Agile Fundamentals and Manifesto Flashcards
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How does Agile handle the 'Iron Triangle' of scope, time, and cost differently than traditional methods?
Answer: Agile fixes time and cost, making scope the variable that adjusts
Agile inverts the traditional Iron Triangle by fixing time (sprint length) and cost (team size/budget) while allowing scope to flex based on delivered value each iteration.
What is the Agile concept of 'potentially shippable product increment'?
Answer: A complete and usable piece of functionality at the end of each iteration
A potentially shippable increment means the work completed each sprint is integrated, tested, and of release quality—whether or not the business chooses to ship it.
Which Agile value is most directly supported by collocating the development team?
Answer: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Physical collocation directly supports the first manifesto value by enabling richer face-to-face interactions among team members.
In Agile, what does 'failing fast' mean in practice?
Answer: Identifying and surfacing problems early through short feedback cycles
'Failing fast' means designing short feedback loops so that bad assumptions, defects, or wrong directions are discovered quickly and cheaply, before significant investment is made.
What is meant by 'Agile Principle 12'—the team regularly reflects and adjusts behavior?
Answer: At regular intervals the team reflects on how to become more effective and adjusts accordingly
Principle 12 is the foundation for retrospectives: the team itself reflects on effectiveness and autonomously tunes its behavior, not management imposing changes.
A product owner wants to change the sprint goal two days into a two-week sprint. What should the Scrum Master advise?
Answer: Cancel the sprint if the goal is fundamentally invalidated, otherwise protect the sprint
Sprint goals should be stable; the Scrum Master protects the team from scope changes mid-sprint, though cancellation is valid when the goal itself becomes obsolete.
Which Agile Manifesto principle addresses the relationship between motivated individuals and project success?
Answer: Principle 5
Principle 5 states that projects should be built around motivated individuals, giving them the environment and support they need, and trusting them to get the job done.