Agile Fundamentals and Manifesto Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of a sprint retrospective in Agile development?
Answer: Inspect and adapt the team's process for continuous improvement
The retrospective is a ceremony focused on how the team works together, identifying improvements to process, tools, and collaboration—not on product features.
In Agile, what distinguishes an 'empirical process' from a 'defined process'?
Answer: Empirical processes rely on inspection and adaptation based on actual experience
Empirical process control relies on transparency, inspection, and adaptation of real outcomes, whereas defined processes assume work is fully understood upfront.
Which statement correctly describes 'technical excellence' as referenced in the Agile Manifesto principles?
Answer: Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility
Principle 9 states that continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility, linking code quality directly to long-term flexibility.
What is the key difference between Agile and traditional Waterfall project management?
Answer: Agile delivers in iterative increments while Waterfall delivers the full product at the end
Agile's iterative, incremental delivery model allows frequent feedback and adaptation, whereas Waterfall delivers a complete product after all sequential phases are done.
A Scrum Master notices the team is adding unplanned features during a sprint. Which Agile principle does this violate?
Answer: Simplicity—maximizing work not done
Principle 10 promotes simplicity by maximizing the amount of work NOT done; adding unplanned scope inflates effort without agreed-upon value.
Which Agile Manifesto principle directly addresses project progress measurement?
Answer: Working software is the primary measure of progress
Principle 7 explicitly states that working software is the primary measure of progress, not documentation, plans, or abstract metrics.
What role does 'trust' play in Agile teams according to the Manifesto principle on self-organization?
Answer: The best architectures emerge from self-organizing teams that are trusted to make decisions
Principle 11 states that the best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams, implying management must trust teams with decision-making authority.