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  1. In SAFe, what is the role of a 'Release Train Engineer' (RTE)?

    Answer: A servant leader and coach for the Agile Release Train

    The RTE is SAFe's chief Scrum Master for the Agile Release Train, facilitating ART events and helping teams execute program-level goals.

  2. A team practicing Kanban notices their 'in review' column is consistently full while 'in development' stays empty. What does this indicate?

    Answer: A bottleneck exists at the review stage

    Accumulation in one stage while upstream stages are empty is a classic Kanban signal of a bottleneck at that stage.

  3. Which technique is used in Agile to estimate relative effort of backlog items using a Fibonacci-like sequence?

    Answer: Planning Poker

    Planning Poker uses consensus-based estimation with cards numbered in Fibonacci sequence (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13...) to size relative effort.

  4. In a hybrid project environment, a Change Control Board (CCB) approves changes to the baseline scope. How should Agile iterations be handled within this structure?

    Answer: Sprint-level changes are managed by the team; only scope changes affecting the baseline require CCB approval

    In hybrid models, the team manages iteration-level change internally, while changes affecting the project baseline go through formal change control.

  5. What does 'time-boxing' mean in Agile project management?

    Answer: Allocating a fixed maximum duration to an activity or iteration

    Time-boxing sets a fixed period for an activity, after which the team stops and evaluates, ensuring regular cadence and preventing scope creep.

  6. In the DSDM (Dynamic Systems Development Method) framework, which principle states that if scope cannot be completed within the timebox, features must be de-scoped rather than extending the deadline?

    Answer: Deliver on Time

    DSDM's 'Deliver on Time' principle treats the deadline as fixed; lower-priority features are dropped to protect schedule rather than slipping the date.

  7. Which metric in Agile represents the total amount of work remaining in a project, shown as a decreasing line on a chart over time?

    Answer: Release burndown chart

    A release burndown chart tracks remaining work (story points or features) across sprints, ideally trending toward zero by the release date.