Agile & Lean Principles Flashcards
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In a Disciplined Agile context, 'optimizing the whole' instead of sub-optimizing a single team means:
Answer: Improving enterprise outcomes rather than local team metrics
Optimizing the whole requires focusing improvement efforts on overall enterprise value flow, not isolated team performance.
Which DA principle most directly supports the practice of running experiments with multiple process options rather than mandating one approach?
Answer: Choice is good
'Choice is good' acknowledges that different contexts require different approaches, supporting process experimentation.
The Agile Manifesto principle 'Welcome changing requirements, even late in development' is best supported in DA by:
Answer: Maintaining a responsive governance structure and flexible backlog
DA's flexible governance and living backlog practices operationalize the ability to welcome late-stage requirement changes.
How does Lean's 'amplify learning' principle manifest in a DA team's retrospective practice?
Answer: Teams use retrospectives to experiment, inspect results, and adapt
Retrospectives that drive experiments and adaptations embody amplified learning by closing the inspect-and-adapt feedback loop.
When a DA coach applies the 'context counts' principle, they are recognizing that:
Answer: Process tailoring must account for unique team and organizational factors
'Context counts' means the right process depends on team size, domain, culture, and dozens of other situational factors.
Which scenario best illustrates a violation of the Lean 'build quality in' principle?
Answer: A team skips code reviews to meet a sprint deadline and plans a 'hardening sprint'
Deferring quality to a hardening sprint violates 'build quality in' by treating quality as a phase rather than a continuous activity.
The DA principle 'enterprise awareness' extends individual team agility by requiring teams to:
Answer: Follow enterprise architecture standards when beneficial
Enterprise awareness means teams consider and align with broader organizational standards and strategies when it adds value.