Daily Q&A Exercise

Date: 18th November 2023

Random 5 Questions:

Question - 1

Q. You are your Agile team are currently decomposing the stories into smaller stories and tasks to be
completed in the next three weeks. Which Agile planning meeting is this?

A. Retrospective

B. Daily scrum

C. Iteration planning

D. Release planning.

Answer: C - Iteration planning is conducted at the start of each iteration. During iteration planning
we talk about the tasks that will be needed to transform a feature request into working and tested
software during the iteration, which is typically 2 to 6 weeks in duration. [Cohn, M., 2006. Agile
Estimating and Planning. 1st ed. Massachusetts: Pearson Education. Page 28] [Adaptive Planning]

Question - 2

Q. Mike is the chief programmer on a software development project. He has been asked to prepare
some compliance documentation for the upcoming ISO audit. Mike somehow managed to expand
the scope of the programming work so that it filled almost all of his time and left him with the bare
minimum of time to prepare for the audit. This behavior is commonly known as:

A. Pareto’s Law

B. Parkinson’s Law

C. Programmer’s Law

D. Boyles’ Law

Answer: B - This is commonly known as Parkinson’s Law (1957), which states that, “Work expands so
as to fill the time available for its completion.” [Cohn, M., 2006. Agile Estimating and Planning. 1st
ed. Massachusetts: Pearson Education. Page 12] [Team Performance]

Question - 3

Q. Which of the following tasks is generally recommended to be performed prior to starting an

iteration?

A. Developing a precise story development schedule.

B. Specifying the requirements in detail.

C. Establishing a formal change control process.

D. Identification of the conditions of satisfaction for the user stories.

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Answer: D - Usually, an Agile team begins an iteration with vaguely defined requirements and turns
those vague requirements into functioning, tested software by the end of the iteration. Developing a
detailed schedule and a formal change control process is generally not recommended. However it is
recommended to define the conditions of satisfaction for the user stories that are planned to be
developed during the iteration. [Cohn, M., 2006. Agile Estimating and Planning. 1st ed.
Massachusetts: Pearson Education. Page 201] [Adaptive Planning]

Question - 4

Q. An Agile team is currently working on a complex ERP customization and deployment project. The
team is currently facing an issue with deploying a couple of features as the recipient department is
not yet ready for the changeover. Which Scrum role is responsible for removing this impediment?

A. Development team

B. Business analyst

C. Scrum master

D. Product owner.

Answer: C - The scrum master is responsible for ensuring the Scrum process is upheld and works to
ensure the Scrum team adheres to the practices and rules as well as coaches the team on removing
impediments. [Agile Practice Guide, 1st edition, Page 101] [Value-driven Delivery]

Question - 5

Q. Agile teams complete the features usually in the form of user stories. The teams periodically
demonstrate the working product to the product owner who accepts or declines the stories. In flow-
based Agile, when are these demonstrations conducted?

A. At the end of the iteration.

B. When enough features have accumulated into a set that is coherent.

C. At the end of the project.

D. During retrospectives.

Answer: B - In flow-based Agile, the team demonstrates completed work when it is time to do so,
usually when enough features have accumulated into a set that is coherent. [Agile Practice Guide,
1st edition, Page 55] [Value-driven Delivery]

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