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Agile was not developed in one day. Flexibility
People across the globe felt the need
for adaptive project management
because they saw that traditional
Waterfall methods were lacking
_____________.
Processes and Tools Individuals and Interactions over
Comprehensive Documentation Working Software over
Contract Negotiation Customer Collaboration over
Following a Plan Responding to Change over
Agile Manifesto "We are uncovering better ways of developing
software by doing it and helping others do it.
Through this work, we have come to value the
following:"
People Although processes and tools help in successfully
completing a project, it is _________ who undertake,
participate in, and implement a project. The key
actors in any project are the people, and the
emphasis should be on them and their interactions.
Traditional Iron Triangle Scope, Cost, Schedule
Agile Triangle Value, Quality, Constraints
,Scrum Core Principles -Empirical Process Control
-Self-Organization
-Collaboration
-Value-based Prioritization
-Time-Boxing
-Iterative Development
Agile Methods -Scrum
-Feature Driven Development
-Extreme Programming (XP)
-Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)
Other Agile Methods -Crystal Clear
-Lean Development
-Kanban Development
-Agile Unified Process
-Essential Unified Process
-Open Unified Process
B. Large amounts of upfront planning Which of the following is NOT a common feature of
adaptive project management?
A. Iterative product development
B. Large amounts of upfront planning
C. Reduced time-to-market
D. Flexible product delivery
,C. Developing software technology You are the CEO of a company operating four
for a customer for a change different projects. For which project would you
management exercise involving implement Agile methodologies?
identifying the current as-is practices A. Constructing a 5-story apartment building with 6
and developing a road-map for the apartments per floor.
to-be process depending on the B. Working on the tenth stage of a long-term
vision of the management team. software implementation project in which the project
requirements were clearly defined and the delivery
has, so far, met these requirements.
C. Developing software technology for a customer
for a change management exercise involving
identifying the current as-is practices and developing
a road-map for the to-be process depending on the
vision of the management team.
D. Constructing an automobile in a factory based on
a pre-developed prototype.
C. Have a specialized team rather than Which of the following is NOT part of the Agile
a cross-functional team Manifesto?
A. Promote individuals over processes
B. Respond to change rather than make long term
plans
C. Have a specialized team rather than a cross-
functional team
D. Working software is more important than
comprehensive documentation
B. Document every detail of new As a project manager employing Agile practices in
software before allowing its release your organization, which of the following principles
would you NOT employ?
A. Business and technical employees should work
together
B. Document every detail of new software before
allowing its release
C. Maintain colocated teams and promote face-to-
face communication
D. Welcome changing requirements, even late in
development
, C. Agile recommends a command- Which of the following is NOT true regarding Agile
based leadership style methodologies?
A. Agile emphasizes people rather than processes
B. Agile promotes minimal documentation, unlike the
Waterfall technique
C. Agile recommends a command-based leadership
style
D. Agile techniques focus on the adaptability of the
project
Scrum is one of the Agile frameworks Value and Time
for Project Management. It employs
an adaptive an iterative approach for
managing projects and product
development. It was formulated as a
faster, more flexible way to deliver the
greatest ______ in the least amount of
______.
Empirical Process Control Scrum prescribes making decisions based on
observation and experimentation rather than detailed
upfront planning.
Self-Organization As opposed to the traditional command and control
style of management, Scrum teaches that today's
workers have much more knowledge to offer than
just their technical expertise, and that they deliver
greater value when self-organized.
Collaboration Scrum teaches that product development is a shared
value-creation process that needs all the
stakeholders working and interacting together to
deliver the greatest value.
Value-based Prioritization Delivering the greatest value in the shortest amount
of time requires prioritization and dividing what will
be done from what needs to be done.
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Terms in this set (245)
Agile was not developed in one day. Flexibility
People across the globe felt the need
for adaptive project management
because they saw that traditional
Waterfall methods were lacking
_____________.
Processes and Tools Individuals and Interactions over
Comprehensive Documentation Working Software over
Contract Negotiation Customer Collaboration over
Following a Plan Responding to Change over
Agile Manifesto "We are uncovering better ways of developing
software by doing it and helping others do it.
Through this work, we have come to value the
following:"
People Although processes and tools help in successfully
completing a project, it is _________ who undertake,
participate in, and implement a project. The key
actors in any project are the people, and the
emphasis should be on them and their interactions.
Traditional Iron Triangle Scope, Cost, Schedule
Agile Triangle Value, Quality, Constraints
,Scrum Core Principles -Empirical Process Control
-Self-Organization
-Collaboration
-Value-based Prioritization
-Time-Boxing
-Iterative Development
Agile Methods -Scrum
-Feature Driven Development
-Extreme Programming (XP)
-Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)
Other Agile Methods -Crystal Clear
-Lean Development
-Kanban Development
-Agile Unified Process
-Essential Unified Process
-Open Unified Process
B. Large amounts of upfront planning Which of the following is NOT a common feature of
adaptive project management?
A. Iterative product development
B. Large amounts of upfront planning
C. Reduced time-to-market
D. Flexible product delivery
,C. Developing software technology You are the CEO of a company operating four
for a customer for a change different projects. For which project would you
management exercise involving implement Agile methodologies?
identifying the current as-is practices A. Constructing a 5-story apartment building with 6
and developing a road-map for the apartments per floor.
to-be process depending on the B. Working on the tenth stage of a long-term
vision of the management team. software implementation project in which the project
requirements were clearly defined and the delivery
has, so far, met these requirements.
C. Developing software technology for a customer
for a change management exercise involving
identifying the current as-is practices and developing
a road-map for the to-be process depending on the
vision of the management team.
D. Constructing an automobile in a factory based on
a pre-developed prototype.
C. Have a specialized team rather than Which of the following is NOT part of the Agile
a cross-functional team Manifesto?
A. Promote individuals over processes
B. Respond to change rather than make long term
plans
C. Have a specialized team rather than a cross-
functional team
D. Working software is more important than
comprehensive documentation
B. Document every detail of new As a project manager employing Agile practices in
software before allowing its release your organization, which of the following principles
would you NOT employ?
A. Business and technical employees should work
together
B. Document every detail of new software before
allowing its release
C. Maintain colocated teams and promote face-to-
face communication
D. Welcome changing requirements, even late in
development
, C. Agile recommends a command- Which of the following is NOT true regarding Agile
based leadership style methodologies?
A. Agile emphasizes people rather than processes
B. Agile promotes minimal documentation, unlike the
Waterfall technique
C. Agile recommends a command-based leadership
style
D. Agile techniques focus on the adaptability of the
project
Scrum is one of the Agile frameworks Value and Time
for Project Management. It employs
an adaptive an iterative approach for
managing projects and product
development. It was formulated as a
faster, more flexible way to deliver the
greatest ______ in the least amount of
______.
Empirical Process Control Scrum prescribes making decisions based on
observation and experimentation rather than detailed
upfront planning.
Self-Organization As opposed to the traditional command and control
style of management, Scrum teaches that today's
workers have much more knowledge to offer than
just their technical expertise, and that they deliver
greater value when self-organized.
Collaboration Scrum teaches that product development is a shared
value-creation process that needs all the
stakeholders working and interacting together to
deliver the greatest value.
Value-based Prioritization Delivering the greatest value in the shortest amount
of time requires prioritization and dividing what will
be done from what needs to be done.
