CDA Agile Leadership & Coaching 2

Question 1

In Disciplined Agile, 'Choose Your WoW' (Way of Working) primarily empowers whom?

Accepted Answer

Teams to tailor their own process to fit their context

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Executive leadership to mandate processes

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Project managers to select methodologies

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Customers to define development approaches

Question 2

According to Disciplined Agile, what is the recommended approach when an agile team faces an internal conflict?

Accepted Answer

Address the conflict transparently, using facilitation to help the team reach consensus

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Escalate immediately to senior management

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Let the conflict resolve naturally without intervention

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The Team Lead makes the final decision for the team

Question 3

Which DA role is primarily responsible for coordinating technical aspects and guiding architecture decisions?

Accepted Answer

Architecture Owner

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Team Lead

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Product Owner

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Stakeholder

Question 4

How does a DA Team Lead best support team self-organization?

Accepted Answer

By creating clear guidelines and then stepping back to let the team operate

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By making all key decisions to ensure efficiency

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By assigning specific roles to each team member based on expertise

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By reporting all team activities to management daily

Question 5

What is a 'process blade' in Disciplined Agile, and how does leadership relate to it?

Accepted Answer

A modular process element that teams can choose to address specific workflow concerns

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A specialized tool for cutting through organizational bureaucracy

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A blade server configuration used for agile development environments

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A cutting-edge leadership methodology for executive teams

Question 6

In Disciplined Agile, what does 'leading by example' mean for a Team Lead?

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Demonstrating the behavior and work ethic you expect from team members

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Being the first to complete all assigned tasks before the team

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Having the most seniority and technical expertise on the team

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Leading all sprint ceremonies and facilitated meetings

Question 7

How should DA leaders respond to team failures or mistakes?

Accepted Answer

Treat failures as learning opportunities and encourage experimentation

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Use failures to identify and address underperformers

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Minimize risk by preventing teams from trying new or unproven approaches

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Report all failures immediately to senior leadership for resolution