Introduction to Agile

Question 1

Agile Manifesto. Individuals are more important than..

Answer 1

Process and tools

Question 2

Agile Manifesto. Working Software is more important than…

Answer 2

Comprehensive documentation

Question 3

Agile Manifesto. Customer Collaberation is more important than…

Answer 3

Contract Negotiation

Question 4

Agile Manifesto. Responding to change is more important than…

Answer 4

following a plan

Question 5

State the Agile Manifesto

Answer 5

Individiuals and Interactions over processes and tools.
Working software over comprehensive documentation.
Customer Collaborations over contract negotiation.
Responding to change over following a plan.

Question 6

Progress = Working Software

Answer 6

Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.

Question 7

Iterative Delivery

Answer 7

Deliver Working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference for the shorter timescale.

Question 8

Continuous Incremental Value

Answer 8

Working software is the primary measure of progress.

Question 9

Embrace Change

Answer 9

Welcome changing requirements even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer’s competitive advantage.

Question 10

Collaboration and Feedback

Answer 10

Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project

Question 11

Face-to-Face communication

Answer 11

The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.

Question 12

Technical Excellence

Answer 12

Continous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility

Question 13

Sustainable Pace

Answer 13

Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.

Question 14

Simplicity

Answer 14

Simplicity - The art of maximizing the amount of work not done - is essential.

Question 15

Self-Organization

Answer 15

The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.

Question 16

Trust and Support

Answer 16

Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.

Question 17

Continuous Improvement

Answer 17

At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.

Question 18

What are the first 5 Agile principles?

Answer 18

1. Progress = Working Software
2. Iterative Delivery
3. Continuous Incremental Value
4. Embrace change
5. Collaboration and Feedback

Question 19

Push or Pull?

Answer 19

Push work - enforcing compliance to processes (waterfall)

Pull work - Project team members rather than decision-makers control the system

Question 20

What are the next 3 Agile Principles?

Answer 20

6 Face-to-Face Communication

7. Technical Excellence
8. Sustainable Pace

Question 21

What are the last 4 Agile Principles?

Answer 21

9. Simplicity
10. Self-Organization
11. Trust and Support
12. Continuous Improvement