A team is estimating a large user story that is not well understood. They are using planning poker and the estimates vary widely, from 3 to 21 story points. What should the team do next?

Use the highest estimate to be safe

Take the average of the estimates and move on

Have the most senior developer decide the estimate

Ask the product owner to split the story into smaller, more understandable pieces

During sprint planning, the team selects user stories for the upcoming sprint. The product owner wants to include a story that is not fully refined and has many open questions. What should the team do?

Include the story and clarify details during the sprint

Split the story into smaller pieces and include only the clear parts

Estimate the story using a large number of story points to account for uncertainty

Exclude the story from the sprint and ask the product owner to refine it before the next planning session

What is the primary purpose of continuous integration (CI) in agile development?

To integrate code changes frequently and detect integration issues early

To ensure that all code is written by a single developer

To automate the deployment of the application to production

To replace the need for manual testing

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16foundation · easy
Which agile approach places strong emphasis on technical practices such as test-driven development, pair programming, and continuous integration?
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17expert · hard
A team is estimating a large user story that is not well understood. They are using planning poker and the estimates vary widely, from 3 to 21 story points. What should the team do next?
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18application · medium
During sprint planning, the team selects user stories for the upcoming sprint. The product owner wants to include a story that is not fully refined and has many open questions. What should the team do?
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19foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of continuous integration (CI) in agile development?
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20foundation · easy
Which agile tracking tool is a visual board with columns representing workflow states, such as 'To Do', 'In Progress', and 'Done', to show the status of work items?
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Questions 16–20

Which agile approach places strong emphasis on technical practices such as test-driven development, pair programming, and continuous integration?

A team is estimating a large user story that is not well understood. They are using planning poker and the estimates vary widely, from 3 to 21 story points. What should the team do next?

During sprint planning, the team selects user stories for the upcoming sprint. The product owner wants to include a story that is not fully refined and has many open questions. What should the team do?

What is the primary purpose of continuous integration (CI) in agile development?

Which agile tracking tool is a visual board with columns representing workflow states, such as 'To Do', 'In Progress', and 'Done', to show the status of work items?

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