Question 1

A limitation of agile software development is…

Accepted Answer

A)  decision time 
B)  societal culture 
C)  customer collaboration 
D)  work best with experienced development teams D

Question 2

A ______________ is conducted to retrospect on what went well in the sprint, what didn't go well and what can be improved in the upcoming sprints.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sprint Retrospective Meeting 
B)  Sprint Planning Meeting 
C)  Sprint Backlog 
D)  Sprint Review A

Question 3

Discuss Talent Management's role in Agile.

Accepted Answer

o HR plays a key role in proactively staffing and managing the entire talent ecosystem in an agile organization. Considering that Agile teams are self-organized and cross functional, there is no need for micro managing them and in fact, micromanagement could be counter-productive. Having recruited talent with the right mind set and competencies for Agile, HR should promote motivation and higher morale among the people by offering them a chance to challenge themselves through complex projects, creating platforms which provide continuous learning opportunities, by ensuring proper work life balance and creating ownership. Growth of employees will be the key to retention and this can be ensured only through transparent and flexible career graphs.
o A well-oiled HR analytics model can keep HR managers to predict likely changes and help them to handle the same proactively. A clear understanding of the skills requirement (both behavioral and technical) would help HR to contribute towards improving Agility. A good on-boarding process, allocation on challenging projects and continuous evaluation on how they feel makes the employees feel important and engaged in an agile system.
o Gieles & van der Meer (2017, p. 23) believe that 'talent management is the beating heart of an agile organization' and to visualize this analogy, developed the HR->T Model (see Figure 4.2) consisting of the following five components:
1. Talent Organization (planning and organization)
2. Talent Acquisition (recruitment and selection)
3. Talent Management (compensation, performance, training and development)
4. Talent Data (collection and analysis of data)
5. Talent Strategy (proactive changes and innovative ideas).

Question 4

As part of the Agile Manifesto, the following are valued except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Working software over comprehensive documentation 
B)  Responding to change over following a plan 
C)  Contract negotiation over customer collaboration 
D)  Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Question 5

Along with technical skills, the talent acquisition team needs to look at all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Adversity Quotient 
B)  Difference Quotient 
C)  Emotional Quotient 
D)  Intelligence Quotient

Question 6

In implementing Agile philosophy, organisations need to pay special attention to the following factors, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  non-technology factors 
B)  opportunity-related factors 
C)  motivation-related factors 
D)  ability-related factors

Question 7

The most essential prerequisite for success of Agile in an organisation is _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Recruitment & Selection of Agile Teams 
B)  Competency Development 
C)  Talent Management 
D)  Organisational Culture

Question 8

What are the major implementation challenges in implementing Agile?

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Question 9

What role does HR play in the implementation of Agile?

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Question 10

Discuss the 'Servant Leadership' characteristic of the Agile Methods.

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Question 11

A ___________ is a list of all the required tasks after the work is broken down.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sprint Retrospective Meeting 
B)  Sprint Planning Meeting 
C)  Sprint Backlog 
D)  Sprint Review

Question 12

In the Agile Method, the Scrum Master is responsible for all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  to ensure that the team follows all agile practices meticulously 
B)  resolving various problems faced by the team members 
C)  protecting the team members from external interferences 
D)  manage the day-to-day working of the team

Question 13

A ______________ is conducted, where the work is broken down into tasks and the team distributes these tasks among themselves.

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