Deck 18: Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

Question 1

Which gate in the RUP methodology includes building and developing the product?

A) Inception
B) Elaboration
C) Construction
D) Transition

Answer 1

C
Explanation: Construction includes building and developing the product.

Question 2

What consists of a series of tiny projects?

A) Waterfall methodology
B) Iterative development
C) Agile methodology
D) All of these

Answer 2

B
Explanation: This is the definition of iterative development.

Question 3

Which methodology is owned by IBM?

A) Scrum
B) XP
C) RAD
D) RUP

Answer 3

D
Explanation: RUP is owned by IBM.

Question 4

What breaks a project into tiny phases,and developers cannot continue on to the next phase until the first phase is complete?

A) RAD methodology
B) Agile methodology
C) Waterfall methodology
D) Extreme programming methodology

Question 5

Which methodology aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components developed by an iterative process with a design point that uses the bare minimum requirements?

A) RAD methodology
B) Agile methodology
C) Waterfall methodology
D) Extreme programming methodology

Question 6

Which gate in the RUP methodology expands on the agreed-upon details of the system,including the ability to provide an architecture to support and build it.

A) Inception
B) Elaboration
C) Construction
D) Transition

Question 7

Which of the following is not one of the four gates in the RUP methodology?

A) Inception
B) Collaboration
C) Construction
D) Transition

Question 8

Which methodology provides a framework for breaking down the development of software into four gates?

A) Scrum
B) XP
C) RAD
D) RUP

Question 9

Which of the following is an issue related to the waterfall methodology?

A) Flaws in accurately defining and articulating the business problem.
B) Managing costs, resources, and time constraints.
C) Assumes users can specify all business requirements in advance.
D) All of these.

Question 10

What is the success rate for a project using the waterfall methodology?

A) 1 in 10
B) 2 in 10
C) 4 in 10
D) 8 in 10

Question 11

Which of the following is not a primary form of agile methodology?

A) RAD
B) SDLC
C) RUP
D) Scrum

Question 12

How many days is a typical sprint in the scrum methodology?

A) 2 days
B) 10 days
C) 30 days
D) 90 days

Question 13

Which methodology uses small teams to produce small pieces of deliverable software using sprints,or 30-day intervals,to achieve an appointed goal?

A) Scrum
B) XP
C) RUP
D) RAD

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of the tenets in the Agile Alliance's manifesto?

A) Satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.
B) Do not allow changing requirements, especially late in development.
C) Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.
D) All of these.

Question 15

What emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary construction of working prototypes of a system to accelerate the systems development process?

A) RAD methodology
B) Agile methodology
C) Waterfall methodology
D) Extreme programming methodology

Question 16

What is a set of policies,procedures,standards,processes,practices,tools,techniques,and tasks that people apply to technical and management challenges?

A) SDLC
B) Methodology
C) Waterfall
D) Agile

Question 17

Which of the following describes agile?

A) Fast and efficient
B) Small and nimble
C) Lower cost
D) All of these

Question 18

Which of the following is a fundamental of the RAD methodology?

A) Focus initially on creating a prototype that looks and acts like the desired system.
B) Actively involve system users in the analysis, design, and development phases.
C) Accelerate collecting the business requirements through an interactive and iterative construction approach.
D) All of these.

Question 19

Which methodology ends each day or begins with a stand-up meeting to monitor and control the development effort?

A) Scrum
B) XP
C) RUP
D) RAD

Question 20

What is an activity-based process in which each phase in the SDLC is performed sequentially from planning through implementation and maintenance?

A) RAD methodology
B) Agile methodology
C) Waterfall methodology
D) Extreme programming methodology

Question 21

The traditional waterfall methodology is a sequential,activity-based process in which each phase in the SDLC is performed sequentially from planning through implementation and maintenance.

Question 22

Which of the following is not one of the primary principles an organization should follow for successful agile software development?

A) Slash the budget.
B) Keep requirements to a minimum.
C) Test and deliver infrequently.
D) Assign non-IT executives to software projects.

Question 23

The _________ methodology aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components developed by an iterative process with a design point that uses the bare minimum requirements.

Question 24

The rapid application development methodology emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary construction of working __________ of a system,to accelerate the systems development process.

Question 25

Compare the waterfall methodology and the agile methodology.

Question 26

A prototype is a smaller-scale representation or working model of the users' requirements or a proposed design for an information system.

Question 27

Summarize the different software development methodologies.

Question 28

The ___________ methodology is a sequential,activity-based process in which each phase in the SDLC is performed sequentially from planning through implementation and maintenance.

Question 29

Define the relationship between the systems development life cycle and software development methodologies.