Professional Scrum Master 2 (PSM II) Certification - A Crash Course - Continuous Quality, Integration, and Delivery

The video tutorial explains the concept of continuous deployment, highlighting its benefits such as improved speed to market and business agility. It uses a scenario involving an engineer named Joe, who faces challenges with emergency code deployment. The tutorial introduces the continuous delivery pipeline, detailing its components like source control management and various testing stages. It emphasizes the importance of automation in building environments and managing workflows, ultimately leading to efficient and reliable software deployment.

What is one of the main benefits of deploying software continuously?

• Reduced software quality

• Higher development costs

• Improved speed to market

• Increased manual testing

In Joe's scenario, what was the consequence of deploying an emergency fix without testing?

• The website became faster

• A new defect was introduced

• The company gained more customers

• The code was perfectly functional

What is the purpose of source control management in Joe's pipeline?

• To increase code complexity

• To slow down the development process

• To manage code history and tasks

• To eliminate the need for testing

Which type of testing ensures that software meets customer requirements?

• Unit testing

• Operational acceptance testing

• Security testing

• System integration testing

What is the role of security tests in the continuous delivery pipeline?

• To improve software aesthetics

• To protect against cyber threats

• To check for compliance with coding standards

• To ensure software is user-friendly

What is the final part of the continuous delivery pipeline?

• Code review

• Manual testing

• Code refactoring

• Deployment to the live environment

How does automation benefit the deployment process in Joe's pipeline?

• By complicating the workflow

• By reducing the need for testing

• By building environments on demand

• By increasing manual intervention