Agile & Hybrid Project Methods Flashcards

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

Answer: Product Owner

The Product Owner owns the Product Backlog and is accountable for maximizing product value.

Which Agile scaling framework uses a 'Program Increment' (PI) planning event to align multiple Agile teams?

Answer: SAFe

SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) uses PI Planning as a cadence-based event to synchronize Agile Release Trains.

In Kanban, what is the primary purpose of setting Work In Progress (WIP) limits?

Answer: To reduce multitasking and expose bottlenecks

WIP limits reduce context-switching, improve flow, and surface workflow bottlenecks for the team to address.

A hybrid project plan uses waterfall phases for hardware procurement and Agile sprints for software development. What is the primary reason for this combination?

Answer: To match the planning horizon to each component's nature and uncertainty

Hybrid approaches apply predictive methods to stable, well-defined work and adaptive methods to uncertain, evolving work.

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

Answer: The average story points completed per sprint

Velocity is the average amount of work (in story points) a team completes per sprint, used for forecasting future sprints.

During a Sprint Retrospective, the team identifies that unclear acceptance criteria caused rework in the last sprint. What is the BEST immediate action?

Answer: Add a definition-of-done review to Sprint Planning

Adding acceptance criteria review to Sprint Planning directly addresses the root cause by clarifying requirements before work begins.

In the Cynefin framework, which domain requires a 'probe-sense-respond' approach rather than 'sense-analyze-respond'?

Answer: Complex

In the Complex domain, cause-and-effect relationships are only understood in retrospect, requiring experimentation (probe) before sensing and responding.