Agile Principles & Mindset Flashcards
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How does an Agile mindset differ from a traditional project management mindset regarding failure?
Answer: Agile treats failure as a learning opportunity to adapt quickly, while traditional PM treats it as something to avoid through upfront planning
Agile embraces short feedback loops and small failures as learning opportunities, whereas traditional PM tries to prevent all failure through comprehensive upfront planning.
Which of the 12 Agile Principles directly addresses how teams should handle changing requirements?
Answer: Welcome changing requirements, even late in development, to give customers a competitive advantage
Agile Principle 2 explicitly welcomes changing requirements even late in development, viewing this as a competitive advantage for the customer.
A stakeholder complains that the team is not building the right product. What Agile mechanism is BEST designed to prevent this problem?
Answer: Frequent delivery of working software and continuous stakeholder feedback
Agile's short delivery cycles and continuous stakeholder engagement ensure the product evolves based on real feedback rather than initial assumptions.
What does it mean for an Agile team to be 'cross-functional'?
Answer: The team collectively has all the skills necessary to deliver a working product increment without depending on external teams
A cross-functional team in Agile has all required competencies within the team to complete work end-to-end, reducing external dependencies.
Which Agile value is MOST directly reflected when a team chooses to pair-program and conduct code reviews?
Answer: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Pair programming and code reviews are human-centric practices that prioritize direct individual interactions over relying solely on process tools.
An Agile coach notices that the team delivers features but never shows them to real users. What Agile principle is being violated?
Answer: Satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery
Agile Principle 1 calls for early and continuous delivery to satisfy the customer, which requires actual users to see and use the working software.
Why does the Agile Manifesto say 'we have come to value... but not the items on the right'?
Answer: Because the right-side items (processes, documentation, contracts, plans) still have value but are less important than the left-side items
The Manifesto explicitly acknowledges that the right-side items have value but that the left-side items (people, software, collaboration, adaptability) are valued more.