Agile

Question 1

beginning phrase of Manifesto for Agile Software Development:

Answer 1

We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:

Question 2

Individuals and interactions over ___

Answer 2

processes and tools

Question 3

___ over processes and tools

Answer 3

Individuals and interactions

Question 4

Working software over ___

Answer 4

comprehensive documentation

Question 5

___ over comprehensive documentation

Answer 5

Working software

Question 6

Customer collaboration over ___

Answer 6

contract negotation

Question 7

___ over contract negotation

Answer 7

Customer collaboration

Question 8

Responding to change over ___

Answer 8

following a plan

Question 9

___ over following a plan

Answer 9

Responding to change

Question 10

Our highest priority is ___

Answer 10

to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.

Question 11

Welcome changing requirements, even ___

Answer 11

late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer’s competitive advantage.

Question 12

Deliver working software frequently, from ___

Answer 12

a couple weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.

Question 13

Business people and developers must ___

Answer 13

work together daily through the project.

Question 14

Build projects around ___

Answer 14

motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.

Question 15

The most efficient and effective method of ___

Answer 15

conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.

Question 16

Working software is ___

Answer 16

the primary measure of progress.

Question 17

Agile processes promote ___

Answer 17

sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.

Question 18

Continuous attention to ___

Answer 18

technical excellence and good design enhances agility.

Question 19

Simplicity – the art of ___

Answer 19

maximizing the amount of work not done – is essential.

Question 20

The best architectures, ___

Answer 20

requirements, and designs emerge from self-organized teams.

Question 21

At regular intervals, the ___

Answer 21

team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.