Agile and Hybrid Methodologies Flashcards
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A team is struggling with scope creep in an agile project. Which practice most directly helps control this?
Answer: Having a strong Product Owner who controls backlog additions and prioritization
A strong Product Owner acts as a gatekeeper, evaluating and prioritizing new requests against existing backlog items rather than automatically accepting them.
What is a 'Minimum Viable Product' (MVP) in agile development?
Answer: The smallest version of a product with enough features to satisfy early adopters and gather feedback
An MVP delivers core value to early users, enabling teams to collect real feedback and validate assumptions before building additional features.
In agile, 'technical debt' refers to which of the following?
Answer: Shortcuts taken during development that create future rework or maintenance burden
Technical debt accumulates when teams take development shortcuts that save time now but require more effort to fix or maintain later.
Which hybrid framework is commonly used in government and regulated industries, blending structured stage-gates with iterative development within each phase?
Answer: PRINCE2 Agile
PRINCE2 Agile combines the governance and control of PRINCE2 with agile delivery techniques, suitable for regulated environments requiring formal oversight.
What does a burndown chart primarily show in a Scrum project?
Answer: Remaining work versus time left in the sprint or release
A burndown chart tracks how much work remains against the time remaining, helping teams see if they are on track to meet the sprint goal.
In the LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum) framework, how does it handle multiple teams working on the same product?
Answer: All teams share a single product backlog and a single Product Owner
LeSS uses one product backlog, one Product Owner, and one potentially shippable product increment, with multiple teams collaborating on the same product.
A project manager notices the team's agile retrospectives always produce the same improvement ideas with no real change. What is the best corrective action?
Answer: Rotate retrospective facilitation techniques to surface new insights
Varying retrospective formats (starfish, 4Ls, sailboat, etc.) breaks habitual thinking patterns and surfaces different perspectives and improvement opportunities.