CAPM Agile Frameworks 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a Kanban system, what does a cumulative flow diagram (CFD) help teams identify?
- Individual team member performance
- Bottlenecks and flow inefficiencies over time (Correct answer)
- Sprint velocity trends
- Total budget consumption
Correct answer: Bottlenecks and flow inefficiencies over time
A CFD visualizes work item states over time, making bottlenecks and flow inefficiencies visible as bands that widen unexpectedly.
Question 2: Which Agile Manifesto value prioritizes customer collaboration over contract negotiation?
- Value 1
- Value 2
- Value 3 (Correct answer)
- Value 4
Correct answer: Value 3
The third Agile Manifesto value states 'Customer collaboration over contract negotiation.'
Question 3: A Scrum team consistently fails to complete all Sprint Backlog items. The most likely root cause is:
- The Sprint is too short
- The team overcommits during Sprint Planning (Correct answer)
- The Product Owner changes priorities mid-Sprint
- The Scrum Master isn't present at daily standups
Correct answer: The team overcommits during Sprint Planning
Teams that consistently fail to complete Sprint Backlog items typically overestimate their capacity or underestimate task complexity during planning.
Question 4: In SAFe, what is the purpose of an Inspect and Adapt (I&A) workshop?
- To plan the next Program Increment
- To demo completed features to stakeholders
- To reflect on the PI and identify systemic improvements (Correct answer)
- To groom and prioritize the Program Backlog
Correct answer: To reflect on the PI and identify systemic improvements
The I&A workshop is held at the end of each PI to inspect results, measure against objectives, and problem-solve for systemic improvements.
Question 5: Which practice in Extreme Programming (XP) ensures that the codebase is always in a deployable state?
- Small releases
- Continuous integration (Correct answer)
- Collective code ownership
- Sustainable pace
Correct answer: Continuous integration
Continuous integration requires developers to integrate and test their code multiple times daily, keeping the build always in a deployable state.
Question 6: A project team is using a hybrid approach. They use Scrum for development but manage project risks using a risk register. This is an example of:
- Fully predictive project management
- Fully adaptive project management
- Tailoring Agile to fit the project context (Correct answer)
- Violation of Agile principles
Correct answer: Tailoring Agile to fit the project context
Tailoring combines practices from different approaches to suit the unique needs of a project, which is supported by the PMBOK Guide.
Question 7: In Scrum, the Daily Scrum is timeboxed to 15 minutes and is primarily for the benefit of whom?
- The Product Owner to get status updates
- The Scrum Master to track impediments
- The Development Team to synchronize and plan the day (Correct answer)
- Stakeholders to monitor progress
Correct answer: The Development Team to synchronize and plan the day
The Daily Scrum is a planning event for the Development Team to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt their plan.
CAPM Agile Frameworks 4
In a Kanban system, what does a cumulative flow diagram (CFD) help teams identify?