Scrum and Agile

Question 1

What does ‘INVEST’ stand for?

Answer 1

• Independent
• Negotiable
• Valuable
• Estimable
• Small
• Testable

Question 2

Name 5 methods you can use to split (break down) stories?

Answer 2

• Workflow steps
• Business rule variations
• Minor/Major effort
• Variations in data
• Data entry methods
• Defer system qualities
• Operations
• Use case scenarios
• Break out spike

Question 3

What are the SDLC phases?

Answer 3

PADDTIM
* Plan
* Analyze
* Design
* Develop
* Test
* Implement
* Maintain

Question 4

What is an ‘Inside-Out’?

Answer 4

A team member prepares a short presentation or flip chart talk for their team.
- Once every 2-4 weeks
- 30-60 minutes
- John will be sharing his knowledge on a new software we will be developing

Question 5

What is a ‘BCB’?

Answer 5

Book and Coffee Break: Discuss a book on a new practice, technology, etc.
- Once per month
- 3-4 people
- 30-60 minutes

Question 6

What is a ‘Coding Dojo’?

Answer 6

Developers and/or testers gather to discuss programming and testing challenges.
- 1-2 people sit at the computer and project onto a screen. As they code, people comment out loud. After 5-8 minutes, people rotate.
- 1-2 times per month
- 60-90 minutes

Question 7

What does a ‘Burn-Down’ chart show?

Answer 7

Work remaining

Question 8

What chart shows work remaining?

Answer 8

Burn-Down chart

Question 9

What does a ‘Burn-Up’ chart show?

Answer 9

Work completed

Question 10

What chart shows work completed?

Answer 10

Burn-Up

Question 11

What does a ‘Cumulative Flow’ chart show?

Answer 11

Tracks the progress of items from to-do to done

Question 12

What chart tracks the progress of tasks from to-do to done

Answer 12

Cumulative Flow

Question 13

What does a ‘Velocity chart’ show?

Answer 13

The average amount of work completed during a sprint

Question 14

What chart shows the average amount of work completed during a sprint?

Answer 14

Velocity Chart

Question 15

What is the Agile Manifesto for Software Development?

Answer 15

• Working software over comprehensive documentation
• Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
• Responding to change over following a plan
• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

Question 16

What does the following refer to?
- Working software over comprehensive documentation
- Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
- Responding to change over following a plan
- Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

Answer 16

The Agile Manifesto for Software Development

Question 17

What are the 12 Principles behind the Agile Manifesto?

Answer 17

1) Motivated individuals
2) Self-organized teams
3) Face-to-Face Conversations
4) Customer satisfaction
5) Frequent delivery
6) Continuous improvement
7) Changing requirements
8) Simplicity
9) Technical excellence
10) Measure progress
11) Promoting collaboration
12) Maintain a constant pace

Motivated self-organized face-to-face customers frequently continuously change simple technical measures promoting maintenance

Question 18

What are some key differences between Agile and Scrum

Answer 18

• Scrum is always Agile, but Agile is not always Scrum
• Agile is a broad philosophy, while Scrum is a framework/methodology within that philosophy.
• Agile focuses on continuous delivery, while Scrum delivers value in small increments

Question 19

What are the Kanban 5 Core Principles?

Answer 19

1) Visualize the Workflow
2) Focus on Flow
3) Limit Work in Progress (WIP)
4) Make Process Policies Explicit
5) Continuous Improvement