Agile Flashcards
What is I Shaped
Like the letter “I,” they have depth, but not much breadth.
What is T Shaped
T-shaped people” supplement their expertise in one area with supporting, but less-developed skills in associated areas and good collaboration skills.
Refactoring
refactoring a module of code means that you change its internal workings while leaving its external interfaces intact
Thrashing
Thrashing is when you interrupt work in action before it is complete and re-direct someone’s attention to another task repeatedly.
swarming
Swarming involves having multiple members of a team, or the entire team, work together on the highest priority item in a sprint and maintain focus on it until it is completely done.
What is Kandban Board
An agile project management tool designed to help visualize work, limit work-in-progress, and maximize efficiency (or flow). Bunch of sticky notes
Information Radiator
“Information radiator” is the generic term for any of a number of handwritten, drawn, printed or electronic displays which a team places in a highly visible location, so that all team members as well as passers-by can see the latest information at a glance
Someone in a meeting that doesnt want to be there is called a what
Prisoner
The ideal Agile teams consists of what
Team members that are t shaped
Prioritizing user stories isthe job of what role?
Product Owner
Information transparency and posting project artifacts in public spaces are two hallmarks of what
Agile
A tool used to identify areas in the process that can lead to inefficiencies and bottlenecks
Value Stream
What is a meeting that is attended by scrum masters of each team to discuss status, issues and dependencies
Scrum of Srums
Does Agile use a schedule baseline?
No
What is backlog grooming?
Backlog grooming is a regular session where backlog items are discussed, reviewed, and prioritized by product managers, product owners, and the rest of the team
What i the Kano Analysis?
Prioritizing features on a product roadmap based on the degree to which they are likely to satisfy customers
classifying preferences in four ways: delighters, satisfiers, dissatisfiers, and indifferent
At what stage should the project charter be developed?
Envisioning/Feasibility
What is the most flexible constraint in an agile project?
Scope
What agile process utilizes the pull concept for administering work to team members?
A Kanban Board will illustrate the work in the queue that is not yet started
What document are you reviewing if you have just received a summary of the document used to formally authorize a new Agile project?
Project Overview Statement
If someone requests a detail project schedule, what should you provide?
A detailed Project Schedule
What is Pair Programming?
2 developers/engineers work together at the same workstation using same keyboard at a time,to improve the quality of deliverable
When a new stakeholder is identified, what is the best next step?
Update Stakeholder Register
If a project requires releases to have deployement in multiple deliverable, what approach would work best?
Incremental
Which Agile method uses pair programming?
XP
What are the 5 Agile Approaches?
Scrum
Kanban
Extreme Programming (XP)
Lean Development
Crystal
Describe the Agile Scrum Approach
It uses cycles or stages of development, known as sprints
Describe the Kanban Scrum Approach
Just in time, organized on a board or table, shows the flow in the software production project.
Describe the XP Scrum Approach
Extremem focus on code. Based around the idea of discovering “the simplest thing that will work” without putting too much weight on the long-term product view. Prioritizes customer satisfaction over everything else
Describe the Lean Development Approach
Lean development forces the team to ruthlessly remove any activity that does not bring ultimate value to the product. MVP is also often associated with lean
Describe the Crystal Approach
Crystal is one of the most flexible frameworks, giving tremendous freedom to the team to develop their own processes.
Family of methodologies
What is the best way to identify Strengths and Weaknesses?
SWOT Analysis
