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Historically your IT group has done a poor job of reporting issues and successes to key decision makers in a timely manner, due to incomplete or inconsistent application lifecycle management (ALM) practices.
You are implementing Scrum as the process framework for new projects. The scrum master will publish daily progress reports to the product owner and key stakeholders.
You need to view daily progress and identify if bottlenecks are occurring in the development process.
Which report should you use?
A. Bug Trends
B. Sprint Burndown
C. Cumulative Flow
D. Release Burndown
Correct Answer: C
Explanation/Reference:
* Kanban teams prefer to use a Cumulative Flow Diagram to visualize work across the entire backlog. Visualizing the backlog in this manner can help to identify bottlenecks in the process. Scrum Teams can also use a Cumulative Flow Diagram.
* The Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD) is an extremely valuable management report. It gives you an at a glance picture of key process variables such as velocity, WIP and ticket cycle times. It can help you release more features faster by identifying bottlenecks and problems in your development process. - See more at:
http://blog.assembla.com/AssemblaBlog/tabid/12618/bid/94283/The-Cumulative-Flow- Diagram-Your-Most-Valuable-Management-Report.aspx#sthash.qUoE4skl.dpuf
Incorrect:
Not A: You can use the Bug Trends report to help track the rate at which your team is discovering and resolving bugs.
not B: By reviewing a sprint burndown report, you can track how much work remains in a sprint backlog, understand how quickly your team has completed tasks, and predict when your team will achieve the goal or goals of the sprint.
Not D: By reviewing the release burndown report, you can understand how quickly your team has delivered backlog items and track how much work the team must still perform to complete a product release.
Reference: Professional Scrum Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 p.6; The Cumulative Flow Diagram: Your Most Valuable Management Report?
