ITPEC IP April 2022 Question 50

Topic: Software Development Management TechniquesAlso asked in Spring 2020

Which of the following is an appropriate characteristic of agile development?

a)Suitable for development with a large project teamb)Preparing detailed documents with focus on the design documentc)Focusing on contract negotiation rather than cooperation in terms of relationship with customersd)Flexibly responding to changes in requests as compared with waterfall development

Explanation

Flexibly responding to changes in requests — agile development builds the system in short iterations, so changes can be taken in at each one.

In agile development (Scrum, XP) a small team repeats short cycles of a few weeks, each building, testing and delivering part of the system, then reviews it with the customer. The Agile Manifesto values individuals and interactions over processes and tools, working software over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration over contract negotiation, and responding to change over following a plan. Waterfall fixes the requirements first, so a late change means going back through the earlier phases.

Answer (d)

Why not others:

•(a) — agile suits small teams working closely together; large project teams are the traditional ground of waterfall
•(b) — agile values working software over comprehensive documentation; detailed design documents are the waterfall emphasis
•(c) — reversed: agile values customer collaboration over contract negotiation

Key rule: The Agile Manifesto puts individuals and interactions, working software, customer collaboration and responding to change each ahead of its traditional counterpart.

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