Agile principles, tools, and techniques across multiple agile frameworks tested on the PMI-ACP exam.
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- What are the four values stated in the Agile Manifesto?
- Individuals and interactions over processes and tools; Working software over comprehensive documentation; Customer collaboration over contract negotiation; Responding to change over following a plan.
- Define a sprint in Scrum.
- A time-boxed iteration, typically 1-4 weeks, during which the team completes a set amount of work from the product backlog.
- What is the product backlog?
- An ordered list of features, functionality, requirements, and fixes that need to be built into the product.
- What is the sprint backlog?
- The set of product backlog items selected for the current sprint, broken down into tasks the team commits to complete.
- What is the primary responsibility of the Product Owner?
- Maintaining and prioritizing the product backlog, ensuring the team works on the highest-value items.
- What is the primary responsibility of the Scrum Master?
- Facilitating Scrum events, removing impediments, and coaching the team and organization on Scrum practices.
- What is the Development Team's primary responsibility?
- Delivering a potentially shippable product increment at the end of each sprint.
- What is velocity in Scrum?
- The measure of work the team completes in a sprint, typically measured in story points or tasks completed.
- What is a user story?
- A brief description of a feature written from the perspective of an end user, typically in the format: As a (user role), I want (feature), so that (benefit).
- What are story points?
- A unit of measurement representing the relative size, complexity, and effort required to complete a user story.
- What is planning poker?
- An estimation technique where team members simultaneously reveal cards with story point values, sparking discussion and consensus on effort estimates.
- What is a sprint planning meeting?
- A time-boxed event at the start of each sprint where the team selects items from the product backlog and defines the sprint goal and tasks.
- What is a daily standup?
- A brief time-boxed meeting (15 minutes or less) where team members share what they completed yesterday, what they plan to do today, and any blockers.
- What is a sprint review?
- An event at the end of the sprint where the team demonstrates the completed work to stakeholders and gathers feedback.
- What is a sprint retrospective?
- An event at the end of the sprint where the team reflects on what went well, what could improve, and commits to improvements for the next sprint.