AAC Agile Planning & Estimation

Question 1

In Agile, story points are best described as a measure of:

Accepted Answer

Relative effort, complexity, and uncertainty of a user story

Answer

Story points represent the relative size of a user story in terms of effort, complexity, and uncertainty rather than actual time.

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of Planning Poker in Agile estimation?

Accepted Answer

To leverage collective team knowledge and reduce anchoring bias during estimation

Answer

Planning Poker uses simultaneous card reveals to harness collective wisdom and prevent anchoring bias that occurs when someone states an estimate first.

Question 3

A Scrum team's velocity is calculated as:

Accepted Answer

The average number of story points completed per sprint over recent sprints

Answer

Velocity is the average of story points the team has successfully completed across recent sprints, used to forecast future capacity.

Question 4

During Sprint Planning, the team commits to work based on:

Accepted Answer

The team's capacity and historical velocity

Answer

Sprint Planning uses the team's capacity for the sprint and their historical velocity to determine a realistic and achievable sprint goal.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes a 'Definition of Ready' (DoR) in Agile planning?

Accepted Answer

Agreed conditions a user story must meet before it can be pulled into a sprint

Answer

The Definition of Ready is a checklist of conditions (e.g., clear acceptance criteria, estimated, small enough) that a story must satisfy before the team brings it into a sprint.

(AAC) Agile Analysis Certification Practice Test

(AAC) Agile Analysis Certification Practice Test

AAC Agile Planning & Estimation