Agile Frameworks & Methodologies Flashcards

In Kanban, what is the primary purpose of setting Work In Progress (WIP) limits?

Answer: To prevent overloading the system and expose bottlenecks

WIP limits prevent multitasking overload and make bottlenecks visible so teams can address flow issues immediately.

Which Scrum artifact provides transparency into the work remaining to achieve the Sprint Goal?

Answer: Sprint Backlog

The Sprint Backlog contains the Sprint Goal, the selected Product Backlog items, and the plan for delivering the Increment.

In SAFe, what does the acronym ART stand for?

Answer: Agile Release Train

An Agile Release Train is a long-lived team of Agile teams in SAFe that develops and delivers solutions incrementally.

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'flow efficiency' in Lean-Agile thinking?

Answer: The ratio of value-adding time to total elapsed time for a work item

Flow efficiency measures how much of the total time a work item spends is actually adding value versus waiting.

In Extreme Programming (XP), what practice involves two developers sharing a single workstation to write code?

Answer: Pair programming

Pair programming has two developers working together at one computer, with one typing (driver) and the other reviewing (navigator).

Which framework uses the concept of 'Tribes,' 'Squads,' 'Chapters,' and 'Guilds' to organize teams?

Answer: Spotify Model

The Spotify Model organizes engineering around Squads (small teams), Tribes (collections of squads), Chapters (skill groups), and Guilds (communities of interest).

What is the key difference between Scrum and Kanban regarding iterations?

Answer: Scrum uses fixed-length sprints while Kanban has no prescribed iteration length

Scrum prescribes fixed-length Sprints (1-4 weeks), whereas Kanban is flow-based with no required iteration cadence.