Agile Frameworks & Methodologies Flashcards

In SAFe, what is the primary purpose of the Program Increment (PI) Planning event?

Answer: To align teams on objectives and identify dependencies for the next PI

PI Planning aligns all teams on a shared mission, sets PI objectives, and surfaces cross-team dependencies for the upcoming increment.

Which Kanban principle focuses on understanding how work currently flows before making changes?

Answer: Start with what you do now

The 'Start with what you do now' principle means Kanban respects existing processes and roles before introducing changes incrementally.

In Extreme Programming (XP), what practice ensures that no code is written without a failing test first?

Answer: Test-Driven Development (TDD)

TDD requires writing a failing unit test before writing the production code that makes it pass, ensuring all code is test-covered.

A team using Crystal Clear must have which of the following as a defining characteristic?

Answer: Co-located team of 8 or fewer people

Crystal Clear is designed specifically for small, co-located teams of up to about 8 people working closely together.

In the Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) framework, what does the 'Choose Your WoW' principle mean?

Answer: Teams select and tailor their own Way of Working from available options

DAD's 'Choose Your WoW' principle empowers teams to select and customize their process from a toolkit of practices that best fits their context.

In Scrum, what is the maximum recommended duration of a Sprint Retrospective for a one-month Sprint?

Answer: 3 hours

The Scrum Guide recommends the Sprint Retrospective is timeboxed to a maximum of three hours for a one-month Sprint.

Which framework uses 'Communities of Practice' as a key mechanism for scaling agile across an organization?

Answer: LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum)

LeSS explicitly promotes Communities of Practice (CoPs) to share knowledge and coordinate across multiple teams working on the same product.