DAC DAC Disciplined Agile Toolkit & Process Goals 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Disciplined Agile (DA), what is the primary purpose of the 'Choose Your WoW' principle?
- To mandate all teams use Scrum
- To allow teams to choose the best workflow strategy for their context (Correct answer)
- To standardize processes across the enterprise
- To eliminate the need for retrospectives
Correct answer: To allow teams to choose the best workflow strategy for their context
The 'Choose Your WoW' principle empowers teams to select the workflow that best fits their unique situation rather than following a single prescribed approach.
Question 2: What does the DA toolkit's process goal of 'Develop on Cadence' primarily aim to achieve?
- Eliminate all technical debt
- Ensure regular, predictable delivery rhythms that support coordination (Correct answer)
- Replace sprint planning with continuous flow
- Mandate daily releases to production
Correct answer: Ensure regular, predictable delivery rhythms that support coordination
Developing on cadence helps teams maintain a predictable rhythm that facilitates planning and coordination across teams.
Question 3: Which Disciplined Agile layer focuses on choosing the right lifecycle (e.g., Agile, Lean, Continuous Delivery) for a team?
- Foundation layer
- Disciplined DevOps layer
- Team layer (Correct answer)
- Disciplined Agile Enterprise layer
Correct answer: Team layer
The Team layer in DA guides teams in selecting the most appropriate lifecycle for their specific context and needs.
Question 4: What is a 'process goal' in Disciplined Agile?
- A fixed requirement that all teams must implement identically
- A desired outcome that teams work toward using context-appropriate practices (Correct answer)
- A metric for measuring team velocity
- A mandatory certification requirement
Correct answer: A desired outcome that teams work toward using context-appropriate practices
Process goals in DA represent desired outcomes that can be achieved through various context-appropriate practices rather than a single prescribed method.
Question 5: In the DA toolkit, which process blade covers how teams organize themselves and manage their work?
- Quality blade
- Delivery planning blade
- Team management blade (Correct answer)
- Finance blade
Correct answer: Team management blade
The Team Management blade covers team organization, roles, and work management practices within the DA toolkit.
Question 6: How does Disciplined Agile differ from a single prescriptive framework like pure Scrum?
- DA prescribes exactly how all teams must work
- DA provides a toolkit of strategies that teams can tailor to their context (Correct answer)
- DA eliminates the need for retrospectives
- DA requires all teams to use Kanban boards
Correct answer: DA provides a toolkit of strategies that teams can tailor to their context
DA provides a flexible toolkit of strategies rather than prescribing a single way of working, enabling teams to tailor their approach.
DAC DAC Disciplined Agile Toolkit & Process Goals 1
In Disciplined Agile (DA), what is the primary purpose of the 'Choose Your WoW' principle?