Which activity is an example of value-adding work in Agile software development?

Attending a status meeting that repeats information already in the task board

Fixing a defect found during regression testing

Creating detailed documentation for a feature that may never be built

Writing code for a feature that the customer will use

A value stream analysis reveals three types of waste: (1) a 4-day wait for security review on every feature, (2) a 20% defect rate in a rarely-used reporting module, and (3) excessive documentation that takes 2 hours per story but is never read. The team has limited capacity to address only one waste type this quarter. Which waste should the team prioritize to maximize value delivery?

The security review wait and the documentation, because they can be addressed together

The 4-day security review wait, because it affects every feature and directly impedes flow

The 20% defect rate in the reporting module, because defects are the most expensive waste

The excessive documentation, because it is the easiest waste to eliminate

When prioritizing waste elimination efforts, which factor should be considered first?

The impact of the waste on value, flow, and quality

The number of people affected by the waste

The ease of eliminating the waste

The personal preference of the team lead

A team has identified several sources of waste in their process, including excessive handoffs, redundant testing, and waiting for approvals. They want to use a retrospective to prioritize which waste to tackle first. Which retrospective technique would BEST help them prioritize?

Randomly selecting one waste item to work on

Asking the product owner to decide which waste to fix

Dot voting on the waste items based on perceived impact and effort

Brainstorming more waste items to ensure the list is complete

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Identify Non-Value-Adding Activities (Waste) CT-ATLAS Practice Questions (Page 4)

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16foundation · easy
Which activity is an example of value-adding work in Agile software development?
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17application · medium
A team's value stream map shows that code moves from development to a shared integration environment, where it waits for other teams' code to be merged before it can be tested. This waiting period averages 2 days and often causes context switching for testers. Which type of waste is MOST directly caused by this shared environment bottleneck?
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18expert · hard
A value stream analysis reveals three types of waste: (1) a 4-day wait for security review on every feature, (2) a 20% defect rate in a rarely-used reporting module, and (3) excessive documentation that takes 2 hours per story but is never read. The team has limited capacity to address only one waste type this quarter. Which waste should the team prioritize to maximize value delivery?
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19foundation · easy
When prioritizing waste elimination efforts, which factor should be considered first?
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20application · medium
A team has identified several sources of waste in their process, including excessive handoffs, redundant testing, and waiting for approvals. They want to use a retrospective to prioritize which waste to tackle first. Which retrospective technique would BEST help them prioritize?
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Identify Non-Value-Adding Activities (Waste) CT-ATLAS Practice Questions (Page 4)

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Which activity is an example of value-adding work in Agile software development?

When prioritizing waste elimination efforts, which factor should be considered first?

A team has identified several sources of waste in their process, including excessive handoffs, redundant testing, and waiting for approvals. They want to use a retrospective to prioritize which waste to tackle first. Which retrospective technique would BEST help them prioritize?

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