DAF Practice Test 3 — 25 Questions

Question 1

Which THREE of the following are examples of organizational contexts that might influence your 'Choose Your WoW' decisions?

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The regulatory environment.. Organizational context includes the culture, regulatory environment, and team distribution/skills, which all influence process choice.

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The office address of the company headquarters.

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The brand of the team's laptops.

Question 2

Which THREE of the following factors would influence your choice of lifecycle within the DA toolkit?

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The regulatory compliance requirements.. Lifecycle choice is driven by the nature of the project, team capability, and the regulatory/organizational environment.

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The color of the team's office walls.

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The salary of the team members.

Question 3

In the context of the DA toolkit, what does the term 'Process Goal' represent?

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A set of decision points that teams need to address.. Process goals are collections of decision points that a team needs to address, providing a structured approach to thinking through their WoW.

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A list of KPIs to measure team performance.

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A project management certification level.

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A specific set of practices that must be adopted.

Question 4

You are a coach in an organization trying to move to DA. What is the most effective way to help teams adopt the 'Choose Your WoW' mindset?

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Provide teams with the DA toolkit and coach them on making context-sensitive choices.. Help teams understand the toolkit, facilitate their process discussions, and empower them to make their own choices based on their unique context.

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Create a standard process and enforce it.

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Mandate that all teams use the 'Agile' lifecycle.

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Take over their process decisions.

Question 5

Which of the following is a core DA principle?

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Choice is Good. Choice is Good is one of the foundational DA principles.

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One right way to work

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Follow the plan strictly

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Documentation over code

Question 6

Which of these is NOT a DA process blade?

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Project Management. Project Management is a function, not a process blade in the DA toolkit.

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Team Development

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People Management

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Financial Management

Question 7

You are a team lead in a DA environment. How do you resolve a conflict regarding technical direction?

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Consult the Architecture Owner. The Architecture Owner role in DA is designed specifically to lead and resolve technical direction conflicts.

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Leave it to the Product Owner

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Ask senior management to decide

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Vote in the team meeting

Question 8

A team is struggling with high rates of defect escape. Which process goal should they review in the DA toolkit?

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Produce Potentially Consumable Solution.. The 'Produce Potentially Consumable Solution' goal contains decision points about quality assurance and testing, which are directly related to defect rates.

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Grow Team Members.

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Improve Team Velocity.

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Coordinate Activities.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of an 'Agile' lifecycle in DA?

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Agile.. The 'Agile' lifecycle is one of the standard lifecycles in DA, based on the Scrum-like iterative approach.

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Strict-Compliance.

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Hybrid-Only.

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Waterfall.

Question 10

Why does DA suggest that teams should start with their 'current' process?

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Because it's a more pragmatic and less disruptive way to evolve.. Starting with what you know and evolving from there is less disruptive and more pragmatic than attempting a total overhaul of the process.

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Because it's the only way the PMO will approve.

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Because all current processes are already perfect.

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Because it's the easiest way to do nothing.

Question 11

You are assessing team performance. Which DA concept emphasizes that there is no 'one size fits all' approach?

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Context Counts. Context counts is a core DA principle emphasizing that process must be tailored to the specific situation.

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Enterprise Awareness

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Choice is Good

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Optimizing Flow

Question 12

Your team is struggling with frequent context switching. As a Disciplined Agile practitioner, which process blade would you consult to better manage your work flow?

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Coordinate Activities. The Coordinate Activities process blade provides guidance on managing flow and reducing bottlenecks across a team.

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Team Development

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Financial Management

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People Management

Question 13

A team is working on a project with high technical uncertainty. Which approach should they adopt?

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Adopt an iterative approach with frequent spikes to learn. High uncertainty requires experimentation and 'spike' solutions.

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Follow the original plan strictly to reduce risk

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Outsource the uncertain parts of the project

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Delay the uncertain work until the end of the project

Question 14

Which TWO of the following statements correctly describe how a team should evolve its Way of Working according to Disciplined Agile?

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Improvement should be continuous and guided by the team's current context.. Evolution happens through Guided Continuous Improvement and the active selection of fit-for-purpose practices.

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Teams should rely on external consultants to define their process.

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Teams should adopt a new framework every quarter to stay modern.

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Teams should skip retrospectives to maximize delivery time.

Question 15

Which THREE of the following are examples of 'decision points' within the 'Coordinate Activities' process goal?

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Coordinate with others.. Decision points within 'Coordinate Activities' include managing the team, sharing information, and coordinating with others, among others.

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Define the team's dress code.

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Manage the budget.

Question 16

You are applying the 'Coordinate Activities' process goal. What is the main reason to look at the decision points within this goal?

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To understand the trade-offs of various practices.. Decision points within DA process goals provide a list of options that have different trade-offs, allowing you to choose the ones that work best for your team.

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To find a single 'best' practice for all teams.

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To satisfy regulatory audit requirements.

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To minimize the number of team meetings.

Question 17

What should a team do if they find that a practice they chose from the DA toolkit is no longer effective?

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Consult the DA toolkit to identify alternative practices that better fit their current situation.. The team should reflect in their next retrospective, acknowledge the change in their context, and select a different practice from the toolkit.

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Try to force the practice to work harder.

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Stick with it, because consistency is more important than efficiency.

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Report the failure to the PMO and ask for a new process.

Question 18

Your team is transitioning from a traditional project management office to an agile delivery model. Which DA concept should you apply to manage the transition effectively?

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The 'Lifecycle selection' decision point.. The concept of 'pragmatism' and 'context-sensitivity' dictates that you don't jump to full agile; you use DA to evolve your current processes towards better outcomes.

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Abandoning all documentation immediately.

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Mandating a 'Safe' implementation.

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The 'Agile Transformation' framework.

Question 19

A team is using the 'Continuous Delivery: Agile' lifecycle. They find that they are struggling to meet their commitments. Based on DA, what should they evaluate?

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Review their process goals within the DA toolkit to identify potential improvements.. The team should evaluate their process goals, specifically 'Coordinate Activities' or 'Address Changing Stakeholder Needs', to see if their current practices are still fit-for-purpose.

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Switch to a Waterfall lifecycle immediately.

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Increase the frequency of daily stand-ups.

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Assign a dedicated Scrum Master to force compliance.

Question 20

A team is consistently failing to complete their planned work. According to DA, what is the best first move?

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Review their planning practices and choose a more appropriate estimation method from the DA toolkit.. The team should analyze their planning and estimation practices within the 'Inception' or 'Coordinate Activities' goal, then adjust their approach.

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Extend the sprint length.

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Assign blame to the team members.

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Work weekends to catch up.