Tough Questions
Q 1: Your company implements a requirement that teams create highly detailed documentation as part of
the company-wide software development lifecycle. What is the correct response?
A. Use negotiation techniques to help the organization become more agile
B. Agile teams do not value comprehensive documentation, so the team should not produce it
C. Select a process for the team that delivers the highly detailed documentation without sacrificing delivery of
customer value
D. Ensure that the team is delivering working software, while still producing the minimal documentation
needed to build the software
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,Answer: C
When your company has a requirement for all teams, you need to comply with it. That’s why agile teams
tailor their process based on how the wider organization functions. But they still make sure that they are
focused first and foremost on delivering value to the customer.
Also, agile teams do value comprehensive documentation. They just value working software more.
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, Q2: Your agile team is working with a vendor to build some of the product components, including a
component that will be used in the next sprint. After meeting with the representative from the vendor to
discuss the project’s goals and objectives, the vendor representative emails you their scope and objectives
document, explaining that they use a waterfall process, and this is how the high-level vision and supporting
objectives are communicated in their organization. What is the best way to handle this situation?
A. Request that the vendor team creates user stories to express requirements
B. Advocate for agile principles and explain that your team values working software over comprehensive
documentation
C. Carefully read the scope and objectives document and follow up with the vendor representative about any
discrepancies with your team’s understanding of the project
D. Invite the vendor representative to the sprint review meetings
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Q 1: Your company implements a requirement that teams create highly detailed documentation as part of
the company-wide software development lifecycle. What is the correct response?
A. Use negotiation techniques to help the organization become more agile
B. Agile teams do not value comprehensive documentation, so the team should not produce it
C. Select a process for the team that delivers the highly detailed documentation without sacrificing delivery of
customer value
D. Ensure that the team is delivering working software, while still producing the minimal documentation
needed to build the software
1
,Answer: C
When your company has a requirement for all teams, you need to comply with it. That’s why agile teams
tailor their process based on how the wider organization functions. But they still make sure that they are
focused first and foremost on delivering value to the customer.
Also, agile teams do value comprehensive documentation. They just value working software more.
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, Q2: Your agile team is working with a vendor to build some of the product components, including a
component that will be used in the next sprint. After meeting with the representative from the vendor to
discuss the project’s goals and objectives, the vendor representative emails you their scope and objectives
document, explaining that they use a waterfall process, and this is how the high-level vision and supporting
objectives are communicated in their organization. What is the best way to handle this situation?
A. Request that the vendor team creates user stories to express requirements
B. Advocate for agile principles and explain that your team values working software over comprehensive
documentation
C. Carefully read the scope and objectives document and follow up with the vendor representative about any
discrepancies with your team’s understanding of the project
D. Invite the vendor representative to the sprint review meetings
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