CDA Lean-Agile Delivery & Continuous Improvement 3

Question 1

In Disciplined Agile's GuidedContinuousImprovement (GCI), what is the primary driver for choosing which process improvement to tackle next?

Accepted Answer

The improvement that addresses the team's biggest constraint or pain point

Answer

GCI focuses improvement efforts on the team's most significant constraint or pain point to maximize the impact of each improvement cycle.

Question 2

A team practicing Continuous Integration (CI) commits code multiple times per day. What is the PRIMARY benefit of this frequency?

Accepted Answer

Detects integration problems early when they are easier to fix

Answer

Frequent integration surfaces conflicts and defects early, when the context is fresh and the cost of fixing is low.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of 'pull' rather than 'push' in a Lean-Agile delivery system?

Accepted Answer

Developers pulling the next highest-priority item from the backlog when they have capacity

Answer

Pull systems let workers take on new work only when they have capacity, reducing WIP and improving flow compared to push-based assignment.

Question 4

A DA team wants to move toward Continuous Deployment. Which prerequisite is MOST critical before enabling automated production releases?

Accepted Answer

A comprehensive automated test suite that provides high confidence in code quality

Answer

Automated testing is the key enabler of Continuous Deployment; without high test coverage and confidence, automated production releases introduce unacceptable risk.

Question 5

In the context of the DA toolkit, which team structure is MOST aligned with Lean's goal of reducing handoffs and improving flow?

Accepted Answer

Cross-functional teams that can take a feature from concept to production

Answer

Cross-functional teams minimize handoffs by keeping all necessary skills within one team, directly supporting Lean's goal of smooth, uninterrupted flow.

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CDA Lean-Agile Delivery & Continuous Improvement 3