Project Estimation
Name all 3 components of Story Points in Scrum
Risk, Uncertainty, and Complexity
How many Risk response strategies exist? (based on the PMBOK 6th edition)
*4+1:
- avoid
- mitigate
- accept
- transfer
- escalate
When Agile Manifesto was originally published?
2001, February
What frequency of PRs in the PeEx concept?
Performance Review is a regular event that occurs:
-every 6 months for Trainees, Juniors, Middles, and Seniors (L0-L3)
- every 12 months for Leads and Experts (L4-L5)
What is the minimum profitable project APM?
38%
What could be estimated on the project?
Budget, Time, Resources
А tool for the project team to aid in prioritizing risks
Probability and impact matrix
How many values does include Agile Manifesto?
4:
- Individuals and interactions over processes and tools - Working software over comprehensive documentation - Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
- Responding to change over following a plan
What are the general promotion criteria in the PeEx concept?
- One period of the Next-level Job covered (50%+)
- Key Jobs in Core Competencies of the Current-Level are covered (acceptable if covered during several previous performance reviews)
- (80%+) of Current-Level jobs are covered (acceptable if covered during several previous performance reviews)
- Soft skills
- Targeted English level
What are the 2 main criteria for the Executive Board for account distribution?
Location/Geo location, business domain
Name at least 3 techniques used for estimating project work
Bottom-up estimation, top-down estimation, analogous estimation, parametric estimation, three-point estimation, expert judgement
What is depicts cumulative project risk severity over time?
Risk Burndown Chart
What are the main Scrum ceremonies?
1. Sprint planning
2. Daily scrum
3. Sprint review
4. Sprint retrospective
Describe a flow of how the employee could become an Evaluator on PR
Step 1. Pass the Performance Review to prove your current technical level within the People Excellence 2.0 platform.
Step 2. A potential candidate investigates all the required PeEx 2.0 materials shared by the corresponding Functional Office.
Step 3. A candidate attends education sessions on performance review processes provided by Functional Office.
Step 4. A candidate takes part in an Evaluation session conducted by an Educator.
Step 5. A candidate conducts an Evaluation session under the supervision of an Educator.
What are at least three SoftServe core business domains we work with?
Healthcare, Retail, Finance, Energy
How is the PERT formula calculated?
Pert Estimate = (Optimistic + (4*Most Likely) + Pessimistic)/6
A ballpark metric that shows average financial loss of risk happens
Expected Monetary Value (EMV)
What is the typical reserve for Agile Ceremonies (percentage from DEV estimate)?
No more than 15%
What are the triggers for the Promotion Committee cases?
- skipping a level;
- "readiness" for promotion each PR event;
- hiring and performance deficiency;
- escalations from process stakeholders;