CDA Retrospectives & Process Tailoring 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In DA, what is the primary purpose of a team retrospective?
- To report status to stakeholders
- To reflect on and improve the team's way of working (Correct answer)
- To plan the next iteration's backlog
- To demo completed features to the product owner
Correct answer: To reflect on and improve the team's way of working
Retrospectives in DA focus on continuous improvement of the team's process and way of working (WoW).
Question 2: Which DA principle directly supports the practice of holding retrospectives?
- Be awesome (Correct answer)
- Optimize flow
- Pragmatism
- Context counts
Correct answer: Be awesome
The 'Be awesome' principle in DA encourages teams to continuously improve themselves and their way of working.
Question 3: When tailoring a retrospective format for a team new to agile, a DA practitioner should FIRST:
- Mandate a standard retrospective format for consistency
- Use the most complex format to challenge the team
- Choose a simple format that matches the team's current skill level (Correct answer)
- Skip retrospectives until the team is more experienced
Correct answer: Choose a simple format that matches the team's current skill level
DA's 'context counts' principle means choosing techniques appropriate to the team's experience and situation.
Question 4: What does the DA toolkit call the process of choosing and evolving your way of working?
- Process standardization
- WoW tailoring (Correct answer)
- Method adoption
- Framework scaling
Correct answer: WoW tailoring
DA refers to selecting and improving your approach as WoW (Way of Working) tailoring.
Question 5: A retrospective action item is BEST assigned to:
- The scrum master or team lead exclusively
- A specific team member who volunteers or is best suited (Correct answer)
- The entire team collectively with no individual owner
- An external coach for follow-through
Correct answer: A specific team member who volunteers or is best suited
Action items need a clear owner to ensure accountability; the most suitable volunteer is the best choice.
Question 6: Which retrospective technique asks team members to identify what they should Start, Stop, and Continue?
- Sailboat retrospective
- 4Ls retrospective
- Start-Stop-Continue (Correct answer)
- Mad-Sad-Glad
Correct answer: Start-Stop-Continue
The Start-Stop-Continue technique organizes team feedback into three actionable categories.
Question 7: In DA, how often should a team retrospect on their WoW?
- Only at project completion
- At fixed quarterly intervals regardless of context
- Regularly, with frequency determined by the team's context and needs (Correct answer)
- Only when a major problem occurs
Correct answer: Regularly, with frequency determined by the team's context and needs
DA's context-sensitive approach means retrospective frequency should be determined by what best serves the team.
CDA Retrospectives & Process Tailoring 2
In DA, what is the primary purpose of a team retrospective?