Deck 17: An Introduction to Agile Project Management

Question 1

In many cases, _________ only begin to understand what they actually desire when they are provided with someone's impression of what they want.

A)Project Managers
B)Customers
C)Sponsers
D)Team Leaders
E)All of the above are correct

Answer 1

B
Explanation: In many cases, customers only begin to understand what they actually desire when they are provided with someone's impression of what they want.

Question 2

Iterations are short time frames ("time boxes") that typically last from ___________.

A)1-4 days
B)1-2 weeks
C)1-4 weeks
D)4-7 weeks
E)7-12 weeks

Answer 2

C
Explanation: Iterations are short time frames ("time boxes") that typically last from one to four weeks.

Question 3

Once the project scope has been firmly established, every detail of the project is defined through the ________.

A)Deliverables
B)Job tickets
C)WBS
D)Estimates
E)Risks

Answer 3

C
Explanation: Once the project scope has been firmly established, every detail of the project is defined through the WBS.

Question 4

Which each of these Agile principles: is where Teams reflect, learn, and adapt to change; work informs the plan?

A)Focus on customer value
B)Iterative and incremental delivery
C)Experimentation and adaptation
D)Self-organization
E)Continuous improvement

Question 5

Traditional approaches to project management concentrate firmly on thorough planning _________.

A)Up front
B)With the customer
C)With the project team
D)Of the WBS
E)None of the above

Question 6

Which each of these Agile principles: is where team members decide amongst themselves who and what should be done?

A)Focus on customer value
B)Iterative and incremental delivery
C)Experimentation and adaptation
D)Self-organization
E)Continuous improvement

Question 7

In the Research Highlight: Product Development practices that Work: The waterfall method is the name used in what industry?

A)Automotive
B)Tool and Dye
C)Publishing
D)Renewable Energy
E)Software

Question 8

A new holistic approach in new commercial product development efforts is known as:

A)Scrum
B)Specific project management
C)Traditional project management
D)Prioritized WBS
E)Functional teams

Question 9

All of the following are part of the Traditional Project Management model except:

A)Fixed scope
B)Deliverables
C)Continuous Design
D)Low uncertainty
E)Conventional Project Teams

Question 10

All of the following are part of the Agile Project Management model except:

A)Flexibility
B)High uncertainty
C)Embrace change
D)Design up front
E)Self organized project teams

Question 11

In the Snap Shot From Practice IDEO: Masters of Design.CEO Tim Brown recommends that _______ should only take as much time and effort needed to generate useful feedback and evolve an idea.

A)Projects
B)Prototypes
C)Experiments
D)Product Design
E)Development

Question 12

Which each of these Agile principles: create a flow of value to customers by "chunking" project delivery into small, functioning increments?

A)Focus on customer value
B)Iterative and incremental delivery
C)Experimentation and adaptation
D)Self-organization
E)Continuous improvement

Question 13

In the Snap Shot From Practice IDEO: Masters of Design, one of the product innovations is:

A)First Apple Mouse
B)Head's Airflow Tennis Racket
C)Zyliss Salad Spinner
D)Nokia N-Gage Smart phones
E)All of the above are correct

Question 14

hich each of these Agile principles: Test assumptions early and build working prototypes to solicit customer feedback and refine product requirements?

A)Focus on customer value
B)Iterative and incremental delivery
C)Experimentation and adaptation
D)Self-organization
E)Continuous improvement

Question 15

_________ can be a source of unpredictability.

A)Technology
B)Clients
C)Vendors
D)Sponsers
E)WBS

Question 16

Iterative development processes provide the which important advantages:

A)Continuous integration, verification, and validation of the evolving product.
B)Frequent demonstration of progress to increase the likelihood that the end product will satisfy customer needs.
C)Early detection of defects and problems.
D)A, B and C are correct
E)None of the above is correct

Question 17

Which is not part of a family of methods designed to respond to the challenges of unpredictable projects?

A)Agile modeling
B)Lean development
C)RUP (Rational Unified Process)
D)Crystal clear
E)Fixed scope

Question 18

_____________ represents a fundamental shift away from the traditional plan-driven project management approach by adopting a more experimental and adaptive approach to managing projects.

A)Agile project management
B)Hybrid project management
C)Uncertain project management
D)Focused project management
E)Interactive project management

Question 19

Project ________ varies according to the extent the project scope is known and stable and the technology to be used is known and proven.

A)Stability
B)Certainty
C)Unity
D)Uncertainty
E)Degree

Question 20

Which each of these Agile principles: Employ business-driven prioritizations of requirements and features?

A)Focus on customer value
B)Iterative and incremental delivery
C)Experimentation and adaptation
D)Self-organization
E)Continuous improvement

Question 21

Which of the following is not part of the Agile Alliance manifesto that declared four core values?

A)Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.
B)Working software over comprehensive documentation.
C)Creating an end user survey.
D)Customer collaboration over contract negotiation.
E)Responding to change over following a plan.

Question 22

A person who acts on behalf of customers to represent their interests is called a:

A)Customer service representive
B)Project champion
C)Customer liaison
D)Product owner
E)Production coordinator

Question 23

In the Scrum Development Process a specific feature is:

A)Analysis
B)Design
C)Build
D)Trust
E)All of the above are correct.

Question 24

The _________ is the customer's prioritized list of key features desired when the project is completed.

A)Project master
B)Spirit backlog
C)Creative backlog
D)Product backlog
E)Project list

Question 25

How long does the daily scrum last?

A)5 min
B)10 min
C)15 min
D)20 min
E)25 min

Question 26

_________ can be a source of unpredictability.

Question 27

___________ represents the amount of work the team commits to complete during the next sprint.

A)Spirit backlog
B)Product backlog
C)Project backlog
D)Schedule backlog
E)Task backlog

Question 28

What are the questions asked at the daily scrum?

A)What have you done since the last Scrum?
B)What will you do between now and the next Scrum?
C)What is getting in the way (blocks) you from performing your work as effectively as possible?
D)What is the newest schedule changes?
E)A, B, and C are all questions

Question 29

___________ are the maximum budget that should not be exceeded in the development of a given product or service.

A)Project account
B)Contingencies
C)Agile account
D)Ceilings
E)None of the above are correct.

Question 30

_____________ employs business-driven prioritizations of requirements and features.

Question 31

In the Snap Shot From Practice IDEO: Masters of Design.CEO Tim Brown recommends that _______ should only take as much time and effort needed to generate useful feedback and evolve an idea.

Question 32

Iterations are short time frames ("time boxes") that typically last from __________.

Question 33

A Development Team typically made up of _______ people with cross-functional skill sets.

A)5-9
B)7-10
C)8-12
D)12-14
E)15-20

Question 34

Once the project scope has been firmly established, every detail of the project is defined through the _______.

Question 35

In the Research Highlight: Product Development practices that Work: The waterfall method is the name used in the _______ industry.

Question 36

__________ represents a fundamental shift away from the traditional plan-driven project management approach by adopting a more experimental and adaptive approach to managing projects.

Question 37

Project ___________ varies according to the extent the project scope is known and stable and the technology to be used is known and proven.

Question 38

Traditional approaches to project management concentrate firmly on thorough planning _______.

Question 39

In many cases, _________ only begin to understand what they actually desire when they are provided with someone's impression of what they want.

Question 40

A ________ is defined as a piece of a product that delivers some useful functionality to a customer.

A)Scrum
B)Value
C)Spirit
D)Feature
E)Priority

Question 41

____________ teams reflect, learn, and adapt to change; work informs the plan.

Question 42

The customer's prioritized list of key features desired when the project is completed is the ____________.

Question 43

The _______ backlog is developed and controlled by the team.It represents the amount of work the team commits to complete during the next sprint.

Question 44

The daily scrum last _______ minutes.

Question 45

______ is a new holistic approach in new commercial product development efforts.

Question 46

Once the project scope has been firmly established, every detail of the project is defined through the project doctrine.

Question 47

A _____ is a person who acts on behalf of customers to represent their interests.

Question 48

The maximum budget that should not be exceeded in the development of a given product or service are called __________.

Question 49

A ________ typically made up of five-nine people with cross-functional skill sets.

Question 50

Agile methods appear to work best on ______ projects that require only five-nine dedicated team members to complete the work.

Question 51

____________ test assumptions early and build working prototypes to solicit customer feedback and refine product requirements.

Question 52

Project unity varies according to the extent the project scope is known and stable and the technology to be used is known and proven.

Question 53

Many of the Agile principles, including _____________ and intense collaboration, are incompatible with corporate cultures.

Question 54

Traditional project management requires a fairly high degree of predictability to be effective.

Question 55

Traditional approaches to project management concentrate firmly on thorough planning up front.

Question 56

_____________ team members decide amongst themselves who and what should be done.

Question 57

A ________ is defined as a piece of a product that delivers some useful functionality to a customer.

Question 58

__________ frameworks, like Scrum are used exclusively to complete software development projects from beginning to end.

Question 59

___________ create a flow of value to customers by "chunking" project delivery into small, functioning increments.

Question 60

When the project scope and/or technology are not fully known, things become much less predictable.

Question 61

In the Snap Shot From Practice IDEO: Masters of Design.CEO Tim Brown recommends that projects should only take as much time and effort needed to generate useful feedback and evolve an idea.

Question 62

Continuous improvement teams reflect, learn, and adapt to change; work informs the plan.

Question 63

Experimentation and adaptation tests assumptions that the project manager's interpretation of the project is correct.

Question 64

Fixed Scope is part of the Traditional Project Management model.

Question 65

Agile PM represents a fundamental shift away from the traditional plan-driven project management approach by adopting a more experimental and adaptive approach to managing projects.

Question 66

In many cases, customers only begin to understand what they actually desire when they are provided with someone's impression of what they want.

Question 67

The third phase of the Scrum Development Process is to build the feature so that it is functional.

Question 68

Iterations are short time frames ("time boxes") that typically last from two to five weeks.

Question 69

Fundamentally, Agile PM is related to the rolling wave planning and scheduling project methodology.

Question 70

The goal of each sprint is to produce fully functional features.

Question 71

Self-organization are team members who decide amongst themselves who and what should be done.

Question 72

Focus on customer value employs business-driven prioritizations of requirements and features.

Question 73

Conventional project teams are part of the Agile Project Management model.

Question 74

In the Research Highlight: Product Development practices that Work: The waterfall method is the name used in the automotive industry.

Question 75

Each new iteration replaces the work of the previous iterations and adds new capabilities to the evolving to produce a next expanded version of the product.

Question 76

Lean Development is not part of a family of methods designed to respond to the challenges of unpredictable projects.

Question 77

Agile PM satisfies top management's need for budget, scope, and schedule control.

Question 78

Iterative and incremental deliver creates a flow of value to customers by "chunking" project delivery into large, functioning increments.

Question 79

Priorities are re-evaluated before each iteration.

Question 80

The product owner has the option to change features and priorities at the end of each sprint if desired.