CPOA Agile Frameworks and Methodologies

Question 1

What is the core principle that differentiates agile from traditional waterfall development?

Accepted Answer

Agile delivers working software iteratively and welcomes changing requirements

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Agile uses more documentation

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Agile requires larger teams

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Agile eliminates the need for testing

Question 2

In Scrum, what is the typical duration of a sprint?

Accepted Answer

1–4 weeks

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2–6 months

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1–2 days

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Unlimited until the feature is complete

Question 3

What are the three pillars of Scrum?

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Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation

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Planning, Execution, Delivery

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Vision, Roadmap, Backlog

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Velocity, Capacity, Quality

Question 4

What is the primary difference between Scrum and Kanban?

Accepted Answer

Scrum is sprint-based with roles; Kanban focuses on continuous flow with WIP limits

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Scrum uses a backlog; Kanban does not

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Kanban requires daily standups; Scrum does not

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They are the same methodology with different names

Question 5

What does 'velocity' measure in an agile team?

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The amount of work completed per sprint, typically in story points

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The speed of individual developers

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The number of bugs resolved per week

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The time taken to complete a single user story

Question 6

Which agile ceremony is specifically designed for continuous process improvement?

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Sprint retrospective

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Sprint review

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Daily standup

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Sprint planning