Agile by Atlassian Jira Module 2 Assessment Answers – Coursera

1. Which one of the following statements is true?

• In scrum, the product vision remains constant as the team builds the product.
• Scrum projects all follow the same practices.
• Scrum is a framework for achieving agility.

2. Which one of the following statements is true?

• A sprint board includes the product backlog.
• A burndown chart should reach zero by the end of the sprint.
• A product backlog is the same thing as a sprint backlog.

3. What does a sprint backlog contain?

• Issues to be completed in the sprint and a plan to complete them.
• A list of issues to be completed after the current sprint.
• A prioritized list of all of the issues of the project.

4. Which scrum role is responsible for the product backlog?

• Scrum master.
• Product owner.
• Development team members.

5. Which scrum meeting is most likely to include stakeholders?

• Sprint review.
• Sprint planning meeting.
• Daily standup/scrum.
• Sprint retrospective.

6. Which one of these best describes the purpose of a sprint retrospective?

• Plan the work of the sprint.
• The team inspects itself, including its processes, tools and team interaction.
• Inspect the increment and collaboratively update the product backlog.

7. Which scrum role is most responsible for protecting the focus of the team?

• Scrum master.
• Product owner.
• Development team members.

8. Which one of the following statements is true?

• Lean principles apply only to production.
• Lean principles are not related to agile principles.
• Many agile principles are similar to lean principles.

9. Assume that your job is to make sure that a vending machine is full of items every morning. Which one of these acts as a kanban used to manage the inventory?

• The items in your delivery truck.
• An empty item location in the vending machine.
• The money used to purchase items.

10. An andon board is a central location that displays current problems that have been identified by the team. Which one of these is another example of the process identifying problems?

• An issue that has been in the backlog a long time.
• Moving an issue to a “queue” column on a board.
• Columns on boards changing color when over the work-in-progress limits.

11. When you are troubleshooting a problem using the “5 whys” approach, when should you stop asking “why” questions?

• When you find the solution to your problem.
• When you have asked five questions.
• When you find the root cause of the problem.

12. Which one of these is an example of a team that uses an approach similar to the scientific method?

• The team creates a plan for building a product, then implements the plan perfectly.
• The team builds a feature, but the data shows that customers do not use it, so they remove it.
• The team postpones any changes to the plan until after the initial product release.

13. Which one of these Agile Manifesto value statements is most related to empowering the team?

• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation.
• Working software over comprehensive documentation.
• Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.

14. Which one of these statements is similar to the spirit of the Agile Manifesto?

• It is important to embrace change.
• All communication should be documented.
• The product should only be delivered when it meets the customer’s specification.

15. Which one of the following statements is an Agile Manifesto value statement?

• Comprehensive documentation before working software.
• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation.
• Following a plan over responding to change.