1. Which Agile framework uses time-boxed iterations?
Scrum
Kanban
Lean
Extreme Programming (XP)
✅ Correct Answer: Scrum
2. What is the primary role of a Scrum Master?
Facilitate the Scrum process
Prioritize the product backlog
Write code
Define project scope
✅ Correct Answer: Facilitate the Scrum process
3. What is the purpose of a Sprint Retrospective?
Reflect on the Sprint and identify improvements
Plan the next Sprint
Review the product backlog
Assign tasks to team members
✅ Correct Answer: Reflect on the Sprint and identify improvements
4. Which Agile principle emphasizes delivering working software frequently?
Deliver working software frequently
Comprehensive documentation
Following a strict plan
Minimizing customer collaboration
✅ Correct Answer: Deliver working software frequently
5. What is the primary goal of a Daily Stand-up?
Synchronize team activities
Review the product backlog
Assign tasks to team members
Plan the next Sprint
✅ Correct Answer: Synchronize team activities
6. Which Agile framework focuses on visualizing work and limiting work in progress?
Kanban
Scrum
Lean
Extreme Programming (XP)
✅ Correct Answer: Kanban
7. What is the purpose of a Burndown Chart?
Track progress during a Sprint
Prioritize the product backlog
Assign tasks to team members
Reflect on the Sprint
✅ Correct Answer: Track progress during a Sprint
8. Which Agile principle emphasizes customer collaboration over contract negotiation?
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Following a plan
Comprehensive documentation
Strict project control
✅ Correct Answer: Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
9. What is the role of a Product Owner?
Prioritize the product backlog
Facilitate daily stand-ups
Remove impediments
Write code
✅ Correct Answer: Prioritize the product backlog
10. What is the purpose of a Product Backlog?
Maintain a prioritized list of features and tasks
Track progress during a Sprint
Assign tasks to team members
Reflect on the Sprint
✅ Correct Answer: Maintain a prioritized list of features and tasks
11. Which Agile framework emphasizes technical excellence and frequent releases?
Extreme Programming (XP)
Scrum
Kanban
Lean
✅ Correct Answer: Extreme Programming (XP)
12. What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?
Demonstrate completed work to stakeholders
Reflect on the Sprint
Plan the next Sprint
Assign tasks to team members
✅ Correct Answer: Demonstrate completed work to stakeholders
13. Which Agile principle emphasizes responding to change over following a plan?
Responding to change over following a plan
Comprehensive documentation
Strict project control
Minimizing customer collaboration
✅ Correct Answer: Responding to change over following a plan
14. What is the purpose of a Sprint Planning meeting?
Plan the work for the upcoming Sprint
Reflect on the Sprint
Review the product backlog
Assign tasks to team members
✅ Correct Answer: Plan the work for the upcoming Sprint
15. Which Agile framework focuses on eliminating waste and delivering value?
Lean
Scrum
Kanban
Extreme Programming (XP)
✅ Correct Answer: Lean
16. What is the purpose of a Definition of Done (DoD)?
Define when a task is considered complete
Prioritize the product backlog
Assign tasks to team members
Reflect on the Sprint
✅ Correct Answer: Define when a task is considered complete
17. Which Agile principle emphasizes individuals and interactions over processes and tools?
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Following a plan
Comprehensive documentation
Strict project control
✅ Correct Answer: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
18. What is the purpose of a Sprint Backlog?
List tasks to be completed during the Sprint
Prioritize the product backlog
Assign tasks to team members
Reflect on the Sprint
✅ Correct Answer: List tasks to be completed during the Sprint
19. What is the primary benefit of Agile project management?
Increased flexibility and adaptability
Strict project control
Reduced stakeholder involvement
Longer planning phases
✅ Correct Answer: Increased flexibility and adaptability
20. What is the purpose of a Retrospective?
Reflect on the Sprint and identify improvements
Plan the next Sprint
Review the product backlog
Assign tasks to team members
✅ Correct Answer: Reflect on the Sprint and identify improvements
21. Which Agile practice involves developing in short cycles with frequent integration?
Iterative Development
Waterfall Development
Big Bang Development
Ad-hoc Development
✅ Correct Answer: Iterative Development
22. What is the primary purpose of a spike in Agile development?
To research technical solutions
To fix defects
To document requirements
To estimate user stories
✅ Correct Answer: To research technical solutions
23. Which Agile technique uses "red-green-refactor" cycles?
Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
Model-Driven Development (MDD)
✅ Correct Answer: Test-Driven Development (TDD)
24. What does the INVEST acronym represent in Agile?
Criteria for good user stories
A risk management framework
A prioritization technique
A team evaluation method
✅ Correct Answer: Criteria for good user stories
25. Which Agile practice involves pairing developers to work together?
Pair Programming
Mob Programming
Code Review
Swarming
✅ Correct Answer: Pair Programming
26. What is the purpose of a burn-up chart?
Track completed work against scope
Measure team velocity
Track defects
Monitor sprint progress
✅ Correct Answer: Track completed work against scope
27. Which Agile framework uses "classes of service"?
Kanban
Scrum
XP
SAFe
✅ Correct Answer: Kanban
28. What is the primary goal of continuous integration?
Detect integration issues early
Automate testing
Reduce documentation
Speed up deployments
✅ Correct Answer: Detect integration issues early
29. Which Agile technique uses "given-when-then" syntax?
Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD)
Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
✅ Correct Answer: Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
30. What is the purpose of story points?
Estimate relative effort
Track actual hours
Measure quality
Define priority
✅ Correct Answer: Estimate relative effort
31. Which Agile practice involves all team members working on one item?
Swarming
Pair Programming
Mob Programming
Sprint Planning
✅ Correct Answer: Swarming
32. What is the primary purpose of a parking lot diagram?
Visualize risks and issues
Track team velocity
Plan iterations
Prioritize backlog
✅ Correct Answer: Visualize risks and issues
33. Which Agile framework uses "program increments"?
SAFe
LeSS
Scrum@Scale
Nexus
✅ Correct Answer: SAFe
34. What is the purpose of a cumulative flow diagram?
Visualize work status across stages
Track velocity
Measure quality
Estimate effort
✅ Correct Answer: Visualize work status across stages
35. Which Agile technique uses "three amigos" meetings?
Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD)
Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
✅ Correct Answer: Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD)
36. What is the primary purpose of a value stream map?
Identify process waste
Estimate story points
Prioritize features
Assign tasks
✅ Correct Answer: Identify process waste
37. Which Agile practice involves daily customer demos?
Continuous Delivery
Iterative Development
Test-Driven Development
Behavior-Driven Development
✅ Correct Answer: Continuous Delivery
38. What is the purpose of a fishbone diagram in Agile?
Root cause analysis
User story mapping
Release planning
Velocity tracking
✅ Correct Answer: Root cause analysis
39. Which Agile framework uses "team of teams" structure?
Nexus
SAFe
LeSS
Scrum@Scale
✅ Correct Answer: Nexus
40. What is the primary purpose of a persona in Agile?
Represent target users
Document requirements
Track defects
Estimate effort
✅ Correct Answer: Represent target users
41. Which Agile practice involves limiting work in progress?
Kanban
Scrum
XP
Lean
✅ Correct Answer: Kanban
42. What is the purpose of a story map?
Visualize user journey
Track defects
Measure velocity
Assign tasks
✅ Correct Answer: Visualize user journey
43. Which Agile technique uses "planning poker"?
Relative estimation
Risk assessment
Prioritization
Root cause analysis
✅ Correct Answer: Relative estimation
44. What is the primary purpose of a minimum marketable feature (MMF)?
Deliver value quickly
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure quality
✅ Correct Answer: Deliver value quickly
45. Which Agile framework uses "feature teams"?
LeSS
SAFe
Nexus
Scrum@Scale
✅ Correct Answer: LeSS
46. What is the purpose of a risk-adjusted backlog?
Balance value and risk
Track defects
Measure velocity
Assign tasks
✅ Correct Answer: Balance value and risk
47. Which Agile practice involves continuous customer feedback?
Continuous Delivery
Test-Driven Development
Behavior-Driven Development
Domain-Driven Design
✅ Correct Answer: Continuous Delivery
48. What is the primary purpose of a cycle time metric?
Measure process efficiency
Track defects
Estimate effort
Assign tasks
✅ Correct Answer: Measure process efficiency
49. Which Agile technique uses "impact mapping"?
Strategic planning
User story writing
Defect tracking
Velocity measurement
✅ Correct Answer: Strategic planning
50. What is the purpose of a definition of ready (DoR)?
Ensure stories are prepared
Track defects
Measure velocity
Assign tasks
✅ Correct Answer: Ensure stories are prepared
51. Which Agile practice emphasizes collective code ownership?
Extreme Programming (XP)
Scrum
Kanban
Lean
✅ Correct Answer: Extreme Programming (XP)
52. What is the primary purpose of a velocity chart?
Measure team capacity
Track defects
Prioritize backlog
Document requirements
✅ Correct Answer: Measure team capacity
53. Which Agile framework uses "essential SAFe" configuration?
Scaled Agile Framework
LeSS
Nexus
Scrum@Scale
✅ Correct Answer: Scaled Agile Framework
54. What is the purpose of a task board?
Visualize work progress
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure quality
✅ Correct Answer: Visualize work progress
55. Which Agile technique uses "timeboxing"?
Scrum
Kanban
Lean
XP
✅ Correct Answer: Scrum
56. What is the primary purpose of a release burndown chart?
Track progress toward release
Measure velocity
Track defects
Prioritize backlog
✅ Correct Answer: Track progress toward release
57. Which Agile practice involves continuous improvement?
Kaizen
Scrum
XP
Kanban
✅ Correct Answer: Kaizen
58. What is the purpose of a spike solution?
Explore technical approaches
Fix defects
Document requirements
Estimate stories
✅ Correct Answer: Explore technical approaches
59. Which Agile framework uses "scrum of scrums"?
Nexus
SAFe
LeSS
XP
✅ Correct Answer: Nexus
60. What is the primary purpose of a user story?
Capture requirements from user perspective
Document technical specs
Track defects
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Capture requirements from user perspective
61. Which Agile technique uses "the five whys"?
Root cause analysis
Estimation
Prioritization
User story writing
✅ Correct Answer: Root cause analysis
62. What is the purpose of a product roadmap?
Communicate product direction
Track defects
Measure velocity
Assign tasks
✅ Correct Answer: Communicate product direction
63. Which Agile practice involves frequent code integration?
Continuous Integration
Test-Driven Development
Behavior-Driven Development
Pair Programming
✅ Correct Answer: Continuous Integration
64. What is the primary purpose of a daily stand-up?
Synchronize team activities
Report to management
Document requirements
Track defects
✅ Correct Answer: Synchronize team activities
65. Which Agile framework uses "inspect and adapt" cycles?
SAFe
LeSS
Nexus
XP
✅ Correct Answer: SAFe
66. What is the purpose of a backlog refinement session?
Prepare stories for upcoming sprints
Track defects
Measure velocity
Assign tasks
✅ Correct Answer: Prepare stories for upcoming sprints
67. Which Agile technique uses "MoSCoW prioritization"?
Prioritization method
Estimation technique
Risk assessment
Quality measurement
✅ Correct Answer: Prioritization method
68. What is the primary purpose of a sprint goal?
Provide focus for the sprint
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure quality
✅ Correct Answer: Provide focus for the sprint
69. Which Agile practice involves automated testing?
Continuous Integration
Pair Programming
User Story Mapping
Planning Poker
✅ Correct Answer: Continuous Integration
70. What is the purpose of a scrum board?
Visualize sprint progress
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Visualize sprint progress
71. Which Agile framework uses "feature toggles"?
Continuous Delivery
Scrum
Kanban
Lean
✅ Correct Answer: Continuous Delivery
72. What is the primary purpose of a definition of done?
Ensure quality standards
Track defects
Measure velocity
Prioritize backlog
✅ Correct Answer: Ensure quality standards
73. Which Agile technique uses "affinity estimating"?
Relative estimation
Risk assessment
Prioritization
Root cause analysis
✅ Correct Answer: Relative estimation
74. What is the purpose of a release plan?
Forecast delivery timeline
Track defects
Measure velocity
Assign tasks
✅ Correct Answer: Forecast delivery timeline
75. Which Agile practice involves frequent customer demos?
Iterative Development
Test-Driven Development
Behavior-Driven Development
Pair Programming
✅ Correct Answer: Iterative Development
76. What is the primary purpose of a team charter?
Define team working agreements
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Define team working agreements
77. Which Agile framework uses "agile release trains"?
SAFe
LeSS
Nexus
Scrum@Scale
✅ Correct Answer: SAFe
78. What is the purpose of a risk burn-down chart?
Track mitigation of risks
Measure velocity
Track defects
Prioritize backlog
✅ Correct Answer: Track mitigation of risks
79. Which Agile technique uses "story slicing"?
Break down large stories
Estimate effort
Prioritize backlog
Track defects
✅ Correct Answer: Break down large stories
80. What is the primary purpose of a product vision?
Provide strategic direction
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Provide strategic direction
81. Which Agile practice involves "fail fast" mentality?
Lean Startup
Scrum
Kanban
XP
✅ Correct Answer: Lean Startup
82. What is the purpose of a parking lot in meetings?
Track off-topic items
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Track off-topic items
83. Which Agile framework uses "innovation and planning iterations"?
SAFe
LeSS
Nexus
Scrum@Scale
✅ Correct Answer: SAFe
84. What is the primary purpose of a retrospective action item?
Implement improvements
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Implement improvements
85. Which Agile technique uses "dot voting"?
Prioritization
Estimation
Risk assessment
Quality measurement
✅ Correct Answer: Prioritization
86. What is the purpose of a minimum viable product (MVP)?
Validate ideas quickly
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Validate ideas quickly
87. Which Agile practice involves "whole team" approach?
Scrum
Kanban
Lean
XP
✅ Correct Answer: Scrum
88. What is the primary purpose of a sprint demo?
Gather stakeholder feedback
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Gather stakeholder feedback
89. Which Agile framework uses "system demo"?
SAFe
LeSS
Nexus
Scrum@Scale
✅ Correct Answer: SAFe
90. What is the purpose of a team velocity?
Forecast capacity
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure quality
✅ Correct Answer: Forecast capacity
91. Which Agile technique uses "silent writing"?
Brainstorming technique
Estimation method
Risk assessment
Quality measurement
✅ Correct Answer: Brainstorming technique
92. What is the primary purpose of a product increment?
Deliver working software
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Deliver working software
93. Which Agile practice involves "pull systems"?
Kanban
Scrum
XP
Lean
✅ Correct Answer: Kanban
94. What is the purpose of a WIP limit?
Prevent overloading team
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Prevent overloading team
95. Which Agile framework uses "essential SAFe"?
Scaled Agile Framework
LeSS
Nexus
Scrum@Scale
✅ Correct Answer: Scaled Agile Framework
96. What is the primary purpose of a burn-up chart?
Track scope changes
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Track scope changes
97. Which Agile technique uses "empathy mapping"?
User research
Estimation
Risk assessment
Quality measurement
✅ Correct Answer: User research
98. What is the purpose of a sprint cancellation?
Stop unproductive work
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Stop unproductive work
99. Which Agile practice involves "continuous deployment"?
DevOps
Scrum
Kanban
XP
✅ Correct Answer: DevOps
100. What is the primary purpose of a product backlog refinement?
Keep backlog relevant
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Keep backlog relevant
101. Which Agile framework uses "team of teams" approach?
Nexus
SAFe
LeSS
Scrum@Scale
✅ Correct Answer: Nexus
102. What is the purpose of a confidence vote?
Assess team commitment
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Assess team commitment
103. Which Agile technique uses "user story mapping"?
Release planning
Estimation
Risk assessment
Quality measurement
✅ Correct Answer: Release planning
104. What is the primary purpose of a sprint backlog?
Track sprint work items
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Track sprint work items
105. Which Agile practice involves "continuous feedback"?
Iterative Development
Test-Driven Development
Behavior-Driven Development
Pair Programming
✅ Correct Answer: Iterative Development
106. What is the purpose of a product vision board?
Align stakeholders
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Align stakeholders
107. Which Agile framework uses "portfolio level"?
SAFe
LeSS
Nexus
Scrum@Scale
✅ Correct Answer: SAFe
108. What is the primary purpose of a daily scrum?
Coordinate team work
Report to management
Document requirements
Track defects
✅ Correct Answer: Coordinate team work
109. Which Agile technique uses "value stream mapping"?
Process improvement
Estimation
Risk assessment
Quality measurement
✅ Correct Answer: Process improvement
110. What is the purpose of a definition of ready?
Ensure story preparedness
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Ensure story preparedness
111. Which Agile practice involves "test-first development"?
TDD
BDD
ATDD
DDD
✅ Correct Answer: TDD
112. What is the primary purpose of a product owner?
Maximize product value
Manage team tasks
Remove impediments
Write code
✅ Correct Answer: Maximize product value
113. Which Agile framework uses "large scale Scrum"?
LeSS
SAFe
Nexus
Scrum@Scale
✅ Correct Answer: LeSS
114. What is the purpose of a sprint planning meeting?
Define sprint goals
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Define sprint goals
115. Which Agile technique uses "relative weighting"?
Prioritization
Estimation
Risk assessment
Quality measurement
✅ Correct Answer: Prioritization
116. What is the primary purpose of a scrum master?
Facilitate scrum process
Manage team tasks
Define requirements
Write code
✅ Correct Answer: Facilitate scrum process
117. Which Agile practice involves "continuous testing"?
DevOps
Scrum
Kanban
Lean
✅ Correct Answer: DevOps
118. What is the purpose of a release train engineer?
Facilitate ART processes
Manage team tasks
Define requirements
Write code
✅ Correct Answer: Facilitate ART processes
119. Which Agile technique uses "cycle time analysis"?
Process improvement
Estimation
Risk assessment
Quality measurement
✅ Correct Answer: Process improvement
120. What is the primary purpose of a product increment?
Deliver working software
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Deliver working software
121. Which Agile framework uses "scaled professional scrum"?
Nexus
SAFe
LeSS
XP
✅ Correct Answer: Nexus
122. What is the purpose of a sprint review?
Inspect product increment
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Inspect product increment
123. Which Agile technique uses "cost of delay"?
Prioritization
Estimation
Risk assessment
Quality measurement
✅ Correct Answer: Prioritization
124. What is the primary purpose of a retrospective?
Improve team processes
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Improve team processes
125. Which Agile practice involves "continuous exploration"?
SAFe
Scrum
Kanban
XP
✅ Correct Answer: SAFe
126. What is the purpose of a product manager in SAFe?
Define product strategy
Manage team tasks
Remove impediments
Write code
✅ Correct Answer: Define product strategy
127. Which Agile technique uses "weighted shortest job first"?
Prioritization
Estimation
Risk assessment
Quality measurement
✅ Correct Answer: Prioritization
128. What is the primary purpose of a system team?
Support integration
Develop features
Define requirements
Write documentation
✅ Correct Answer: Support integration
129. Which Agile practice involves "built-in quality"?
SAFe
Scrum
Kanban
XP
✅ Correct Answer: SAFe
130. What is the purpose of a DevOps pipeline?
Automate delivery
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Automate delivery
131. Which Agile framework uses "essential SAFe"?
Scaled Agile Framework
LeSS
Nexus
Scrum@Scale
✅ Correct Answer: Scaled Agile Framework
132. What is the primary purpose of a product owner proxy?
Assist product owner
Replace product owner
Manage team tasks
Write code
✅ Correct Answer: Assist product owner
133. Which Agile technique uses "relative sizing"?
Story point estimation
Risk assessment
Prioritization
Quality measurement
✅ Correct Answer: Story point estimation
134. What is the purpose of a scrum of scrums?
Coordinate multiple teams
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Coordinate multiple teams
135. Which Agile practice involves "continuous learning"?
Kaizen
Scrum
Kanban
XP
✅ Correct Answer: Kaizen
136. What is the primary purpose of a product backlog item?
Describe work to be done
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Describe work to be done
137. Which Agile framework uses "value stream coordination"?
SAFe
LeSS
Nexus
Scrum@Scale
✅ Correct Answer: SAFe
138. What is the purpose of a team demo?
Showcase completed work
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Showcase completed work
139. Which Agile technique uses "plan-do-check-act"?
Continuous improvement
Estimation
Risk assessment
Quality measurement
✅ Correct Answer: Continuous improvement
140. What is the primary purpose of a product vision statement?
Guide product development
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Guide product development
141. Which Agile practice involves "servant leadership"?
Scrum Master role
Product Owner role
Development Team
Stakeholders
✅ Correct Answer: Scrum Master role
142. What is the purpose of a release train?
Coordinate multiple teams
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Coordinate multiple teams
143. Which Agile technique uses "cycle time"?
Measure process efficiency
Estimate effort
Prioritize work
Assess quality
✅ Correct Answer: Measure process efficiency
144. What is the primary purpose of a sprint?
Produce working software
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Produce working software
145. Which Agile framework uses "essential SAFe"?
Scaled Agile Framework
LeSS
Nexus
Scrum@Scale
✅ Correct Answer: Scaled Agile Framework
146. What is the purpose of a product owner team?
Support product ownership
Replace product owner
Manage development team
Write code
✅ Correct Answer: Support product ownership
147. Which Agile technique uses "story splitting"?
Break down large stories
Estimate effort
Prioritize work
Assess quality
✅ Correct Answer: Break down large stories
148. What is the primary purpose of a scrum guide?
Define scrum framework
Document requirements
Track defects
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Define scrum framework
149. Which Agile practice involves "continuous delivery"?
DevOps
Scrum
Kanban
XP
✅ Correct Answer: DevOps
150. What is the purpose of a product feature?
Deliver customer value
Track defects
Document requirements
Measure velocity
✅ Correct Answer: Deliver customer value
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