SWE 201C: A+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE!
What is wrong with following user story? (Select any 2)
"I want the software to be easy to use."
point
A. The story is very big.
B. It is not testable.
C. The story is not valuable.
D. No valid user is identified.
BD
How is gathering user needs / requirements different on an agile project? (select any 3)
point
A. At any given time, the level of detail may be different for different parts of the software.
B. The agile way supports progressive refinement---defining the right level of detail at the right time.
C. Agile encourages conversations as a key method for building a shared understanding.
D. In agile, we don't waste time on understanding user needs. Instead, we build something, show it to
the user, and learn.
ABC
What are some of the activities that happen during a User Story Writing Workshop? (Select any 4)
point
A. User role analysis and defining personas
B. To generate stories, one of the options is to start from the top down or bottom up.
C. The leaders from the organization lay out exactly what needs to be built.
D. Sometimes, you keep it free-form for people to write stories and later group them by theme.
E. Everybody silently writes user stories around a theme
ABDE
Which of the following are true about the Story Mapping technique? (select 3)
point
A. It is a user-centric approach where we map out the system from a user's perspective.
B. Only the product owner and users attend the story mapping exercise.
C. The horizontal axis (moving from left to right) in a story map represents time.
D. The vertical axis (moving from top to bottom) in a story map represents rough priority.
E. One story map can only have one user. It is not recommended to have multiple users on same story
map.
ACD
Due to an unpredictable market event, the Product Owner (PO) asked the team to complete the next
release in 6 weeks. Assuming the backlog in Table 2 is up to date and prioritized from highest to
lowest, the Product Owner wants you to estimate what can be done in next 6 weeks. Describe 1) what
,can be done, 2) what might be done, and 3) what will not be done.
The velocity range to be used for the release planning is 15-22.
The team works in 2 week iteration.
point
A. Most likely: Story 1 to Story 8; Might Be Done: Story 9 to Story 13; Not likely: Rest of the stories
Correct! You calculated the total number of story points you could complete with the minimum
velocity (15) in 6 weeks (3 iterations), and did the same with the maximum velocity (22). You then
used those values to see what you can do and not do.
If you need to review this at all, see the video on Release planning.
B. Most likely: Story 1 to Story 9; Might be Done: Story 10; Not likely: Rest of the stories
C. Most likely: Story 1 to Story 11; Might be Done: Story 12 and 13; Not likely: Rest of the stories
A. Most likely: Story 1 to Story 8; Might Be Done: Story 9 to Story 13; Not likely: Rest of the stories
What is true about planning with an agile mindset? (Select any 2)
point
A. Plan as little as you can. Planning is considered a non-productive activity.
B. Planning is mostly done by project manager.
C. Use Adaptive Planning.
D. Plan just enough, just in time.
CD
What do we mean by Velocity in agile terms?
point
A. It is calculated at the team level and represents the estimated duration of current iteration.
B. It represents actual work done in the first iteration of project.
C. It is a velocity of the individual team members, not the team
D. It is calculated at the team level and represents how much work a team can get done in an
iteration.
D. It is calculated at the team level and represents how much work a team can get done in an iteration.
Which of the following is true about Scrum?
point
A. In the daily stand-up, everybody talks about what they worked on, what they are planning to work
on, and any impediments they have.
B. Burn-down and Burn-up charts help the team track the progress of the current sprint.
C. In a Sprint Review, we talk about process and talk about what worked, what didn't work, and how
we can improve.
D. In a Sprint Retrospective, we talk about what we built, demo it, and get customer/client feedback.
E. It is encouraged to make iteration scope changes during the sprint.
AB
Which of the following is TRUE about Scrum? (Select two)
point
A. Scrum is an adaptive model.
, B. Scrum has fixed, time-boxed development cycles called sprints.
C. The daily stand-up in scrum is mainly for the scrum master to get the status of the project.
D. Scrum is the best way to implement the agile mindset. Other Agile methods are not as effective.
AB
You are a developer on a scrum team. Your scrum master invited you to attend a sprint planning
meeting. Which of following activities would you expect in that meeting?
point
A. The product owner (or equivalent) shares the top priority stories for the sprint.
B. The team talks about what went well and what didn't go well in the sprint.
C. Either during the meeting or afterwards, developers create tasks to further solidify what work
needs to be done and make final a work commitment for the sprint.
D. The developers/testers ask questions to understand the stories.
E. The developers/testers provide a high-level estimate for stories.
F. The team will select the stories to work on for next iteration (sprint).
ACDEF
You need to calculating a team member's capacity for an iteration. Which of the following activities
should be EXCLUDED from the committed capacity of the team member?
point
A. Time spent on defects
B. Paid time off (PTO)
C. Organizational Meetings
D. Sprint Ceremonies
E. Basic support for the product
F. Helping other team members
BCD
What should happen in the sprint review meeting?
point
A. Presentation slides are shown about hypothetical things.
B. A potentially shippable product increment is demonstrated live.
C. What happened during the Sprint is reported.
D. Feedback is gathered from stakeholders resulting in additional items added to the product backlog.
BCD
The CEO asks a team member to do some work outside the goals of the current sprint in progress.
What should the team member do?
point
A. Add it to the next sprint.
B. Add it to the current sprint while swapping out committed work of equal size.
C. Inform the product owner so he can work with the CEO and if it is still necessary to get this work
done in current sprint, it should be discussed with in the team.
D. Add it to the current sprint.
UPDATE!
What is wrong with following user story? (Select any 2)
"I want the software to be easy to use."
point
A. The story is very big.
B. It is not testable.
C. The story is not valuable.
D. No valid user is identified.
BD
How is gathering user needs / requirements different on an agile project? (select any 3)
point
A. At any given time, the level of detail may be different for different parts of the software.
B. The agile way supports progressive refinement---defining the right level of detail at the right time.
C. Agile encourages conversations as a key method for building a shared understanding.
D. In agile, we don't waste time on understanding user needs. Instead, we build something, show it to
the user, and learn.
ABC
What are some of the activities that happen during a User Story Writing Workshop? (Select any 4)
point
A. User role analysis and defining personas
B. To generate stories, one of the options is to start from the top down or bottom up.
C. The leaders from the organization lay out exactly what needs to be built.
D. Sometimes, you keep it free-form for people to write stories and later group them by theme.
E. Everybody silently writes user stories around a theme
ABDE
Which of the following are true about the Story Mapping technique? (select 3)
point
A. It is a user-centric approach where we map out the system from a user's perspective.
B. Only the product owner and users attend the story mapping exercise.
C. The horizontal axis (moving from left to right) in a story map represents time.
D. The vertical axis (moving from top to bottom) in a story map represents rough priority.
E. One story map can only have one user. It is not recommended to have multiple users on same story
map.
ACD
Due to an unpredictable market event, the Product Owner (PO) asked the team to complete the next
release in 6 weeks. Assuming the backlog in Table 2 is up to date and prioritized from highest to
lowest, the Product Owner wants you to estimate what can be done in next 6 weeks. Describe 1) what
,can be done, 2) what might be done, and 3) what will not be done.
The velocity range to be used for the release planning is 15-22.
The team works in 2 week iteration.
point
A. Most likely: Story 1 to Story 8; Might Be Done: Story 9 to Story 13; Not likely: Rest of the stories
Correct! You calculated the total number of story points you could complete with the minimum
velocity (15) in 6 weeks (3 iterations), and did the same with the maximum velocity (22). You then
used those values to see what you can do and not do.
If you need to review this at all, see the video on Release planning.
B. Most likely: Story 1 to Story 9; Might be Done: Story 10; Not likely: Rest of the stories
C. Most likely: Story 1 to Story 11; Might be Done: Story 12 and 13; Not likely: Rest of the stories
A. Most likely: Story 1 to Story 8; Might Be Done: Story 9 to Story 13; Not likely: Rest of the stories
What is true about planning with an agile mindset? (Select any 2)
point
A. Plan as little as you can. Planning is considered a non-productive activity.
B. Planning is mostly done by project manager.
C. Use Adaptive Planning.
D. Plan just enough, just in time.
CD
What do we mean by Velocity in agile terms?
point
A. It is calculated at the team level and represents the estimated duration of current iteration.
B. It represents actual work done in the first iteration of project.
C. It is a velocity of the individual team members, not the team
D. It is calculated at the team level and represents how much work a team can get done in an
iteration.
D. It is calculated at the team level and represents how much work a team can get done in an iteration.
Which of the following is true about Scrum?
point
A. In the daily stand-up, everybody talks about what they worked on, what they are planning to work
on, and any impediments they have.
B. Burn-down and Burn-up charts help the team track the progress of the current sprint.
C. In a Sprint Review, we talk about process and talk about what worked, what didn't work, and how
we can improve.
D. In a Sprint Retrospective, we talk about what we built, demo it, and get customer/client feedback.
E. It is encouraged to make iteration scope changes during the sprint.
AB
Which of the following is TRUE about Scrum? (Select two)
point
A. Scrum is an adaptive model.
, B. Scrum has fixed, time-boxed development cycles called sprints.
C. The daily stand-up in scrum is mainly for the scrum master to get the status of the project.
D. Scrum is the best way to implement the agile mindset. Other Agile methods are not as effective.
AB
You are a developer on a scrum team. Your scrum master invited you to attend a sprint planning
meeting. Which of following activities would you expect in that meeting?
point
A. The product owner (or equivalent) shares the top priority stories for the sprint.
B. The team talks about what went well and what didn't go well in the sprint.
C. Either during the meeting or afterwards, developers create tasks to further solidify what work
needs to be done and make final a work commitment for the sprint.
D. The developers/testers ask questions to understand the stories.
E. The developers/testers provide a high-level estimate for stories.
F. The team will select the stories to work on for next iteration (sprint).
ACDEF
You need to calculating a team member's capacity for an iteration. Which of the following activities
should be EXCLUDED from the committed capacity of the team member?
point
A. Time spent on defects
B. Paid time off (PTO)
C. Organizational Meetings
D. Sprint Ceremonies
E. Basic support for the product
F. Helping other team members
BCD
What should happen in the sprint review meeting?
point
A. Presentation slides are shown about hypothetical things.
B. A potentially shippable product increment is demonstrated live.
C. What happened during the Sprint is reported.
D. Feedback is gathered from stakeholders resulting in additional items added to the product backlog.
BCD
The CEO asks a team member to do some work outside the goals of the current sprint in progress.
What should the team member do?
point
A. Add it to the next sprint.
B. Add it to the current sprint while swapping out committed work of equal size.
C. Inform the product owner so he can work with the CEO and if it is still necessary to get this work
done in current sprint, it should be discussed with in the team.
D. Add it to the current sprint.
