The Manifesto
MATS 101
The Agile Basics
Characteristics of GREAT Teams
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100

The number of values and principles in the Agile Manifesto

What are 4 values and 12 principles?

100

The four product lines for Professional Liability that are targeted to Go-Live beginning of September are..

What is Excess, Lawyers, DataBreach, and Miscellaneous E&O?

100

1,2,3,5,8,13,?

What is 21?

100

Teams that choose how best to accomplish their work, rather than being directed by others outside the team

What is self-organizing?

100

The name of the new IT group led by Lloyd Scholz that includes Cloud Strategy, DevOps, Data Services, Enterprise API, and Enterprise Architecture.

What is Enterprise Shared Services (ESS)?

200

Individuals and Interactions OVER.....

What are the processes and tools?

200

Name the Business Lead, Product Manager, Cust. Acct. Manager (CAR), and 2 Product Owners (besides LG)

What is Jim Arnold, Radhika Tata, Joleen Yayoshi, and Linda Yuan/Brian Vallant/Megan Hunt?

200

This ceremony reflects on what to start, stop, and continue doing

What is a retrospective?

200

A group of individuals with different functional expertise working toward a common goal (a developer doesn't do just development or a tester doesn't do just testing).

What is cross-functional?

200

The current estimated cost of a share of Markel stock is...

What is > $1,000 ?

300

Working software OVER....

What is Comprehensive documentation?

300

True or False...the program goal is 

To guide the execution of the program projects to successful completion:

  • Confirm and monitor work stream scope
  • Effectively manage dependencies across projects
  • Remove barriers blocking/delaying project execution
  • Ensure organizational readiness and acceptance

What is true?

300

The three essential elements of a story

What are the title, description, and acceptance criteria?

300

IP is an abbreviation in SAFe for an iteration and used by high performing teams..IP stands for... 

What are Innovation and Planning?

300

Finish the lyric from Justin Timberlake's Can't' Stop the Feeling "I got that sunshine in my pocket..."

What is ..."Got that good soul in my feet"?

400

Customer collaboration OVER...

What is contract negotiation?

400

MATS was formerly known as WGIITS. It is the abbreviation for...

What is Wholesale Global Insurance Information Technology Strategy?

400

The definition of done applies to three things in Agile.....

What are stories, sprints, and releases?

400

There are at least three formats for knowledge sharing across teams....Name two

What is lunch-n learn/community of practice/a demo?

400

Today is national ....(name 1)

What is National Peaches n' Cream day, Day of the Gong, Go Skateboarding Day, Daylight Appreciation Day, Selfie Day, Arizona Day, Take Back the Lunch, Seashell Day, Summer Begins, and Take your Dog to Work Day?

500

Responding to change OVER...

What is following a plan?

500

As of 5/1, there is over $$$ (how many dollars) IN-Force Premium in e2...

What is $1B ($1.5 to be more accurate)?

500

The two acronyms used most frequently are SMART Goals & INVEST for User stories. They stand for... 

What is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timebound (SMART); Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, and Testable (INVEST)?

500

These quotes are all examples of:

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." - HK

If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." - - HF

What is teamwork?

500

The 4th version of this Pixar animated film is in movie theaters today - "To infinity and beyond" 

What is Toy Story 4?