CAD Agile Metrics and Reporting

Question 1

Which agile metric measures the number of story points a team completes in a single sprint?

Accepted Answer

Velocity

Answer

Lead time

Answer

Throughput

Answer

Cycle time

Question 2

A burndown chart tracks which of the following over time?

Accepted Answer

Remaining work versus time elapsed in the sprint

Answer

Cumulative work completed vs. planned

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Number of defects found per day

Answer

Team member availability across the sprint

Question 3

What does 'cycle time' measure in an agile context?

Accepted Answer

Time from when work begins on an item to when it is delivered

Answer

Time from sprint planning to retrospective

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Total time a backlog item exists before being discarded

Answer

Time between successive sprint start dates

Question 4

A Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD) is primarily used to visualize which aspect of a team's workflow?

Accepted Answer

Work item flow through each stage of the process over time

Answer

Individual team member contributions per sprint

Answer

Defect escape rate to production

Answer

Sprint planning accuracy

Question 5

If a team's velocity varies significantly from sprint to sprint, the BEST initial action is to:

Accepted Answer

Investigate and address root causes such as scope changes or team instability

Answer

Switch to a fixed-price contract model

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Double the sprint length to smooth out variance

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Assign story points by manager decree

Question 6

Lead time in agile development is defined as:

Accepted Answer

The time from item creation in the backlog to its delivery

Answer

The average effort in hours per story point

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The number of days before a release freeze

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The time a developer spends in code review

Question 7

Which metric directly indicates whether a team is likely to meet a release deadline based on current progress?

Accepted Answer

Release burndown chart trend

Answer

Team happiness index

Answer

Number of daily standups held

Answer

Cumulative defect count