CAD Agile Metrics and Reporting 3

Question 1

A burnup chart differs from a burndown chart primarily because it:

Accepted Answer

Displays both total scope and work completed, making scope changes visible

Answer

A burnup chart has two lines — total scope and completed work — so any scope additions or removals are immediately visible, unlike a burndown which only shows remaining work.

Question 2

What is the risk of using velocity as the SOLE measure of team performance?

Accepted Answer

Teams may game the metric by inflating story point estimates to appear more productive

Answer

Velocity is a planning tool, not a performance benchmark; treating it as a KPI incentivizes inflating estimates rather than improving actual delivery quality and value.

Question 3

In agile metrics, 'throughput' refers to:

Accepted Answer

The number of work items (stories, tasks) completed per unit of time

Answer

Throughput counts completed items over a time period (e.g., items per week), making it useful for flow-based forecasting without requiring story point estimates.

Question 4

Which practice helps ensure that agile metrics are used for continuous improvement rather than blame?

Accepted Answer

Focusing metrics on the system and process, not individual team members

Answer

Agile metrics should diagnose systemic issues and guide improvement; attributing metrics to individuals creates fear, reduces transparency, and undermines psychological safety.

Question 5

A team notices that their cycle time has increased over the past three sprints. Which investigation approach is MOST aligned with agile principles?

Accepted Answer

Hold a retrospective to identify process inefficiencies or bottlenecks causing the increase

Answer

Agile's inspect-and-adapt cycle means using metrics to surface problems, then collaboratively diagnosing and fixing root causes in retrospectives.

(CAD) Certified Agile Developer Practice Test

(CAD) Certified Agile Developer Practice Test

CAD Agile Metrics and Reporting 3