Certified Agile Service Manager Agile Estimation and Planning 3

Question 1

What does a Sprint Burndown Chart track?

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The remaining work (story points or tasks) in a sprint compared to time remaining

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The cumulative value delivered to customers across all sprints

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The number of defects discovered each day during a sprint

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The team's daily meeting attendance and participation

Question 2

How does a Burn-Up Chart differ from a Burn-Down Chart?

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A burn-up chart shows work completed rising toward a total scope line, making scope changes visible

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A burn-up chart tracks defects while a burn-down chart tracks user stories

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A burn-up chart is used for releases while a burn-down chart is for individual tasks only

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A burn-up chart is recommended by the Scrum Guide while burn-down charts are not

Question 3

What does the 'Cone of Uncertainty' represent in Agile planning?

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The wide variability of estimates early in a project that narrows as more is learned

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The range of team velocities across different sprints

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The decreasing accuracy of estimates as a project nears completion

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A risk matrix for evaluating sprint impediments

Question 4

What are acceptance criteria in Agile user stories?

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Conditions that must be satisfied for a specific user story to be accepted by the Product Owner

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The team's general definition of quality standards applied to all stories

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The minimum number of test cases required before a story enters development

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Performance benchmarks that the system must meet after release

Question 5

What is the Product Owner's primary responsibility during Sprint Planning?

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Presenting and clarifying the highest-priority Product Backlog items and negotiating the Sprint Goal with the team

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Assigning tasks to individual developers based on their skills

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Deciding exactly how the development team will implement each story

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Facilitating the meeting and ensuring it stays within the time-box

Question 6

What is a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) in Agile delivery?

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The smallest set of features that delivers value to customers and enables validated learning

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The least expensive version of a product that can be built within budget constraints

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A prototype used only for internal testing before development begins

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The product backlog items completed in the first sprint of a project

Question 7

In Agile service management, why is rolling wave planning preferred over big-bang upfront planning?

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It allows detailed planning of near-term work while keeping future work at a high level, accommodating change

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It eliminates the need for a product backlog or sprint backlog

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It requires the entire project to be estimated before any work begins

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It ensures all scope is locked before development starts to prevent rework