releases" in short development cycles (timeboxing), by programming in pairs or conducting extensive code reviews, by unit testing all code, and by maintaining a flattened management structure.

Scrum

Lean

XP

Agile Modelling

Question 17

A line in the Agile Manifesto reads, "____________ and _____________ over processes and tools". Please select which option best completes the statement.

Customers; Employees

Customer; Individuals

Individuals; Interactions

People; Relationships

Question 18

Which of the following is the most important part of Kanban

Scope

Scheduling

Policies

Selection

Question 19

Please select which option is the most accurate line from the Manifesto for Agile Software Development?

Individuals and interactions rather than processes and tools

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Process and tools to support individuals and interactions

Process and tools after individuals and interactions

Question 20

Having testing completed along the way for project delivery is a key part of developing working software in Agile projects

False

True

Question 21

Which one of the following is NOT a Agile Development methodology?

Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)

Feature Driven Development (FDD)

Open Unified Process (OpenUP)

Extreme Programming (XP)

Question 22

Which of the Agile methodologies is the most lightweight?

Crystal

Extreme Programming

Scrum

Kanban

Question 23

Select which option best completes the following statement: _____________ is all about response to change.

Change management

Planning

Agile

Customer satisfaction

Question 24

Which of the following is not a principle of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development?

Customer satisfaction by rapid delivery of useful software

Working software is delivered frequently (weeks rather than months)

Welcome changing requirements at the beginning of development

Working software is the principal measure of progress

Question 25

In EXtreme Programming (XP) the Customer works very closely with the development team and the development team uses "User Stories" to convey functionality

False

True

Question 26

Which one of the following are artifacts associated with Scrum?

Product owner list

Product specification

Sprint backlog

Effort chart

Question 27

The Scrum Framework encompasses rules or guidelines for architecture?

FALSE

TRUE

Question 28

Which one statement below best represents the Scrum concept of inspection and adaptation?

Scrum emphasizes on auditors who frequently inspect the work of the team and recommend ways to adapt the process in order to improve quality.

Scrum emphasizes that senior management randomly attend daily scrums to learn what the team is currently working on so that they can request ways in which the team should adapt their tasks to be more productive.

Scrum emphasizes that the Scrum Master inspect the Product Backlog and adapt the Product Backlog items to help the team produce better software.

Scrum emphasizes taking an iterative approach to development, inspecting each iteration's outcomes and practices during each iteration, and adapting the iteration outcomes and practices in future iteration.

Question 29

Which one of the following is referenced in the Scrum Framework?

Negotiation

Development

Documentation

Sprint Planning

Question 30

Which one of the following are artifacts associated with Scrum?

Effort chart

Product owner list

Product specification

Sprint backlog

Question 31

Please select which of the following statements is the most accurate.

Scrum is a collection of a few simple rules for agile software development.

Scrum has guidelines, not rules, for agile software development

Scrum is a collection of optional guidelines for agile software development.

Scrum is a prescriptive, defined discipline for agile software development.

Question 32

Which one of the following activities is found in the Scrum framework?

Scrum review

Scrum planning

Daily standup

Daily planning

Question 33

The daily scrum is used to address and resolve issues.

True

False

Question 34

Which statement best reflects how Scrum views documentation?

The only documentation required is the user story card used to document the Product Backlog item and or the Sprint tasks.

Scrum makes no statements about documentation.

No documentation is required if Scrum methodology is used. Discussions and meetings replace documentation.

The only documentation used in Scrum is requirements.

Question 35

Which one statement below best describes what it means for an activity to be time-boxed?

There is a maximum time limit for the activity.

There is a recommended amount of time for the activity

The activity must start at a particular time.

The activity must take place on a particular date.

Question 36

Which of the following Scrum role is respondisble for the vision in Scrum?

Program Manager

Product Manager

Product Owner

Project Manager

Question 37

Which of the following is not a Product Owner responsibility?

Working with stakeholders to determine and detail product features

Running the daily scrum meeting

Gathering requirements for Product Backlog items

Inspecting work at Sprint Review

Question 38

Which of the following is not a Product Owner responsibility?

Assigning tasks to team members

Working with stakeholders to determine and detail product features

Maintaining the Product Backlog with current information

Prioritizing the Product Backlog

Question 39

Which one of the following statements best describe a Scrum environment?

"I have been waiting for 10 days for you to read the requirements document we wrote. When can we expect approval for it?"

"Well, if you guys had read my requirements document more carefully, you would have built what I really wanted"

"Well, if you had written your requirements document more clearly, we would have built something different. We built what you asked for!"

"The requirements have changed. We need this new feature implemented as soon as possible"

Question 40

Which of the following is a role in the Scrum framework?

Team Lead

Project Manager

Scrum Master

Project Owner

Question 41

Which one of the following is not Scrum role?

Product Owner

Scrum Master

Team

Project Manager

Question 42

Which of the following is a role in the Scrum framework?

Scrum Manager

Project Manager

Product Owner

Senior Developer

Question 43

A team has prepared and estimate for what it can get accomplished in a Sprint. The Product Owner has wanted more to get accomplished in the upcoming Sprint and wants the Team to take on an additional user story. What should the ScrumMaster do in response to this conflict?t

Stay out of the way as this is not the ScrumMaster's job to resolve

ScrumMaster should ask the team to take the story on and work overtime

ScrumMaster should ask the Product Onwer which other User Story they would like to give up in exchange for the one they want to add for this upcoming Sprint.

ScrumMaster should replan the Product Backlog and propose better user stories to address in the Sprint

Question 44

The Product Owner attends the daily scrum when possible

False

True

Question 45

Select which option best completes the following statement: If the ___________ thinks of a new feature during the sprint, they can add it to the ___________ backlog.

Scrum Master; Sprint

Product Owner; Product

Team; Product

Product Owner; Sprint

Question 46

Which one of the following characteristics or skills of a ScrumMaster are closely aligned with coaching?

Transparent

Questioning

Protective

Knowledgable

Question 47

Well trained ScrumMasters prefer to not give out answers.

True

False

Question 48

A Product Owner shields his team from outside interference so that the team can remain focused on delivering business value at every sprint.

True

False

Question 49

Which of the following is not a Scrum Master responsibility?

Assigning tasks to team members

Facilitating scrum meetings

Reminding everyone of the Scrum process

Removing roadblocks

Question 50

Which one of the following is not required to be an effective ScrumMaster?

Patient

Coach

Technical excellence

Protective

Question 51

Which one is of the following is the ScrumMaster resonsible for?

Fire team members

Making sure the work gets done

Helping the team improve the Scrum process

Hire team members

Question 52

At the Daily Scrum meeting, the team and the ScrumMaster should try to remove and solve any impediments that are brought up

True

False

Question 53

A good well trained ScrumMaster would state which one of the following statements?

"I am here to help your team mates help you solve your problems"

"I am here to help delegate your problems to another team member"

"I am here to solve your problems for you"

"I am here to help you solve your problems"

Question 54

Which of the following is not a Scrum Master responsibility?

Socializing scrum throughout the organization

Empowering the team

Helping product owners establish priorities for Product Backlog items

Preventing Senior Management from shifting team priorities

Question 55

Which one of the following is a better coach approach as a ScrumMaster?

The ScrumMaster coaches his team to work overtime on a regular basis

The ScrumMaster coaches a new product owner by helping him understand and perform his product owner responsibilities better

The ScrumMaster coaches the executive management into becoming Scrum averse

The project team members report to me so they need to recognize my authority as the ScrumMaster

Question 56

A development team is motivated to consistently work over time to achieve the Sprint goals

False

TruE

Question 57

What is the best size for a Scrum team?

10-12

5-7

13-15

2-4

Question 58

All of the following are examples of activities done by the development team but one. Which one of the following is not done by the development team?

Improve the Scrum process by participating in the Sprint retrospective

Participate in the Sprint planning activity

Change the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint

Assist the product owner in grooming the product backlog

Question 59

Which part of the Agile Manifesto addresses whether teams should be remote or co-located?

Simplicity

Continuous attention to technical excellence

Working software is the primary measure of progress

Face to face communication

Question 60

All of the following are good techniques to help development teams work together whent they are remote except for one? Which one is not necessarily associated with virtual teams?

Designate some time for social interaction, not just project work

Meet weekly

Use video conferencing

Try to have at least one of the first meetings face to face

Question 61

A developer that works on multiple scrum teams at the same time is a key scrum value

False

True

Question 62

The self organizing feature of a development team means the team can decide who is going to develop or test certain Sprint backlog items

False

True

Question 63

Which one of the following situations best describes how scrum teams should execute a project?

Work however long the Product Owner says

Work how ever long the team decides

Intensity might increase towards the end of the project but work at a sustainable pace

Work however long the ScrumMaster says

Question 64

The concept of "flocking" is a top down process

True

False

Question 65

in Scrum, the development team usually consists of team roles like designer, developer and test. Which of the following one items best describes how Scrum differs from most traditional project teams?

Designers do design work

Developers do development work

Testers do test work

Designers, developers, and testers are likely to share roles

Question 66

A good vision statement should possess the all but one of the following characteristics:

Clear description

How the scrum team executes the Sprint

How customers and users get value

Provide a shared and compelling statement

Question 67

Which of the following statements best describes Product Backlog items?

Every Product Backlog item, whether low priority or high priority, should possess sufficient detail for the Team to complete in a Sprint.

The detail for all candidate Product Backlog items should be discovered and agreed upon by both the Product Owner(s) and the Team during Sprint Planning

Every Product Backlog item, with low priority, should possess sufficient detail for the Team to complete in a Sprint.

Every Product Backlog item, with high priority, should possess sufficient detail for the Team to complete in a Sprint.

Question 68

The sprint backlog is a description of the task level work that has to be completed to get the product backlog items selected for that sprint completed

True

False

Question 69

Envisioning and creating a vision statement is the same thing in Scrum

True

False

Question 70

Select which option best completes the following statement: ___________ must be present for _____ __________ of sprint planning.

The Product Owner(s); the last four hours

The Team; the first hour

The Product Owner(s); the first four hours

The Scrum Master; the last hour

Question 71

Scrum addresses all of the following levels of planning but one of the following

Portfolio

Project

Product

Release

Question 72

Which one of the following statements is not true?

A release plan has time dimensions associated with it

A release can encompass one or more sprints

Product roadmap releases are mapped to the product backlog

The sprint backlog drives the product backlog

Question 73

Select which option best completes the following statement: _____________ can add or subtract features from the __________ backlog at any time.

The Scrum Master; Sprint

The Team; Sprint

The Product Owner(s); Sprint

The Product Owner(s); Product

Question 74

Evisioning involves all of the following but one:

Create scope statement

Create vision

Create roadmap

Product Planning

Question 75

Epic user stories are used at only one of the following levels.

Portfolio roadmap

Sprint backlog

Product roadmap

High-level product backlog creation

Quiz Score: 75 out of 75