CAD Agile Fundamentals and Manifesto 4

Question 1

How does Agile handle the 'Iron Triangle' of scope, time, and cost differently than traditional methods?

Accepted Answer

Agile fixes time and cost, making scope the variable that adjusts

Answer

Agile inverts the traditional Iron Triangle by fixing time (sprint length) and cost (team size/budget) while allowing scope to flex based on delivered value each iteration.

Question 2

What is the Agile concept of 'potentially shippable product increment'?

Accepted Answer

A complete and usable piece of functionality at the end of each iteration

Answer

A potentially shippable increment means the work completed each sprint is integrated, tested, and of release quality—whether or not the business chooses to ship it.

Question 3

Which Agile value is most directly supported by collocating the development team?

Accepted Answer

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Answer

Physical collocation directly supports the first manifesto value by enabling richer face-to-face interactions among team members.

Question 4

In Agile, what does 'failing fast' mean in practice?

Accepted Answer

Identifying and surfacing problems early through short feedback cycles

Answer

'Failing fast' means designing short feedback loops so that bad assumptions, defects, or wrong directions are discovered quickly and cheaply, before significant investment is made.

Question 5

What is meant by 'Agile Principle 12'—the team regularly reflects and adjusts behavior?

Accepted Answer

At regular intervals the team reflects on how to become more effective and adjusts accordingly

Answer

Principle 12 is the foundation for retrospectives: the team itself reflects on effectiveness and autonomously tunes its behavior, not management imposing changes.

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CAD Agile Fundamentals and Manifesto 4