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20th October'23 - ACP Answer File - Daily Q&A

This document contains a daily Q&A exercise with 5 questions related to Agile principles and practices. The questions cover topics like how to maximize team throughput, common Agile estimating techniques, the purpose of daily stand-ups, addressing conflicts of interest in hiring, and using prototypes to gain stakeholder feedback. For each multiple choice question, the correct answer is provided along with a brief explanation and reference to Agile literature.

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20th October'23 - ACP Answer File - Daily Q&A

This document contains a daily Q&A exercise with 5 questions related to Agile principles and practices. The questions cover topics like how to maximize team throughput, common Agile estimating techniques, the purpose of daily stand-ups, addressing conflicts of interest in hiring, and using prototypes to gain stakeholder feedback. For each multiple choice question, the correct answer is provided along with a brief explanation and reference to Agile literature.

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Daily Q&A Exercise

Date: 20th October 2023


Random 5 Questions:

Question - 1

Q. Which of the following usually maximizes an Agile team’s throughput?

A. Individual throughputs of team members.

B. Multi-tasking team members.

C. 100% dedicated team members.

D. Teams with more than 25 team members.

Answer: C - When team members are 100% dedicated to the project, the team has the fastest
possible throughput. The rest of the choices are incorrect: The difference in individual throughputs
can be a pain-point and create bottlenecks. Recommended Agile team size is less than 9 members.
Multitasking is considered a waste. [Agile Practice Guide, 1st edition, Page 44] [Team Performance]]

Question - 2

Q. Agile teams use which of the following Agile events to collaboratively size user stories based on
the effort required for their development?

A. Planning poker

B. Backlog refinement

C. Five whys analysis

D. Kanban board

Answer: A - Planning poker is generally recognized as the best Agile estimating technique. Planning
poker combines expert opinion, analogy, and disaggregation into an enjoyable approach to
estimating that results in a quick but reliable estimate. [Cohn, M., 2006. Agile Estimating and
Planning. 1st ed. Massachusetts: Pearson Education. Page 56] [Adaptive Planning]

Question - 3

Q. “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools” is one of the key Agile Manifesto values.
Which of the following Agile approaches helps in achieving this value?

A. Agile measurements

B. Daily standups

C. Backlog preparation

D. Demonstration and review.

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Daily Q&A Exercise

Answer: B - Instead of developing a formal communication management plan, Agile teams rely on
daily standups for team communication. Daily standups are used to make team commitments. [Agile
Practice Guide, 1st edition, Page 7] [Agile Principles and Mindset]

Question - 4

Q. As you examine a list of job candidates for your project, you find that your cousin is one of the
three shortlisted candidates. You know that they were desperately looking for a job. After reviewing
the three resumes, you will send them to the electronics engineer for a technical interview. From
your review of these resumes, you see that all three shortlisted candidates have similar
qualifications and experience. What should you do?

A. Call your cousin and conduct an informal interview yourself before forwarding the resumes.

B. Consult your boss before forwarding the resumes for interview.

C. Forward all three resumes.

D. To avoid conflict of interest, ignore your cousin’s resume but forward the other two resumes.

Answer: C - Send all three candidates’ resumes. Since all the candidates have similar profiles, all
three deserve a full chance of evaluation. Because you have not shortlisted the resumes nor will you
be the interviewer or make the final decision, there is no question of discrimination, partiality or
conflict of interest. [PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct] [Stakeholder Engagement]

Question - 5

Q. You are demonstrating the results of your first iterations and discover that some of the
stakeholders are not happy with the user interface of the features you have developed. What should
you have done to prevent this situation?

A. Collected detailed user interface specifications.

B. Hired qualified developers for this project.

C. Used prototypes.

D. Create a contingency reserve for this risk.

Answer: C - If the stakeholders are not happy with the user interface during the demonstration, this
means they haven’t been involved during the development of these features. This problem could
have been avoided through successive prototypes or proofs of concept. [Agile Practice Guide, 1st
edition, Page 21] [Value-driven Delivery]

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