Agile Project Management Project Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Agile project management, what is the primary purpose of a sprint retrospective?
- To demo completed work to stakeholders
- To inspect and adapt the team's process and identify improvements (Correct answer)
- To estimate upcoming backlog items
- To assign tasks for the next sprint
Correct answer: To inspect and adapt the team's process and identify improvements
The retrospective focuses on inspecting how the team worked and adapting the process for continuous improvement.
Question 2: Who is primarily responsible for maximizing the value of the product backlog?
- Scrum Master
- Product Owner (Correct answer)
- Development Team
- Project Sponsor
Correct answer: Product Owner
The Product Owner owns and prioritizes the backlog to maximize the product's value.
Question 3: A team consistently completes 30 story points per sprint. This measurement is known as their:
- Cycle time
- Velocity (Correct answer)
- Burndown rate
- Lead time
Correct answer: Velocity
Velocity is the average amount of work (story points) a team completes per sprint.
Question 4: Which Agile artifact shows the amount of work remaining over the course of a sprint?
- Burndown chart (Correct answer)
- Kanban board
- Product roadmap
- Gantt chart
Correct answer: Burndown chart
A burndown chart tracks remaining work against time within a sprint.
Question 5: During a daily standup, a developer raises a dependency blocking their work. Who should help remove this impediment?
- Product Owner
- Scrum Master (Correct answer)
- Stakeholders
- QA team
Correct answer: Scrum Master
The Scrum Master is responsible for removing impediments that block the team.
Question 6: What does the acronym INVEST describe regarding well-formed user stories?
- A risk assessment framework
- Criteria for good user stories (Correct answer)
- A budgeting model
- A testing methodology
Correct answer: Criteria for good user stories
INVEST stands for Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, and Testable—criteria for quality user stories.
Question 7: In Scrum, what is the recommended maximum duration of a sprint?
- One week
- Two weeks
- One month (Correct answer)
- Three months
Correct answer: One month
Sprints are time-boxed to one month or less to ensure frequent inspection and adaptation.
Agile Project Management Project Management 2
In Agile project management, what is the primary purpose of a sprint retrospective?