CAPM Agile & Hybrid Methodologies 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Scrum, who is responsible for maximizing the value of the product by managing the Product Backlog?
- Scrum Master
- Product Owner (Correct answer)
- Development Team
- Stakeholder
Correct answer: Product Owner
The Product Owner is solely responsible for managing and prioritizing the Product Backlog to maximize product value.
Question 2: Which Agile ceremony is specifically designed to inspect the increment and adapt the Product Backlog if needed?
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Review (Correct answer)
- Sprint Retrospective
Correct answer: Sprint Review
The Sprint Review is held at the end of each Sprint to inspect the increment and gather stakeholder feedback that may adapt the backlog.
Question 3: A team using Kanban wants to prevent overloading team members. Which practice directly addresses this?
- Velocity tracking
- Work-in-Progress (WIP) limits (Correct answer)
- Burndown charts
- Release planning
Correct answer: Work-in-Progress (WIP) limits
WIP limits in Kanban restrict the number of items in each workflow stage, preventing overload and improving flow.
Question 4: In an Agile hybrid project, the project manager decides to use a predictive approach for infrastructure setup and an Agile approach for application development. This is an example of:
- Pure Agile methodology
- Waterfall methodology
- Hybrid methodology (Correct answer)
- PRINCE2 methodology
Correct answer: Hybrid methodology
Combining predictive (waterfall) and Agile approaches within a single project defines a hybrid methodology.
Question 5: What does the term 'velocity' measure in Agile project management?
- The speed of individual developers
- The number of story points completed per sprint (Correct answer)
- The rate of defect resolution
- The frequency of sprint ceremonies
Correct answer: The number of story points completed per sprint
Velocity is the average number of story points a team completes per sprint, used to forecast future capacity.
Question 6: Which value from the Agile Manifesto prioritizes 'Responding to change' over a fixed plan?
- Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
- Working software over comprehensive documentation
- Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
- Responding to change over following a plan (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Responding to change over following a plan
The fourth Agile Manifesto value explicitly states valuing responding to change over following a plan.
Question 7: A project team is using SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework). What is a Program Increment (PI) Planning event primarily used for?
- Reviewing team velocity metrics
- Aligning multiple Agile teams to a shared mission and objectives (Correct answer)
- Conducting code reviews across teams
- Assigning story points to individual tasks
Correct answer: Aligning multiple Agile teams to a shared mission and objectives
PI Planning is a cadence-based event in SAFe where all teams align on objectives, dependencies, and risks for the upcoming Program Increment.
CAPM Agile & Hybrid Methodologies 2
In Scrum, who is responsible for maximizing the value of the product by managing the Product Backlog?