CAD Agile Metrics and Reporting 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of tracking 'escaped defects' as an agile metric?

Accepted Answer

To measure the quality of the team's testing practices

Answer

Escaped defects (bugs found in production after release) indicate the effectiveness of the team's testing and quality assurance processes.

Question 2

In agile, 'work in progress (WIP) limits' are used to:

Accepted Answer

Reduce multitasking and improve flow by constraining concurrent work

Answer

WIP limits constrain the number of items in any workflow stage simultaneously, reducing context switching and exposing bottlenecks to improve overall flow.

Question 3

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of a sprint review metric like 'accepted story points'?

Accepted Answer

To track the volume of work that meets the Definition of Done and is accepted by stakeholders

Answer

Accepted story points represent work that the Product Owner has confirmed meets acceptance criteria and the Definition of Done, reflecting real delivered value.

Question 4

A team consistently completes fewer story points than planned each sprint. The retrospective finds no blockers. What should the team examine FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Whether their estimation technique is accurately sizing stories

Answer

Persistent under-delivery without external blockers usually points to inaccurate estimation; recalibrating story point sizing aligns plans with actual team capacity.

Question 5

What does a widening band on a Cumulative Flow Diagram typically indicate?

Accepted Answer

Work is accumulating in a workflow stage, signaling a bottleneck

Answer

A widening band in the CFD shows that items are entering a stage faster than they are leaving it, which signals a bottleneck that is increasing WIP.

(CAD) Certified Agile Developer Practice Test

(CAD) Certified Agile Developer Practice Test

CAD Agile Metrics and Reporting 2