Agile & Hybrid Methodologies Flashcards

In Scrum, who is responsible for maximizing the value of the product by managing the Product Backlog?

Answer: Product Owner

The Product Owner is solely responsible for managing and prioritizing the Product Backlog to maximize product value.

Which Agile ceremony is specifically designed to inspect the increment and adapt the Product Backlog if needed?

Answer: Sprint Review

The Sprint Review is held at the end of each Sprint to inspect the increment and gather stakeholder feedback that may adapt the backlog.

A team using Kanban wants to prevent overloading team members. Which practice directly addresses this?

Answer: Work-in-Progress (WIP) limits

WIP limits in Kanban restrict the number of items in each workflow stage, preventing overload and improving flow.

In an Agile hybrid project, the project manager decides to use a predictive approach for infrastructure setup and an Agile approach for application development. This is an example of:

Answer: Hybrid methodology

Combining predictive (waterfall) and Agile approaches within a single project defines a hybrid methodology.

What does the term 'velocity' measure in Agile project management?

Answer: The number of story points completed per sprint

Velocity is the average number of story points a team completes per sprint, used to forecast future capacity.

Which value from the Agile Manifesto prioritizes 'Responding to change' over a fixed plan?

Answer: Responding to change over following a plan

The fourth Agile Manifesto value explicitly states valuing responding to change over following a plan.

A project team is using SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework). What is a Program Increment (PI) Planning event primarily used for?

Answer: Aligning multiple Agile teams to a shared mission and objectives

PI Planning is a cadence-based event in SAFe where all teams align on objectives, dependencies, and risks for the upcoming Program Increment.