agile project management weekly challenge 1 answers
1. Fill in the blank: Agile project management is _____; the team operates within many short blocks of time where deliverables will evolve and improve depending on the feedback received.
- iterative
- inflexible
- repetitive
- linear
2. As a project manager, when can an Agile methodology best support your project? Select all that apply.
- When the project receives feedback from diverse stakeholders, with competing interests.
- When the project deliverable is not yet clear
- When the project may need adjustments along the way
- When the project faces constraints, including costs or time
3. What are the four values of the Agile Manifesto? Select all that apply.
- Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
- Responding to change over following a plan
- Working software over comprehensive documentation
- Prioritizing documentation over processes
- Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
4. How do Agile teams collaborate with their business partners and stakeholders to create business value for the organization and their users? Select all that apply.
- Work together with business people and developers throughout the project
- Welcome changing requirements
- Help each other achieve the best outcome
- Gather feedback at the end of the project only
5. What does VUCA stand for?
- Volatility, upheaval, collaboration, and ambiguity
- Veracity, uncertainty, collaboration, and accountability
- Volume, uncertainty, complexity, and accuracy
- Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity
6. In the following scenario about team management, the project manager blends which two methodologies?
A team is developing a software product. During the retrospective for the last sprint, a team member says, “I need to implement a certain feature, but I don’t have much experience building that particular feature.” Someone else on the team is an expert on the feature, so the project manager pairs them up to build the feature during the next sprint.
- Waterfall and XP
- Scrum and Xp
- Agile and Scrum
- Scrum and Kanban
7. What is the product owner on your team responsible for? Select all that apply.
- Providing the final say on how to prioritize the work
- Maximizing the value of the product and the work of the team
- Owning the inventory of work
- Running the project team meetings
8. What are the four basic activities performed during the product development process of the XP method?
- Planning, collaborating, testing, and designing
- Planning, coding, summarizing, and developing
- Designing, collaborating, testing, and summarizing
- Designing, coding, testing, and listening
9. Fill in the blank: To get the full benefits from Agile, you must adopt not only its processes, but also its _____.
- terminology
- software
- mindset
- platform
10. As a project manager, you're leading a project that has clear requirements and goals based on mandated regulation. Which methodology is the best choice for your project?
- Iterative
- Waterfall
- Scrum
- Agile
11. Agile project management works well with projects that take an iterative approach. What does this mean? Select all that apply.
- The team operates within many short blocks of time
- Project deliverables improve continuously based on feedback
- The project will take longer to complete
- Project processes are repeated many times during the life cycle of the project
12. One of the values of the Agile Manifesto emphasizes working software over comprehensive documentation. Which example best describes what this means?
- A team debates the documentation process before delivering a legal brief.
- A team keeps a detailed log of development as they work on a late sales presentation.
- A team delivers a beta version of a website for testing while still finishing the documentation.
- A team delays a conference to complete the pre-launch process documentation.
13. What does the Agile Manifesto mean by business collaboration? Select all that apply.
- To establish communication between business people and developers
- To deliver working solutions frequently
- To keep working solutions simple so the end user is not confused
- To work with customers to deliver critical information to the team
14. In the acronym VUCA, the “U” stands for “Uncertainty.” What does “Uncertainty” mean in the context of VUCA?
- Lack of business plans
- Lack of predictability
- Major change to employee workspace
- Minor changes to budget
15. As a project manager, your team is developing software in an industry with strict regulatory requirements. Your team works in iterations. Additionally, to accommodate the strict requirements, you allocate more time to planning and documentation than previous projects.
Which two project management methodologies is the project manager blending?
- Waterfall and XP
- Agile and Waterfall
- Agile and Scrum
- Scrum and Kanban
16. As a project manager, what are some reasons you might choose to follow a Scrum methodology? Select all that apply.
- It offers a regular and predictable meeting and delivery schedule, with predefined agendas and outcomes for the meetings.
- It supports and reinforces the Waterfall model.
- It has clear roles and responsibilities for your team, but emphasizes the power of the team as a whole.
- It’s free and open for everyone.
17. Why would you want to blend the Agile and Waterfall approaches? Select all that apply.
- Stakeholders may be more comfortable with traditional approaches and workflows, but, your project team is already established in Scrum and they wish to continue.
- A vendor on your project may already be following a traditional approach and the integration of teams will require blending of methods.
- There may be regulatory requirements that insist on certain traditional work processes, such as large requirements documents for certifications.
- Your team is reluctant to follow one approach or the other, so to make everyone happy, you blend the approaches.
18. As a project manager, you're leading a project that has an initial set of requirements at kick off, but you know this list will grow and change. Your team will work with stakeholders to prioritize requirements as the project moves forward. What approach is the best choice for your project?
- Agile
- Waterfall
- Scrum
- Linear
19. Why was the Agile Manifesto developed? Select all that apply.
- The Agile Manifesto was designed by thought leaders and creators of new methodologies that came together to find common ground between their methods to solve a problem.
- The Agile Manifesto was designed to be a guide that would help project teams please their customers.
- The Agile Manifesto was developed to help project managers meet deadlines and stay within their budgets.
- The Agile Manifesto was developed to help keep processes flexible and focused on people: both the team and the users, over the end products or deliverables.
20. As an Agile project manager, why is it important to value customer collaboration over contract negotiation? Select all that apply.
- It reinforces that customer satisfaction is the highest priority when building a high quality and valuable product.
- It allows the freedom to collaborate with customers early and often.
- It encourages your team to seek out every opportunity to include the customer or stakeholder during project execution.
- It saves your organization time and money.
21. Which principles of the Agile Manifesto refer to team dynamics and culture? Select all that apply.
- Stakeholders should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely
- Regular team check-ins ensure the team stays on track
- Face-to-face conversations are most efficient for conveying information
- Best designs emerge from a well managed and overseen team
22. As a project manager, you identify that your business plan may face major disruptive changes and a high degree of uncertainty. Which project management methodology should you follow?
- Agile
- Neither Waterfall nor Agile will work
- Waterfall
- Both Waterfall and Agile can work
23. What innovative practices does the XP methodology use? Select all that apply.
- Write tests, not requirements
- Solo programming
- Pair programming
- Big design upfront
24. Retrospectives are a key component of which methodology?
- Scrum
- Lean
- Kanban
- XP
25. As a project manager, you lead a project with a team of developers working remotely. The client would like to review several prototypes before settling on the final product. Which approaches should you consider for this project? Select all that apply.
- Iterative
- Scrum
- Agile
- Waterfall
26. As an Agile project manager you are faced with a situation where an additional feature is required before moving forward. This additional feature was not part of the original plan. What would be the best way to handle this situation?
- Respond to the change rather than follow the original plan
- Tell the client the feature was not part of the original plan so it cannot be implemented
- Have your team continue with the plan while you implement the feature yourself
- Finish the plan and then revisit the new feature
27. How does an Agile team create and maintain the right interpersonal and team dynamics to deliver value for the customers and the business? Select all that apply.
- They do not waste time on face-to-face feedback.
- They do their work during intense periods of high workloads followed by periods of light workload.
- They build projects around motivated individuals.
- They know face-to-face conversations are the most effective way to communicate.
28. You’re the lead project manager at Office Green LLC, a commercial landscaping company focused on interior plant design. Your company’s market research team identifies a major shift to workers setting up home offices. Your team wants to pursue this business opportunity.
The goal is to deliver their new service, called Virtual Verde, and you don’t have any existing project plans to build off of or time to do a lot of prep work. Which factors do you face? Select three that apply.
- Volatility
- Uncertainty and ambiguity
- Budget constraints
- Complexity
29. Where does Scrum get its name? Select all that apply.
- Scrum refers to a formation in rugby where players huddle closely together with their heads down while trying to gain possession of the ball.
- Scrum refers to a football team’s huddle.
- The purpose of the rugby scrum is for each player on the team to play their role in order to work together and achieve their shared goal.
- Scrum is an acronym for the processes that make up the Agile methodology.
30. To create the most value for the customer, you ensure the customer can ask for additional features or incremental deliveries throughout the value stream. This is an example of what Lean methodology principle?
- Define value
- Create flow
- Establish pull
- Map value stream
31. What does it mean to say that Agile project management takes an iterative approach? Select all that apply.
- The team operates within many shorter blocks of time
- The activities are completed in a linear fashion
- The team takes a subset of all the project’s activities and does all the work
- The project processes are repeated
32. Which one of the following describes one of the main reasons that led to the creation of Agile?
- It is difficult to accommodate change using the Waterfall model when a client wants to modify a feature.
- Agile was created to enhance and work alongside the already existing Waterfall model.
- The Waterfall model was often not executed correctly, so a new methodology was needed to correct this.
- The Waterfall model was not strict enough, so Agile was created as a more linear and strict approach.
33. As a project manager, you notice that your team members are spending a lot of time writing comprehensive documentation which contributes to a delay in delivering working software. What can you do to help your team recover from this and get back on track?
- Let your team know that you will take over the documentation effort so that they can focus on producing working software
- Ask your team to work more hours to make up for the time spent writing documentation
- Remind your team that while documentation is important, it is more important to produce working software
- Remind your team that documentation is not important, and only working software brings business value
34. What does the Agile Manifesto mean by value delivery? Select all that apply.
- Simplify and focus on the things that matter most
- Deliver products quickly and frequently
- Save clients as much money as possible
- Deliver highly valuable products to customers
35. Why would an Agile approach be more successful than a Waterfall approach in a VUCA environment? Select all that apply.
- The Waterfall method is too flexible and lacks proper planning.
- The Agile method is only suited for when there is certainty.
- The Agile method is better at adapting and reacting to change.
- The Waterfall method requires proper planning and less flexibility.
36. As the project manager of an Agile team, you decide that your team should use pair programming and daily standups. Which two Agile approaches does this team blend? Select all that apply.
- XP
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Lean
37. Agile project management is based on the Agile Manifesto. Which one of the following best describes the Agile Manifesto?
- A collection of four values and twelve principles that define a good mindset an Agile team should strive for.
- A document which is sent to each team member by the project manager that outlines what each team member will be working on.
- An informative book on how to best complete tasks on time in an Agile environment.
- A set of steps which need to be followed rigorously by the entire team.
38. Your Agile team is reducing waste in their processes. They need to reduce unnecessary documentation and ensure the client is happy with the current direction of the product. How can the team solve both forms of waste?
- Meet with the client after every feature is fully tested and finished
- Add more planning focused iterations
- Add more team members so they can complete work more quickly
- Increase collaboration between stakeholders and the team
39. Part of the Agile process is to reflect together as a team on how to become more effective, then implement the feedback from these reflections to improve. What is the Agile name given to this process of team reflection?
- Retrospective
- Continuous learning
- Standup
- Hindsight
40. In the acronym VUCA, the “A” stands for “Ambiguity”. Which one of the following is an example of this in the context of project management?
- Disruption to the business supply chain
- Lack of ability to determine or control future changes
- Major changes to project plans
- Minor changes to project plans
41. How can the VUCA concept help you decide to use Agile or Waterfall? Select all that apply.
- It helps determine whether your project is too volatile for the Waterfall method.
- It helps determine how complex your project is.
- It helps determine if your project needs more predictive stability than the Waterfall method provides.
- It helps determine if your project is too ambiguous for the Waterfall method.
42. What are the main statuses used on a Kanban board? Select all that apply.
- To do
- Done
- In progress
- Planning
43. In the VUCA concept, what does volatility refer to? Select all that apply.
- The high number of interrelated forces that influence a project
- A high likelihood of disruptions in your operations
- The rate of change and churn in a business or situation
- A lack of predictability
44. What are the typical roles in Scrum? Select all that apply.
- Project Manager
- Product Owner
- Development Team
- Scrum Master
45. Test first development is a best practice in what popular Agile framework?
- Kanban
- XP
- Waterfall
- Scrum
46. A software development team uses a visual board to track their progress through each production sprint. What two Agile approaches does this team combine?
- XP and Kanban
- Waterfall and Scrum
- Scrum and XP
- Kanban and Scrum
47. Which one of the following describes one of the main reasons that led to the creation of Agile?
- It is difficult to accommodate change using the Waterfall model when a client wants to modify a feature.
- The Waterfall model was often not executed correctly, so a new methodology was needed to correct this.
- The Waterfall model was not strict enough, so Agile was created as a more linear and strict approach.
- Agile was created to enhance and work alongside the already existing Waterfall model.
48. As an Agile project manager, you should value individuals and interactions over processes and tools. What does this mean for your team? Select all that apply.
- Work together with your team to help each other achieve the best outcomes possible.
- Improve collaboration within the team by effectively using processes and tools to drive and facilitate your project.
- Forgo using processes and tools in order to speed up the production process.
- Have brief conversations rather than long, drawn out email exchanges.
49. Your team completes work in larger chunks and keeps comprehensive documentation to track handoffs between phases. Which methodology are you using?
- Waterfall
- Linear
- Agile
- Scrum
50. As a project manager, you never feel like the team can settle into a normal routine with the project because of constant disruptions. Which part of the acronym VUCA does this describe?
- Volatility
- Uncertainty
- Complexity
- Ambiguity
51. Fill in the blank: Agile works best in industries or projects that are susceptible to or that encourage _____.
- change and uncertainty
- predictability and certainty
- planning and documentation
- flexibility and documentation
52. Waterfall and Agile include how many of the same phases and tasks?
- None
- A couple
- Most
- All
53. Which of the following are characteristics of Scrum? Select all that apply.
- Weekly meetings are held to discuss obstacles and upcoming deadlines.
- Daily meetings are held to discuss tasks and clear up any blockers.
- Work is completed in short cycles.
- Extensive project planning is required before kickoff.