CHAPTER 8

1. Agile values interactive communication to deliver projects. Can you think of an example where one- directional communication is preferred? Explain your answer.

2. If Agile teams are self- organizing and autonomous, why is there a daily scrum?

3. How can software development terms such as continuous integration and pair programming be applied to non- software development projects?

4. If a project is Crystal Maroon level, can it still be managed as an Agile project? Explain your answer.

5. A scrum of scrums identifies issues that may impact multiple Agile teams. Can you think of an example of an issue that meets this criterion? Explain your answer.

CHAPTER 9

1. Are visual management techniques more or less eective than non- visual techniques? Explain your answer.

2. How do burndown charts and burnup charts enable management to draw insights into development team engagement levels? Explain your answer.

3. What is scope creep? How would it impact the triple constraint? Explain your answer.

4. Can you think of other examples of gamication, either from work or in your consumption of goods and services? Provide examples and explain.

5. Why is assessing a team's mood the fastest way to determine how a sprint is progressing? Explain your answer.

CHAPTER 11

1. Apply a weighted factor model to buying a car. Choose four types of vehicles and apply weights for price, style, safety, and fuel eciency. Present your results.

2. What is the dierence between a risk and an issue? Provide an example and explain your answer.

3. Why are KPIs not an eective information radiator for tracking progress at the sprint level? Explain your answer.

4. How do retrospectives support Agile and Lean values and principles? Explain your answer.

5. Why do teams go through the ve stages of development? Describe each phase and its importance.

CHAPTER 12

1. What is the dierence between a problem and an incident? Explain your answer.

2. Explain the challenges Agile teams have building release deliverables into their sprints and why a release sprint could be required.

3. Do processes that govern change contribute to customer value? Explain your answer.

4. What is the dierence between a release and a change? Explain your answer.

5. Describe a warranty period. Why is it important? What is its function?