AAC Agile Planning & Estimation 3

Question 1

Which statement best describes the impact of technical debt on Agile planning?

Accepted Answer

Accumulated technical debt reduces team velocity over time by increasing the cost of future changes

Answer

Unaddressed technical debt slows teams down progressively because shortcuts create rework, fragile code, and longer cycle times for future stories.

Question 2

Timeboxing in Agile refers to:

Accepted Answer

Fixing the duration of an iteration so the team adjusts scope rather than extending time

Answer

Timeboxing fixes the length of an iteration and encourages the team to deliver the highest-priority work within that constraint rather than extending the deadline.

Question 3

When should a team consider re-estimating stories already in the product backlog?

Accepted Answer

When significant new information changes the complexity or scope of those stories

Answer

Re-estimation is appropriate when new technical discoveries, changed requirements, or dependencies materially alter a story's complexity or risk.

Question 4

A product roadmap in Agile primarily serves to:

Accepted Answer

Communicate a high-level, time-oriented vision of the product direction while remaining adaptable

Answer

An Agile product roadmap communicates strategic direction and anticipated milestones while remaining flexible enough to incorporate learning and change.

Question 5

Capacity planning for a sprint differs from velocity-based planning in that capacity planning:

Accepted Answer

Accounts for individual team member availability, vacation, and non-project commitments within the sprint

Answer

Capacity planning adjusts for real-world availability — days off, meetings, part-time allocation — while velocity-based forecasting uses historical throughput averages.

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AAC Agile Planning & Estimation 3