Empiricism

Correct Answer: Implement a solution, inspect the results, and adapt based on these findings.

In an Agile project that follows Empiricism, teams should implement a solution, inspect the results, and adapt based on their findings. This is because empiricism-driven teams believe that learning comes from incremental improvement and continuously gaining feedback.

Correct Answer: The team should review and adjust their estimation techniques, perhaps by experimenting with different estimation methods or by refining their definition of done to ensure more accurate estimations.

Empiricism involves using empirical evidence to make decisions and solve problems. The correct action for a team consistently underestimating their work is to inspect the way they estimate, understand why their estimations are off, and adapt their estimating techniques to improve accuracy. This iterative process of inspection and adaptation is central to Scrum and agile methodologies. The wrong answers suggest adopting an entirely different methodology, focusing solely on velocity and technical improvement, or conducting an overly detailed analysis that may not directly address estimation techniques—all of which miss directly addressing the empirical process of adjust estimations based on past experiences.

Correct Answer: Inspect the process and adapt by implementing continuous improvements based on feedback.

Empiricism emphasizes continuous improvements and learning from feedback. By inspecting the process and adapting through iterative improvements, the team adheres to empirical principles, which should in turn improve their performance and customer satisfaction.