CAL-1 Building Agile Teams 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is 'T-shaped' skill development in Agile teams?
- Team members have deep expertise in one area and broad knowledge across others (Correct answer)
- Team members specialize in only one narrow skill
- Team members have equal knowledge across all areas
- Team members learn only what is needed for current tasks
Correct answer: Team members have deep expertise in one area and broad knowledge across others
T-shaped skills mean individuals have deep expertise in one domain and enough breadth to collaborate across disciplines.
Question 2: How should Agile leaders handle team member underperformance?
- Coach the individual, understand root causes, and provide support (Correct answer)
- Immediately remove the team member
- Ignore the issue to avoid conflict
- Publicly address the underperformance in retrospectives
Correct answer: Coach the individual, understand root causes, and provide support
Agile leaders coach underperforming team members by understanding causes and providing targeted support.
Question 3: What does 'team velocity' measure in Agile?
- The amount of work a team completes per sprint (Correct answer)
- How fast individual developers write code
- The number of bugs fixed per week
- The number of meetings held per sprint
Correct answer: The amount of work a team completes per sprint
Team velocity measures the average amount of work completed per sprint, used for planning and forecasting.
Question 4: Why should Agile leaders avoid comparing velocity between different teams?
- Each team's velocity is relative to their own context and story point estimates (Correct answer)
- All teams should have the same velocity
- Velocity comparisons motivate underperforming teams
- Velocity is only relevant for collocated teams
Correct answer: Each team's velocity is relative to their own context and story point estimates
Velocity is team-specific because story point estimates vary by team; comparing across teams is misleading and demoralizing.
Question 5: Which practice best supports continuous team improvement in Agile?
- Regular retrospectives (Correct answer)
- Annual performance reviews
- Monthly status reports
- Quarterly planning sessions
Correct answer: Regular retrospectives
Regular retrospectives allow teams to inspect their processes and behaviors and make incremental improvements.
Question 6: What is the main benefit of co-locating Agile team members?
- Improved communication, faster decision-making, and stronger team cohesion (Correct answer)
- Reduced need for digital tools
- Easier management oversight
- Simplified project tracking
Correct answer: Improved communication, faster decision-making, and stronger team cohesion
Co-location improves communication and collaboration, enabling faster decisions and stronger team relationships.
CAL-1 Building Agile Teams 2
What is 'T-shaped' skill development in Agile teams?