Governance, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement Flashcards
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Which DA governance practice helps ensure that the work being done aligns with organizational strategy and priorities?
Answer: Portfolio management and investment governance
Portfolio management and investment governance in DA ensure that funded work aligns with strategic objectives and delivers organizational value.
What is the DA term for a structured event where teams across a program synchronize, inspect progress, and plan collaboratively?
Answer: Coordinate activities
DA uses 'Coordinate Activities' as a goal in the team layer, and at the program layer, coordination events help synchronize multiple teams toward shared outcomes.
A DA team's retrospective reveals that their deployment pipeline has persistent bottlenecks. Which continuous improvement approach BEST fits DA?
Answer: Conduct a value stream mapping exercise to identify and eliminate waste
Value stream mapping is a lean technique that DA recommends to visualize and eliminate bottlenecks that impede flow.
In DA, which of the following BEST describes an effective governance dashboard?
Answer: A set of outcome-focused indicators that give stakeholders visibility into value delivery and risk
DA governance dashboards should surface outcome-focused indicators and risks that matter to stakeholders rather than tracking every micro-activity.
When a DA team identifies a compliance gap during a sprint, what is the RECOMMENDED course of action?
Answer: Add a compliance remediation item to the backlog and prioritize it based on risk
DA recommends treating compliance gaps as backlog items to be prioritized based on risk, ensuring they are addressed within the delivery flow.
Which DA principle emphasizes that governance approaches should be adapted based on the team's context, size, and risk profile?
Answer: Context counts
DA's 'Context Counts' principle means that governance—like all other practices—must be tailored to the team's unique situation rather than applied uniformly.
In DA's continuous improvement model, who is PRIMARILY responsible for identifying and driving improvements to the team's WoW?
Answer: The entire team, with coaching support from the team lead
DA promotes team ownership of continuous improvement, with the team lead (often a Scrum Master or agile coach) facilitating the improvement process.