Daily Q&A Exercise

Date: 19th October 2023

Random 5 Questions:

Question - 1

Q. For complex and high-change Agile projects, a cross-functional and dedicated team is highly
recommended. A mixed team of generalists and specialists is recommended because:

A. Generalists provide discipline while specialists provide agility.

B. Generalists provide dedicated expertise while the specialists provide flexibility.

C. Specialists provide agility while generalists provide discipline.

D. Specialists provide dedicated expertise while the generalists provide flexibility.

Answer: D - A mixed team of generalists and specialists is recommended because specialists provide
dedicated expertise while the generalists provide flexibility of who does what. [Agile Practice Guide,
1st edition, Page 40] [Value-driven Delivery]

Question - 2

Q. In cases where there is significant uncertainty associated with a release schedule, which of the
following risk management strategies can help mitigate the risk?

A. Reducing the product backlog.

B. Decreasing the number of tasks on the iteration plan.

C. Increasing the iteration size.

D. Including buffers.

Answer: D - In case there is either greater uncertainty or greater implication to being wrong about a
release schedule, it is useful to include a buffer in the determination of the schedule. A buffer is a
margin for error around an estimate. [Cohn, M., 2006. Agile Estimating and Planning. 1st ed.
Massachusetts: Pearson Education. Page 179] [Problem Detection and Resolution]

Question - 3

Q. During the start of the iteration, you worked with the product owner to define and groom the
user stories. However, during the user acceptance testing, some new requirements got discovered.
These new requirements are related to product performance and ease of use. What should you do?

A. Issue a change request and follow the change control procedure.

B. Create new stories and add to the product backlog for prioritization.

C. Update the product configuration and add the new stories to the next iteration.

D. Call a retrospective and discuss why these performance issues were not identified earlier.

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Answer: B - New requirements are added to the product backlog where they get prioritized along
with other pending backlog items. In some cases, these might get assigned to the next iteration but
automatic assignment to the next iteration is not recommended. [Cohn, M., 2006. Agile Estimating
and Planning. 1st ed. Massachusetts: Pearson Education. Page 66] [Problem Detection and
Resolution]

Question - 4

Q. You are leading an Agile team tasked to develop an ERP system. The system will be iteratively
developed and each iteration is time boxed (three week iterations). What is your opinion about
release frequency on such a project?

A. There needs to be a mid-iteration release and a final release for each iteration.

B. Each iteration must produce a release.

C. Every second iteration should produce a release.

D. Releases may occur at varying intervals.

Answer: D - Releases may occur at varying intervals. The first release may take six months to be
developed, while the second release may take three months, and so on. [Cohn, M., 2006. Agile
Estimating and Planning. 1st ed. Massachusetts: Pearson Education. Page 25] [Value-driven Delivery]

Question - 5

Q. What is “Automated Code Quality Analysis”?

A. Conducting analysis of the test plan.

B. Developing software test management and control plan.

C. Analyzing customer testing requirements.

D. The scripted testing of code base for bugs and vulnerabilities.

Answer: D - Automated Code Quality Analysis involves scripted testing of code base for bugs and
vulnerabilities. [Agile Practice Guide, 1st edition, Page 150] [Problem Detection and Resolution]

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