Agile Software Development

Question 1

Rapid software development

Answer 1

• Often the most important requirement of software

Question 2

Agile development

Answer 2

• Program specification, design, and implementation are interleaved
• Delivers system as a series of versions
• Frequent delivery (every 2–4 weeks)
• Minimal documentation

Question 3

Plan-driven development

Answer 3

• Separate development stages with outputs at each stage
• Iteration occurs within activities

Question 4

Agile development

Answer 4

• Specification, design, implementation, and testing interleaved
• Small to medium-sized product
• Customer involvement

Question 5

Aim of agile

Answer 5

• To reduce overhead in software process
• Reduced documentation
• Respond quickly to changing requirements

Question 6

Extreme programming

Answer 6

• Incremental planning
• Small releases
• Simple design
• Test first
• Refactoring
• Pair programming
• Collective ownership
• Continuous integration
• Sustainable pace
• Customer involvement

Question 7

User stories

Answer 7

• To capture requirements

Question 8

Refactoring

Answer 8

• Constant code improvement to make change easier

Question 9

Test-first

Answer 9

• Write tests before code
• Need test automation

Question 10

Agile project management

Answer 10

• Need different approach than plan-driven

Question 11

Scrum sprint

Answer 11

• A short (3–4 weeks) planning unit in which work to be done is assessed, features are selected for development, and the software is implemented and delivered to system stakeholders

Question 12

Agile problems

Answer 12

• Scaling up
• Scaling out
• Legal approach to contracts
• Cost of maintenance

Question 13

System issues with agile

Answer 13

• System size
• System types
• System lifetime
• External regulation

Question 14

People and teams

Answer 14

• How good are programmers?
• Team organization
• Supporting technologies

Question 15

Organizational issues

Answer 15

• Plan-based culture
• Customer access