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Evolving the Agile Organization Questions

Practice questions for Evolving the Agile Organization topic in Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence-Based Management. 60 questions covering this domain.

60 questions12 easy32 medium16 hard
Q1
medium

Which two of the four KVAs are considered market-value KVAs, and which two are organizational-capability KVAs?

Q2
hard

Lead Time (and DORA's Lead Time for Changes) is an example KVM most directly associated with which KVA?

Q3
hard

Defect Trends and Technical Debt are example KVMs most directly aligned with which KVA?

Q4
medium

How does EBM define Ability to Innovate (A2I)?

Q5
medium

Why is limiting work in progress (WIP) important for an EBM-aligned portfolio?

Q6
easy

According to the EBM Guide, what is Evidence-Based Management?

Q7
hard

An organization is considering a major investment in a new product line. Which EBM-aligned approach is best before committing fully?

Q8
medium

What does the phrase "innovation theatre" describe in an EBM context?

Q9
easy

Which portfolio investment approach is most consistent with EBM?

Q10
medium

Innovation Rate (percent of effort spent on new capabilities versus total) is an example KVM for which KVA?

Q11
medium

Release Frequency is an example KVM most directly associated with which KVA?

Q12
medium

Which funding model is most consistent with EBM-aligned portfolio planning?

Q13
easy

What are the four Key Value Areas (KVAs) defined by EBM?

Q14
hard

An organization adopts only some elements of EBM (for example, picking a few KVMs without forming hypotheses or running experiments). What does the EB...

Q15
medium

How does EBM define Time-to-Market (T2M)?

Q16
medium

Leaders use utilization (people 90%+ busy) as the dominant portfolio metric. Which EBM critique is strongest?

Q17
hard

An executive wants to scale agility by mandating identical KVMs and dashboards across every product. Which leadership critique is BEST grounded in EBM...

Q18
easy

Which statement BEST captures the official definition and purpose of Evidence-Based Management (EBM)?

Q19
medium

Which statement about KVMs (Key Value Measures) is consistent with the 2024 EBM Guide?

Q20
hard

A division head is choosing between annual stage-gate portfolio gating and rolling, evidence-based funding. Which EBM-aligned reasoning best supports ...

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