CAE Agile Principles & Mindset 2

Question 1

The Agile Manifesto values 'responding to change' over what?

Accepted Answer

Following a plan

Answer

The fourth Agile Manifesto value explicitly prioritizes responding to change over following a plan.

Question 2

Which Agile principle emphasizes that business people and developers must work together daily throughout a project?

Accepted Answer

Principle 4

Answer

Agile Principle 4 states that business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.

Question 3

An Agile team is under pressure to skip the retrospective. What is the BEST response?

Accepted Answer

Advocate for keeping the retrospective as it drives continuous improvement

Answer

Retrospectives are a core Agile practice enabling continuous improvement, and skipping them undermines the inspect-and-adapt cycle.

Question 4

What does 'sustainable pace' mean in an Agile context?

Accepted Answer

Teams work at a rate they can maintain indefinitely without burnout

Answer

Agile Principle 8 calls for sponsors, developers, and users to maintain a constant, sustainable pace indefinitely.

Question 5

A product owner wants to add a large feature mid-sprint without removing anything. How should an Agile team respond?

Accepted Answer

Explain the impact on the sprint goal and negotiate scope or defer to the next sprint

Answer

Agile teams protect the sprint goal while welcoming change through transparent communication and negotiation, not unilateral acceptance or rejection.

(CAE) Certified Agile Essentials Specialist Practice Test