Certified Agile Service Manager Agile Estimation and Planning 2

Question 1

What is relative estimation in Agile?

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Sizing work items by comparing their complexity to one another rather than assigning absolute values

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Estimating tasks in actual clock hours compared to a baseline activity

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Using past sprint data to predict exact completion dates

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Estimating cost relative to the project budget

Question 2

Why is the Fibonacci sequence (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21…) commonly used for story point estimation?

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The increasing gaps between numbers reflect growing uncertainty as complexity increases

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It ensures that estimates always result in even numbers for easy calculation

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It was mandated by the Agile Manifesto as the official estimation scale

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It limits the maximum story size to 21 points to prevent large stories

Question 3

What is a release plan in Agile service management?

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A high-level plan mapping which backlog items will be delivered across multiple sprints or iterations

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A document listing all bugs fixed in a software version

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The sprint backlog for the final sprint of a project

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A technical deployment checklist for pushing code to production

Question 4

In Agile, what is affinity estimation?

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A rapid technique where stories are silently grouped into size buckets by the team and then discussed

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A method where team members rank stories based on personal preference

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An estimation approach using customer satisfaction scores as the primary input

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A process where the Product Owner assigns sizes based on business value

Question 5

What is the purpose of Product Backlog Refinement (grooming)?

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To progressively elaborate, estimate, and prioritize backlog items before sprint planning

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To formally approve user stories for inclusion in the next sprint

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To review and demo completed stories for stakeholders

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To archive completed backlog items after each sprint

Question 6

What is time-boxing in Agile?

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Setting a maximum fixed duration for an event or activity that ends when time expires, regardless of completion

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Assigning a fixed budget to each user story

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Scheduling work items in sequential order by priority

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Measuring the elapsed time between sprint planning and sprint review

Question 7

What does a Sprint Backlog contain?

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The set of Product Backlog items selected for the sprint plus the plan for delivering them

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The entire product vision and long-term roadmap

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All unfinished items carried over from previous sprints

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A list of defects and technical debt items only