Software Development and SuccessMaker Quiz

What is the primary goal of SuccessMaker: Next Generation?

• To provide clients the ability to use 3D animation within lessons

• To provide clients with a low cost way to facilitate lectures

• To provide clients with a more powerful and adaptable platform

• To differentiate the product from previous Pearson products

How does SuccessMaker engage students in learning?

• By providing long lectures for in-depth study

• Using game-like features and brief lessons for fun, effective learning

• By allowing students to skip difficult lessons

• Offering only textbook-based learning

How does SuccessMaker support teachers?

• By eliminating the need for teachers in the classroom

• Providing textbooks and traditional tests to evaluate students

• By organizing annual student performance reports and dashboards

• Offering real-time updates on progress and predictive insights for future performance

What methodology did Pearson transition to, from the Waterfall approach for software development?

• Spiral

• Lean

• Scrum

• Kanban

Which of the following is a quality of Waterfall Methodology?

• Review scope between sprints

• Self-organized governance

• Fixed statement of requirements

• All of the above

What isn’t a phase of the Waterfall Model?

• Requirement Analysis

• Design

• Build

• Test

What prompted the overhaul of SuccessMaker's product development process?

• The rapid shift in the industry towards Agile project management

• An unsolicited letter from a strategic client expressing disappointment

• The growing popularity and consumption of Pearson products

• Financial constraints caused by outsourced development teams

What was the main issue encountered in the old approach?

• Limited communication between development and customers

• Requirements were undefined from the beginning

• Contracts with nearly impossible deadlines to reach

• Animations were not loading for most lessons

What was the realization Adams-Woodford had that drove the transition of offshore development in-house?

• There was too much money being spent on offshore facilities

• There needed to be a more productive dialogue focused on developing a better product

• There was fraudulent activity detected from the offshore team

• All of the above

Agile methods accelerate software development and reduce project risk.

• True

• False