CAE Agile Metrics & Reporting 3

Question 1

Which agile metric would MOST directly help a team identify recurring process inefficiencies across multiple sprints?

Accepted Answer

Retrospective action item completion rate

Answer

Tracking whether retrospective action items are actually completed shows if the team is systematically addressing and resolving recurring process issues.

Question 2

In a Kanban system, what does a high 'cycle time standard deviation' tell you about the team's process?

Accepted Answer

Work item delivery is unpredictable and inconsistent

Answer

A high standard deviation in cycle time means delivery times vary widely, indicating an unpredictable process that is difficult to forecast.

Question 3

A team wants to use metrics to forecast when a set of backlog items will be complete. Which technique is MOST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Monte Carlo simulation using historical throughput data

Answer

Monte Carlo simulation uses historical throughput data to generate probabilistic delivery forecasts, accounting for natural variability in team performance.

Question 4

Which metric is considered a 'vanity metric' in agile contexts because it rarely correlates with actual business outcomes?

Accepted Answer

Number of features shipped per quarter

Answer

Feature count is a vanity metric because shipping many features doesn't mean customers find value in them or that business goals are achieved.

Question 5

During a sprint review, a stakeholder asks why the sprint burndown chart showed completed work dropping suddenly on the last day. What is the MOST likely cause?

Accepted Answer

Stories were only marked 'done' at the end of the sprint rather than continuously

Answer

A 'cliff' pattern on a burndown chart typically indicates that the team batched their 'done' updates instead of closing stories incrementally.

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CAE Agile Metrics & Reporting 3