Agile Scrum Concepts Flashcards

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Cite the Family of Agile approaches to Project Management.

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Scrum,
Extreme Programming (XP),
Crystal,
Kanban.

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Of all the Agile methods, which is the most popular?

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At nearly two thirds of all Agile projects Scrum is the most popular.

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Agile Scrum Foundations covers eight concepts which are?

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Agile Scrum Concepts, 
Roles and Rituals,
Scrum Practices,
Scrum Planning,
Scrum Estimation,
Scrum Monitoring,
Advance Scrum Concepts,
Overview of Scrum.
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4
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What are the two (2) main approaches to Project Management?

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Waterfall and Agile

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Which approach to project management involves a heavyweight documentation-driven process that’s not susceptible to change?

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The waterfall approach to project management

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From the agile side approach of project management, what are the four (4) Statement of Value concepts?

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  1. Individuals and interactions
  2. Working software
  3. Customer Collaboration
  4. Responding to Change
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From the waterfall side approach of project management, what are the four (4) Statement of Value concepts?

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  1. Process and Tools
  2. Comprehensive documentation
  3. Contract negotiation
  4. Following a plan
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STATEMENT OF VALUE

Individuals and Interactions OVER?

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Process and Tools

Individuals and their interactions deliver better results when the emphasis is NOT on the processes and the tools.

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STATEMENT OF VALUE

Working Software OVER?

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Comprehensive Documentation

Emphasis on working software can deliver real progress or value

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STATEMENT OF VALUE

Customer Collaboration OVER?

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Contract Negotiation

Organizations need to be accommodating rather than following detailed definitions listed in contracts.

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STATEMENT OF VALUE

Responding to Change OVER?

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Following a Plan

Customer suggestions must be incorporated to deliver the value the customer want.

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The Waterfall Approach traditionally used to plan and deliver software development projects sustained?

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a heavy upfront cost of documentation, and is difficult to respond to change when this approach is utilized.

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True or False

The Standish Group Study – CHAOS Manifesto showed that SDLC projects succeed three times more often when the agile approach is used.

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True

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What metrics were utilized by the Standish Group Study – CHAOS Manifesto to defined project success?

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  1. On time
  2. On budget
  3. Delivered Planned Features
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Agile – Key Features

‘The focus is on professionals and how to optimally use their skills’ cite the feature.

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Focus of People

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Agile – Key Features

‘It is the basic characteristic each team member should have’ cite the feature.

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Trust

17
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Agile – Key Features

‘The customer determines the scope of the project, prioritizes the work, and reviews the product’ cite the feature.

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Customer involvement

18
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Agile – Key Features

‘Working software is delivered to the customer in short ________.

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Increments

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Agile – Key Features

‘The team includes different specialties that deliver the working software to the customer’ cite the feature.

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Multidisciplinary Teams

20
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Agile – Key Features

‘The predetermined amount of time is never to be exceeded by the team’ cite the feature.

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Time Boxes

21
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One of the key metrics used in every Agile project is Escaped Defects which is?

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Defects that were not found by, or ones that escaped from, QA team but were found by the customer.

22
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Agile is actually a family of methods. Some of the most common methods are:

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Scrum, Lean, MoSCow, Crystal, Kanban, XP

23
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Cite the Agile method based on the depiction

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Scrum

24
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Cite the Agile method based on the depiction

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eXtreme Programming

25
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Cite the Agile method based on the depiction

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Crystal

26
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Cite the Agile method based on the depiction

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Kanban

27
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Cite the Agile method based on the depiction

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MoSCoW

28
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In scrum, the iterations that deliver working software to the customer are called?

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Sprints

29
Q

List the four (4) Scrum Practices

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Roles, Rituals, Artifacts, and Rules

30
Q

What three (3) roles reside under Scrum Practices?

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Product Owner, Scrum Master, and the Development Team

31
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List the Rituals within the best Scrum Practices.

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Sprint, 
Sprint Planning, 
Daily Scrum, 
Sprint Execution, 
Sprint Review, 
Sprint Retrospective, 
Product Backlog Inspection.
32
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What Artifacts are associated with the Scrum methodology?

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Product Backlog,
Sprint Backlog,
Definition of Done,
Potentially Shippable Product Increment.

33
Q

Know that Scrum RULES is the 4th Scrum Practice.

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Rules