Communications

Question 1

information radiator

Answer 1

Any of a number of handwritten, drawn, printed or electronic displays
Highly visible location,
all team members as well as passers-by can see the latest information at a glance

Question 2

Team space agile tooling

Answer 2

tools for more effective communication (reduce roadblocks for collecting, maintaining and disseminating information)
types: low-tech high-touch tools, digital tools

Question 3

Osmotic communications for co-located and/or distributed teams

Answer 3

Way information flows of background hearing
Pickup relevant information
Tune in or tune out whatever they hear

Question 4

two-way communications (trustworthy, conversation driven)

Answer 4

Face to Face communication, email and chat

Question 5

social media–based communication

Answer 5

social media–based communication

Question 6

Basics of active listening

Answer 6

1) Focus your attention
2) Take notes
3) Paraphrasing
4) Summarizing

Question 7

Need for brainstorming

Answer 7

1) level the playing field and discourage dominating personalities
2) the process helps increase the level of participation among ALL group members
3) it allows all members to participate regardless of level of experience or tenure with the company

Question 8

XP feedback methods

Answer 8

1) Pair programming
2) Unit tests
3) Continuous integration

Question 9

Caves and commons

Answer 9

Common area, private area of working(caves), sharing information

Question 10

Team space configuration example

Answer 10

Place office furniture in the center of the space
Empty wall space available
Easy access to low-tech / high touch tools and supplies
Stock all of the team’s required technology

Question 11

Collaction

Answer 11

Solve problems informally and quickly
Completing working instead of formal structure process
Collaborate and communicate naturally

Question 12

Distributed teams

Answer 12

Virtual team space
Virtual high tech/low touch tools
Virtual daily stand-ups
Virtual information radiators

Question 13

Distributed teams challenges

Answer 13

Osmotic communication is not possible
Synchronization is difficult
All must work harder for basic communication and team goverance

Question 14

Virtual team space

Answer 14

maximize team work productivity and focus
Grouped with other virtual team members
Web based info-sharing solution

Question 15

Virtual team space best practices

Answer 15

Maintain a metaphor for the project vision

Frequent and multiple scheduled meetings

Question 16

Distributed team concepts - Impacts

Answer 16

Globalization (Communication/collaboration issues,team sizes, process adjustments)
Culture - agile approach differs from current culture
Diversity - (uniqueness of each team individual, independent thinking, creative and unique contributions)

Question 17

Schneider culture model

Answer 17

Dominant culture in the organization
Collaboration - Scrum
Control - kanban
Competence - agile
Cultivation - xp and scrum method

Question 18

Find dominant culture type

Answer 18

Understand values and principles
What is important to team
Discover how people approach work
how people relate to one another

Question 19

Questions in active listening

Answer 19

1) Prefer open-ended questions
2) Clarifying questions
3) Ask for more information
4) Ask for their opinions and analysis
5) When you aren’t getting it, let the speaker know
6) Listen all the way to the end

Question 20

The Nuances in Active Listening

Answer 20

1) Use silence
2) Body language
3) Acknowledge, and ask about emotions
4) Validate concerns
5) Verify assumptions

Question 21

Five Steps to Effective Brainstorming in Agile Projects

Answer 21

Step 1: Who wants to Lead?
Step 2: Ready, Set, Goal.
Step 3: Got an Idea? Share it.
Step 4: Put the Puzzle Together.
Step 5: Solve it as a Team.

Question 22

The Generic Brainstorming Meeting Process

Answer 22

1) Location matters
2) Have a specific purpose
3) Know what you want, and what to do with it
4) Know how to facilitate
5) Put the focus on the list
6) Comfort is key
7) Establish the ground rules
8) Postpone criticism

Question 23

Scrum feedback methods

Answer 23

1) Daily scrum

2) Sprint

Question 24

Agile process which supports feedback

Answer 24

1) Code reviews
2) Static code analysis
3) Automated integration tests
4) Automated acceptance tests
5) Having the customer and business experts work closely with you throughout the process
6) Increasing the frequency of releases tenfold (at least to test environments)