Agile Project Management Continuous Improvement Process 3

Question 1

Which retrospective format asks 'What went well, what didn't, and what to try next'?

Accepted Answer

Start-Stop-Continue

Answer

Start-Stop-Continue structures feedback around behaviors to begin, end, or keep doing.

Question 2

A team's cycle time has steadily increased over several Sprints. What is the best continuous improvement response?

Accepted Answer

Investigate bottlenecks in the workflow

Answer

Rising cycle time signals a workflow bottleneck that should be investigated and addressed.

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of a 'Five Whys' analysis in continuous improvement?

Accepted Answer

To drill down to a problem's root cause

Answer

Five Whys repeatedly asks 'why' to move past symptoms toward the underlying root cause.

Question 4

Which principle from the Agile Manifesto most directly supports continuous improvement?

Accepted Answer

At regular intervals, the team reflects and tunes its behavior

Answer

The Manifesto principle about reflecting at regular intervals and adjusting behavior underpins continuous improvement.

Question 5

A team adopts a new process change but reverts after one Sprint because results looked worse. What is the likely mistake?

Accepted Answer

They abandoned it before giving it enough time to take effect

Answer

Many process changes need several iterations before benefits appear, so premature abandonment undermines improvement.

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