Planning and Control

Question 1

3 Planning Concepts

Answer 1

Outcome-Based Planning
Plan to sensible horizons at right level of detail
Plan and re-plan, based on available estimates

Question 2

Two types of horizons for ‘plan to sensible horizons at right level of detail’

Answer 2

Horizon of delivery plan

Horizon of timebox plan

Question 3

6 Testing Concepts

Answer 3

Testing integrated throughout
Collaborative testing
Repeatable testing
Prioritised testing
Independent testing
Test-driven development

Question 4

4 Tracking and Control Concepts

Answer 4

Timeboxing and Outcome-Based Measurement
Transparency of Process and Progress
Responding to Change
Management by Exception

Question 5

6 key points for quality activities

Answer 5

High-level risk analysis
Planning and high-level analysis
Detail analysis and planning
Prepare and run
Assess quality and impact
Final end-to-end testing and assuring implementation

Question 6

Horizon of the delivery plan

Answer 6

High-level. Likely 6 weeks - 6 months.

Question 7

Horizon of the timebox plan

Answer 7

More detailed. 2-4 weeks

Question 8

Two established estimating techniques

Answer 8

Use more than one technique

Estimate in groups

Question 9

Testing takes place within the same timebox as the development of any deliverable

Defects are detected early and the impact to the project in terms of time and cost is lower

Answer 9

Testing integrated throughout

Question 10

Stakeholders should collaborate closely in respect to testing

Collaborators should come from a broad matrix, including business and solution interested personnel from development and testing circles

Answer 10

Collaborative testing

Question 11

Include retesting of the existing features as new features are added in the respective iterations

Answer 11

Repeatable testing

Question 12

May not always be sufficient time to carry out all the possible tests required

Based on the risk associated with a potential defect, using Moscow.

Answer 12

Prioritised testing

Question 13

Testing of any deliverable should never be done by the same person who was responsible for its creation.

Answer 13

Independent testing

Question 14

Which two roles always independent testers?

Answer 14

Business Ambassador and Business Advisor

Question 15

The design and build of a test actually precedes the development of the solution and helps to define the requirement

Answer 15

Test-driven development

Question 16

Provides the structure whereby a set of timeboxes together, with a deployment, fit within a single increment

Answer 16

Timeboxing and Outcome-Based Measurement

Question 17

Create visibility of the necessary elements of control and drive accountability

Answer 17

Transparency of Process and Progress

Question 18

Change needs to be embraced (but still controlled/constrained by business need and quality!)

Answer 18

Responding to Change

Question 19

Describes the limit of decision-making authority of a particular level of management. Day to day largely left to solution delivery team.

Team empowered to de-scope any ‘could have’ requirement without referring up to project level roles to ensure that must have and should have requirements are delivered.

Answer 19

Management by Exception