Agile & Lean Principles Flashcards

Which Lean principle focuses on delivering value to the customer as quickly as possible by reducing delays between process steps?

Answer: Deliver fast

Lean's 'Deliver Fast' principle emphasizes reducing cycle time and flow time so customers receive value sooner.

In Disciplined Agile, the 'Delight Customers' principle differs from simply 'satisfying' them by focusing on:

Answer: Exceeding expectations and creating loyalty

Delighting customers means going beyond satisfaction to create emotional loyalty and repeat business.

A team practicing 'Be Awesome' as a DA principle is primarily focused on:

Answer: Continuously improving skills and professionalism

'Be Awesome' in DA means each person strives to be the best professional they can be through continuous learning.

The Lean concept of 'pull' systems in a software context means:

Answer: Work is started only when downstream capacity exists

Pull systems ensure work flows only when the next step has capacity, preventing WIP overload and bottlenecks.

Which agile principle underpins the DA practice of choosing team size to balance communication overhead and productivity?

Answer: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Prioritizing individuals and interactions drives team-size decisions that maximize effective human communication.

What does the Lean 'Respect People' principle require of agile coaches in a DA context?

Answer: Trusting teams to self-organize and make decisions

Respecting people means trusting their judgment and giving them autonomy rather than micromanaging their work.

A DAC candidate observes a team holding long daily stand-ups that often become problem-solving sessions. Which Lean principle is most violated?

Answer: Eliminate waste

Stand-ups that drift into problem-solving sessions waste time and represent unnecessary non-value-adding work in the flow.