Module 1 Graded Quiz
1. Which answer is valued and emphasized in Agile?
- Adaptive planning and early delivery
- Comprehensive documentation
- Using the most up-to-date tools and processes
- Adhering to the scope of work
2. How is the waterfall method different from Agile?
- Agile has architects, developers, and testers working in separate phases.
- Agile emphasizes upfront gathering of requirements and documentation.
- The waterfall method has phases so that when one ends, the next begins.
- The waterfall method moves faster than Agile.
3. Which of these software development approaches comes from lean manufacturing and has to do with visualizing work?
- Agile
- Extreme Programming
- Waterfall
- Kanban
4. Which answer is consistent with working in small batches? (Assume that you have 50 boards to sand and paint. )
- Sand all the boards and check quality. Paint all of them and deliver.
- Sand the boards 10 at a time, then paint them 10 at a time. Check quality and deliver.
- Sand and paint all the boards and check quality. Put them in bundles of 10 and deliver.
- Sand and paint 10 boards. Check quality and deliver these. Then move to the next 10, and so on.
5. What is a minimum viable product (MVP)?
- A focus on delivery and product completion
- The cheapest and easiest thing you can build to test your value hypothesis
- Determining up front what the customer wants
- The result of each phase of a project
6. In Scrum, who determines priorities and how work is accomplished?
- The scrum master reprioritizes the backlog and directs the team.
- The project owner directs how and when work will be done, and which team members will do it.
- The scrum team negotiates commitments with the product owner and has authority on how to reach commitments.
- The customer determines priorities and how the work is carried out.
7. How is Scrum different from Kanban?
- Scrum has roles, such as scrum master, while Kanban does not have existing roles.
- Scrum has long sprints, while Kanban has short sprints.
- Scrum key metrics are focused on cycle time, while Kanban emphasizes velocity.
- Scrum is more flexible regarding change, while Kanban is more structured.
8. Choose the correct statement regarding organizing your teams.
- Each team’s mission should be aligned with their professional goals.
- Teams are tightly coupled and loosely aligned.
- Teams have end-to-end responsibility for what they build.
- The long-term mission is typically around several business domains.
9. Select the correct statement regarding team autonomy.
- Decisions happen locally on the team level.
- Bottlenecks are avoided by having upper level management make decisions.
- Teams get bogged down making decisions.
- Autonomy allows management to push teams harder.
10. Which of the following descriptions of Agile is correct?
- It is a type of project management, led by a project manager.
- It is similar to waterfall, but with Scrum added.
- It is a new version of waterfall with sprints.
- It is responsive to changes and delivers value.
Module 2 Graded Quiz
1. Select the key problem with having a traditional product manager who becomes a product owner.
- The product owner must be able to focus on vision over operations.
- The product owner must be able to focus on business requirements over technical goals.
- The product owner must stay focused on the stakeholders rather than the team.
- The product owner must stay focused on the budget.
2. Select the correct statement regarding the scrum master.
- The scrum master is a coach rather than a task master.
- The scrum master is a role based on the waterfall approach.
- The scrum master keeps the team marching to a fixed plan.
- The scrum master documents impediments as project risks.
3. Select the correct statement regarding kanban pipelines.
- The new issues pipeline is for storing items you will do in the next two weeks.
- The sprint backlog is followed by the icebox.
- The first pipeline on a kanban board is product backlog.
- A kanban board is made of multiple pipelines.
4. What happens to sticky notes on a kanban board?
- They are moved across the board to show progress.
- They stay put until the story is finished.
- They are used as messages from one team member to another.
- They are removed as tasks are completed.
5. The parts of a user story are: As a _____, I need _____, so that _____.
- user, assumption, goal
- direction, idea, outcome
- benefit, detail, outcome
- role, function, benefit
6. INVEST says stories should be _____.
- short
- independent
- visionary
- dependent
7. Select the correct statement regarding product backlog.
- The product backlog is ordered by which stories follow the template.
- The product backlog is ordered by importance.
- The stories at the bottom of the backlog are the most detailed.
- Epic stories are automatically put first in the product backlog.
8. Select the correct statement regarding backlog refinement.
- The goal is to put most of the stories in the icebox or reject them.
- The team sorts the product backlog in order of importance.
- Large, vague items are split into smaller stories and clarified.
- The product owner provides estimates and technical information.
9. Who has the key role at the backlog refinement meeting?
- The product owner has the key role of refining the backlog.
- The development team has the key role of refining the backlog.
- The scrum master has the key role of technical assistance.
- The lead architect has the key role of technical assistance.
10. What is velocity in terms of sprint planning?
- The speed at which every team should be able to work.
- A measure of how quickly the team can plan a sprint.
- Each team has a measure of how quickly they work, for comparison.
- The number of story points a team can complete in a single sprint.
Module 3 Graded Quiz
1. How does a developer choose stories from the sprint backlog?
- You take a story based on your preference.
- You take the next highest priority story.
- You take one or two stories.
- You take stories until you are blocked.
2. How does the daily stand-up serve the team?
- The scrum master can find out the team’s plans for the week.
- The team members can find solutions to blocks.
- The product owner can find out what team members are working on.
- The team members can find out who is working on what.
3. What does each team member discuss in the stand-up?
- What is my plan to resolve my blocks and impediments?
- What did I work on yesterday, what am I working on today, and are there any blocks?
- What stories are still in my backlog and when can I start them?
- What is our current status against our sprint goal?
4. You measure story points completed vs. story points remaining for a sprint using a _____ chart.
- Workflow
- Timeboxing
- Kanban
- Burndown
5. What is a sprint review?
- A development team peer-to-peer meeting
- A status meeting
- A live demonstration meeting
- A problem review meeting
6. Are customers invited to the sprint review?
- No. Only the development team and the scrum master participate.
- No. Only the development team, the scrum master, and the product owner participate.
- Yes. The development team, product owner, scrum master, stakeholders, and customers are invited to participate.
- Yes. The product owner and scrum master meet with the customer.
7. Select the correct statement regarding the sprint retrospective.
- It is an opportunity for the product owner to give the team feedback.
- It is an opportunity for team members to reflect on the sprint and speak freely about it.
- It is an opportunity for the scrum master to evaluate the team.
- It is an opportunity for the team to reflect on the scope of the project.
8. Which of the following is a key question to ask during the sprint retrospective?
- How can we maintain our velocity going forward?
- What should we change going forward?
- What is our team’s story point average?
- Do we have healthy team members?
9. Which of these metrics measure how long it takes from idea to production?
- Release frequency
- Mean time to recover from change
- Change failure rate
- Mean lead time
10. Select the statement that describes an end of sprint activity.
- Adjust your current milestone and your velocity charts.
- Move unfinished stories to the next sprint.
- Give developers credit for finished stories, but not for unfinished stories.
- Move stories from the done column to the closed column.
Final Graded Quiz
1. Which answer best describes an Agile team?
- Flexible
- Procedural
- Controlled
- Planned
2. Which of these software development approaches emphasizes adaptive planning, and values individuals and interactions over processes and tools?
- Kanban
- Extreme Programming
- Agile
- Waterfall
3. What is a minimum viable product?
- A product built in increments
- A single syntax that developers and stakeholders understand
- The cheapest and easiest thing you can build to test your value hypothesis
- The result of each phase of a project
4. Every sprint should have _____.
- a three-week duration
- a clearly stated goal
- completion of all items in the backlog
- several iterations through the design, code, test, and deploy cycle
5. What are the three roles in a scrum team?
- Project manager, business analyst, developers
- Collaborators, observers, team members
- Scrum master, product owner, development team
- Project manager, software architect, developers
6. Why is the daily Scrum meeting called a “stand-up”?
- The meeting is conducted with people standing.
- The leader always stands to address the team members.
- Various team members stand up when they give a status report.
- New ideas are introduced, or “stood up. ”
7. Which of the following would be considered a problem in a Scrum health check?
- There is an ordered product backlog.
- There is a sprint backlog, and the teams are self-managing.
- Work is organized in consecutive sprints of 8-12 weeks.
- The product owner, team members, and scrum master are identified and accountable.
8. Select the correct statement regarding the roles of product owner and scrum master.
- The scrum master focuses on coaching.
- The product owner focuses on assigning work.
- The scrum master focuses on business and budget.
- The product owner focuses on facilitation.
9. What is a kanban board?
- Colored sticky notes, placed on a board primarily to highlight problem areas.
- A method for tracking planned items and showing progress as items are moved across the board.
- A kanban board is made up of multiple project management tools.
- A type of waterfall chart depicting the phases of the project.
10. Select the correct statement regarding kanban pipelines.
- Items that reach the done column are considered accepted by the product owner.
- A kanban board is made of multiple pipelines.
- The sprint backlog is followed by the icebox.
- The new issues pipeline is for storing items you will do in the next two weeks.
11. As a customer, I need some functionality, so that we will gain some business benefit is a description of ______.
- A user story
- An epic story
- A done increment
- A gherkin syntax
12. Select the correct statement regarding product backlog.
- Epic stories are automatically put first in the product backlog.
- Putting items in the icebox creates clutter in the product backlog.
- The product backlog is ordered by importance or business value.
- The stories at the bottom of the backlog are the most detailed.
13. Who has the key role at the backlog refinement meeting?
- The product owner has the key role of refining the backlog.
- The lead architect has the key role of technical assistance.
- The development team has the key role of refining the backlog.
- The scrum master has the key role of technical assistance.
14. Select the correct statement regarding the daily stand-up.
- Primarily, a project status is delivered by the scrum master.
- Primarily, the product owner answers questions.
- The scrum master and product owner describe what is blocking the team.
- The development team members each briefly report on their work.
15. What is the purpose of a burndown chart?
- It measures customer satisfaction.
- It predicts product quality.
- It measures story points completed vs. story points remaining for a sprint.
- It helps the team see impediments.
16. What are the three questions that need to be answered at the sprint retrospective?
- What went well? What did not go well? What should we change?
- Are we practicing good habits? Are we checking our work? Are we being accountable?
- Is the product owner pushing too hard? The scrum master? Other team members?
- What were our mistakes? Who made them? How can we fix them?
17. What is a sprint review?
- A live demonstration meeting
- A time to review how sprints are conducted
- A status meeting
- A review of problem stories
18. What is a sprint retrospective?
- An opportunity for the product owner and the scrum master to give the team feedback
- An opportunity for team members to reflect on the sprint and measure the health of the process
- An opportunity to demonstrate how well the products and increments are working
- An opportunity for the product owner and the scrum master to evaluate the team
19. Which of these metrics measures how quickly the team can recover from failure?
- Mean time to recovery
- Release frequency
- Change failure rate
- Mean lead time
20. Select the statement that describes an end of sprint activity.
- Put work done on the velocity of the next sprint.
- Stories are moved from the done column to the closed column.
- Completed stories are unassigned from the sprint milestone.
- Unfinished stories are moved to the next sprint.