What is Agile?
"Scrumban" is the combination of which two delivery frameworks?
Scrum and Kanban
Which of these is not a role in the Agile squad?
a. The Scrum Master
b. The Delivery Manager
c. The Service Owner
d. The Squad Member
b. The Delivery Manager
True or False.
In Sprint Planning the Service Owner meets with the squad to review and refine stories.
False, this is done in Backlog Refinement.
What is the first step in the Agile Transformation Roadmap?
Leadership participation
"I am smarter than other people." Is this a characteristic of a fixed or growth mindset?
Fixed mindset - intelligence and abilities are seen as fixed.
What type of leadership style does the Scrum Master typically employ?
Servant Leadership
In which Agile ceremony does the squad discuss continuous improvement?
Retrospective
True or False.
The Change Squad develops all of the Organisational Readiness materials and communicates it to the Village when ready to start.
False, the Change squad leads the Village to transform and works with numerous people in the Village to develop all Organisational Readiness materials - this strengthens buy-in.
True or False.
In Agile we prioritise low cost, low value items over other items.
False. We prioritise low cost, high value items over other items.
In an Agile squad, who has the best insight into how a task should be done?
Squad members have the best insight into HOW things should get done.
Name the five Agile squad events.
Daily Stand Up, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Retrospective.
At which step in the Transformation Roadmap do we decide how to align our work to our people?
Workflow & Organisational Design
Are Delivery Practices (eg. Scrum, Kanban) a characteristic of Being Agile or Doing Agile?
Doing Agile
Who is responsible for knowing and applying Agile Principles and Practices at all times?
a. The Scrum Master
b. The Architect
c. The Service Owner
d. Every member of the squad
d. Every member of the squad
Who attends the Sprint Review?
The Service Owner, Scrum Master, Squad members and stakeholders should attend the Sprint Review.
Which two activities in the Transformation Roadmap are required immediately prior to Big-Room Planning?
Squad training and Pre-Big Room Planning
A squad member has deep vertical skills in a specialised area as well as broad but not necessarily very deep skills in other relevant areas. What is this characteristic known as?
T-shaped skills
A leader has embraced the new ways of working and is participating in the Agile Change Transformation. What Westpac Value does this demonstrate?
Leading Change - determined to make it better and be better.
There is a squad member who is consistently late for the Daily Stand up. Who should address this and what should they do?
The squad is self-organising and they should raise it with the squad member to determine a solution.
What is the appropriate size for a Village?
a. 6-14 squads
b. 2-4 squads
c. 5-20 squads
d. 10-15 squads
a. 6-14 squads.
This should equate to approx. 50-125 people.