CAE Agile Principles & Mindset 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The Agile Manifesto was created in what year?
- 2001 (Correct answer)
- 1995
- 2005
- 2010
Correct answer: 2001
The Agile Manifesto was written by 17 software practitioners in Snowbird, Utah in February 2001.
Question 2: Which Agile principle states that 'the best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams'?
- Principle 11 (Correct answer)
- Principle 5
- Principle 9
- Principle 7
Correct answer: Principle 11
Agile Principle 11 holds that self-organizing teams produce the best technical and design outcomes.
Question 3: A manager insists on detailed upfront documentation before any coding begins. This conflicts MOST with which Agile value?
- Working software over comprehensive documentation (Correct answer)
- Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
- Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
- Responding to change over following a plan
Correct answer: Working software over comprehensive documentation
The Agile Manifesto explicitly values working software over comprehensive documentation, though it acknowledges documentation still has value.
Question 4: What is the PRIMARY purpose of an Agile sprint review?
- To inspect the increment and gather stakeholder feedback (Correct answer)
- To evaluate team member performance
- To update the project plan for the next phase
- To conduct a post-mortem on what went wrong
Correct answer: To inspect the increment and gather stakeholder feedback
The sprint review is a collaboration event where the team presents the increment and stakeholders provide feedback to adapt the product backlog.
Question 5: Which statement BEST describes the Agile concept of 'technical excellence'?
- Continuous attention to technical quality and good design enhances agility (Correct answer)
- Technical excellence means delivering features faster than competitors
- Teams should prioritize new features over refactoring
- Only senior engineers need to focus on code quality
Correct answer: Continuous attention to technical quality and good design enhances agility
Agile Principle 9 states that continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility over time.
Question 6: In Agile, 'face-to-face conversation' is considered the most efficient method of communication because:
- It conveys the most information through tone, body language, and immediate feedback (Correct answer)
- It avoids creating a paper trail
- It is faster than writing code
- It eliminates the need for retrospectives
Correct answer: It conveys the most information through tone, body language, and immediate feedback
Agile Principle 6 notes that face-to-face conversation is the most efficient method due to the richness of non-verbal and immediate communication.
Question 7: Which scenario demonstrates an Agile team NOT following the 'inspect and adapt' principle?
- A team that never changes its process despite repeated sprint failures (Correct answer)
- A team that holds retrospectives every sprint
- A team that adjusts its definition of done based on quality issues
- A team that updates its backlog after customer feedback
Correct answer: A team that never changes its process despite repeated sprint failures
Failing to change process in response to clear problems means the team is not applying the inspect-and-adapt cycle that is central to Agile.
CAE Agile Principles & Mindset 3
The Agile Manifesto was created in what year?