Module 1 - The DSDM Agile Approach

Question 1

What is the definition of DSDM?

Answer 1

DSDM is a proven framework for Agile project management and deliver, helping to deliver results quickly and effectively

Question 2

What is the definition of AgilePF?

Answer 2

AgilePF (DSDM Agile Project Framework) is an evolution of DSDM Atern the previous version of DSDM. It provides the information that is essential to enable any role on a DSDM project to enable any role on a DSDM project to use DSDM effectively and to understand how it is applied in practice

Question 3

DSDM Vs Agile

Answer 3

• Requires basic foundations to be agreed at an early stage
• Reduces nasty surprises if foundations are agreed and focused on business, solution and management
• Help large/complex organisations by making this agreement essential
• provides better fit with most organisations because it has broader set of roles than most Agile approaches
• Deal not only with development and delivery, but the entire project
• Can be combined with other existing in-house Agile approach

Question 4

What is a description of RAD?

Answer 4

Rapid application development is an approach where users of the solution work closely with developers to iteratively and incrementally build software applications, not based on a formalised solution, but on discussion, demonstrations and short feedback loops

Question 5

List the negatives about the Waterfall approach?

Answer 5

-Traditional
-Sequential
-Too big and too long
-poor communication
- progress was measured in percentage
- Late delivery
- Over budget
- Relies heavily on specifications

Question 6

List the negatives about the RAD approach

Answer 6

• relies on discussions, demonstrations and short feedback loops
• provided quick fixes only
• focused on speed
• No focus on quality
• No view of big picture
• Introduced new sets of problems

Question 7

DSDM VS Traditional

Answer 7

• Uses details to signal if the project can move to the next step; detail is determined through iteration
• Handles expected changes in business requirements at detailed level
• Avoids effort traditionally spent on detailed up-front work
• Address current and imminent needs, as opposed to the traditional focusing on perceived possibilities
• Provides better fit solutions - easier to test and easier to integrate into the business process
• Requires small solution cost, as opposed to the cost of traditional’s extensive solution

Question 8

What are the benefits to DSDM?

Answer 8

• The business is better able to direct development of the solution and is more likely to feel ownership of the solution as it evolves and most importantly as it transitions into live use
• Prioritisation enables a project to be delivered on time whilst protecting the quality of what is being delivered
• The risk of building the wrong solution is greatly reduced; the ultimate solution is more likely to meet the real business need
• Deployment is more likely to go smoothly, due to the co-operation of all parties concerned throughout the development

Question 9

Complete the blanks
DSDM is a proven …. for Agile project management and ….., helping to deliver results …… and effectively.

Answer 9

Framework
Delivery
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Question 10

What are the 5 advantages of DSDM over traditional approaches?

Answer 10

• uses detail to signal if the project can move to the next step
• Handles expected changes in business requirements at detailed level
• Avoids effort traditionally spent on detailed up-front work
• Provides better fit solutions - easier to test and easier to integrate into the business process
• Requires small solution cost

Question 11

What are three benefits of DSDM in general?

Answer 11

• The business is better able to direct and feel ownership of the solution as it evolves
• Prioritisation enables a project to be delivered on time whilst protecting quality
• The risk of building the wrong solution is greatly reduced

Question 12

True or false - DSDM is a proven framework for agile project management and delivery, helping to deliver results quickly and effectively

Answer 12

True

Question 13

True or False - DSDM was a free to use approach when created in 1994 through a collaboration of a large number of project practitioners across many companies

Answer 13

False

Question 14

True or Flase - AgilePF is the previous version of DSDM

Answer 14

False

Question 15

True or false - AgilePF uses the agile philosophy on products to ensure needed documentation are lean, timely and valuable

Answer 15

True

Question 16

True or False - Rapid application development is an approach where users of the solution work closely with developers to iteratively and incrementally build software applications, not based on a formalised solution, but on discussion, demonstrations and short feedback loops.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True or False - RAD is focused on speed

Answer 17

True

Question 18

True or false - the Waterfall model is focused on the sequence of stages where the next stage cannot be done until the previous one is finished`

Answer 18

True

Question 19

True or False - In comparing DSDM to traditional approaches, the former uses details to signal if the project can move to the next step; detail is determined through iteration

Answer 19

True

Question 20

True or False - In comparing DSDM to traditional approaches, DSDM costs more because it covers the entire/extensive solution

Answer 20

False

Question 21

True or False - DSDM is better than other Agile approaches because it provides a better fit with most organisation for it has broader set of roles