CONTEMPORARY PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PLAN DRIVEN AND AGILE APPROACHES
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
●● Iterative development
Answer: an approach to system development in which the system is
developed piece by piece through multiple iterations (think of iterations
between flip phone and iPhone)
●● Incremental Development
Answer: A process for creating programs by completing pieces at a time
(such as a few lines of code) compiling, and testing
●● Product owner
Answer: A person who represents the project stakeholders (customers)
and is responsible for communicating and aligning project priorities
between the stakeholders and development team; prioritizes features
according to market value
●● Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master/Coach
,Answer: Responsible for facilitating process; Focuses Team; Looks for
ways to enhance productivity; Assists Product Owner in leveraging
process
●● Product Backlog
Answer: A prioritized list of user stories, showing both short- and long-
term goals of a software development team.
●● Sprint Planning Meeting/Iteration Planning
Answer: Meeting done by the agile team to determine what features will
be done in the next sprint
●● Sprint Backlog
Answer: A list of work items identified by the Scrum team to be
completed during the Scrum sprint.
●● Sprint
Answer: A set period of time, normally two to four weeks, during which
specific work must be completed and made ready for review when using
Scrum methods
●● Daily Scrum/Standup Meeting
Answer: A meeting in which the complete team gets together for a quick
status update - what you did yesterday, what you plan to do today, and
, problems/impediments. These meetings are short, 15-minute meetings
that are conducted by standing in a circle.
●● Sprint Review
Answer: A meeting that occurs after each sprint to show the product or
process to stakeholders for approval and to receive feedback.
●● Retrospective
Answer: Meeting done to determine what went wrong during the sprint
and what when right. Lesson learned for the sprint.
●● Partial Completed Product
Answer: Customers Demo the product and provides feedback. This
feedback adjust the next Sprint priorities
●● Release
Answer: Several Sprints worth of work directed to operations for
possible rollout and testing
●● Development Team
Answer: Small group containing all necessary project skills; manages
their own work within sprints
●● Definition of Done (DoD)
PLAN DRIVEN AND AGILE APPROACHES
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
●● Iterative development
Answer: an approach to system development in which the system is
developed piece by piece through multiple iterations (think of iterations
between flip phone and iPhone)
●● Incremental Development
Answer: A process for creating programs by completing pieces at a time
(such as a few lines of code) compiling, and testing
●● Product owner
Answer: A person who represents the project stakeholders (customers)
and is responsible for communicating and aligning project priorities
between the stakeholders and development team; prioritizes features
according to market value
●● Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master/Coach
,Answer: Responsible for facilitating process; Focuses Team; Looks for
ways to enhance productivity; Assists Product Owner in leveraging
process
●● Product Backlog
Answer: A prioritized list of user stories, showing both short- and long-
term goals of a software development team.
●● Sprint Planning Meeting/Iteration Planning
Answer: Meeting done by the agile team to determine what features will
be done in the next sprint
●● Sprint Backlog
Answer: A list of work items identified by the Scrum team to be
completed during the Scrum sprint.
●● Sprint
Answer: A set period of time, normally two to four weeks, during which
specific work must be completed and made ready for review when using
Scrum methods
●● Daily Scrum/Standup Meeting
Answer: A meeting in which the complete team gets together for a quick
status update - what you did yesterday, what you plan to do today, and
, problems/impediments. These meetings are short, 15-minute meetings
that are conducted by standing in a circle.
●● Sprint Review
Answer: A meeting that occurs after each sprint to show the product or
process to stakeholders for approval and to receive feedback.
●● Retrospective
Answer: Meeting done to determine what went wrong during the sprint
and what when right. Lesson learned for the sprint.
●● Partial Completed Product
Answer: Customers Demo the product and provides feedback. This
feedback adjust the next Sprint priorities
●● Release
Answer: Several Sprints worth of work directed to operations for
possible rollout and testing
●● Development Team
Answer: Small group containing all necessary project skills; manages
their own work within sprints
●● Definition of Done (DoD)
