Review — Agile Software Development

The diagram below shows the four core values of the Agile Manifesto.

Which of the following is the fourth value of the Agile Manifesto (not shown in the diagram above)?

The five principles of agile methods are: Customer involvement, Incremental delivery, People not process, Embrace change, and Maintain simplicity. Match each principle to its correct description.

The five principles of agile methods are: Customer involvement, Incremental delivery, People not process, Embrace change, and Maintain simplicity. Match each principle to its correct description.

Which of the following are identified as practical difficulties in applying agile principles? Select all that apply.

Complete the sentence about the key maintenance problem with agile-developed systems.

Agile methods rely on team members understanding aspects of the system without having to consult 1($). If an agile development team is broken up, this implicit knowledge is lost and it is difficult for new team members to build up the same 2($) of the system and its components.

How does the location of iteration differ between plan-driven and agile approaches?

Classify each factor as favouring a plan-driven or agile approach.

Classify each factor as favouring a plan-driven or agile approach.

The diagram below shows the XP release cycle.

Sort the six stages into the correct order, from first to last.

Match each XP practice to its correct description.

Match each XP practice to its correct description.

What is the key benefit of writing tests before writing code in test-first development?

Which of the following are the three stated advantages of pair programming? Select all that apply.

The diagram below shows the Scrum process.

Complete the sentences.

A Scrum sprint is a fixed-length planning unit, normally 1($) weeks, in which features are selected and software is developed. All communications during the sprint are channelled through the 2($), whose role is to protect the development team from external distractions.

In Scrum, two mechanisms help keep the team aligned and work prioritised. Match each mechanism to its correct description.

In Scrum, two mechanisms help keep the team aligned and work prioritised. Match each mechanism to its correct description.

Large software system development differs from small system development in several ways. Which of the following are identified differences? Select all that apply.

There are two perspectives on scaling agile methods. Classify each statement under the correct perspective.

There are two perspectives on scaling agile methods. Classify each statement under the correct perspective.

Classify each XP practice under the agile principle it primarily supports.

Classify each XP practice under the agile principle it primarily supports.

Which of the following are identified reasons why it is difficult to introduce agile methods in large companies? Select all that apply.

Complete the sentence about the agile contract problem.

Because incremental specification is inherent in agile methods, agile methods must rely on contracts where the customer pays for the 1($) required for system development rather than the development of a specific 2($) of requirements.

True or False: XP advocates designing the system in advance for anticipated future changes, to make those changes easier to implement when they arrive.

There are two of the most widely used agile methods. Complete the sentence.

1($) as the best-known example of an agile method that integrates programming practices, and 2($) as a general agile method focused on managing iterative development rather than specific technical approaches.

In practice, many companies who adopt an XP variant do not use all ten practices. Select the three most widely retained practices.