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WorksheetsSoftware Development and SuccessMaker Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
What percentage of firms use the Agile methodology (approximate)?
25%
90%
70%
55%
Which of the following is not one of the three phases of training conducted by Pearson?
Collaborating with the HR team to revise team member job descriptions
Explaining the underlying rationale of the Agile method
Asking teammates to discuss why Agile would not work in their environment
Addressing working functions within the Agile development framework
Identify all the challenges that emerged during the transition to the Agile Methodology.
Managerial Involvement
Uncertainty in roles
Complaints about compensation
Team Collaboration
What is the main advantage of Agile methodology over Waterfall methodology?
Agile methodology is cheaper and requires less people
Agile methodology is more flexible and adaptable
Agile methodology requires less time and resources
Agile methodology is easier to understand and train
What is velocity in the context of agile project management?
A measure of the team's capacity and productivity in completing a user story
A measure of how fast the team can sprint around the office each day
A measure of how quickly the development teams can launch a new product
A measure of how quickly the development teams can type up their code
How many development teams were formed to support SuccessMaker Release 3?
2
3
4
6
Scrum and Kanban are types of Waterfall Method Frameworks
True
False
What is the main purpose of the Scrum framework in Agile methodology?
To provide a rigid and firm structure for project management
To facilitate communication among team members and customers
To reduce the cost of project management over longer periods of time
To increase metrics associated with speed, velocity and agility
What are 3 characteristics of Kanban?
Utilizes Timebox
Imposes WIP Limits
Tracks progress using throughput
Roles are fluid
Due to it's performance, Agile methodology was adopted in across all functional groups at Pearson
True
False
