Other DSDM Practices (Chapter 12)

Question 1

A workshop facilitator is a member of the team. True or false?

Answer 1

False - they are an independent person with no stake in the outcome or opinion on the content.

Question 2

What kind of approach do facilitated workshops ensure?

What kind of communication do they use? (2)

What do they encourage? (2)

Answer 2

A team-based approach

Visual and verbal

Collaboration and buy-in

Question 3

Give 5 benefits of a facilitated workshop.

Answer 3

1. Rapid decision-making
2. Greater stakeholder buy-in
3. Building team spirit
4. Building consensus
5. Clarification of issues

Question 4

Give 6 success factors of facilitated workshops.

Answer 4

1. Independent facilitator
2. Flexible format with clearly defined objectives
3. Thorough preparation beforehand
4. Build in outcomes from previous workshop
5. Decisions/agreements are not forced
6. Participants receive a workshop report

Question 5

When is modelling used?

Answer 5

During workshopping

Question 6

Give 5 examples of models.

Answer 6

1. Models
2. Prototypes
3. Storyboards
4. Diagrams/sketches
5. VR

There are loads more!

Question 7

What is modelling?

Answer 7

A technique to visually represent a problem or solution.

Question 8

Give 3 points to define a model.

Answer 8

1. A description or analogy to help visualise something that cannot be observed.
2. A small but exact copy of something
3. A pattern or figure of something to be made.

Question 9

Models use abstraction. What does this mean?

Answer 9

Omitting certain information from the model to focus on another specific aspect.

Question 10

Models use WWWWWH (who, what, when, where, why, how). True or false?

Answer 10

True.

Question 11

What 3 stages compose iterative development cycles?

Answer 11

1. Thought
2. Action
3. Conversation

Question 12

In iterative development cycles, what is the Thought stage?

Answer 12

A consideration of what needs to be done.

Question 13

In iterative development cycles, what is the Action stage?

Answer 13

Completion of the work considered.

Question 14

In iterative development cycles, what is the Conversation stage?

Answer 14

A review - does the outcome meet the need? What further work needs to be done?

Question 15

The iterative development cycle begins AND ends with…

Answer 15

Conversation

Question 16

What is Configuration Management?

Answer 16

Version control, i.e. if this increment of the solution is not right, we revert to the previous one and go through the iterative development cycle again.

Question 17

In iterative development, what are the three classes of tests to verify a deliverable?

Answer 17

1. Positive tests
2. Negatives tests
3. Unhappy path tests

Question 18

In iterative development, what is a positive test?

Answer 18

A test that checks the deliverable does what it should do.

Question 19

In iterative development, what is a negative test?

Answer 19

A test that checks the deliverable doesn’t do what it shouldn’t do.

Question 20

In iterative development, what is an unhappy path test?

Answer 20

A test that checks the behaviour of the deliverable when unusual or undefined things happen.

Question 21

What 3 things must a test involve?

Answer 21

1. A defined start date
2. A defined set of actions to be carried out
3. An expected outcome

Question 22

Who is responsible for the overall quality of the solution from a technical perspective?

Answer 22

The Technical Coordinator.

Question 23

The Solution Tester is responsible for carrying out all types of testing except for…
(2)

Answer 23

1. Business acceptance

2. Unit testing of the features

Question 24

Who tests the business acceptance of a solution?

Answer 24

The Business Ambassador and Advisors

Question 25

Who unit tests the solution?

Answer 25

The Solution Developer, i.e. they unit test their own work.

Question 26

The Solution Tester does not support other roles that need to do testing. True or false?

Answer 26

False - they do support other roles.