What are two reasons Agile development is more beneficial than waterfall development? (Choose two.)

Question

Options

• AIt requires phase-gate approvals to ensure that everyone is moving together
• BIt increases productivity and employee engagement
• CIt allows businesses to deliver value to the market more quickly
• DIt relies on external provider dependencies
• EIt allows management to track project progress based on steering committees and metrics

• A
  5% (2)
• B
  93% (39)
• E
  2% (1)

Explanation

Agile's iterative, cross-functional approach increases productivity and employee engagement (B) by giving teams autonomy and continuous feedback loops, and it delivers value to market more quickly (C) through short sprints that ship working software incrementally rather than waiting for a full project to complete.

The distractors describe Waterfall characteristics, not Agile strengths: A (phase-gate approvals) is a Waterfall control mechanism; D (external provider dependencies) is a risk factor, not a benefit of either methodology; and E (steering committees and metrics-based tracking) reflects Waterfall's top-down, milestone-driven governance model.

Memory tip: Think "Agile = speed + people." The two correct answers map directly to those two words - faster delivery to market (speed) and higher engagement (people). Any answer describing heavy approvals, committees, or external dependencies is describing Waterfall's constraints, not Agile's advantages.

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