Test Your Knowledge Choose the correct answers for the following questions. There may be more than one correct response. 1. Which of the following software development requirements are considered Agile?
4. Which of the following are best practices for creating a culture that supports Agile?
a. The broad goal and “what,” “why” and “how” are known upfront. b. Tasks are preplanned to the end of the development period. c. Contract requirements are defined before the contract is awarded. d. Technical or system requirements are refined post-award at the beginning of each sprint. 2. What is a minimum viable product? a. Software delivered at the end of a linear development phase. b. A prototype that developers test internally. c. A final software product that provides the most value to customers. d. Software delivered frequently with features that allow for deployment.
a. Encourage a culture of competitiveness. b. Stakeholders understand what Agile development entails. c. Senior leaders alone openly and explicitly support the use of Agile. d. Incentives focus on team success. 4. Who needs to “buy in” to Agile methodologies to support organizationwide use? a. Senior leaders b. Supervisors and managers c. Team members d. All of the above 6. In the 14th Annual State of Agile Report, the majority of respondents saw this benefit in adopting Agile: a. Business/IT alignment b. Project cost reduction
3. Which is not a tenet of the Agile Manifesto?
c. Software maintainability
a. Individuals and interactions over processes and tools. b. Working software over comprehensive documentation.
d. Managing distributed teams Answers are on the next page.
c. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation. d. Following a plan over responding to change.
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