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What are 4 types of work described in the Phoenix Project?

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The four types of work in the Phoenix project are 
Business projects
IT projects
Changes (affect overall system)
Unplanned work (bad)
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What characteristics do companies with low turnover have?

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Companies with low characteristics consist of
Jelled teams
Sense of pride
Quality

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What is methodological weight of a project?

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The methodological weight of a project consist of the Number of activities and Tightness of deadlines

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Describe diseconomies of scale

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The diseconomies of scale states that as project scope expands, cost per deliverable increases

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Describe Phoenix Project’s Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints.

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Goldratts Theory of Constraints states to Improve bottleneck, only

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What key concern does critical chain scheduling account for that critical path scheduling does not?

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Critical chain scheduling uses Buffers to account for delays

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What is the cardinal rule for meetings a la Drucker?

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Druckers cardinal rule for meetings is Don’t waste people’s time

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What are the basic requirements for effective human relations a la Drucker?

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According to Drucker, the basic requirements for effective human relations is 
Communication
Teamwork
Self-development
Co-development
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What are 2-4 of Ury’s five-step program for negotiation?

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Brainstorm for value
Standardize value
Evaluate BATNA

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Describe the difference between t-shirt sizing and story points.

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Cost and benefits

Costs

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Meyer argues that Agile YAGNI principle conflicts with Agile emphasis on embracing change. Explain the argument.

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Anything not needed is goldplatting. This isn’t flexible a la Agile.

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What are the types of project retrospectives a la Barrett?

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Barret states that the type of project retrospectives are Social and Metric

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How can one manage processes?

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Bach states that process can be managed via Experiments

and Past projects

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What makes a good QA?

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Good quality assurance consist of 
Feasible 
Measureable 
Testable 
Traceable
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What is the difference between a leader and a manager?

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The difference between a leader and a manager is a leader sets goals and a manager sets tasks.

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How can one manage time a la Drucker?

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According to Drucker, one manages time by recording it, managing it and consolidating time.

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What is the most powerful word in a negotiation a la Charles Voss?

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According to Charles Voss, the most powerful word in negotiation is fair because of emotions.

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What are Sutherland’s definitions of done?

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According to Sutherland, the definition of done is that the project has met the requirements and tested acceptance.

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Yourdon describes five attributes of a death march project. Name two.

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Some attributes of the death march project are Compressing schedule < 50%
Downsizing due to new tool

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What are the essential elements in a contract.

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The essential elements in a contract are
Offer
Consideration
Acceptance

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What activity is the second largest category of systems development work, taking 30% of a large project’s time a la Capers Jones?

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Paperwork takes 30% of a large projects time

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Name some Thomsett negotiation games?

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Negotiation games are Double dummy split,Reverse double and Gotcha.

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Name, and briefly describe, the types of proposals that Ury recommends formulating prior to a negotiation.

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Ury recommends formulation proposals that are minimal, acceptable and ideal prior to a negotiation.

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What questions can one ask regarding wasted time a la Drucker?

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According to Drucker one can ask the following questions with regards to time.
Am I wasting my time? [delegate]
Am I wasting subordinates time?

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How does one actively listen a la Ury?
According the Ury, one must paraphrase to actively listen.
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Describe base-rate fallacy.
Base-rate fallacy is High detection rate and low false alarms are a difficult happy medium
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What, a la Lewis, is the single most important element of any effective communication?
According to Lewis the single most important element of any effective communication is Empathy
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How can a project’s methodological weight increase a la Cockburn?
Cockburn states that a projects methodological weight increases with more tools and more processes
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Describe Meyer’s definitions of done.
Meyers definition of done is that a project meets requirements and acceptance testing
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Describe a well-rounded employee a la Drucker?
A well rounded employee is a myth; strong people have strong weaknesses 2 mediocrities don’t equal 1 strength
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How should project properties be converted to estimates of required effort a la McConnell; to trump guestimation?
``` Project properties can be converted by Revisiting Counting Computing Judging ```
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What situations led to opportunities a la Drucker?
According to Drucker, the situations that led to opportunities are Technology, Innovation and Demographics
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What is the three-point estimation a la McConnell?
According to McConnel the three point estimation are Worst-case estimate Expected estimate Best-case estimate
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What are the goals of a software project a la Cockburn?
According to Cockburn the goals of a software project are Deliverables and maintenance.
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How does one deflect attacks a la Ury?
To deflect attacks ignore and reframe
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Describe Phoenix Project’s Goldratt’s WIP.
WIP: wasted capital until done
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What are the essential elements in a contract.
The three essential elements in a contract are offer, consideration and acceptance.
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What must be known for a decision to be put into practice a la Drucker?
``` According to Drucker the following must be known for putting a decision into practice. Who must know Who must do What action What result ```
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Why are teams formed a la DeMarco and Lister?
Teams are formed for Alignment according to DeMarco and Lister
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What are ways to effect change a la DeMarco and Lister?
A few ways to effect change are Celebrating old as help and making failure feel ok
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What are the essential habits of the mind for executives to become effective a la Drucker?
``` According to Drucker the essential habits of the mind for executives to become more effective are Schedule Contribute Strengthen Prioritize Decide ```
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What element in production is targeted a la Goldratt?
The element in production that is targeted is the Work Center → it dictates output of entire system
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Describe Phoenix Project’s takt time.
Takt time is the time it takes to meet customer demand
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Name some contract torts.
Some examples of contract torts are Copyright,Trademark | and Defamation
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How can one throttle a bottleneck a la Erik of The Phoenix Project?
``` To throttle a bottleneck Identify the constraint Exploit it Subordinate it Evaluate Find next constraint ```
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How does one determine WBS granularity a la Burress?
To determine WBS granularity use Summaries are for requirements Leaves are for summaries
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What are the primary and secondary goals of a project a la Cockburn?
According to Cockburn, the primary and secondary goals of a project are the Delivery of software and Set up new projects
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What are the questions that are to be asked of each participant in the daily Scrum meeting?
Questions that should be asked at each Scrum meeting are: What’s been done What’s due What’s wrong
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What Scrum meetings are time-limited?
Scrum meetings that are time limited are planning, sprints and retrospective.
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What is a false challenge project a la DeMarco and Lister?
A false challenge project is setting goals to get project finished cheap and quick
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What are the types of WBSs?
The three types of work breakdown structure are Process -- breaks down a process Product -- breaks down a product Hybrid -- process produces a product
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Characterize Meyer’s assessment of Agile focus on minimalist software development.
Focus on productivity more-so than quality
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How does one “go to the balcony” a la Ury?
One goes to the balcony by pausing and rewinding
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What is the difference between system 1 and system 2 thinking a la Weinschenk?
System 1 thinking is Effortless browsing → provide error checking System 2 thinking Questionnaires → use difficult font
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Describe Phoenix Project’s 3 ways.
The three ways in the Phoenix project are Maximizing flow Amplifying feedback loops Continual improvement
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What are opportunity cost?
Opportunity cost equal missed opportunities
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4 strategies for managing threats?
Avoid - change plan to eliminate threads Mitigate - change plan to reduce threat's impact/probability Transfer - shift some or all impact to another party Accept - do nothing special
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4 strategies for managing opportunities?
Exploit - change plan to ensure opportunity is realized Enhance - change plan to increase probability Share - allocate some or all of the benefit to another party Accept - do nothing special
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McConnell's definition of: | Estimate
A statement about the likelihood of achieving a target at a specific level of quality with a specific amount of resources by a specific date
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McConnells's "Three Points" estimation
``` For each task, develop: a worse, an expected, and a best case estimation of effort ```
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What are all methodologies based on?
All methodologies are based on fear
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Name some personality types
``` Grenade • Think they know it all • Yes person • Maybe person • Tank • No person • Martyr • Whiner ```
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5 styles of leadership
``` Authoritarian • Consensus • Delegation • Consultation • Democracy ```
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How are W-models different from V-model development?
``` W = waterfall V = verification & validation ``` In V model Development and testing is done parallelly , while in Waterfall Model Development is done and after development Testing is Done
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What 3 questions are asked at a Daily scrum meeting?
What have you done since last Scrum? What do you plan to do for next Scrum? What is impeding you in your work?

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