CPOA Agile Frameworks and Methodologies 3

Question 1

What is a 'Program Increment' (PI) in the SAFe framework?

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A planning event that aligns multiple agile teams to a shared mission over 8–12 weeks

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A single sprint for one team

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A performance review cycle

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A release of the final product to customers

Question 2

What is a key characteristic of the Lean principle of 'eliminating waste' in product ownership?

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Identifying and reducing activities that do not add value to the customer

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Removing all documentation

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Reducing the number of team members

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Eliminating sprint reviews to save time

Question 3

How does the Cynefin framework help Product Owners make decisions?

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It provides a sense-making model for categorizing problems by complexity to choose appropriate responses

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It replaces the product backlog with a decision log

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It defines the RACI matrix for stakeholder roles

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It automates backlog prioritization

Question 4

What does 'continuous delivery' mean in an agile context?

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The practice of keeping software in a state where it can be released to production at any time

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Delivering all features at the end of the project

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Automating only the testing phase

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Delivering daily status reports to stakeholders

Question 5

In agile frameworks, what is the purpose of 'timeboxing'?

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To constrain work to a fixed time period to create focus and predictability

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To limit the number of bugs per sprint

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To document the start and end of each project phase

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To schedule stakeholder meetings efficiently

Question 6

What is the role of the Scrum Master in relation to the Product Owner?

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To coach the Product Owner on agile practices and remove impediments

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To approve or reject backlog items

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To manage the product roadmap

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To represent the Product Owner in sprint reviews