-
web.groovymark@gmail.com
- December 15, 2024
Question 21
A company receives feedback from employees that the staff lacks the information to effectively perform their duties. The Agile HR team decides to introduce a transparency model. What is the expected outcome?
A. Reduced need for staff upskilling programs
B. Increased ownership of tasks
C. Limited focus on customer-centric strategies
D. Increased utilization of traditional hierarchies
Answer: B. Increased ownership of tasks.
Explanation: Enhanced transparency fosters a sense of ownership as employees have more access to the information they need to perform effectively.
Question 22
A company transitioning to Agile practices has leaders who want to pursue an aggressive transformation agenda. What should be considered when implementing Agile?
A. Focus on collaboration to shape behavior
B. Changes should be flexible in structure and execution
C. Opportunities to adopt a hybrid model should be offered
D. The Agile structure should be implemented all at once
Answer: B. Changes should be flexible in structure and execution.
Explanation: Implementing Agile requires flexibility and adaptability to address both people and structural needs during the transition.
Question 23
An Agile HR team is tasked with improving the company’s employment branding after discovering poor online ratings. What should they do first?
A. Engage functional leaders
B. Respond to negative comments
C. Identify and address the root cause
D. Enforce a new code of conduct
Answer: C. Identify and address the root cause.
Explanation: Agile promotes evidence-based decision-making, and understanding the cause of negative feedback is essential before addressing it.
Question 24
A human resources (HR) team is inexperienced in Agile but has been asked to lead the Agile transformation. What should they recommend to leadership?
A. Revise staff policies
B. Build a new brand
C. Hire an Agile consultant
D. Design labor groups
Answer: C. Hire an Agile consultant.
Explanation: An experienced consultant can guide the HR team through the transformation, providing expertise and support.
Question 25
A company has shifted to a servant-leadership model, resulting in higher internal satisfaction. How has this benefited the business strategy?
A. By delivering value to the end customer
B. By increasing internal collaboration
C. By improving managerial efficiency
D. By allowing teams to self-organize
Answer: A. By delivering value to the end customer.
Explanation: Servant-leadership focuses on empowering teams to self-organize, which leads to a shared responsibility for delivering value to customers.
Question 26
A company wants to introduce a new social responsibility policy. The chief human resources officer (CHRO) has been tasked with designing the policy and delivering a company response. Why is an Agile approach useful?
A. It leverages the employer brand to impact changes
B. It is less rigid and can address business unknowns
C. It requires less transparency to increase efficiency
D. It focuses on business precedents and past actions
Answer: B. It is less rigid and can address business unknowns.
Explanation: Agile’s flexibility allows organizations to respond to uncertain and evolving social contexts with quick, adaptable solutions.
Question 27
A chief human resources officer (CHRO) is working with a development team to meet a product rollout deadline using an Agile framework. Why is this framework helpful for the team?
A. It reduces the need for cross-functional planning
B. Concept validation happens early in the process
C. It helps plan updates after product release
D. It allows for strict adherence to the project timeline
Answer: B. Concept validation happens early in the process.
Explanation: Agile encourages early and frequent validation of concepts, ensuring that they align with customer needs and avoid wasted effort.
Question 28
An organization wants to ensure sustainability while adopting Agile practices. What should the human resources (HR) team focus on to achieve this?
A. Leaders must be able to explain the reasons for change
B. Compliance risks should be managed up front
C. Practices should be added gradually to the current way of working
D. People-centric aspirations should be prioritized over authenticity
Answer: A. Leaders must be able to explain the reasons for change.
Explanation: Successful Agile transformation requires clear communication from leadership about the vision and reasons for the change.
Question 29
A company wants to maintain efficiency and business growth while onboarding new employees. What approach should they take?
A. Implement standard processes that add value
B. Allow incoming staff to utilize discretion in tasks
C. Limit co-creation of the new joiner process
D. Adopt flexible protocols for onboarding
Answer: A. Implement standard processes that add value.
Explanation: Standardized processes help maintain efficiency by providing a structured, repeatable approach to routine tasks like onboarding.
Question 30
How can human resources (HR) create strategic value for the organization in Agile initiatives?
A. By getting financial backing for change
B. By enforcing leadership’s decisions
C. By supporting the people side of change
D. By focusing on compliance regulations
Answer: C. By supporting the people side of change.
Explanation: HR's role is to focus on supporting people throughout the change process, ensuring engagement and alignment with Agile values.
Question 31
How does Agile HR help improve efficiency when scaling up a business?
A. It reduces task predictability
B. It enhances growth and efficiency
C. It increases the need for close management
D. It reduces the need for team collaboration
Answer: B. It enhances growth and efficiency.
Explanation: Agile HR creates standardized processes that help improve efficiency, especially during periods of business growth.
Question 32
A company plans to expand into a new geographic market and needs to support the growth of its workforce. What stage of Agile transformation is this team in?
A. Simplifying processes and systems
B. Decreasing lead time to market
C. Supporting growth of new business
D. Updating the operating model
Answer: C. Supporting growth of new business.
Explanation: Expanding into new markets typically involves growing the workforce and adapting the business to new challenges.
Question 33
An Agile HR team is responsible for ensuring that its initiatives sync with the company’s back-office and business departments. What should the team consider for its planning?
A. Sync initiatives with other departments
B. Focus on product development timelines
C. Follow traditional project management models
D. Reduce transparency in decision-making
Answer: A. Sync initiatives with other departments.
Explanation: Agile requires coordination with other departments to ensure that planning and execution are aligned across the organization
Question 34
A company is implementing Agile practices and wants to increase collaboration and teamwork. What skills should new hires possess?
A. Facilitation management experience
B. Line manager capabilities
C. Mediation experience
D. Collaboration and teamwork abilities
Answer: D. Collaboration and teamwork abilities.
Explanation: Agile relies on cross-functional collaboration, making teamwork abilities critical for success.
Question 35
An Agile HR team has listed activities on a Kanban board, split by “business as usual” and “strategic work.” How does this help HR in their delivery?
A. Clarifies skill capacity levels between streams
B. Limits the need for cross-functional collaboration
C. Reduces dependency on team retrospectives
D. Decreases the transparency of the work process
Answer: A. Clarifies skill capacity levels between streams.
Explanation: The Kanban board helps HR track and allocate resources between ongoing tasks and strategic initiatives.
Question 36
A human resources (HR) team is preparing to redesign its performance review process and wants to identify impediments to their progress. How should the team do this?
A. Hold a retrospective
B. Consult upper management
C. Implement a new code of conduct
D. Increase the frequency of team meetings
Answer: A. Hold a retrospective.
Explanation: Retrospectives allow teams to identify and address any obstacles in their processes, promoting continuous improvement.
Question 37
A company has reached the stage of implementing a new performance module developed by the Agile HR team. What review cadence should be used?
A. Annual reviews
B. Quarterly reviews
C. Shorter feedback loops
D. Biannual reviews
Answer: C. Shorter feedback loops.
Explanation: Agile emphasizes frequent, short feedback loops to allow for continuous improvement and quick adjustments.
Question 38
A Scrum team has analyzed employee injuries and discovered most occur within the first three months of employment. Which type of evidence-based analysis is the team conducting?
A. Identifying risk factors
B. Finding causation and correlation factors
C. Conducting a survey
D. Implementing a retrospective
Answer: B. Finding causation and correlation factors.
Explanation: The team is identifying patterns in the data to understand the underlying factors contributing to the injuries.
Question 39
A human resources (HR) team traditionally reviews its programs annually but wants to adopt a more Agile approach. How should they change their review process?
A. Continue annual reviews
B. Focus on biannual reviews
C. Introduce frequent check-ins
D. Eliminate formal reviews
Answer: C. Introduce frequent check-ins.
Explanation: Agile promotes regular reviews and frequent check-ins to ensure that programs remain aligned with evolving business needs.
Question 40
A company is preparing to launch a new compensation plan but realizes that it must wait until after open enrollment. What is the value of delaying the release?
A. It allows for more employee feedback
B. It minimizes conflicts with other business initiatives
C. It provides more time for internal marketing
D. It avoids confusion during the open enrollment period
Answer: B. It minimizes conflicts with other business initiatives.
Explanation: Delaying the compensation plan ensures that it does not interfere with other critical initiatives, such as open enrollment.
