Agile Methodologies

1. سوال

Teams may encounter the need for “technical” user stories. Who decides the priority of these

the Product Owner with help from Operations
the Tech Lead with help from the Product Owner
the Product Owner with help from the Tech Lead
the Tech Lead with help from Operations

2. سوال

What is the Scrum Master’s role during the daily stand-up

Congratulate the team on their great work
Stand outside the circle of developers and listen for impediments
The Scrum Master should not attend—this meeting is for developers only
Ask each developer what they did since the last daily standup

3. سوال

Which factor should not be considered during Sprint Planning

the team’s velocity
the number of stories in the product backlog
the stories that are ready
the team’s capacity

4. سوال

A team member has been showing signs of great personal distress: crying at work, snapping at colleagues, having heated phone conversations. As Team Facilitator, what should you do

Give the team members space and time to deal with their personal issues
Tell the others on the team that their teammate needs some emotional support
Notify the team member’s manager of your observations and ask the manager for help
Ask the team member if they would like to talk about what might be going on with them personally

5. سوال

Which statement describes the flow of work in the Scaled Agile Framework

It is a “push” system
It is “push” at the top and “pull” at the bottom
It is a “pull” system
It is neither “push” nor “pull.”

6. سوال

What is the Product Owner’s role in deciding the priority of work in the sprint backlog

None—the Scrum Master should prioritize the work in the sprint backlog
The PO should prioritize the items in the sprint backlog
The developers prioritize work unless they cannot complete it, in which case the PO should prioritize the remaining work
None—the developers should prioritize the work in the sprint backlog

7. سوال

The Scaled Agile Framework advocates that, if you measure only one thing, what should you measure

quality
predictability of delivery
cost of delay
return on investment

8. سوال

Why should you apply Weighted Shortest Job First

to maximize the return on investment
to determine the economic sequencing of the backlog
to visualize queue length
to fulfill a commitment to quality

9. سوال

You have classified the features in your backlog according to risk and value. Which features should the development team work on first

low-value and high-risk
high-value and high-risk
high-value and low-risk
low-value and low-risk

10. سوال

In the Scaled Agile Framework, what is the role of Enablers

They help extend the Architectural Runway
They connect vision to a mission so the organization can be successful
They support team building
They remove the impediments to quality

11. سوال

Which outcome is not expected of a Sprint Review

The team demonstrates its completed work
The team reflects on how to improve its performance
Items in the backlog may be reprioritized
Stakeholders give feedback about the work completed

12. سوال

What is not a technique used for splitting user stories

split by line-of-business
split compound user stories
split by alternative paths
split by interface

13. سوال

Who decides what the team will work on

the Scrum Master
a self-organizing team
the Product Owner
the Product Manager

14. سوال

Which choice is not a Scrum value

focus
integrity
courage
commitment

15. سوال

What should happen if the Product Owner does not accept a story by the end of the iteration

The team does not get credit for the story’s points in its velocity calculation
The story should be sliced to reflect the work completed
The acceptance criteria should be adjusted to reflect the work completed
The story should be shown to stakeholders for their feedback

16. سوال

Which statement is not true about the product backlog

It is a list of work items that are behind schedule
The items are maintained in priority order
Anyone on the team can propose an item for it
It includes all of the work to be done

17. سوال

A project has some major risks that the team wants to mitigate. What is the best way to monitor how well this effort is going

risk-based spike
risk-adjusted backlog
risk velocity chart
risk burndown graph

18. سوال

The VP of engineering wants to start a Team Member of the Sprint Award to recognize a top performer in each group. What would you advise the VP

This is not a good idea unless there has been recent employee feedback that people feel underappreciated
It is a good idea as long as a different person is recognized in each sprint
It is a good idea because awards can motivate people to do their best
This is not a good idea because it can destroy the team unity that is essential to achieving high performance

19. سوال

What is the difference between a team’s task board and a Kanban

What is the difference between a team’s task board and a Kanban
A Kanban shows the backlog of work
A Kanban does not use a Definition of Done
A Kanban shows the status of the work items

20. سوال

The team complains that “things have been falling through the cracks lately.” What should you do

Ask the team’s manager to make role assignments so the team can catch up
Conduct a workshop to identify all of the things that need to be done and see who can help with each
Refer to the team’s RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) assignments
Meet with the Tech Lead and Product Owner to try to identify what can be done

21. سوال

In Large-Scale Scrum, what is the recommended ratio of Scrum Masters to teams

One Scrum Master can support up to five teams
Large teams should have two Scrum Masters
There should be one Scrum Master per team
One Scrum Master can support one to three teams

22. سوال

In the Cynefin framework, where are “best practices” most appropriate

in the Complex regime
in the Complicated regime
in the Chaotic regime
in the Obvious regime

23. سوال

A manager informs you that a developer from another team is between assignments, and she wants to place the developer on your team for a few sprints. What should you do

Explain to the manager that this will be disruptive to the team and ask that another assignment be found
Explain the situation to the team and ask them to go with the flow
Explain the situation to your manager and ask them to resolve it
When the temporary developer shows up, assign them to write documentation

24. سوال

The Product Owner complains to you that the team is not working hard enough and they need to increase their velocity by at least 50%. Which action should you not take

Share the feedback from the PO and challenge the team to increase their velocity
Ask the PO to explain the business context to the team
Explain the impact of technical debt to the PO and the benefits of devoting some capacity to reducing it
Hold a Value Stream Mapping workshop to identify and reduce waste

25. سوال

What is the name of the practice in which a cross-functional team collaborates intensively to develop a new product idea

Hackathon
Scrum at Scale
Innovation and Planning
Magnum Focus

26. سوال

The team’s manager wants to attend the Sprint Retrospective. What should you do

Agree to the manager’s request and notify the team
Propose that the manager attend only every other retrospective
Propose a different forum for the manager to meet with the team
Ask the team if it is okay with them that the manager attend

27. سوال

Who is responsible for a Scrum team’s performance

the team
the Scrum Maste
the Product Owner
the Engineering Manager

28. سوال

Which statement concerning small, frequent releases of software is true

The chance for rollback is high
It typically requires a high degree of automation
The administrative costs are high
Backward compatibility may be jeopardized

29. سوال

What is the activity of clarifying and expanding user stories called

story point estimating
Definition of Done
user story expansion
backlog refinement

30. سوال

Which strategy is preferred for development teams

Optimize for most work done
Maximize output and maximize outcome
Maximize outcome while minimizing output
Optimize for resource utilization

31. سوال

Which statement is true about the actor in a user story

The actor does not have to be a specified role in the solution
There must be multiple personas for each actor
The actor can be the system itself
The system cannot be the actor

32. سوال

Which statement is true about Agile

Agile requires a high degree of up-front planning
Once the requirements are agreed to, the team can complete work
Agile requires a high degree of discipline
Agile works best when there is no contract

33. سوال

Which statement about burndown and burnup charts is not true

Burndown charts show the work remaining to be done
Burnup charts show the work completed
Burndown charts are more useful than burnup charts
Agile project management tools can produce these automatically

34. سوال

What is the name for the practice of going to see a process in use at the point of value delivery

Six Sigma
Gemba walk
Total Quality Management
Kaizen

35. سوال

When the team needs to make a decision, what is the best course of action

Try to achieve concensus
Take a vote and the majority rules
Identify the person who is most knowledgeable and ask them to decide
Let the most senior member of the team decide

36. سوال

Which action is something the Team Facillitator should NOT do

Embrace servant leadership
Estimate story points
Celebrate successes.
Remove impediments

37. سوال

A team needs to do research, design, prototyping. What is this type of story called

Exploratory spike
Backlog refinement
Functional decomposition
R&D

38. سوال

Which story about technical debt is true

Technical debt is another name for bugs
It is at the Product Owner’s description to allocate effort to reduce technical debt
Adding technical debt should be avoided at all costs
Technical debt is what the Product Owner owes to the developers if they work a lot of overtime to complete the sprint

39. سوال

Which statement about estimating is not true

Absolute estimating is more reliable than relative estimating
Relative estimating is more reliable than absolute estimating
In estimating, accuracy is more important than precision
In estimating, the effort is more important than the time required

40. سوال

Which ceremony should the Product Owner not attend

daily stand-ups
Sprint Retrospectives
story point estimating
code reviews

41. سوال

Which task is not the Product Owners responsibility

estimating story points
refining acceptance criteria
giving feedback to developers about the user stories
demonstrating the work to stakeholders

42. سوال

Which choice is not considered during Sprint Planning

stories that meet the Definition of Done
team velocity
stories that meet the Definition of Ready
team capacity

43. سوال

You have noticed a pattern that the most interesting stories on the Sprint Backlog get started right away, and the least interesting stories languish or don’t get done. What should you do

Use a lottery system to assign each story
Share your observation with the team and invite them to own and solve the problem
During story point estimation increase the points assigned to the least interesting stories so the team can boost their velocity
Ask the Tech Lead to assign every story to a developer so they all get done efficiently and with accountability

44. سوال

What Agile practice best supports this principle: “At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly

Sprint Review
Sprint Retrospective
daily stand-up
Sprint Demo

45. سوال

On what are personas typically based

a sponsors or team members’ personalities and traits
what the developers think is user friendly
real people, archetypal users, or composites of multiple users
descriptions of the product’s functionality and use

46. سوال

Which statement describes Shu Ha Ri

It is a library of coding patterns
It is a software testing strategy.
It is a standard for interface design
It is a model for skill development and mastery

47. سوال

What does the Agile Manifesto indicate

Responding to change is more valuable than following a plan
Documenting requirements up front is more valuable than at the end
Following the plan is essential for not going over budget
Contract negotiation should be used to settle disputes

48. سوال

What is the main benefit of a working agreement

It specifies core working hours
It clarifies the reporting relationships on the team
It defines the culture that the team aspires to achieve
it compiles everyone’s information

49. سوال

What is the name of the information radiator that has multiple columns used to visualize the flow of work

Work Flow Indicator
Value Stream Map
Story Map
Kanban Beard

50. سوال

Which is the best definition of story points

They are a relative measure of the effort needed to complete a story
They a measure of development time only, test time is considered separately
They are a relative measure of the value of a story
They are a measure of time to complete a story

51. سوال

What is a Scrum of Scrums

It is technique for two or more teams working together coordinate their efforts
It is another name for the Scrum Master Community of Practice
It is an information radiator used to compare the velocity of several teams
It is the system demo for teams on the same release train

52. سوال

What is the Product Owner’s role regarding the product backlog

The PO must identify the intended users of the features on the backlog
The PO is responsible for estimating the size of the total
The PO must identify the dependencies that impact the backlog
The PO decides what to include in the backlog and what to exclude

53. سوال

Why should a team do refactoring

It assigns developers to other teams in order to eliminate personality conflicts
It improves the functionality of the product
It recalibrates the success criteria for the product in the marketplace
It improves the design, which can lead improved development efficiency and maintainability

54. سوال

Which choice is not a benefit generally associated with product demonstrations

Learn about new requirements
Learn feature suitability
Learn about feature usability
Learn about feature estimates

55. سوال

What is an information radiator

a list of KPIs for the team
a list of overdue action items
the task board
a highly visible display of key performance data

56. سوال

According to the Agile Manifesto, your highest priority is to

minimize change requests
satisfy the customer
get the job done on time
achieve the desired ROI

57. سوال

Product development organizations sometimes use descriptions of archetypal users and their values so that developers can design the system to meet their needs and wants. What are these descriptions called

actors
agents
roles
personas

58. سوال

The Product Owner is focused on testing a new system concept in the marketplace as quickly and inexpensively as possible. What is this first-generation product called

preproduction version
focus group demonstrator
Generation 1 product
minimum viable product

59. سوال

To whom should the Product Owner report

the Quality Manager
the Product Manager
the Scrum Master
the Engineering Manager

60. سوال

What happens in Splint 0

The team delivers no story points in that sprint
The team does regression testing prior to release to production.
The team prepares to work on the product backlog.
This is the time to inspect and adapt.

61. سوال

What does the Definition of Done mean

The story meets the INVEST criteria
The team has completed all of the work in its Sprint
The story has been handed off to the DevOps team
The team has agreed on the criteria for story completion.

62. سوال

Which element is most important when describing your product

its cost
its licensing terms and conditions
its benefits
its features

63. سوال

Which choice best describes the Team Facilitator

a meeting scheduler
a record keeper
a project manager
an Agile coach

64. سوال

What is the name of the technique that divides a story into smaller pieces

mitosis
story slicing
disaggregation
Divide and Conquer

65. سوال

A team member comes to you with a complaint about another team member. What should you do

Bring the complaint to the other person and try to resolve the issue
Ask them to talk to the other person and try to work it
Notify HR of the problem and ask them to handle it
Invite both people a meeting and try mediate the conflict

66. سوال

What is the forming-storming-norming, performing model of team development known as

the Tuckman model
the Standard Team model
Moore’s Team Framework
the Siebert model

67. سوال

What is the name of the ceremony in which you inspect the work completed during the sprint

Sprint Retrospective
Next-Sprint Planning
Sprint Review
Velocity Confirmation

68. سوال

Which choice best describes an Agile Release Train (ART)

continuous delivery
DevOps Center of Excellence
comprised of the teams within a program
Scrum of Scrums

69. سوال

As an Agile coach, what should be your attitude toward your team members individual goals and motivations

Understand them—try align personal motivations with the team’s progress toward the project goals
Nurture them-goals are the reason why people want to be at work
Disregard them—personal views have no bearing on reaching the project goals
Leverage them—use personal goals encourage team members raise their performance levels

70. سوال

Which phrase best describes an Agile team

self-directed
self-managed
self-sustaining
self-organizing

71. سوال

Which technique does not help prioritize the backlog

MoSCow
Kano
WSJF
Kaizen

72. سوال

What does the Definition of Ready mean

The story has been tested end is ready for release to production
The story is ready to be brought into a sprint
The stakeholders are ready to discuss their requirements for a story
The team has completed sprint 0 and is ready to work

73. سوال

Which is NOT a principle of the Scaled Agile Framework

Centralize decision-making
Apply systems thinking
Take an economic view
Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers

74. سوال