CAD Agile Fundamentals and Manifesto 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Agile Manifesto value prioritizes 'Working software over comprehensive documentation'?
- The third value
- The second value (Correct answer)
- The first value
- The fourth value
Correct answer: The second value
The second Agile Manifesto value states 'Working software over comprehensive documentation,' emphasizing functional delivery over paperwork.
Question 2: A development team discovers mid-sprint that the customer's requirements have fundamentally changed. What does the Agile Manifesto suggest?
- Reject the change until the next planning cycle
- Document the change and defer it to the backlog
- Respond to the change even though it disrupts the plan (Correct answer)
- Escalate the change to executive management
Correct answer: Respond to the change even though it disrupts the plan
The fourth manifesto value—'Responding to change over following a plan'—directs teams to embrace change rather than rigidly follow outdated plans.
Question 3: Which Agile principle states that the most efficient method of conveying information within a development team is face-to-face conversation?
- Principle 4
- Principle 6 (Correct answer)
- Principle 8
- Principle 10
Correct answer: Principle 6
Principle 6 of the Agile Manifesto explicitly promotes face-to-face conversation as the most efficient and effective method of conveying information.
Question 4: What does the Agile Manifesto mean when it values 'Customer collaboration over contract negotiation'?
- Contracts should never be written for Agile projects
- Ongoing customer partnership matters more than rigid contractual terms (Correct answer)
- Customers should attend every sprint ceremony
- Legal teams must be excluded from Agile projects
Correct answer: Ongoing customer partnership matters more than rigid contractual terms
The third manifesto value emphasizes building relationships and working closely with customers rather than relying solely on contract terms to govern the work.
Question 5: Which statement best describes the Agile concept of 'sustainable pace'?
- Teams should work overtime every sprint to maximize output
- Development should proceed at a pace maintainable indefinitely without burnout (Correct answer)
- Managers should set deadlines that push teams to their limits
- Velocity should double each sprint through continuous improvement
Correct answer: Development should proceed at a pace maintainable indefinitely without burnout
Agile Principle 8 states that sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely, preventing burnout and ensuring quality.
Question 6: The Agile Manifesto was created in February 2001 by a group of how many signatories?
- 12
- 17 (Correct answer)
- 21
- 9
Correct answer: 17
Seventeen software development thought leaders gathered at Snowbird, Utah and signed the Agile Manifesto in February 2001.
Question 7: Which Agile principle emphasizes that business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project?
- Principle 1
- Principle 3
- Principle 4 (Correct answer)
- Principle 9
Correct answer: Principle 4
Principle 4 of the Agile Manifesto requires business people and developers to collaborate daily, breaking down the traditional handoff-based communication model.
CAD Agile Fundamentals and Manifesto 2
Which Agile Manifesto value prioritizes 'Working software over comprehensive documentation'?