Agile Software Development (AL-703 (C)) - Important Questions

Define the Agile Manifesto and explain its key principles, highlighting their importance in modern software development.

Differentiate between Scrum and Kanban with respect to roles, artifacts, workflow management and applicability.

How do you monitor and control the Agile products/projects? Explain monitoring and adapting techniques for managing risks and issues.

Explain the different steps involved in Agile Retrospectives and discuss how retrospectives contribute to continuous improvement and risk management.

Analyze the phases involved in the Agile Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). How does feedback at each phase contribute to software quality?

Explain the process of creating a product backlog and prioritizing user stories in Agile project planning.

Describe the key Scrum events (phases) within a sprint cycle - Sprint Planning, Execution, Review and Retrospective - and explain the purpose of each.

Discuss the characteristics of a good user story and explain how acceptance tests verify these stories.

Explain the Extreme Programming (XP) lifecycle in brief and discuss the different roles performed within an XP team along with their responsibilities.

Evaluate how technical debt affects Agile development and suggest strategies for its management.

What are the key phases in the Extreme Programming (XP) lifecycle and how does XP differ from traditional software development methodologies?

Explain continuous integration in Agile projects with the role of automated build tools and version control systems in team collaboration.

Discuss Test-Driven Development (TDD) and describe challenges faced during its implementation.

Evaluate version control systems in Agile environments and illustrate their significance for team collaboration.

Write short notes on any two of the following: (i) Continuous Integration (ii) Burn-down chart (iii) Agile Manifesto (iv) Technical Debt