Certified Agile Service Manager Agile Manifesto and Principles 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: According to the seventh Agile principle, what is the primary measure of progress?
- Percentage of documented requirements completed
- Number of sprints or iterations finished
- Customer satisfaction survey scores
- Working software (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Working software
The seventh principle states that working software is the primary measure of progress.
Question 2: A service team is consistently working overtime to meet delivery deadlines. Which Agile principle is being violated?
- First principle — early and continuous delivery of value
- Seventh principle — working software as the primary measure
- Eighth principle — sustainable development pace (Correct answer)
- Twelfth principle — regular retrospective reflection
Correct answer: Eighth principle — sustainable development pace
The eighth principle promotes sustainable development where teams maintain a constant, indefinitely sustainable pace—consistent overtime violates this.
Question 3: The ninth Agile principle states that continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances what?
- Team morale and collaboration effectiveness
- Agility (Correct answer)
- Customer satisfaction measurement scores
- Documentation quality and completeness
Correct answer: Agility
The ninth principle explicitly states that continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.
Question 4: The tenth Agile principle defines simplicity as:
- Keeping code readable and easy to understand
- Using the simplest available project management tools
- The art of maximizing the amount of work not done (Correct answer)
- Simplifying customer requirements to their core essence
Correct answer: The art of maximizing the amount of work not done
The tenth principle defines simplicity as the art of maximizing the amount of work not done—focusing only on what is truly necessary.
Question 5: According to the eleventh Agile principle, who produces the best architectures, requirements, and designs?
- Senior architects working independently from the team
- Project managers directing team activities
- External consultants with specialized domain expertise
- Self-organizing teams (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Self-organizing teams
The eleventh principle states the best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.
Question 6: The twelfth Agile principle says teams should reflect on becoming more effective at what intervals?
- Annually during formal performance reviews
- At the conclusion of each project
- At regular intervals, then tune and adjust behavior accordingly (Correct answer)
- Only when a significant problem or failure occurs
Correct answer: At regular intervals, then tune and adjust behavior accordingly
The twelfth principle states teams should reflect at regular intervals on how to become more effective, then tune and adjust accordingly.
Question 7: How does the eighth Agile principle (sustainable development) describe who maintains the constant development pace?
- Developers and testers only
- Project managers and stakeholders
- Sponsors, developers, and users together (Correct answer)
- The Scrum Master or Agile coach
Correct answer: Sponsors, developers, and users together
The eighth principle states sponsors, developers, and users should all be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.
Certified Agile Service Manager Agile Manifesto and Principles 4
According to the seventh Agile principle, what is the primary measure of progress?