Agile Manifesto: 4 values and 12 principles for the PMP

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Pick an answer to see why each option is right or wrong.

1. The project manager gives a capable team the environment and support it requests, then trusts it to deliver without close supervision. Which of the following Agile Manifesto principles does this reflect?

   Right. In the game that’s Renown for your People building.

   Not that one: B is right. In the game your People building would lose a little Renown, and this question would come back later.

   Your answerA.Maintain a sustainable paceSustainable pace is about a constant pace sponsors, developers and users can keep up, not trust and support.The answerB.Build projects around motivated individualsThe Agile Manifesto principle is to build projects around motivated individuals, give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done. The situation describes all three parts.Your answerC.Deliver working software frequentlyThis principle is about delivering working software every few weeks.Your answerD.Welcome changing requirementsWelcoming change concerns requirements, not how the team is supported.

   Written from agilemanifesto.org/principles.html

2. Midway through an adaptive project, the team revises its plan after learning that users need a different feature, while still keeping a plan to guide its work. Which of the following Agile Manifesto values does this reflect?

   Right. In the game that’s Renown for your People building.

   Not that one: D is right. In the game your People building would lose a little Renown, and this question would come back later.

   Your answerA.Customer collaborationCustomer collaboration is weighed against contract negotiation; the team here is weighing a new need against its plan.Your answerB.Working softwareWorking software is weighed against comprehensive documentation; nothing in the situation concerns documents.Your answerC.Individuals and interactionsIndividuals and interactions are valued over processes and tools, which the situation does not involve.The answerD.Responding to changeThe Agile Manifesto values responding to change over following a plan, while recognising that there is value in the items on the right. Revising the plan when the team learns something new, while keeping a plan, is that value.

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3. On an adaptive project, all team members work in one office, yet they settle design questions in long email threads that take days to resolve. Which of the following should the project manager encourage?

   Right. In the game that’s Renown for your People building.

   Not that one: D is right. In the game your People building would lose a little Renown, and this question would come back later.

   Your answerA.A wiki page per design questionUseful for recording decisions, but still a written exchange rather than a conversation.Your answerB.A rule for email response timesSpeeds replies but keeps a slow, written channel for discussions among people sitting together.Your answerC.Escalating stalled threads to the sponsorPushes ordinary design questions up a level instead of resolving them in the team.The answerD.Talking questions through face to faceAn Agile Manifesto principle says the most efficient and effective way of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation. A team that sits together can resolve questions by talking instead of days of email.

   Written from agilemanifesto.org/principles.html