AGILE Exam UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the 2 perspectives in Kanban - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1) Kanban stand alone
Agile approach (ex: replace scrum w/ kanban)
2) parts of Kanban used with other Agile approaches (ex: scrum board, WIP limits in SAFe)
what are the 5 basic features of Kanban - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1) meeting only on
demand none on process
2) highly visual which allows team to fix bottlenecks
3) prevents work from being designated as "done" before it really is complete
4) enforce quality in every step
5) minimize WIP
basic process - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1) take item from backlog
2) specify work needed to implement it
3) implement it
4) validate it works
5) deliver to customer
process board steps - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- backlog
specify work
implement
validate
how do we limit chaos in Kanban - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- by limiting WIP
why do we limit WIP? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Because it decreases work affected
when changing priority/requirements of design
which way are items pulled on the board? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- left --> right
,do you define "done" at every step? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- yes, each step has own
definition of done
who verifys the rule were followed and that it is complete? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a
team member that is different than the person responsible
why is maintaining a good flow hard? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- blocks
unusual events
too busy
new person on team
working with improvements
what are unusual events - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- waiting for external output
major bugs
reviews
demo
how to add item to backlog - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -customer decides
-team decides
is implementation fast with kanban? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- yes very fast since WIP is
small
what are the categorization levels when doing the backlog - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
MVP 0 = must have
Priority 1 = should have
Priority 2 = like to have
Priority 3 = nice idea
, what question do you ask to know if it is an MVP? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Would you
hold up the release for that item?
How do you score/ divide up work - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -have tasks roughly the
same size (break large items into smaller tasks)
-use relative # of tasks to determine size of item
how can you see the progress of work? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- cumulative flow
diagram
-shows pending, active, and done projects
are Kanban and Scrum both agile methodologies? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- yes
does Kanban have PO or SM - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- no
if they are transitioning from Scrum --> Kanban will the team share the roles of PO and SM?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- yes
is there a time box/ sprint with Kanban? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No
In Kanban is the flow of work interrupted? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No it is continuous
Does Kanban have Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, or Sprint Retrospective? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- No
Difference between daily meetings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Kanban- 1 question: "what
impediments stand in the way?"
Do scrum teams use boards to identify evolution of work in sprint? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- yes
when to use Kanban - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -less structured and less overhead
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the 2 perspectives in Kanban - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1) Kanban stand alone
Agile approach (ex: replace scrum w/ kanban)
2) parts of Kanban used with other Agile approaches (ex: scrum board, WIP limits in SAFe)
what are the 5 basic features of Kanban - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1) meeting only on
demand none on process
2) highly visual which allows team to fix bottlenecks
3) prevents work from being designated as "done" before it really is complete
4) enforce quality in every step
5) minimize WIP
basic process - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1) take item from backlog
2) specify work needed to implement it
3) implement it
4) validate it works
5) deliver to customer
process board steps - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- backlog
specify work
implement
validate
how do we limit chaos in Kanban - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- by limiting WIP
why do we limit WIP? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Because it decreases work affected
when changing priority/requirements of design
which way are items pulled on the board? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- left --> right
,do you define "done" at every step? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- yes, each step has own
definition of done
who verifys the rule were followed and that it is complete? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a
team member that is different than the person responsible
why is maintaining a good flow hard? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- blocks
unusual events
too busy
new person on team
working with improvements
what are unusual events - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- waiting for external output
major bugs
reviews
demo
how to add item to backlog - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -customer decides
-team decides
is implementation fast with kanban? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- yes very fast since WIP is
small
what are the categorization levels when doing the backlog - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
MVP 0 = must have
Priority 1 = should have
Priority 2 = like to have
Priority 3 = nice idea
, what question do you ask to know if it is an MVP? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Would you
hold up the release for that item?
How do you score/ divide up work - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -have tasks roughly the
same size (break large items into smaller tasks)
-use relative # of tasks to determine size of item
how can you see the progress of work? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- cumulative flow
diagram
-shows pending, active, and done projects
are Kanban and Scrum both agile methodologies? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- yes
does Kanban have PO or SM - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- no
if they are transitioning from Scrum --> Kanban will the team share the roles of PO and SM?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- yes
is there a time box/ sprint with Kanban? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No
In Kanban is the flow of work interrupted? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No it is continuous
Does Kanban have Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, or Sprint Retrospective? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- No
Difference between daily meetings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Kanban- 1 question: "what
impediments stand in the way?"
Do scrum teams use boards to identify evolution of work in sprint? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- yes
when to use Kanban - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -less structured and less overhead
