Exam (elaborations) TI F.P 100,23

1- What does NOT match with Agile Manifesto? • Process and tools over individuals and interactions • Working software over comprehensive documentation • Responding to change over following a plan • Contract negotiation over customer collaboration 2- Which of the following statements about changing requirements in software development, are correct? • In traditional way of software development, once the requirements are base lined, further changes should undergo heavy change control process • Changes are acceptable till design but once development starts, any further changes should be rejected • In traditional way of software development, once the requirements are base lined, further changes can be easily accepted with light process • Organizations must adapt to rapidly changing market conditions to stay relevant in business 3- Which of the following statements BEST describe why Agile is winning? • Products produced by an Agile approach are cheaper than those produced by any other approach • Agile increases the chances of delivering early business value to the market and quickly incorporate the feedback from the market usage • Products have faster time to market but may not meet immediate customer needs • Products are expensive when compared with products produced by other approaches, but are of top quality. 4- Why were the `practitioners of alternative software development methods` not satisfied with the traditional waterfall method? • Waterfall is not a lightweight process • The practitioners did not like to work in a formal system and hence did not like any ‘methodology’ at all • Waterfall experience did not add value to their resume • Waterfall model failed to meet the demand for speed and was not friendly towards changing business needs and priorities 5- Which of the following BEST represent the Scrum approach to planning? • Planning is a continuous activity done faintly by Scrum Master and Product Owner • Detailed planning is done upfront and not revisited • Whole team together does just enough upfront planning followed by continuous planning throughout the project • Only planning in Scrum is one of the planning events ......................................CONTINUED................................