The agile Manifesto And Mindset

Question 1

What are the 4 items that the manifesto values the most

Answer 1

1. Individuals and Interactions over processes and tools
2. Working Software over comprehensive documentation
3. Customer Collaboration over contract negotiations
4. Responding to Change over following a plan

Question 2

What are the 12 values of the Agile Manifesto

Answer 2

1. Our highest Priority is to satisfy the customers through early and continuous delivery of valuable software
2. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile Processes harness change for the customer’s competitive advantage
3. Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale
4. Business People and developers must work together daily throughout the project
5. Build products around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and resources they need and trust them to get the job done
6. The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation
7. Working software is the primary measure of progress
8. Agile Processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely
9. Continuous Attention to the technical excellence and good design enhanced agility
10. Simplicity - The art of maximizing the amount of work not done - is essential
11. The best architectures, requirements and resigns emerge from self-organizing teams
12. At regular Intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, the tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly

Question 3

What is the agile mindset

Answer 3

Agile Mindset is defined by values, guided by principles and manifested through many different practices, Agile Practitioners select practices based on their needs

4 Values -> 12 Principles -> many different practices based on the mindset

Question 4

What two methods of agile are descendants of another?

Answer 4

One way to thinking about the relation between lean agile and Kanban is to consider agile and Kanban Method as descendants of lean thinking

Question 5

What was Kanban inspired from

Answer 5

Kanban was inspired by the original lean manufacturing system and used specifically for knowledge work