Agile Exam Questions and
Answers
1- What does NOT match with Agile Manifesto?
• Process and tools over individuals and interactions
• Working software over comprehensive documentation
• Responding to change over following a plan
• Contract negotiation over customer collaboration
2- Which of the following statements about changing requirements in
software development, are correct?
• In traditional way of software development, once the requirements are base
lined, further changes should undergo heavy change control process
• Changes are acceptable till design but once development starts, any further
changes should be rejected
• In traditional way of software development, once the requirements are base
lined, further changes can be easily accepted with light process
• Organizations must adapt to rapidly changing market conditions to stay relevant
in business
3- Which of the following statements BEST describe why Agile is winning?
• Products produced by an Agile approach are cheaper than those produced by
any other approach
• Agile increases the chances of delivering early business value to the market and
quickly incorporate the feedback from the market usage
• Products have faster time to market but may not meet immediate customer needs
• Products are expensive when compared with products produced by other
approaches, but are of top quality.
4- Why were the `practitioners of alternative software development methods`
not satisfied with the traditional waterfall method?
• Waterfall is not a lightweight process
• The practitioners did not like to work in a formal system and hence did not like
any ‘methodology’ at all
• Waterfall experience did not add value to their resume
• Waterfall model failed to meet the demand for speed and was not friendly
towards changing business needs and priorities
5- Which of the following BEST represent the Scrum approach to planning?
• Planning is a continuous activity done faintly by Scrum Master and Product Owner
• Detailed planning is done upfront and not revisited
• Whole team together does just enough upfront planning followed by
continuous planning throughout the project
• Only planning in Scrum is one of the planning events
, 6- How should work be allocated to the team in a Scrum project?
• The Scrum Master must assign tasks to individuals
• Team members must volunteer for tasks appropriate to their skills
• The complex tasks must be allocated by the Scrum Master
• Tasks must be allocated to team members by the Product Owner
• While senior team members volunteer for tasks, juniors must be assigned takas by
the Scrum Master
7- The time box for a Daily Scrum is…
• Two minutes per person
• 15 minutes
• 2 hrs
• No time box
• 30 minutes
8- Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?
• So that the place can be named as Daily Scrum Hub
• The consistency reduces complexity and overhead
• The Product Owner demands it
• Rooms are hard to book and this helps in advance booking
• There is no such rule
9- What BEST describe a Scrum Team?
• Small but have enough members to create the Product Increment
• Collaborate with each other to self-organize their work
• Team members must be specialists
• Cross Functional
• Reports to Product Owner
10- The Product Owner in a Scrum project….
• Has no control over the prioritization of Product Backlog Items
• Has the final authority over the prioritization of Product Backlog Items
• Collaborates with the developers over prioritization of Product Backlog Items, but
the developers have the final say
• Collaborates with de developers over prioritization of Product Backlog Items
but Product Owner has the final say
• Creates the Product Backlog Items but leaves prioritization to Business Analyst
Answers
1- What does NOT match with Agile Manifesto?
• Process and tools over individuals and interactions
• Working software over comprehensive documentation
• Responding to change over following a plan
• Contract negotiation over customer collaboration
2- Which of the following statements about changing requirements in
software development, are correct?
• In traditional way of software development, once the requirements are base
lined, further changes should undergo heavy change control process
• Changes are acceptable till design but once development starts, any further
changes should be rejected
• In traditional way of software development, once the requirements are base
lined, further changes can be easily accepted with light process
• Organizations must adapt to rapidly changing market conditions to stay relevant
in business
3- Which of the following statements BEST describe why Agile is winning?
• Products produced by an Agile approach are cheaper than those produced by
any other approach
• Agile increases the chances of delivering early business value to the market and
quickly incorporate the feedback from the market usage
• Products have faster time to market but may not meet immediate customer needs
• Products are expensive when compared with products produced by other
approaches, but are of top quality.
4- Why were the `practitioners of alternative software development methods`
not satisfied with the traditional waterfall method?
• Waterfall is not a lightweight process
• The practitioners did not like to work in a formal system and hence did not like
any ‘methodology’ at all
• Waterfall experience did not add value to their resume
• Waterfall model failed to meet the demand for speed and was not friendly
towards changing business needs and priorities
5- Which of the following BEST represent the Scrum approach to planning?
• Planning is a continuous activity done faintly by Scrum Master and Product Owner
• Detailed planning is done upfront and not revisited
• Whole team together does just enough upfront planning followed by
continuous planning throughout the project
• Only planning in Scrum is one of the planning events
, 6- How should work be allocated to the team in a Scrum project?
• The Scrum Master must assign tasks to individuals
• Team members must volunteer for tasks appropriate to their skills
• The complex tasks must be allocated by the Scrum Master
• Tasks must be allocated to team members by the Product Owner
• While senior team members volunteer for tasks, juniors must be assigned takas by
the Scrum Master
7- The time box for a Daily Scrum is…
• Two minutes per person
• 15 minutes
• 2 hrs
• No time box
• 30 minutes
8- Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?
• So that the place can be named as Daily Scrum Hub
• The consistency reduces complexity and overhead
• The Product Owner demands it
• Rooms are hard to book and this helps in advance booking
• There is no such rule
9- What BEST describe a Scrum Team?
• Small but have enough members to create the Product Increment
• Collaborate with each other to self-organize their work
• Team members must be specialists
• Cross Functional
• Reports to Product Owner
10- The Product Owner in a Scrum project….
• Has no control over the prioritization of Product Backlog Items
• Has the final authority over the prioritization of Product Backlog Items
• Collaborates with the developers over prioritization of Product Backlog Items, but
the developers have the final say
• Collaborates with de developers over prioritization of Product Backlog Items
but Product Owner has the final say
• Creates the Product Backlog Items but leaves prioritization to Business Analyst
