DAC Agile & Lean Principles 3

Question 1

In a Disciplined Agile context, 'optimizing the whole' instead of sub-optimizing a single team means:

Accepted Answer

Improving enterprise outcomes rather than local team metrics

Answer

Optimizing the whole requires focusing improvement efforts on overall enterprise value flow, not isolated team performance.

Question 2

Which DA principle most directly supports the practice of running experiments with multiple process options rather than mandating one approach?

Accepted Answer

Choice is good

Answer

'Choice is good' acknowledges that different contexts require different approaches, supporting process experimentation.

Question 3

The Agile Manifesto principle 'Welcome changing requirements, even late in development' is best supported in DA by:

Accepted Answer

Maintaining a responsive governance structure and flexible backlog

Answer

DA's flexible governance and living backlog practices operationalize the ability to welcome late-stage requirement changes.

Question 4

How does Lean's 'amplify learning' principle manifest in a DA team's retrospective practice?

Accepted Answer

Teams use retrospectives to experiment, inspect results, and adapt

Answer

Retrospectives that drive experiments and adaptations embody amplified learning by closing the inspect-and-adapt feedback loop.

Question 5

When a DA coach applies the 'context counts' principle, they are recognizing that:

Accepted Answer

Process tailoring must account for unique team and organizational factors

Answer

'Context counts' means the right process depends on team size, domain, culture, and dozens of other situational factors.

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