DAF Practice Test 5 — 25 Questions

Question 1

In the DA framework, what is the 'Transition' phase primarily focused on?

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Deployment and release. The transition phase is where the solution is deployed into production and operations take over.

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Continuous improvement

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Requirement gathering

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Team building

Question 2

Which DA principle supports the idea that teams should improve their process incrementally?

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Improve Process. The 'Improve Process' principle encourages continuous improvement through small, incremental changes.

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Choice is Good

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Context Counts

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Enterprise Awareness

Question 3

Which THREE of the following are foundational principles of the Disciplined Agile toolkit that guide the 'Choose Your WoW' process?

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Choice is good.. DA is built on pragmatism, context-sensitivity, and the idea that all processes are valuable under the right circumstances.

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Follow the methodology strictly.

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One size fits all.

Question 4

When a team is first starting with DA, which process goal should they focus on?

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Inception.. The 'Inception' goal provides a structured way to get the team aligned, identify the initial lifecycle, and set the foundation for their WoW.

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Produce Potentially Consumable Solution.

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Improve Team Velocity.

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Grow Team Members.

Question 5

You are managing a program that spans multiple DA teams. Which process blade helps manage the dependency between these teams?

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Coordinate Activities. The 'Coordinate Activities' process blade provides strategies for managing dependencies.

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Team Development

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Product Management

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Governance

Question 6

Which process goal is concerned with defining the initial work to be done?

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Explore Initial Scope. Explore Initial Scope is the process goal for understanding what needs to be built.

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Address Risk

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Form Team

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Coordinate Activities

Question 7

A team is struggling with 'technical debt'. According to Disciplined Agile, which action is most appropriate to address this during the iteration?

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Include 'refactoring' and 'testing' tasks within each iteration. Technical debt is a reality in complex systems. It should be managed proactively by including refactoring and testing in the 'Definition of Done'.

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Outsource the technical debt resolution to a different team

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Ignore the debt until the project is near completion

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Create a separate 'technical debt sprint' once a year

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the 'Disciplined Agile Mindset' regarding process?

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Be pragmatic and choose your way of working (WoW). The DA mindset is 'pragmatic', meaning you choose the most effective way of working for your unique context.

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Copy the processes of the most successful competitors

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Follow the Scrum guide verbatim

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Focus exclusively on speed of delivery

Question 9

Which TWO of the following are examples of 'Active Stakeholder Participation'?

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Stakeholders collaborating on feature prioritization. Active participation involves stakeholders in the development process.

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Stakeholders only reading the final report

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Stakeholders dictating the team's internal coding style

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Stakeholders attending daily stand-up meetings

Question 10

Why should a team periodically review their 'Way of Working' even if everything seems to be working well?

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Because context is dynamic and a 'fit-for-purpose' WoW needs to evolve.. Context changes (e.g., team size, project scope, market conditions), and what worked yesterday might not be the most effective approach for today.

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To keep the documentation current for auditors.

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To justify the team's existence.

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Because management requires it.

Question 11

Why does DA distinguish between 'Process Goals' and 'Practices'?

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To separate the goal (what) from the technique (how).. Process goals define 'what' needs to be achieved, while practices are the 'how'—the specific techniques to achieve those goals.

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To make the toolkit more complicated.

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Because they are the same thing.

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Because only one practice can fulfill a goal.

Question 12

Your organization wants to transition to a 'Pull' system. What is the most important prerequisite?

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Establishing and enforcing WIP limits.. Without WIP limits, a 'Pull' system cannot function; it just becomes a 'Push' system.

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Eliminating all meetings.

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Moving to a cloud-based development environment.

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Hiring more experienced team members.

Question 13

Why does a 'Push' system often lead to lower quality?

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It forces work into the system, causing teams to rush.. Push systems force work into the system regardless of capacity, leading to rushing, stress, and corner-cutting.

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It encourages too much collaboration.

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It makes it too easy to track progress.

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It allows for too much testing time.

Question 14

When a team is geographically distributed, which process goal should be examined to ensure effective collaboration?

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Coordinate Activities.. The 'Coordinate Activities' process goal addresses how teams work together, including handling distribution.

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Improve Team Velocity.

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Address Changing Stakeholder Needs.

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Grow Team Members.

Question 15

When applying the DA toolkit, what is the best way to determine if a practice is 'fit-for-purpose'?

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Measure its impact on team outcomes and compare it with the desired goals.. You measure the effectiveness of the practice against the team's goals and check if it has a positive impact on the team's outcomes.

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See if the team likes it.

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Check if it's the latest fad in the agile community.

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Ask the team to vote.

Question 16

Your team needs to scale their agile efforts. What should be your first step according to DA?

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Assess the current team maturity and context. DA emphasizes scaling the team and coordinating activities based on existing team maturity.

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Switch to Kanban

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Add a Program Manager

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Implement SAFe immediately

Question 17

What is the relationship between Portfolio Management and the Team layer in DA?

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Portfolio provides direction to teams. Portfolio management sets the direction, while teams execute the work to achieve those objectives.

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Teams ignore portfolio management

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They are completely independent

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Teams set the portfolio strategy

Question 18

Which THREE of the following represent the DA layers of the framework?

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Team Level. The DA framework includes the Team layer, the Program/Portfolio layer, and the Enterprise/Organization layer.

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Tooling Layer

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External Consultant

Question 19

Which DA role is responsible for ensuring the team adheres to the selected process?

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Team Lead. The Team Lead in DA is responsible for process guidance and facilitation.

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Architecture Owner

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Product Owner

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Stakeholder

Question 20

A cross-functional team is having trouble coordinating work. What is a core Disciplined Agile concept to facilitate better coordination?

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Implement 'Coordinate Activities' as part of the DAD process blade. Coordinating work across teams requires visibility, shared goals, and consistent communication mechanisms.

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Mandate that all teams use the exact same tool

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Reduce the number of meetings for the teams

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Assign a single project manager to control all communication