FC-Agile Sample Questions & Answers
The agile mindset, including servant leadership, carries the biggest share, ahead of common practices like estimation, scaling and alternatives tied with responding to change, the four value statements, team roles, and agile's historical origins.
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- Question 1Advanced
Why Agile? · Linear Development Approaches
A government agency is transitioning from a V-Model development approach to Agile. The project sponsor is concerned about maintaining quality assurance. How does the Agile approach inherently address the verification and validation that the V-Model traditionally handles through sequential phases?
flowchart LR subgraph V-Model Req[Requirements] --> Design[Design] Design --> Code[Code] Code -.-> Test[Testing] end subgraph Agile Iter1[Iteration 1] --> Iter2[Iteration 2] Iter2 --> Iter3[Iteration 3] endShow answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Unlike the V-Model which separates testing into distinct parallel phases executed after coding, Agile ensures quality by requiring every increment to meet a rigorous Definition of Done, which includes testing, verification, and validation within each iteration.
- Question 2Intermediate
Individuals and Their Interactions Over Processes and Tools · Processes and Tools vs Team Performance
A software development team has recently adopted a highly complex project management tool. During the retrospective, the Scrum Master notices the team spent 25% of their sprint capacity configuring workflows, updating custom fields, and ensuring tickets matched the exact state requirements of the tool, rather than writing code. Which Agile anti-pattern is this team exhibiting?
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Correct answer: D
Tool worship occurs when a team prioritizes the maintenance, configuration, and adherence to a specific software tool over actual delivery and human interaction, directly violating the value of 'Individuals and interactions over processes and tools'.
- Question 3Intermediate
Individuals and Their Interactions Over Processes and Tools · Motivation and Self-Organisation
An organization is struggling with low team morale and poor product quality. The Agile Coach advises management to focus on intrinsic motivation factors to build self-organising, autonomous teams. According to Agile principles, which combination represents the three key factors of intrinsic motivation?
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Correct answer: D
As per the BCS syllabus, intrinsic motivation in Agile teams is driven by Autonomy (control over work), Mastery (getting better at a craft), and Purpose (contributing to a greater cause).
- Question 4Beginner
Individuals and Their Interactions Over Processes and Tools · Team Interaction Methods
True or False: According to Agile principles, when a team is geographically distributed across multiple time zones, they must strictly rely on comprehensive documentation rather than attempting collaborative communication.
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Correct answer: B
False. Agile teams always aim for face-to-face communication. When logistics or time zones prevent this, they adapt by using the next best/closest method (like video conferencing) rather than reverting to heavy documentation.
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