Agile Development Approaches

Question 1

4 Types of Development Approaches

Answer 1

1. Predictive (waterfall)
2. Iterative
3. Incremental
4. Agile

Question 2

Predictive Requirements, Activities, Delivery, and Goal

Answer 2

1. Fixed
2. Done all at one sequentially
3. Single delivery
4. Manage cost

Question 3

Iterative Requirements, Activities, Delivery, and Goal

Answer 3

1. Dynamic
2. Repeated until correct
3. Single delivery
4. Correctness of solution

Question 4

Incremental Requirements, Activities, Delivery, and Goal

Answer 4

1. Dynamic
2. Performed Once
3. Frequent small deliveries
4. Speed

Question 5

Agile Requirements, Activities, Delivery, and Goal

Answer 5

1. Dynamic
2. Repeated until correct
3. Frequent small deliveries
   4.Customer value with small deliveries

Question 6

3 Hybrid Approaches

Answer 6

1. Mostly Agile + Some Predictive
2. Mostly Waterfall + Some Agile
3. Combined Predictive Agile Approach

Question 7

What do all development approaches undergo?

Answer 7

1. Analyze
2. Design
3. Build
4. Test
5. Deliver

Question 8

How can you use Hybrid approaches?

Answer 8

For transition from waterfall to agile

Question 9

How to Tailor an Agile Project- If Demand is Sporadic

Answer 9

Build sprints to help teams demo work and have intake

Question 10

How to Tailor an Agile Project- If Team needs Process Improvement

Answer 10

Have retros and select improvements

Question 11

How to Tailor an Agile Project- Poor Quality Deliverables

Answer 11

Consider TDD (test first, find root cause, and have retros)

Question 12

How to Tailor an Agile Project- Work is delayed

Answer 12

Use kanban and limit WIP

Question 13

How to Tailor an Agile Project- >1 Team needed for project

Answer 13

Use agile framework and scrum of scrums

Question 14

Team new to Agile

Answer 14

Train teams on agile mindset and principles

Question 15

3 Lean and Agile Frameworks

Answer 15

Scrum
XP
Kanban

can blend them

Question 16

Characteristics of Servant Leadership

Answer 16

Lead thru service of the team where you empower them and address their needs for high performance

-listen
-help them grow
-serve the team
-promote self awareness
-coach vs ctrl
-promote energy
-promote psychological safety
-fail forward and can raise concerns

Question 17

Servant Leader Responsibilities

Answer 17

1. Facilitate; encourage participation neutral 3rd party bridge builder
2. Remove impediments
3. Pave the way for other’s contributions; “we” via collab, value growth among team
4. Grow the teams; mentor them in Agile

Question 18

Agile Team Operations: What makes the most effective Agile Teams?

Answer 18

1. 3-9 Members
2. Colocated
3. Generalized specialists (T Shaped)
4. Overcome org silos working with managers of outside team members for dedicated individuals

Question 19

Benefits of kanban

Answer 19

-Visual workspace that shows WIP
-Limits WIP
-Avoid task switching to get work done faster

Question 20

Agile Roles

Answer 20

1. Generalized Specialists (T Shaped)
2. XFN Team Member (BA, Dev, Tester, SME) to produce working product
3. Product Owner
4. Team Facilitator (scrum master, coach, lead, servant, PM)

Question 21

8 Agile Foundations

Answer 21

1. Whole Team Approach
2. Servant Leadership
3. Early & Frequent Feedback
4. Sticky/Stable Teams
5. Rolling Wave Planning
6. Build in Quality
7. Visual Management
8. Continuous Integration (CI)

Question 22

Agile Core Practices- What does a Team Charter include?

Answer 22

-HOW the team will work together
-Team Vision and Working Agreements
-WHO, WHAT, WHY, HOW, Team Values, DoR and DoD

Question 23

Agile Core Practices- What’s in a daily standup?

Answer 23

-Short team meeting going through Kanban
-What was completed
-What am I planning to complete?
-Any blockers to swarm around

Question 24

Agile Core Practices- What’s in a daily What is a product backlog?

Answer 24

list of upcoming features for a product

Question 25

Agile Core Practices- What’s in a daily What is a sprint backlog?

Answer 25

List of user stories for a sprint

Question 26

What does a product owner do with product backlog?

Answer 26

-Produces product roadmap of sequence of features to be delivered
-replans based on what team delivers
-May use high level prototype for team to see requirements
-Use rolling wave planning

Question 27

Agile Core Practices-User Story Collaboration Creation

Answer 27

Team triad “tres amigos” with BA/Product Owner/Sr Business User, Dev, and Tester to go over requirements, doc the req, determine soln, and LOE with Fibo

Question 28

Agile Core Practices-Story Card Sizing

Answer 28

Either during Backlog Refinement or US Creation and take ready US cards to estimate LOE with shirt size or points

Question 29

Agile Core Practices-Backlog Refinement

Answer 29

Product Owner works with team to execute in right order, cards sized, team has enough work to do, help team prepare US for next sprint

Question 30

Agile Core Practices- Sprint Planning

Answer 30

Select highest priority User Stories with sized cards and check team’s velocity, kanban

Question 31

Agile Core Practices-Retros

Answer 31

Facilitated at end of each iteration/sprint

Question 32

Agile Core Practices- Sprint Reviews/Demos

Answer 32

Team completes usable features in each sprint and demos to customers or demo by product owner for feedback

Question 33

Execution Practices & Agile Measures: Continuous Integration

Answer 33

Work frequently to production
Retested to confirm working as expected (code is merged regularly/daily) and regression tested (make sure nothing else breaks with new changes) often auto jobs