Domain 3

Question 1

What are some objectives of the scope management plan?

Answer 1

create project structure
reduce risk of scope creep
document resources

Question 2

What are some advantages to having a scope management plan?

Answer 2

Manage spending
manage changing requirements
Reduce waste
Meet deadlines

Question 3

What are key outcomes of the scope management planning?

Answer 3

Scope plan creation
Project requirements
Scope definition
scope validation
Scope monitoring
work breakdown

Question 4

What are the three pillars of scrum?

Answer 4

Transparency
Inspection
Adaptation

Question 5

What does it mean for scrum team to be “self organizing”?

Answer 5

The team is empowered to decide how they will go about accomplishing their tasks

Question 6

When does sprint planning happen?

Answer 6

At the beginning of every sprint

Question 7

T/F: Prioritization happens as needed in predictive methodologies

Answer 7

T

Question 8

What are the phases of adaptive project management?

Answer 8

Scope
Plan
Build
Checkpoint
Review

Question 9

During which adaptive phase is the WBS created?

Answer 9

The scope phase

Question 10

During which adaptive phase are the requirements prioritized?

Answer 10

The scope phase

Question 11

During which adaptive phase is the product quality and functionality reviewed?

Answer 11

The checkpoint phase

Question 12

Describe “definition of done”

Answer 12

It’s a completion tactic in adaptive approaches where the deliverable must meet all the criteria on a checklist to be considered complete

Question 13

A(n) ___ is a user story which is too large to complete in an iteration.

Answer 13

epic

Question 14

What are the three principles to agile project management?

Answer 14

Transparency
Inspection
Adaptation

Question 15

What is the difference between a sprint review and a sprint retrospective in Scrum?

Answer 15

A review is when the team demonstrates what was completed during the sprint & get stakeholder feedback. A retrospective is when the process is reviewed & areas of improvement are identified

Question 16

What is the average length of a sprint?

Answer 16

2-4 wks

Question 17

____ is how much a team can complete in an iteration

Answer 17

Velocity

Question 18

Describe how SaFe agile differs from other agile methodologies

Answer 18

It’s used at the enterprise level and spans projects at various levels in an org

Question 19

Describe how Feature Driven Development (FDD) differs from other agile methodologies.

Answer 19

It’s more rigid, made for software development and does not have an emphasis for face to face communication. It’s best for large orgs that have team members in different locations

Question 20

Describe how Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) differs from other agile methodologies.

Answer 20

It’s a blend of scrum with other agile methodologies. It can be used for big or small projects and uses MoSCoW for prioritization.

Question 21

Describe how AgilePM differs from other agile methodologies.

Answer 21

AgilePM is a subset of DSDM and provides guidance on project management principles.

Question 22

What is the purpose of a minimum viable product?

Answer 22

It allows the team get feedback on a product from the customers before adding extra features.

Question 23

T/F: Incremental deliver produces a usable piece of the product in each iteration.

Answer 23

T

Question 24

What are some disadvantages to an adaptive project?

Answer 24

Difficult to plan for & predict timelines or schedule cost

Question 25

What external env factors may work best w/ agile?

Answer 25

Active stakeholder engagement

Changing project requirements

small to medium sized projects

Skilled and empowered teams

Market conditions

Org risk appetite

Question 26

What are the steps to planning a project iteration?

Answer 26

Define the project scope
Create a prioritized backlog
Define iteration length
Select iteration work
Break work down into smaller units
Estimate the required effort
Plan iteration work & tasks
Execute the iteration
Review & respect the iteration

Question 27

Describe the different “units/sizes” of an iteration

Answer 27

Epics - large units for complex features

User stories - a broken down epic that has a specific product requirement & includes acceptance criteria

Tasks - activities that need to be done to complete the user story

Question 28

What are some disadvantages of using iterations?

Answer 28

Increased overhead and administrative burden

Increased scope creep risk

Effective dependency management can be challenging

Inflexibility

Question 29

On what basis are items in the initial product backlog prioritized?

Answer 29

Features are prioritized based on their value to the customer & level of effort

Question 30

What are some inputs for defining & refining the scope on an adaptive project?

Answer 30

Stakeholder requirements

Project objectives

Business case

Constraints

Lessons learned

Change requests

Project team expertise

Question 31

What are the benefits of story points?

Answer 31

Story points are assigned based on complexity & effort of a user story.

Question 32

What does a burn up/down chart show?

Answer 32

How much work is left to be completed/ has been completed

Question 33

How is average velocity calculated?

Answer 33

Average velocity = total # of completed story points/ total # of completed sprints