Module 10 - DSDM Practice - Timeboxing

Question 1

What is a Timebox?

Answer 1

Timebox is a fixed period of time, at the end of which an objective has bee met. The timebox objective is usually completion of one or more deliverables making up solution increment

Question 2

What are the factors to consider when studying timeboxing?

Answer 2

Completing deliverables, length, process and project increment

Question 3

What are the two styles two styles of timebox?

Answer 3

1. DSDM structured timebox
2. Free format timebox

Question 4

What is a DSDM timebox?

Answer 4

It provides a standard repeatable internal structure to a timebox. It is comprised of three main steps: investigation, refinement and consolidation

Question 5

What is the DSDM structured timebox is comprised of?

Answer 5

• Kick off
• Investigation
• Refinement
• Consolidation
• Close Out

Question 6

What is a kick off?

Answer 6

A kick off is a short session for the solution development team to understand and accept thetimebox objectives

Question 7

What is investigation?

Answer 7

The investigation step is about the confirmation of the details of the requirements

Question 8

What is refinement

Answer 8

The refinement step includes the bulk of development

Question 9

What is the consolidation step?

Answer 9

Ties up loose ends related to evolutionary development

Question 10

What is close out step?

Answer 10

The close step is the formal acceptance of the timebox deliverables

Question 11

What is a free format timebox?

Answer 11

A free format timebox reflects the style used by other popular agile approaches, such as a scrum sprint. A free format timebox may be effective where the formality and structure of the DSDM structured timebox is not possible or helpful

Question 12

What are the steps in a free format timebox?

Answer 12

• Kick off
• Iterative Development
• Close out

Question 13

Explain the iterative development step

Answer 13

Iterative Development informally adopts the concepts of investigate, refine and consolidate to come up with more accurate solutions

Question 14

What is a daily stand up?

Answer 14

It is the solution development teams opportunity to share information across the team and to do any day to day re-planning and re-organising necessary when issues occur

Question 15

What are the characteristics of a daily stand up?

Answer 15

• It is done on a daily basis
• It is facilitated by the team leader
• it has a short and fixed duration

Question 16

Who are the participants of a daily stand up?

Answer 16

The participants of a daily stand up include all members of the solutions development team and other roles involved in the timebox

Question 17

What is the format of a daily stand up?

Answer 17

Includes all of a team members actions since the last stand up, now, and the next stand up

Question 18

Which of the following are two styles of timebox?
1. DSDM-style timebox
2. Free Time box
3. Agile Timebox
4. Free format timebox

Answer 18

1. DSDM style timebox
2. Free format timebox

Question 19

T or F
The timebox objective is usually completion of one or more deliverables making up a solution increment

Answer 19

True

Question 20

T or F
Timeboxing measure progress and success through completion of products rather than completion of tasks

Answer 20

True

Question 21

T or F
Timeboxing ensures it is long enough to achieve something useful and short enough to keep the solution development team focused, usually as short as a day or as long as 6 weeks

Answer 21

True

Question 22

T or F
Timeboxing incorporates frequent review points to ensure quality

Answer 22

True

Question 23

T or F
A DSDM style timebox provides a standard, repeatable internal structure to a timebox

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Which of the following are steps of a DSDM structured timebox?
1. Kick off
2. Investigation
3. Refinement
4. Consolidation
5. All of the above

Answer 24

5. All of the above

Question 25

The DSDM structured timebox is about the confirmation of the details of the requirements
1. Kick off
2. Investigation
3. Refinement
4. Consolidation
5. Close-Off

Answer 25

2. Investigation

Question 26

This step of a DSDM structured timbox includes the bulk of the development
1. Kick off
2. Investigation
3. Refinement
4. Consolidation
5. Close-Off

Answer 26

3. Refinement

Question 27

This step of a DSDM structured timebox ties up loose ends related to evolutionary development
development
1. Kick off
2. Investigation
3. Refinement
4. Consolidation
5. Close-Off

Answer 27

1. Consolidation