Flow: Visual Sprint Planning Process

Question 1

What is the purpose of visual planning in the Half Double Methodology?

a) To complicate project processes

b) To simplify project communication

c) To discourage team collaboration

d) To limit the project’s focus

Answer 1

b) To simplify project communication

Question 2

What is an essential input needed to plan the sprints and deliver effect continuously throughout the project?

A. Impact case
B. The stakeholder map
C. The Impact Solution Design
D. The pulse check measuring effect experienced by the key stakeholders

Answer 2

C. The Impact Solution Design

Question 3

What is the procedure described by the efficiency paradigm?

A.
Sense the situation
Categorize the problem
Analyze possible improvements
Respond

B.
Confirm
Clear
Cordon
Control

C.
Situation
Complication
Questions
Answer

D.
Know
Can
Choose
Execute

Answer 3

A.
Sense the situation
Categorize the problem
Analyze possible improvements
Respond

Question 4

Why is it essential that the project owner is actively involved in the project?

A. The project owner needs to be able to intervene in multiple departments, negotiate with mid-level managers, and eliminate impediments along the way

B. Only they have the formal power to change the project organization’s direction

C. They have the mandate to make critical decisions regarding the focus and the intended impact of the project

D. All of the above

Answer 4

D. All of the above

Question 5

What is the role of visual planning in the Half Double Methodology?

a) To complicate project processes

b) To simplify project communication

c) To discourage team collaboration

d) To limit the project’s focus

Answer 5

b) To simplify project communication

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the Local Translation is true?

Statement 1: The local translation tools are
Governance customization
Half Double reflective tool
Adaption of mindset

Statement 2: The local translations tools should be used to facilitate dialogues with key stakeholders.

Answer 6

Statement 2: The local translations tools should be used to facilitate dialogues with key stakeholders.

Question 7

Which of the following are NOT an impact tool?
A. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
B. Impact case & Impact tracking
C. Impact Solution Design
D. Pulse check

Answer 7

A. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

Question 8

What is the role of visual methods in creating commitment and alignment?

a) To complicate project processes

b) To discourage team collaboration

c) To enhance commitment and mutual understanding

d) To limit the project’s focus

Answer 8

c) To enhance commitment and mutual understanding

Question 9

How does the book recommend using visual aids in workshops?

a) By avoiding visual aids to reduce complexity

b) By using posters, index cards, and flip charts

c) By isolating team members from each other

d) By limiting the team’s creativity

Answer 9

b) By using posters, index cards, and flip charts

Question 10

What is the significance of using visual prototypes in the project?

a) To create confusion among team members

b) To limit the team’s creativity

c) To collect feedback quickly

d) To discourage team collaboration

Answer 10

c) To collect feedback quickly

Question 11

How does the Handbook recommend using visual plans for sprint coordination?

a) By keeping the plans virtual

b) By avoiding detailed planning

c) By involving people who know the subject

d) By limiting the team’s autonomy

Answer 11

c) By involving people who know the subject

Question 12

What is the primary benefit of visualizing project complexity?

a) To create confusion among team members

b) To simplify project communication

c) To discourage team collaboration

d) To limit the project’s focus

Answer 12

b) To simplify project communication

Question 13

How does the book recommend using visual plans to support decision-making?

a) By avoiding visual plans to reduce complexity

b) By using visual plans to facilitate data-driven decisions

c) By isolating team members from each other

d) By limiting the team’s creativity

Answer 13

b) By using visual plans to facilitate data-driven decisions

Question 14

Which of the following are considered Flow methods?

1) Allocate core team +50% and assure co-location. Reduce complexity in time and space to free up time to solve complex problems.
2) Define a fixed project heartbeat for stakeholder interaction to progress the project in sprints.
3) Design your project to deliver impact as soon as possible with end users close to the solution.
4) Increase insight and commitment using visual tools and plans to support progression.

A. 1, 2, 3
B. 1, 2, 4
C. 2, 3, 4
D. 1, 3, 4

Answer 14

B. 1, 2, 4

1) Allocate core team +50% and assure co-location. Reduce complexity in time and space to free up time to solve complex problems.
2) Define a fixed project heartbeat for stakeholder interaction to progress the project in sprints.
4) Increase insight and commitment using visual tools and plans to support progression.

Question 15

What is a benefit of co-locating the project team in close proximity?

A. Questions are answered quickly

B. Ideas can be shared and qualified quickly

C. It increases motivation of the project team members

D. All of the above

Answer 15

D. All of the above

Question 16

The Impact Solution Design must create a core idea that visualizes the project’s value creation for the entire duration of the project.

To identify the core idea for reducing the time to impact, Half Double suggest you refer to the areas of Product, Process and People.

Which of the questions below fits the Process area?

A. Could we deliver part of or half of the process for each release?

B. Could we release the core version of the product as a minimum viable product and then build on it?

C. What is the core use of the product/service/system/process?

D. Can we limit the first release to only focus on a specific group to reduce time to impact?

Answer 16

A. Could we deliver part of or half of the process for each release?

Question 17

Half Double recommends a four-step process for customizing governance. What is the correct order of the process?

1) Consider what these adjustment requirements mean in the context that the project is to be implemented in

2) Anchor with key people and involve key stakeholders and management to handle rigid rules that prevent project progress

3) Draw up a plan for how concrete changes are made in the most important governance areas

4) Analyze the project and assess where it is important to adjust the existing governance routines to promote success

A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 2, 3, 1, 4
C. 3, 4, 2, 1
D. 4, 1, 2, 3

Answer 17

D. 4, 1, 2, 3

Question 18

What is likely to demotivate the project’s key stakeholders?
A. Getting attention from the project leader and project owner
B. Answering a pulse check but not hearing how their answers are used
C. Being able to affect the project
D. A and B

Answer 18

B. Answering a pulse check but not hearing how their answers are used

Question 19

Working with project visuals addresses certain motivational factors. Which factors does it address?

A. Purpose – the yearning to do something for a reason greater than yourself and your own work on the project.

B. Mastery – the desire to get better and be better at something that matters.

C. Autonomy – the urge to direct our own work and effort.

D. All of the above

Answer 19

D. All of the above

Question 20

How is project leadership regarded by Half Double?
A. The domain of the project leader
B. The domain of the project owner
C. A close interaction between project leader and project owner
D. The domain of the project’s steering committee and the project manager

Answer 20

C. A close interaction between project leader and project owner

Question 21

According to Half Double, why is it beneficial to work with a project methodology that builds on the innovation paradigm instead of the efficiency paradigm?

A. Because the future is relatively easy predict if you make elaborate analysis in the beginning of a project

B. Because a transformation of organization, processes, and behavior produces greater benefits than perfection

C. B and D

D. Because we must exploit the accelerating flow of opportunities rather than viewing them as interruptions

Answer 21

B. Because a transformation of organization, processes, and behavior produces greater benefits than perfection

Question 22

Half Double proposes a five-step workshop process for project design. Which of the following BEST describes the impact definition workshop?

A. Refine and validate the impact case with experts, then develop a rough core idea for early impact creation.

B. Define project objectives, success criteria, and identify key stakeholders involved in the impact solution design.

C. Identify impact, key deliverables, draft a roadmap, and assess risks while engaging with stakeholders.

D. Validate impact solution design, create a cost overview, and develop a high-level plan and organization for impact realization.

Answer 22

B. Set the objectives of the project. This means the overall purpose, sub-purposes, success criteria, and key deliverables. Identify the key stakeholders to be involved in the impact solution design process.

Question 23

What best describes the visual sprint plan?
A. The visual sprint plan is the project’s network plan focusing on the critical path. The plan can also be virtual.

B. The visual sprint plan is a poster showing the overall impact roadmap

C. The visual sprint plan is the project’s network plan but without a focus on the critical path

D. The visual sprint plan is a detailed plan for the next month used for teamwork coordination, tracking progression and improvement ideas. The plan can also be virtual.

Answer 23

D. The visual sprint plan is a detailed plan for the next month used for teamwork coordination, tracking progression and improvement ideas. The plan can also be virtual.

Question 24

To design a faster and higher impact project, Half Double recommends a five-step workshop process. Which of the following BEST describes the Impact Solution Design 2 workshop?

A. Refine and validate the impact case with experts, then develop a rough core idea for early impact creation.

B. Define project objectives, purposes, success criteria, and identify key stakeholders.

C. Develop a detailed core idea, identify impact and deliverables, draft a roadmap, assess risks, and engage with stakeholders.

D. Validate impact solution design, create a cost overview, and develop a high-level plan and organization for impact realization.

Answer 24

D. Validate the impact solution design, create a cost overview and create a high-level plan and organization needed to realize the impact based on the core idea.

Question 25

For each project, we must define the key events that are necessary to ensure something. What are some of the things we must ensure?

1) That the different teams can work at the right pace
2) That the project leader can control the project team
3) That the project owner is involved and can take an active role
4) That the steering committee, if such exists, is on the field when needed

A. 1, 2, 3
B. 2, 3, 4
C. 1, 3, 4
D. 1, 2, 4

Answer 25

B. 2, 3, 4