The correct answer is an embellishment. The requirement in this scenario is most likely an example of embellishment; something that teams add-on that produces little value. The other responses are incorrect because it’s not required for agile teams to have detailed story manuals, nor is there any indication that this is a corporate requirement.

The correct answer is the surveys given to team resources indicated that they felt Jerome was successful in his role. This answer is correct because a project’s success criteria does not include a survey on the team leader’s role. The other responses are incorrect because they are examples of typical success criteria.

The correct and best answer is that value stream maps help identify waste and delays in the project’s process. The other responses are incorrect because they are inaccurate: value stream maps are not able to calculate throughput time or processes in progress.

The correct answer is to assess the financial impact of each of the potential failures; this is not part of a pre-mortem meeting. The other responses are incorrect because they are indeed accurate steps within a project’s pre-mortem event.

The correct answer is the team should employ a flexible contract model and adjust the shared definition of done with the customer, to accommodate their changing preferences. A flexible contract like this is the most agile approach. The other responses are incorrect because they are not the best agile approaches. In addition, telling a client they can’t change their mind in the project is not only not an agile approach, but it is a futile approach.

The correct answer is: The Comfy Stiletto team thoroughly tests all items in their iterations. Each cycle spans a calendar quarter in which items are developed, completed, and tested until the feature is fully implemented. (Remember, the question asks for an agile principle being misapplied). A single cycle that spans a calendar quarter is beyond the recommendation within agile principles. Also, by releasing fully featured items, the principle of releasing regular results to a test environment to allow for feedback opportunities is ignored. The other responses are incorrect because they are all examples of appropriate ways of implementing the agile principle of frequent delivery of software.

The correct answer is that face-to-face communication is the most efficient and effective means of communication; although, in practice, it’s not always done. The other responses are incorrect. Even the best phone meetings, documentation, and collaboration tools can’t take the place of face-to-face communication.

The correct answer is having a single owner for each section of code. The FDD (Feature-Driven Development) approach is focused on having a single owner for each section of code. None of the other responses is a feature of FDD.

The correct answer is that transparency through visualization is best practiced when the team’s work, progress, and velocity are openly displayed on the team’s wall. Of the choices, this is the best one because it’s essential to display relevant information on the wall where any stakeholder can see it. The other information is incorrect because while sticky notes are good, an information radiator is better; information input into a computer is not visible for everyone to see without taking time to open a special system.

The correct answer is the Gantt chart doesn’t include any information regarding the project’s cost; it is just the list of tasks Elon entered. The other responses are incorrect because a Gantt chart does provide information on the percentage of the project completed, and which tasks have been completed; a Gantt chart gives a view of the project over time.