PMI-ACP · Question #292
An iteration prior to a release that includes final documentation, integration testing, training and some small tweaks is called:
The correct answer is A. Hardening Iteration. A Hardening Iteration (also known as a Hardening Sprint, common in the Scaled Agile Framework/SAFe) is a dedicated iteration just before a release used to stabilize the product. Activities include final documentation, integration testing, user training, and minor bug fixes. It…
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An iteration prior to a release that includes final documentation, integration testing, training and some small tweaks is called:
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- AHardening Iteration
- BBuffer Iteration
- CRelease Iteration
- DIntegration Iteration
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(57 responses)- A93% (53)
- B2% (1)
- C4% (2)
- D2% (1)
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A Hardening Iteration (also known as a Hardening Sprint, common in the Scaled Agile Framework/SAFe) is a dedicated iteration just before a release used to stabilize the product. Activities include final documentation, integration testing, user training, and minor bug fixes. It is not primarily a development sprint, but rather a quality and readiness gate. The other terms (Buffer Iteration, Release Iteration, Integration Iteration) are not standard Agile/SAFe terminology for this specific concept.
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