Which of the following may not help in improving predictability?
- A . Estimate in hours instead of points
- B . Reduce feedback cycles
- C . Adopt a test-first approach
- D . Reduce technical debt
- E . Respect WIP limits
Explanation:
Estimating in hours may not improve predictability. Other approaches reduce the barriers to having a smooth and predictable flow of work
Which role in the Disciplined Agile Delivery team announces the release time lines to stakeholders?
- A . Architecture owner
- B . Team member
- C . Product owner
- D . Team lead
- E . Gold user
Explanation:
Product owner represents the team to to the stakeholders and is responsible for roadmap and plan announcements
In Disciplined Agile, the daily huddle for a team is referred to as:
- A . A Sprint review
- B . A coordination meeting
- C . A Scrum meeting
- D . A daily meeting
Explanation:
DA teams will have a daily coordination meeting
Which method extends the Kaizen loop strategy to help teams identify techniques that are likely to work in their context?
- A . Guided continuous improvement
- B . Cross-team learning
- C . Explicit workflow policies
- D . Communities Of practice
Which artifact collects all the work flowing to the team?
- A . Iteration backlog
- B . Business backlog
- C . Product backlog
- D . Release roadmap
Explanation:
A unique, ranked stack of work that needs to be implemented for the solution. Traditionally comprised of a list of requirements in Scrum, although now some “requirement-like” work such as fixing defects is also included.. (Choose Your WoW, PROCESS GOALS, page 70).
What goal diagrams should a team select first?
- A . Goals that are most relevant to the team's context and life cycle.
- B . The goals that are selected by the customer and stakeholders.
- C . The goals in which the team has the least experience.
- D . The goals that are the easiest to complete.
True or False: Delight customers as a principle means never to exceed expectations of the customers but to just about meet them
- A . FALSE
- B . TRUE
Explanation:
Customers are delighted when the product or services not just meet their needs but surpass them
What is Epic?
- A . Great way to visually work through the analysis of a high-level requirement or strategy.
- B . A simple way to explore the entities and their relationships.
- C . Large stories that take a lot of effort, often multiple iterations, to complete.
- D . A collection of smaller user stories
Explanation:
Epics are large stories that take a lot of effort, often multiple iterations, to complete. Epics are typically organized into a collection of smaller user stories [W]. Sometimes epics are referred to as features or user activities. (Choose Your WoW, Explore Usage, page 139).
Which of the following is NOT a reason that a team must constantly evolve its way of working?
- A . Other teams we work with are also evolging
- B . The customer may not give us all the requirements at once
- C . Each team is unique
- D . We learn new things all the time
Explanation:
The evolution of WoW is necessary because learning about the process and its effectiveness in different situations is important
Which of the following is a disadvantage of having a feature team as opposed to component teams?
- A . There is a temptation to build everything from scratch
- B . There are lesser hand-offs across teams
- C . Require cross-functional team members
- D . One team delivers a feature from top to bottom
Explanation:
If feature teams want to be truly independent than component teams, they may tend to rely less on reusable components
Among the primary roles on DA teams, which role needs to be a process expert?
- A . Product owner
- B . Architecture owner
- C . Team lead
- D . Team member
Explanation:
Team lead needs to be the process expert and the de-facto coach of the team in process matters
True or False: Because organizations are complex adaptive systems, each team needs to be governed top-down
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
Explanation:
Self-organizing teams are better able to evolve based on the needs of the situation
All the process goal diagrams need to be explored while determining the initial way of working
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
Explanation:
The team may prioritize which goal diagrams are most relevant given their context
One of the promises of DA is to ensure psychological safety. This means:
- A . Never criticizing team members
- B . Providing counselling to all team members
- C . Being able to work without fear
- D . Providing a hygienic work environment
Explanation:
Psychological safety means being able to work without fear of negative consequences. Team members should be able to express themselves.
True or False: Any change or improvement in the process is likely to plateau unless efforts are put into constantly reviewing and revising it
- A . FALSE
- B . TRUE
Explanation:
Continuous improvement is required to keep improving the team's way of working - preferably under guidance from an expert and a proven toolkit