DAC Team Dynamics & Continuous Improvement 2

Question 1

In Disciplined Agile, which team anti-pattern occurs when specialists only work on tasks within their narrow skill set, causing bottlenecks?

Accepted Answer

Silo mentality

Answer

Silo mentality occurs when team members restrict work to their specialty, creating bottlenecks and reducing overall flow.

Question 2

A DA Coach notices that a team's retrospectives always produce the same action items with no follow-through. What is the BEST corrective approach?

Accepted Answer

Limit retrospectives to one action item and assign a clear owner with a due date

Answer

Limiting to one action item with a named owner and deadline increases accountability and prevents the common pattern of generating too many unactioned improvements.

Question 3

Which Disciplined Agile principle best describes why teams should tailor their process rather than follow a prescribed framework rigidly?

Accepted Answer

Context counts

Answer

The DA principle 'context counts' recognizes that every team's situation is unique and a one-size-fits-all process rarely works.

Question 4

When forming a new agile team, a DA Coach should primarily focus on which stage of Tuckman's model to establish healthy team dynamics?

Accepted Answer

Forming — set clear purpose and agreements

Answer

During Forming, establishing clear purpose, roles, and working agreements lays the foundation for all subsequent stages.

Question 5

A DA Coach wants to help a team improve its Definition of Done. Which action is MOST aligned with DA continuous improvement principles?

Accepted Answer

Let the team evolve the DoD incrementally based on quality feedback each iteration

Answer

Evolving the DoD incrementally based on real quality feedback is a continuous improvement practice that keeps quality standards relevant and team-owned.

(DAC) Certified Disciplined Agile Coach Practice Test

(DAC) Certified Disciplined Agile Coach Practice Test

DAC Team Dynamics & Continuous Improvement 2