Best PMI-ACP Practice Exam and Real Exam Simulations, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner| SPOTO

Question #1

What is the Agile term for the time period when some or all of the following occur: beta testing, regression testing, product integration, integration testing, documentation, defect fixing?

A. Spike

B. Code Freeze

C. Tail

D. Lag

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Correct Answer: C

Question #2

Extreme Programming (XP) defines four basic activities that are performed during the software development process. These include designing, coding, testing and …?

A. Collaborating

B. Leveling

C. Communicating

D. Listening

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Correct Answer: D

Question #3

Portfolio Management is management of:

A. a project by dividing the project into more manageable sub-projects

B. a project by utilizing a portfolio of general management skills such as planning, organizing, staffing, executing, and controlling

C. all projects undertaken by a company

D. a collection of projects that are grouped together to facilitate effective management and meet strategic business objectives

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Correct Answer: D

Question #4

The Kano Model supports what Agile planning activity?

A. Estimation

B. Prioritization

C. Sizing

D. Continuous Integration

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Correct Answer: B

Question #5

When estimating initial velocity, the team should most likely:

A. Discuss among the team their expectations of how many story points they can address

B. Use a Kanban workflow to identify steps and calculate velocity

C. Use velocity of past iterations or make a calculated guess

D. Discuss with the customer their expectation for the velocity of producing the product

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Correct Answer: C

Question #6

When the business objectives of an organization change, project goals need to be:

A. realigned

B. performed

C. improved

D. controlled

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Correct Answer: C

Question #7

Which of the following are TRUE about the Sprint Review? (Choose two).

A. It should be a formal presentation

B. Stakeholders may attend

C. The Product Owner presents what backlog items are “Done”

D. The Scrum Master demonstrates the product

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Correct Answer: BC

Question #8

When an Agile project team receives an “emergency request” during an iteration, which is the best first step that the Agile project manager should take?

A. Stop work on unfinished user stories and work on the urgent request

B. Call a team meeting and change the iteration scope to include the request

C. Provide the customer with options provided by the project team

D. Explain that the team cannot do the added work until the next iteration

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Correct Answer: C

Question #9

What is one of the main benefits that Lean portfolio management provides to a business?

A. Maximizing work-in-progress

B. Quality and thoughtfulness

C. Line of sight to business needs

D. Maximizing multitasking

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Correct Answer: C

Question #10

Continuous integration ensures that a product is:

A. Ready to ship when all features are complete

B. Delivered for testing at the end of each day

D. Deployed after final business approvals

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Correct Answer: C

Question #11

What are three processes used to begin an Agile project?

A. Iterations, Product Road map Planning, and Number of Sprint Iterations

B. Visioning, Product Roadmap Planning, and Product Backlog Definition

C. Visioning, Product Backlog Definition, and Project Charter Creation

D. Burndown chart, Product Roadmap, and sprints’length

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Correct Answer: B

Question #12

An Artifact on an Agile project can best be described as:

A. A work output, typically a document, drawing, code, or model

B. The deliverable from a Sprint retrospective

C. The Agile model of persona

D. A document that describes how the work needs to be done

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Correct Answer: B

Question #13

While reviewing the sprint burn down during a stand up, the scrum team identifies that they have fallen behind. Upon further discussion, they discover that some quality assurance (QA) team members were unable to use the new automation framework, which caused a bottleneck. What should the scrum team do?

A. For upcoming sprints, have QA team members ensure that their respective skill sets are considered when accepting stories

B. Have QA team members with the appropriate skills sets spend extra time to help the team succeed

C. Ensure that QA team members who lack the appropriate skill sets sign up for training within the next few weeks

D. Ask QA team members experienced with the new automation framework to cross-train the other QA members

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Correct Answer: B

Question #14

Refactoring, as it applies to the practice of extreme Programming (XP), refers to:

A. Restructuring the estimate by applying a higher cost performance index during ?°what if?± analysis

B. Modifying the project due to scope changes, resource availability, and cost and schedule variances

C. Modifying the cost baseline due to an increased estimate at completion and a negative cost variance

D. Restructuring of code so as to improve the code without changing its external behavior

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Correct Answer: D

Question #15

When estimating initial velocity, the team should most likely:

A. Discuss among the team their expectations of how many story points they can address

B. Use a Kanban workflow to identify steps and calculate velocity

C. Use velocity of past iterations or make a calculated guess

D. Discuss with the customer their expectation for the velocity of producing the product

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Correct Answer: B

Question #16

Pick roles that support the Scrum Master in removing impediments. (Choose two.)

A. The Development Team

B. Senior Management

C. The Product Owner

D. The Customer

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Correct Answer: A

Question #17

Which of the following drivers is the most important factor in determining the order in which stories will be developed?

A. Relative cost

B. Customer value

C. Development effort

D. Dependencies

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Correct Answer: B

Question #18

How long is a Sprint Review?

A. 2 hours

B. 4 hours

C. It depends on the length of the Sprint

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Correct Answer: B

Question #19

In a vision meeting, the vision for the project is defined and presented by the:

A. management

B. project manager

C. customer

D. project team

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Correct Answer: D

Question #20

Agile project development processes typically:

A. Encapsulate analysis, design, code, and test within an iteration

B. Document each business process individually and in detail

C. Use a Gantt chart with well-defined activities, responsibilities, and time frames

D. Map the iteration backlog to a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

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Correct Answer: C

Question #21

Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a rapid cycle of:

A. Requirements, coding, and testing

B. Testing, coding, and refactoring

C. Testing, refactoring, and validation

D. Requirements, coding, and refactoring

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Correct Answer: A

Question #22

On a risk map or a risk heat map, the vertical and horizontal axes represent:

A. Effort and Impact

B. Probability and Impact

C. Probability and Exposure

D. Impact and Exposure

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Correct Answer: B

Question #23

The smallest amount of functionality that delivers customer value is best described as a:

A. Function point analysis

B. Right sized story

C. Minimum marketable feature

D. Userstory map

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Correct Answer: C

Question #24

The best approach to estimate the work on a project when using story points is to have:

A. Team members assign estimates by averaging Planning Poker cards

B. The most senior team member prepare the estimates

C. Two or three senior team members estimate and take the average of their times

D. The team work together to agree on estimates in a group setting

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Correct Answer: B

Question #25

Through whom do project managers accomplish work?

A. Consultants and stakeholders

B. Stakeholders and functional managers

C. Project team members and consultants

D. Project team members and stakeholders

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Correct Answer: A

Question #26

Which Plan Schedule Management tool or technique may involve choosing strategic options to estimate and schedule the project?

A. Facilitation techniques

B. Expert judgment

C. Analytical techniques

D. Variance analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #27

A company is starting to introduce Agile practices, and the project manager has been asked to identify how to introduce the new process. The project manager’s initial plan should be to:

A. Institute daily standup meetings immediately

B. Communicate the Agile Manifesto to the team

C. Balance teaching principles with Agile practices

D. Rate the team’s progress in learning new methods

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Correct Answer: C

Question #28

What is one of the main benefits that Lean portfolio management provides to a business?

A. Maximizing work-in-progress

B. Quality and thoughtfulness

C. Line of sight to business needs

D. Maximizing multitasking

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Correct Answer: C

Question #29

An experienced product owner presents the epics and corresponding stories during a release planning session with the established team. The executive sponsor asks the team when the features will be delivered. What should the agile team do?

A. Evaluate how much can be delivered based on the Scrum Master’s estimation

B. Identify a set of user stories based on the team’s velocity

C. Initiate an estimation session

D. Consult historical data for project completion

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Correct Answer: A

Question #30

Agile Earned Value Management (EVM) would be a valuable technique for managing a project because the:

A. project is in a CM MI-certified organization

B. customer wants to maximize delivered value,

C. cost performance must be reported

D. team is newly formed or new to Agile

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Correct Answer: C

Question #31

The team estimation game method mainly consists of a:

A. Pile of cards with user, capability, and value to be prioritized by the project team

B. Spreadsheet with backlog issues to be prioritized and each to be given a prioritizationnumber

C. White board session where iterations are estimated and related to the project road map

D. Brainstorm session where resources are related to prioritized work packages

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Correct Answer: A

Question #32

Which process determines the risks that may affect the project and documents their characteristics?

A. Control Risks

B. Plan Risk Management

C. Plan Risk Responses

D. Identify Risks

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Correct Answer: D

Question #33

Estimating costs for an Agile project starts with which of the following types of meetings?

A. Project Retrospective

B. Steering Committee

C. Release Planning

D. Sprint Planning

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Correct Answer: C

Question #34

In the Lean process, the focus is on:

A. Managing team efficiency

B. Optimizing completed work across the process stream

C. Using the optimal resources

D. Cross training the team to eliminate bottlenecks

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Correct Answer: A

Question #35

A new agile project manager accepts an assignment to manage a well-established team. Many team members have worked together on this product for several years. During a meeting, the project manager notices that team members offer little vocal interaction, yet all required tasks are completed on time. What type of behavior does this describe?

A. Synchronous

B. Collaborative

C. Passive-aggressive

D. Random

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Correct Answer: D

Question #36

A newly formed development team experienced difficulty with accurately estimating product backlog items. As a result, the team failed to deliver all of the features in the sprint backlog for the past two iterations. What should the team do to improve the accuracy of their estimates?

A. Decrease the sprint time box until the team is able to deliver the entire agreed-upon sprint backlog in a single sprint

B. Discuss estimating techniques in the daily scrum meeting

C. Increase the size of the development team until the team is able to deliver the entire agreed-upon sprint backlog in a single sprint

D. Begin tracking estimated effort metrics as an input to performance evaluation

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Correct Answer: B

Question #37

Which item is an example of personnel assessment?

A. Resource calendar

B. Tight matrix

C. Team-building activity

D. Focus group

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Correct Answer: B

Question #38

The completion of the project scope is measured against the:

A. requirements documentation

B. project scope statement

C. project management plan

D. work performance measurements

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Correct Answer: B

Question #39

When a backward pass is calculated from a schedule constraint that is later than the early finish date that has been calculated during a forward pass calculation, this causes which type of total float?

A. Negative

B. Zero

C. Positive

D. Free

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Correct Answer: D

Question #40

In the Define Activities process, the schedule management plan is used to:

A. Capture the lessons learned from other projects for comparison

B. Contain the standard activity list

C. Document and support the project change requests

D. Prescribe the level of detail needed to manage the work

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Correct Answer: B

Question #41

A team working with a new technology faces a significant amount of uncertainty about its ability to deliver stories due to technical issues. What should the team do?

A. Capture risks and make them visible, and use a burn down chart to focus on reducing risks early in the project

B. Ask the scrum master to extend the sprint's duration to allow more time to work through technical issues

C. Place the impacted stories on the story board, and use daily stand ups to make the product owner aware of the technical issues

D. Seek guidance from the development manager

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Correct Answer: C

Question #42

Which one of the following is NOT a Scrum Event?

A. Sprint

B. Daily Scrum

C. Sprint Review

D. Weekly Status

E. They are all Scrum events

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Correct Answer: D

Question #43

A reminder for the developer and Product Owner to have a conversation is:

A. The Sprint planning meeting

B. Backlog grooming

C. A User Story

D. An Agile reminder

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Correct Answer: A

Question #44

User stories are temporary artifacts. They are considered relevant until the:

A. Team completes them

B. End of the project

C. Release is complete

D. End of the sprint

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Correct Answer: A

Question #45

Team velocity is used to:

A. Measure the percentage of features completed

B. Judge productivity within the iteration

C. Predict schedules for mature teams

D. Give feedback on delivered value

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Correct Answer: C

Question #46

Which is the best option to improve project velocity?

A. Shield programmers from interruptions

B. Minimize customer involvement

C. Shorten the iteration length

D. Increase project team size

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Correct Answer: C

Question #47

Who is NOT part of the Scrum Team?

A. Product Owner

B. Scrum Master

C. Customer

D. Development Team

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Correct Answer: C

Question #48

Well-written User Stories that follow the INVEST model include which attributes?

A. Independent, Negotiable, Smart

B. Valuable, Easy-to-use, Timely

C. Negotiate, Estimable, Small

D. Independent, Valuable, Timely

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Correct Answer: C

Question #49

What are the three components of an Agile Project Charter? (Choose three.)

A. Success Criteria

B. Vision

C. Objectives

D. Scope

E. Mission

F. Risks

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Correct Answer: A

Question #50

The smallest amount of functionality that delivers customer value is best described as a:

A. Function point analysis

B. Right sized story

C. Minimum marketable feature

D. Userstory map

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Correct Answer: C

Question #51

What is one of the benefits of incremental delivery?

A. Value is delivered more quickly, as software can be released after every iteration

B. More customers can be handled simultaneously, as each regularly receives a delivery

C. Fewer bugs are introduced, as code is delivered to users more frequently

D. Costs are reduced, as less verification is required to regression test each iteration

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Correct Answer: B

Question #52

Which document includes the project scope, major deliverables, assumptions, and constraints?

A. Project charter

B. Project scope statement

C. Scope management plan

D. Project document updates

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Correct Answer: D

Question #53

A project team is distributed across multiple countries, and they are having issues agreeing on what is being delivered and how it should be developed. Which of the following should the project manager do to alleviate some of the tension between team members, break down cultural barriers, and improve communication?

A. Ask the team to communicate only through email to clearly document issues

B. Discuss this issue with senior management and recommend that the team be co-located

C. Monitor performance and discuss the issues in detail at the next retrospective

D. Hold daily standup meetings with the two teams at a time that works best for everyone

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Correct Answer: D

Question #54

When moving to Agile project management, a key factor for the project manager’s success will be:

A. shifting from a controlling mindset to a facilitating mindset

B. directing the work in a more incremental fashion

C. only assigning tasks for the nextiteration

D. giving up control and rotating management through the team

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Correct Answer: A

Question #55

Which should NOT take place at the daily Scrum?

A. The Product Owner gives an update

B. The Scrum Mater manages the time-box

C. The Development Team answers the three questions

D. Issues are raised and documented

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Correct Answer: A

Question #56

The smallest amount of functionality that delivers customer value is best described as a:

A. Function point analysis

B. Right sized story

C. Minimum marketable feature

D. Userstory map

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Correct Answer: C

Question #57

Which tool within the Perform Quality Control process identifies whether or not a process has a predictable performance?

A. Cause and effect diagram

B. Control charts

C. Pareto chart

D. Histogram

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Correct Answer: B

Question #58

All of the following are TRUE about communicating on distributed teams EXCEPT:

A. Should consider instant messaging tools

B. Should have an easier Storming phase

C. Need to spend more effort communicating

D. Have a higher need for videoconferencing

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Correct Answer: B

Question #59

Which input will be used when tasked with developing the human resource plan?

A. Project management plan

B. Activity resource requirements

C. Resource calendar

D. Project staff assignments

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Correct Answer: A

Question #60

Perform Quality Control is accomplished by:

A. Identifying quality standards that are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them

B. Monitoring and recording the results of executing the quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes

C. Ensuring that the entire project team has been adequately trained in quality assurance processes

D. Applying Monte Carlo, sampling, Pareto analysis, and benchmarking techniques to ensure conformance to quality standards

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Correct Answer: A

Question #61

In which process might a project manager use risk reassessment as a tool and technique?

A. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

B. Monitor and Control Risk

C. Monitor and Control Project Work

D. Plan Risk Responses

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Correct Answer: A

Question #62

The group technique that enhances brainstorming with a voting process used to rank the most useful ideas for prioritization is called the:

A. majority rule technique

B. nominal group technique

C. Delphi technique,

D. idea/mind mapping technique

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Correct Answer: D

Question #63

Those who enter into a contractual agreement to provide services necessary for a project are:

A. buyers

B. sellers

C. business partners

D. product users

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Correct Answer: D

Question #64

Which 2 are goals of Lean Software Development? (Choose two.)

A. Ensure value

B. Simple Design

C. Continuous integration

D. Minimize waste

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Correct Answer: AD

Question #65

The purpose of "setting the stage'' in a project retrospective is to:

A. Restate the goal of the meeting and create an open atmosphere

B. Review the scope statement and summarize project results

C. Elevate the team's morale and ensure that everyone participates

D. Describe the next Iteration and discuss lessons learned

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Correct Answer: A

Question #66

What is the common communication bridge between the team and the Product Owner?

A. Burndown chart

B. Product Backlog

C. Scrum team meeting

D. Sprint release plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #67

Monte Carlo is which type of risk analysis technique?

A. Probability

B. Quantitative

C. Qualitative

D. Sensitivity

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Correct Answer: D

Question #68

Who is responsible for making sure that each user story is associated with at least one user role or persona?

A. User

B. Developer

C. Customer

D. Persona

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Correct Answer: C

Question #69

Product Backlog Items (PBI) described as emergent, are expected to:

A. Become new technology requirements

B. Grow and change over time as users' stories are completed

C. Become the highest priority items

D. Be the most recent stories added to the backlog

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Correct Answer: B

Question #70

All of the following are true about change during a Sprint EXCEPT:

A. Changes can be made that impact the Sprint goal

B. The development team can change tasks in the Sprint backlog

C. The Product Owner is the only person that can add or remove a User Story in the Sprint Backlog

D. Change may occur as scope is clarified between the Product Owner and the Development Team

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Correct Answer: S

Question #71

Which tool allows the Product Owner to focus on providing the greatest value and Return on Investment (ROI) to the organization?

A. Burn up chart

B. Product Backlog

C. Affinity estimate

D. Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #72

In the Kano Model of customer satisfaction, this type of feature makes a product unique from its competitors and contributes 100% to positive customer satisfaction:

A. Excitement

B. Performance

C. Must-have

D. Threshold

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Correct Answer: A

Question #73

An iteration takes place in a time frame with specific start and end dates, called a time-box. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of time-boxing?

A. Establishes a WIP limit

B. Forces prioritization

C. Demonstrates progress

D. Helps control technical debt

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Correct Answer: D

Question #74

What are the 5 phases of the Agile Project Management (APM) delivery framework?

A. Envision, Speculate, Explore, Adapt, Close

B. Elaborate, Speculate, Examine, Adapt, Close

C. Envision, Enable, Explore, Enhance, Close

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Correct Answer: A

Question #75

The item that provides more detailed descriptions of the components in the work breakdown structure (WB5) is called a WBS:

A. dictionary

B. chart

C. report

D. register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #76

An Artifact on an Agile project can best be described as:

A. A work output, typically a document, drawing, code, or model

B. The deliverable from a Sprint retrospective

C. The Agile model of persona

D. A document that describes how the work needs to be done

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Correct Answer: A

Question #77

On an Agile team, the project leader works to remove impediments from blocking the team’s progress. This is known as what type of leadership?

A. Servant

B. Command and control

C. Consensus-driven

D. Functional management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #78

A term used to describe the work that can be delivered which meets the business requirements without exceeding them. (Choose two.)

A. Epic

B. Minimum Viable Product

C. Theme

D. User Story

E. Minimum Marketable Features

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Correct Answer: A

Question #79

The following is a network diagram for a project. What is the critical path for the project?

A. A-B-D-G

B. A-B-E-G

C. A-C-F-G

D. A-C-E-G

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Correct Answer: C

Question #80

The optimum size of the Scrum Team is:

A. 7

B. Between 3 and 9

C. 5

D. It depends

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Correct Answer: B

Question #81

A high-performance Agile team:

A. is fully committed to team success yet respects the prescribed roles and titles of team members

B. owns its decisions and commitments and is motivated to succeed at any cost

C. is self-organizing, empowered to make decisions, and consensus-driven, with constructive disagreement

D. produces a high volume of business value through intensive collaboration and avoidance of conflict

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Correct Answer: A

Question #82

A customer and a product delivery team meet to discuss a product’s attributes, goals, expectations, hypothesis, and high-level needs. What is a benefit of this meeting?

A. The team will learn how its contribution will create product value

B. It will enable team acceptance of client priorities

C. It will enable the team to see the entire project in one glance

D. It will enable the team to ask any questions to the customer upfront

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Correct Answer: B

Question #83

An experienced product owner presents the epics and corresponding stories during a release planning session with the established team. The executive sponsor asks the team when the features will be delivered. What should the agile team do?

A. Evaluate how much can be delivered based on the Scrum Master’s estimation

B. Identify a set of user stories based on the team’s velocity

C. Initiate an estimation session

D. Consult historical data for project completion

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Correct Answer: C

Question #84

Which three criteria should be looked at when setting iteration length?

A. Time needed to complete a user story, time needed to build and test the stories, and product team acceptance of the stories

B. Timeframe in which the stories must be released, the cost to deliver the features to market, and product team acceptance of the stories

C. Delivering chunks of user-valued functionality, time needed to build and test the stories, and product team acceptance of the stories

D. Features that categorize the product, the time needed to complete the features, and the cost to deliver the features to market

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Correct Answer: B

Question #85

An input to the Identify Stakeholders process is:

A. The project management plan

B. The stakeholder register

C. Procurement documents

D. Stakeholder analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #86

Early in a project, stakeholder analysis is performed; however, an organizational restructure redefines key roles. What should the project team do?

A. Note the changes to the restructure and roles that affect team activities

B. Use direct engagement and two-way conversation to update the stakeholder analysis for any new stakeholder requirements

C. Email a copy of the project vision to those redefined for key roles and ask if they need to be involved in the project

D. Obtain a copy of the redefined key roles to update the stakeholder analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #87

Which schedule network analysis technique modifies the project schedule to account for limited resources?

A. Human resource planning

B. Fast tracking

C. Critical chain method

D. Rolling wave planning

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Correct Answer: B

Question #88

Collaboration can be defined as working together to jointly produce a deliverable or make a decision, whereas coordination is:

A. Agreeing on a due date

B. Sharing information

C. Agreeing on the design

D. Pair programming

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Correct Answer: B

Question #89

On what should Agile estimates be based?

A. A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) from each iteration aligned with the project management plan

B. A disciplined iteration schedule, which improves predictability, combined with reaction to changes

C. Ball park figures collected from past Agile projects with scopes similar to the current project

D. Initial resource breakdown based on the available person days in the full project duration

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Correct Answer: B

Question #90

The optimum size of the Scrum Team is:

A. 7

B. Between 3 and 9

C. 5

D. It depends

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Correct Answer: B

Question #91

What does Scrum mean by Transparency?

A. Users can perform code reviews at any time

B. Documentation is available to anyone

C. All team members sit in a visible location

D. The process is understandable by all stakeholders

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Correct Answer: D

Question #92

A project’s first iteration contains item A, and its second iteration contains item

B. The first iteration is behind schedule, which will impact the second iteration

B. What should the agile practitioner do?

A. Defer starting the design of item B until the second iteration is being planned

B. Proceed with the design of item B, since it will hasten the second iteration

C. Escalate the issue to the customer, and obtain their approval before starting the design of item B

D. Log the issue in the risk register, and request change control board (CCB) approval

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Correct Answer: A

Question #93

The acronym for a good product backlog is DEEP. What does it stand for?

A. Detailed appropriately, Emergent, Estimated, and Practical

B. Detailed appropriately, Emergent, Estimated, and Prioritized

C. Descriptive, Emergent, Estimated, and Prioritized

D. Detailed appropriately, Exact, Estimated, and Prioritized

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Correct Answer: B

Question #94

The following is a network diagram for a project. The critical path for the project is how many days in duration?

A. 10

B. 12

C. 14

D. 17

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Correct Answer: A

Question #95

The PV is $1000, EV is $2000, and AC is $1500. What is CPI?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 0

D. 0

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Correct Answer: B

Question #96

The chart below is an example of a:

A. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

B. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

C. RACI chart

D. Requirements traceability matrix

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Correct Answer: D

Question #97

A team using Kanban identifies that their cycle time has significant variation. After brainstorming, the team determines that the root cause is the stories’ varying sizes and risks. What should the team do?

A. Reduce work in progress (WIP) limits to accommodate slack for riskier stories

B. Create a triage step on the Kanban board to pre-identify risky stories

C. Set a policy to break down stories larger than a specified complexity, then adjust the WIP

D. Create a dedicated overflow swimlane on the Kanban board for stories that are too large

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Correct Answer: C

Question #98

Which of the following statements is an accurate value statement of the Agile Manifesto?

A. People and places over processes and guidelines

B. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

C. Working software over complete specifications

D. Managing change over managing a plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #99

Who is responsible for managing ROI in Agile projects?

A. The Project Sponsor

B. The Product Owner

C. The Agile Project Manager

D. The Scrum of Scrums Master

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Correct Answer: B

Question #100

Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a rapid cycle of:

A. Requirements, coding, and testing

B. Testing, coding, and refactoring

C. Testing, refactoring, and validation

D. Requirements, coding, and refactoring

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Correct Answer: B

Question #101

Team velocity is used to:

A. Measure the percentage of features completed

B. Judge productivity within the iteration

C. Predict schedules for mature teams

D. Give feedback on delivered value

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Correct Answer: C

Question #102

For the best results in an Agile project, customers should:

A. set priorities and identify product features

B. interview new team members for fit

C. approve development plans and tasks

D. set sprint and release schedules

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Correct Answer: B

Question #103

Setting up development work in a way that the team can figure out what to do next is called:

A. A pull system

B. Push system

C. Critical path

D. Sprint backlog

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Correct Answer: A

Question #104

The purpose of a project burndown chart is to:

A. Identify and communicate upcoming milestones

B. Display the level of effort and resources utilized

C. Identify dependencies between sprints or iterations

D. Display the remaining work across time

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Correct Answer: D

Question #105

While developing a story during the iteration, team discovered new tasks that were not identified earlier. A newly discovered task is such that the User Story cannot be completed during the iterations. What are the most appropriate actions for the team to perform?

A. Let the Product Owner decide if there is still a way to meet the iteration goals

B. Discuss the situation with the Scrum Master and see if there is still a way to meet the iteration goals

C. Drop the User Story and inform the Product Owner that it will be delivered in the next iteration

D. Modify the scope of other User Stories to allow completion of the Sprint backlog

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Correct Answer: A

Question #106

A story point is the:

A. Relative measure of the size of a user story

B. Duration it takes to complete a user story

C. Priority of the user story in the backlog

D. Business value of the user story

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Correct Answer: A

Question #107

A common reason a story may not be estimable is the:

A. team lacks domain knowledge

B. the story did not include a role

C. developers do not understand the tasks related to the story

D. team has no experience in estimating

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Correct Answer: D

Question #108

In Agile project management, responding to change is valued over __________.

A. Contract negotiation

B. Following a plan

C. Customer collaboration

D. Processes and tools

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Correct Answer: B

Question #109

Which XP practice promotes the restriction on overtime?

A. Sustainable Pace

B. Pair Programming

C. Servant Leadership

D. Small Releases

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Correct Answer: A

Question #110

DRY is an acronym for which Agile development principle?

A. Development Requires You

B. Don’t Repeat Yourself

C. Deploy Repeatedly

D. Develop, Refactor, Yagni

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Correct Answer: B

Question #111

Which is a report of all the work that is “done”?

A. Burndown

B. Completion chart

C. Kanban chart

D. Sashimi

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Correct Answer: A

Question #112

The procurement process that documents agreements and related documentation for future reference is known as:

A. Plan Procurements

B. Control Procurements

C. Close Procurements

D. Conduct Procurements

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Correct Answer: A

Question #113

Traditional Project Management uses the Work Breakdown Structure to develop requirements in terms of activities. What type of breakdown structure is used in Agile for this purpose?

A. Feature Breakdown Structure

B. Product Roadmap

C. Product Breakdown Structure

D. Sprint Backlog

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Correct Answer: A

Question #114

A company president is concerned about the impact of a natural disaster on the company. How should management identify areas to apply its resources and mitigate potential impacts?

A. Establish and keep an active risk register that includes mitigation strategies and a cost-benefit analysis

B. Establish and keep an active risk register based on qualitative risk analysis and expected losses

C. Have each development team post the highest risk development items on the information radiator

D. Avoid risk by splitting development teams into two locations to ensure knowledge continuity

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Correct Answer: D

Question #115

A new team member asks what changes could accelerate a change to the project plan. What should be the proper response?

A. Competitors joined forces with the team

B. The customer changed requirements

C. Project team members obtained additional certifications

D. Technology which did not interfere with the final product

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Correct Answer: C

Question #116

Which process involves the creation of a document that provides the project manager with the authority to apply resources to a project?

A. Define Activities

B. Direct and Manage Project Work

C. Develop Project Management Plan

D. Develop Project Charter

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Correct Answer: A

Question #117

What type of reward can hurt team cohesiveness?

A. Sole-sum

B. Win-lose

C. Lose-win

D. Partial-sum

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Correct Answer: D

Question #118

Which characteristic do projects and operational work share in common?

A. Performed by systems

B. Constrained by limited resources

C. Repetitiveness

D. Uniqueness

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Correct Answer: D

Question #119

Which of the following factors is lowest at the start of the project?

A. Cost of changes

B. Stakeholder influences

C. Risk

D. Uncertainty

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Correct Answer: D

Question #120

What Agile planning artifact should be updated at minimum semi-annually?

A. Product Vision

B. Product Roadmap

C. Release Plan

D. Sprint Plan

E. Daily Plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #121

Assuming all projects require the same amount of up-front investment, the project with the highest ______________ would be considered the best and undertaken first.

A. Earned Value Management (EVM)

B. Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

C. Net Present Value (NPV)

D. Budget at Completion (BAC)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #122

At a strategic level, what is the most appropriate way for an Agile team to estimate a project?

A. Creating a strategic plan by estimating hours and days required

B. Using an abstract measurement to estimate Product Backlog items

C. Estimating source lines of code needed to implement the features

D. Taking an initial set of estimates and adding an appropriate risk factor

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Correct Answer: B

Question #123

Which chart shows the total number of story points completed through the end of each iteration?

A. Iteration Burndown chart

B. Cumulative story point Burndown chart

C. Daily Burndown chart

D. Burnup chart

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Correct Answer: D

Question #124

According to the Agile Manifesto, which of the following describes the more valued items?

A. Customer collaboration, following a plan, working software, and individual interactions

B. Working software, individual interactions, responding to change, and comprehensive documentation

C. Individual interactions, working software, customer collaboration, and responding to change

D. Responding to change, individual interactions, processes and tools, and customercollaboration

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Correct Answer: C

Question #125

In which type of contract are the performance targets established at the onset and the final contract price determined after completion of all work based on the sellers performance?

A. Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP)

B. Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustments (FP-EPA)

C. Fixed-Price-Incentive-Fee (FPIF)

D. Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #126

Which type of estimate refers to estimating a story based on its relationship to one or more other stories?

A. Algorithmic

B. Computational

C. Triangulating

D. Rules of Thumb

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Correct Answer: C

Question #127

During sprint retrospectives, some team members are very vocal and tend to dominate the conversation, while others are more reserved and less likely to participate. What should the scrum master do?

A. Encourage all team members to participate, and have them type their retrospective feedback into the agile lifecycle management tool

B. Ask more specific questions during the retrospectives

C. Use retrospective techniques, such as silent writing, clustering, and dot voting to field feedback prior to discussion by the team

D. Ask team members to email feedback that can be summarized in a spreadsheet for the team

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Correct Answer: A

Question #128

An input to the Collect Requirements process is the:

A. stakeholder register

B. project management plan

C. project scope statement

D. requirements management plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #129

Which can be used to determine whether a process is stable or has predictable performance?

A. Matrix diagram

B. Histogram

C. Control chart

D. Flowchart

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Correct Answer: C

Question #130

Prior to a retrospective, discussions among team members indicate conflict. An agile practitioner wants to ensure an open and safe environment during the retrospective. What should the agile practitioner do?

A. Review established ground rules with the team

B. Ask team members specific questions to identify the cause

C. Encourage the team to continue working to maintain the iteration’s schedule

D. Meet with the product owner and stakeholders to discuss the issue

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Correct Answer: B

Question #131

Which of the following best represents both a principle of the Agile manifesto and a Lean method of simplicity?

A. Maximizing the amount of work not done

B. Delivering early and continuously

C. Welcoming changing requirements

D. Deciding at the last responsible moment

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Correct Answer: A

Question #132

What does Scrum mean by Transparency?

A. Users can perform code reviews at any time

B. Documentation is available to anyone

C. All team members sit in a visible location

D. The process is understandable by all stakeholders

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Correct Answer: D

Question #133

The purpose of "setting the stage'' in a project retrospective is to:

A. Restate the goal of the meeting and create an open atmosphere

B. Review the scope statement and summarize project results

C. Elevate the team's morale and ensure that everyone participates

D. Describe the next Iteration and discuss lessons learned

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Correct Answer: C

Question #134

No one, not even the Scrum Master, tells the development team how to build the product.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: D

Question #135

When maintaining the product backlog, this role represents the interests of the stakeholders, and ensures the value of the work completed:

A. Scrum Master

B. Agile Project Manager

C. Product Owner

D. Sponsor

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Correct Answer: C

Question #136

Testing falls into which of the following categories of cost of quality?

A. Internal failure costs

B. Prevention costs

C. Appraisal costs

D. External failure costs

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Correct Answer: C

Question #137

When is the best time to perform Earned Value Measurement (EVM) in Agile projects?

A. After the iteration

B. After a release

C. During an iteration

D. Never – we don’t perform EVM in Agile

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Correct Answer: B

Question #138

The key elements of a user story in Agile development are:

A. a written description, the story points estimate, and the planned release

B. conversations about the story, a written description, and success criteria about the story

C. the story points estimate, conversations about the story, and an agreed priority

D. tests to determine when the story is done, a written description, and the planned release

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Correct Answer: A

Question #139

Non-functional requirements should be written as user stories whenever possible.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: A

Question #140

In the Kano Model of customer satisfaction, this type of feature makes a product unique from its competitors and contributes 100% to positive customer satisfaction:

A. Excitement

B. Performance

C. Must-have

D. Threshold

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Correct Answer: B

Question #141

The product scope description is used to:

A. Gain stakeholders' support for the project

B. Progressively elaborate the characteristics of the product, service, or result

C. Describe the project in great detail

D. Define the process and criteria for accepting a completed product, service, or result

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Correct Answer: D

Question #142

In Agile development, what is the term for the internal things that you choose not to do now, knowing they will impede future development if left undone?

A. Escaped defects

B. Verification and validation results

C. Technical debt

D. Intrinsic quality

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Correct Answer: C

Question #143

In an Agile approach, at which meeting does a team examine the effectiveness of risk responses by conducting a risk audit?

A. Release planning

B. Sprint planning

C. Sprint Retrospective

D. Daily Scrum

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Correct Answer: C

Question #144

In which domain of project management would a Pareto chart provide useful information?

A. Project Scope Management

B. Project Time Management

C. Project Communications Management

D. Project Quality Management

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Correct Answer: C

Question #145

Applying the Pareto rule when prioritizing the Product Backlog means that:

A. features that are lower priority are more likely to slip to the next iteration

B. the value of a feature is not realized until the feature is complete

C. more recent requests are usually more important to the business

D. a small percentage of the work will provide a large percentage of the value

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Correct Answer: D

Question #146

The links between the processes in the Process Groups are often:

A. Intuitive

B. Iterative

C. Measured

D. Monitored

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Correct Answer: D

Question #147

What causes replanning of the project scope?

A. Project document updates

B. Project scope statement changes

C. Variance analysis

D. Change requests

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Correct Answer: A

Question #148

On a project using eXtreme Programming (XP), a customer test is a:

A. Technique to determine if the software is easy for customer use

B. Tool for a customer to verify the business requirements

C. Technique to determine if a customer will use a software feature

D. Test for determining if a customer will purchase the product

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Correct Answer: B

Question #149

Retreating from an actual or potential conflict or postponing the issue to be better prepared or to be resolved by others describes which of the five general techniques for managing conflict?

A. Smooth/accommodate

B. Withdraw/avoid

C. Compromise/reconcile

D. Force/direct

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Correct Answer: D

Question #150

Which type of agreement is legal, contractual, and between two or more entities to form a partnership, joint venture, or some other arrangement as defined by the parties?

A. Teaming

B. Collective bargaining

C. Sharing

D. Working

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Correct Answer: A

Question #151

The Kaizen philosophy is change:

A. For the better

B. Driven by process improvement

C. Driven by teams

D. Forsmallgroups

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Correct Answer: A

Question #152

Which statement is least accurate when providing a definition of “Done”?

A. It is the exit criteria to determine whether a product backlog item is complete

B. It may vary depending on the project

C. It is defined by the Scrum Master

D. It becomes more complete over time

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Correct Answer: C

Question #153

When prioritizing features to be delivered in an iteration, on what features should an agile team defer work?

A. High-risk and high-value

B. High-risk and low-value

C. Low-risk and low-value

D. Low-risk and high-value

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Correct Answer: C

Question #154

In an organization with a projectized organizational structure, who controls the project budget?

A. Functional manager

B. Project manager

C. Program manager

D. Project management office

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Correct Answer: A

Question #155

How does Empirical Process Control support Agile methodologies?

A. Testing, requirements, and adaptation

B. Testing, requirements, and change

C. Visibility, review, and testing

D. Visibility, inspection, and adaptation

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Correct Answer: D

Question #156

An Agile team best ensures product quality through:

A. The development team’s use of pair programming

B. Quality assurance’s daily collaboration with the development team

C. More frequent inspection after each iteration

D. Feedback gathered during iteration retrospectives

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Correct Answer: C

Question #157

Which type of diagram includes groups of information and shows relationships between factors, causes, and objectives?

A. Affinity

B. Scatter

C. Fishbone

D. Matrix

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Correct Answer: A

Question #158

How does Empirical Process Control support Agile methodologies?

A. Testing, requirements, and adaptation

B. Testing, requirements, and change

C. Visibility, review, and testing

D. Visibility, inspection, and adaptation

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Correct Answer: C

Question #159

Which illustrates the connection between work that needs to be done and its project team members?

A. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

B. Network diagrams

C. Staffing management plan

D. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

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Correct Answer: D

Question #160

The Scrum Team and Development Team are the same thing.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: B

Question #161

Stakeholder communication requirements should be included as a component of:

A. enterprise environmental factors

B. organizational process assets

C. the project management plan

D. the stakeholder register

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Correct Answer: D

Question #162

The project scope statement and resource calendars are inputs to which Project Time Management process?

A. Sequence Activities

B. Estimate Activity Resources

C. Develop Schedule

D. Control Schedule

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Correct Answer: C

Question #163

Simple Design, Pair Programming, Test-Driven Development, Design Improvement are all practices of which Agile methodology?

A. Scrum

B. Feature Driven Development (FDD)

C. Extreme Programming (XP)

D. Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)

E. Crystal Clear

F. Rational Unified Process (RUP)

G. Agile Unified Process (AgileUP)

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Correct Answer: D

Question #164

The Product Owner and Scrum Master are never part of the Development Team.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: B

Question #165

An output of the Plan Quality Management process is:

A. A process improvement plan,

B. Quality control measurements

C. Work performance information,

D. The project management plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #166

Which of the following best describes a core belief of Agile?

A. The best customer feedback comes near the end of the project when there is workingsoftware to review

B. Project status can be gauged by frequently reviewing completed milestones as reflected in the plan

C. Working solutions are the most accurate way of seeing the progress of the effort

D. Unique skill sets are harnessed when team members play different roles on a project

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Correct Answer: C

Question #167

In which type of organizational structure are staff members grouped by specialty?

A. Functional

B. Projectized

C. Matrix

D. Balanced

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Correct Answer: A

Question #168

Retrospectives provide an opportunity for the team to:

A. Reflect at the end of every iteration and identify improvements that will increase the quality of the product

B. Participate in a mandatory meeting to share status updates across the team and to ensure that everyone is on track

C. Understand from the management if the project is achieving the Scope, Quality, Cost, and Schedule goals

D. Set goals at the beginning of the iteration and identify requirements that can be delivered in that iteration

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Correct Answer: A

Question #169

Which input to the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process provides guidance on how stakeholders can best be involved in a project?

A. Feedback analysis

B. Stakeholder analysis

C. Communication management plan

D. Stakeholder management plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #170

For the best results in an Agile project, customers should:

A. set priorities and identify product features

B. interview new team members for fit

C. approve development plans and tasks

D. set sprint and release schedules

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Correct Answer: B

Question #171

In Scrum, Sprints are never longer than a calendar month.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: A

Question #172

What are the three pillars of Scrum?

A. Transparency, Inspection, and Adaption

B. Transparency, Inspection, and Empiricism

C. Transparency, Acceptance and Adaptation

D. Retrospectives, Inspection, and Adaptation

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Correct Answer: A

Question #173

The Kaizen philosophy is change:

A. For the better

B. Driven by process improvement

C. Driven by teams

D. Forsmallgroups

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Correct Answer: B

Question #174

The following chart lists stories for a release of an Agile project: If the velocity of the team is 10, how many iterations will be needed to complete all of the stories?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 7

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Correct Answer: B

Question #175

In a typical project, project managers spend most of their time:

A. Estimating

B. Scheduling

C. Controlling

D. Communicating

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Correct Answer: D

Question #176

Toward the end of a project, the product owner discovers that the project has a high probability of failure due to a critical feature not functioning as expected. What should the product owner do?

A. Terminate the project to cut losses

B. Review possible options and make an informed decision to cut losses based on delivered business value

C. Bring in experts to increase the probability of success

D. Continue the project, release the product without the failing feature, and fix the feature in a subsequent release

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Correct Answer: B

Question #177

When an Agile project team receives an “emergency request” during an iteration, which is the best first step that the Agile project manager should take?

A. Stop work on unfinished user stories and work on the urgent request

B. Call a team meeting and change the iteration scope to include the request

C. Provide the customer with options provided by the project team

D. Explain that the team cannot do the added work until the next iteration

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Correct Answer: C

Question #178

Which of the following is most appropriate to always participate in Planning Poker?

A. Product Owner

B. Stakeholders

C. Team members

D. Project manager

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Correct Answer: C

Question #179

When calculating the cost of quality (COQ) for a product or service, money spent for cost of conformance would include the areas of:

A. training, testing, and warranty work

B. equipment, rework, and scrap

C. training, document processes, and inspections

D. inspections, rework, and warranty work

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Correct Answer: D

Question #180

The iterative and interactive nature of the Process Groups creates the need for the processes in which Knowledge Area?

A. Project Communications Management

B. Project Integration Management

C. Project Risk Management

D. Project Scope Management

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Correct Answer: B

Question #181

Scope, schedule, and cost parameters are integrated in the:

A. Performance measurement baseline

B. Analysis of project forecasts,

C. Summary of changes approved in a period,

D. Analysis of past performance

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Correct Answer: B

Question #182

Which process is usually a rapid and cost-effective means of establishing priorities for Plan Risk Responses?

A. Identify Risks

B. Plan Risk Management

C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #183

In which phase of team building activities do team members begin to work together and adjust their work habits and behavior to support the team?

A. Performing

B. Storming

C. Norming

D. Forming

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Correct Answer: A

Question #184

Which one is not a value of Lean Development?

A. Pursue perfection

B. Ensure collective code ownership

C. After a project flows, keep improving it

D. Balance long-term improvement and short-term improvement

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Correct Answer: B

Question #185

A “Scrum of Scrums” meeting is:

A. Another name for the daily standup project meeting in a Scrum team

B. Amechanism that coordinates multiple teams working on a single project

C. Aproject meeting that happens twice every day across the Scrum teams

D. An occasional leadership meeting that provides direction to multiple Scrum teams

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Correct Answer: D

Question #186

In Agile projects, how are planning outputs shared with stakeholders?

A. Using the most highly visible method possible

B. On a need-to-know basis depending on role

C. According to the project communications plan

D. Through a series of stakeholder meetings

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Correct Answer: C

Question #187

A newly formed scrum team wants to foster an environment of transparency and experimentation. The team decides to use a Kanban board to record and track encountered impediments. Emphasis is placed on how issues are resolved and the strategies for preventing them in the future. Over time, what will be the result of this approach?

A. Kaizen

B. Specific, measurable, assignable, realistic, and time-based (SMART) goals

C. Key performance indicators (KPIs)

D. Muda

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Correct Answer: A

Question #188

Project managers use velocity to determine:

A. If the team is committing to an appropriate amount of work for the iteration

B. How much work each team member is capable of completing during an iteration

C. How much work teams that are similar in size are capable of completing during an iteration

D. If the Product Owner is prioritizing work appropriately in preparation for iteration planning

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Correct Answer: A

Question #189

The following chart lists stories for a release of an Agile project: If the velocity of the team is 10, how many iterations will be needed to complete all of the stories?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 7

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Correct Answer: B

Question #190

Team A is producing 61 points per iteration and Team B is producing 20 points per iteration. Team A has more senior engineers. A manager demands that Team B match Team A’s points in the next iteration. Based on this information, it is reasonable to tell the manager that:

A. it is impossible to compare two separate teams on points alone

B. Team B’s points will match Team A if Team B gets more senior engineers

C. Team B must have help self-organizing so their points match Team

A.

D. Team B’s points will increase if the Product Owner becomes more involved

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Correct Answer: A

Question #191

If the Development Team doesn’t like the time of the daily Scrum, what should the Scrum Master do?

A. Find a time that is open on everyone’s calendar

B. Let the Development Team come up with a new time

C. Ask the Team to try the existing time for one Sprint

D. Tell them that Scrum is immutable and that they need to stick to it

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Correct Answer: C

Question #192

Bugs reported by the customer that have slipped by all software quality processes are represented in this metric.

A. Technical debt

B. Escaped defects

C. Risk burndown

D. Code quality

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Correct Answer: B

Question #193

The precedence diagramming method (PDM) is also known as:

A. Arrow Diagram

B. Critical Path Methodology (CPM)

C. Activity-On-Node (AON)

D. schedule network diagram

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Correct Answer: C

Question #194

In a Lean Software Development environment, the Project Leader strives to eliminate:

A. Work in Process (WIP) and bugs

B. Delays and building what is not needed

C. Defects and features with low value stream values

D. Poor requirements and changing scope

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Correct Answer: C

Question #195

During Sprint Planning, the architect is constantly estimating higher than everyone else, and team members are increasing their estimates to accommodate her. This is an example of:

A. Dominating

B. Influencing

C. Dictating

D. Anchoring

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Correct Answer: D

Question #196

How many Project Management Process Groups are there?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

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Correct Answer: A

Question #197

Identify Risks is part of which Process Group?

A. Planning

B. Executing

C. Closing

D. Initiating

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Correct Answer: D

Question #198

Which of the following frameworks has the following practices?

A. Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)

B. Crystal Clear

C. Feature Driven Development (FDD)

D. Agile Delivery Framework

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Correct Answer: A

Question #199

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an Agile plan?

A. Follows rolling wave planning approach

B. Are top down

C. Easy to change

D. Shows dependencies of one task to others

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Correct Answer: D

Question #200

Agile communication is effective because:

A. release and iteration planning keep team members aligned, daily synchronization eliminates confusion, and iteration demonstrations keep the team focused on deliverables

B. Agile communication methods focus on detailed, written requirements and specifications that are more complete and allow the team to manage change more effectively

C. the use of charts and diagrams over written reports creates clear, targeted communication, and customer involvement in monthly reviews eliminates changes in requirements

D. daily iteration planning allows change to be managed, and weekly standup meetings ensure that impediments are quickly identified and effectively managed or removed

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Correct Answer: A

Question #201

Agile project development processes typically:

A. Encapsulate analysis, design, code, and test within an iteration

B. Document each business process individually and in detail

C. Use a Gantt chart with well-defined activities, responsibilities, and time frames

D. Map the iteration backlog to a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

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Correct Answer: C

Question #202

Collaboration can be defined as working together to jointly produce a deliverable or make a decision, whereas coordination is:

A. Agreeing on a due date

B. Sharing information

C. Agreeing on the design

D. Pair programming

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Correct Answer: B

Question #203

Which of the following is a tool or technique of the Define Activities process?

A. Rolling wave planning

B. Precedence diagramming method (PDM)

C. Alternatives analysis

D. Parametric estimating

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Correct Answer: C

Question #204

What is a time-boxed event?

A. It happens at the same time as a conflicting task

B. It has a maximum duration

C. It has a minimum duration

D. It has a fixed place and time

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Correct Answer: C

Question #205

Which of the following is most appropriate to always participate in Planning Poker?

A. Product Owner

B. Stakeholders

C. Team members

D. Project manager

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Correct Answer: D

Question #206

What is the common communication bridge between the team and the Product Owner?

A. Burndown chart

B. Product Backlog

C. Scrum team meeting

D. Sprint release plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #207

The risk management team of a software project has decided that due to the lack of adequate talent in the company, development of a specific part of the system is under high risk, so the team has decided to outsource it. This is an example of which risk response?

A. Transfer

B. Share

C. Avoid

D. Accept

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Correct Answer: A

Question #208

When moving to Agile project management, a key factor for the project manager's success will be:

A. shifting from a controlling mindset to a facilitating mindset

B. directing the work in a more incremental fashion

C. only assigning tasks for the nextiteration

D. giving up control and rotating management through the team

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Correct Answer: C

Question #209

The key elements of a user story in Agile development are:

A. a written description, the story points estimate, and the planned release

B. conversations about the story, a written description, and success criteria about the story

C. the story points estimate, conversations about the story, and an agreed priority

D. tests to determine when the story is done, a written description, and the planned release

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Correct Answer: B

Question #210

A product owner for two highly visible projects spends a great deal of time meeting with and reporting to senior stakeholders. The product owner is overwhelmed because both project teams request clarification on the requirements and the overall priorities. What should the agile project manager do?

A. Provide both project teams with the highest priority needs

B. Request the project teams’ questions in writing prior to the next meeting

C. Facilitate a meeting with each team and the product owner to find a solution

D. Provide both teams with each project’s documentation

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Correct Answer: C

Question #211

The customer needs assistance in determining the efficiency of a set of process activities within the solution. What should the agile team do?

A. Discuss the efficiency at the next iteration retrospective

B. Review the process value stream to determine potential improvements

C. Review the value the customer receives from the user story to determine backlog priority

D. Discuss the performance of the solution at the next sprint review

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Correct Answer: B

Question #212

During a six-week iteration, an issue is identified by a team member. After analysis, the team member determines that it will take at least two weeks to resolve. What should the team member do?

A. Notify the product owner and begin resolution

B. Communicate the issue to the team in the next stand up meeting

C. Immediately begin resolution, and communicate it to the team during the retrospective

D. Work on the next activity, and communicate it to the team during the retrospective

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Correct Answer: A

Question #213

Which is the best option to improve project velocity?

A. Shield programmers from interruptions

B. Minimize customer involvement

C. Shorten the iteration length

D. Increase project team size

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Correct Answer: C

Question #214

Question: Which of the following BEST describes ROTI?

A. Measure of product backlog items (PBI) remaining

B. Measure of quality of features delivered in an iteration

C. Measure or required effort to complete an iteration

D. Measure of the effectiveness of the retrospective meeting

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Correct Answer: D

Question #215

Which of the following is a strategy to deal with positive risks or opportunities?

A. Mitigate

B. Transfer

C. Exploit

D. Avoid

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Correct Answer: B

Question #216

The degree, amount, or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand is known as its risk:

A. Analysis

B. Appetite

C. Tolerance

D. Response

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Correct Answer: C

Question #217

Which type of risk diagram is useful for showing time ordering of events?

A. Ishikawa

B. Milestone

C. Influence

D. Decision tree

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Correct Answer: C

Question #218

The trend of work remaining across time in a Sprint, a release, or a product, with work remaining tracked on the vertical axis and the time periods tracked on the horizontal axis is called a ____________.

A. Burndown Chart

B. Burnup Chart

C. Progress Chart

D. Parking Lot Chart

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Correct Answer: A

Question #219

Which project risk listed in the table below is most likely to occur?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

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Correct Answer: B

Question #220

Which of the following is a list of capabilities, features, and stories that the Product Owner has identified?

A. Burndown chart

B. Story card

C. Vision document

D. Backlog

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Correct Answer: B

Question #221

The most appropriate model for a geographically distributed project team is one in which the team is distributed across:

A. relatively few locations, with each location team comprised of a complete development group developing decoupled subsystems

B. locations in the same time zone, working on the same systems while leveraging rich communication channels

C. relatively few locations, and tasks are divided along functional lines with design in one location, coding in another, and testing in another

D. many locations, with relatively few people at each location developing and testing decoupled subsystems

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Correct Answer: B

Question #222

Organizational theory is a tool used in which Project Human Resource Management process?

A. Manage Project Team

B. Acquire Project Team

C. Develop Project Team

D. Plan Human Resource Management

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Correct Answer: B

Question #223

A user story says that a product must be very fast. During the demo, the Product Owner is dissatisfied with the speed of the product. The most likely reason that this occurred is because the user story was:

A. Too large

B. Not estimated correctly

C. Not testable

D. Not descriptive of the value

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Correct Answer: D

Question #224

If a customer really wants a feature added to a Sprint, how should the Development Team respond?

A. Add the feature into the current Sprint backlog

B. Escalate to the Scrum Master

C. Add the item to the Product Backlog for prioritization in the next Sprint

D. Ask the Product Owner to work with the customer

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Correct Answer: A

Question #225

Regression analysis, failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA), and trend analysis are examples of which tool or technique?

A. Expert judgment

B. Forecasting methods

C. Earned value management

D. Analytical techniques

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Correct Answer: B

Question #226

Which management style does Agile advocate?

A. Task

B. Team

C. Product

D. Performance

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Correct Answer: A

Question #227

Spike solutions are appropriate when:

A. the business requirements are vague or inadequate for an iteration

B. a technology is understood well and has been used for a while, but needs a problem to be debugged

C. there is insufficient time to refactor, but there is a need to resolve a specific problem

D. a specific technicalQUESTION NO:needs to be answered, stopping work on the spike as soon as it answers that question

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Correct Answer: B

Question #228

When developing user stories, user expectations are best captured in what form?

A. Acceptance tests

B. Entrance criteria

C. Done criteria

D. Go and no-go limits

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Correct Answer: A

Question #229

Which of the following is NOT one of the 12 core practices of XP:

A. The Planning Game

B. Planning Poker

C. Small Releases

D. System Metaphor

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Correct Answer: D

Question #230

The three questions asked at every Daily Scrum should be: “What have you accomplished since the last Daily Scrum?”;”What are you planning to accomplish between now and the next Daily Scrum?”; and:

A. What is preventing you from completing your work effectively?

B. What is yourcurrent performance velocity?

C. Are you on track to complete assigned story points?

D. How many story pointswill you complete this sprint?

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Correct Answer: A

Question #231

Estimating costs for an Agile project starts with which of the following types of meetings?

A. Project Retrospective

B. Steering Committee

C. Release Planning

D. Sprint Planning

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Correct Answer: C

Question #232

A legal department representative contacts the scrum master because, while the project’s budget has been maintained, it has exceeded its original contracted time and scope. What should the scrum master do?

A. Meet with the team to gain alignment with the legal department’s need to stay within the contracted time and scope

B. Work with the customer to narrow the scope

C. Share the project’s trajectory with the legal department

D. Meet with the legal department to help them understand that the customer and the team are satisfied with the time and deliverables

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Correct Answer: A

Question #233

What is one of the main benefits that Lean portfolio management provides to a business?

A. Maximizing work-in-progress

B. Quality and thoughtfulness

C. Line of sight to business needs

D. Maximizing multitasking

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Correct Answer: B

Question #234

What is the best description of the relationship between Scrum and extremeProgramming(XP)?

A. XP is a component of Scrum

B. The principles of each are often complementary

C. Scrum is a component of XP

D. The principles of each are often contradictory

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Correct Answer: B

Question #235

The three questions asked at every Daily Scrum should be: "What have you accomplished since the last Daily Scrum?";"What are you planning to accomplish between now and the next Daily Scrum?"; and:

A. What is preventing you from completing your work effectively?

B. What is yourcurrent performance velocity?

C. Are you on track to complete assigned story points?

D. How many story pointswill you complete this sprint?

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Correct Answer: D

Question #236

During a mature agile team’s planning meeting, a team member proposes a new framework that would considerably reduce implementation time. However, the team lacks the confidence to try the new framework. To help the team gain confidence, what should the agile practitioner suggest?

A. Develop a spike

B. Create an Ishikawa diagram

C. Perform a pre-mortem analysis

D. Complete a variance and trend analysis

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Correct Answer: A

Question #237

In Scrum, Sprints are never longer than a calendar month.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: B

Question #238

Which quality control technique illustrates the 80/20 principle?

A. Ishikawa diagram

B. Control chart

C. Run chart

D. Pareto chart

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Correct Answer: C

Question #239

The purpose of the Project Communications Management Knowledge Area is to:

A. Monitor and control communications throughout the entire project life cycle

B. Maintain an optimal flow of information among all project participants

C. Develop an appropriate approach for project communications

D. Ensure timely and appropriate collection of project information

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Correct Answer: D

Question #240

Following a successful product release, senior management asks an agile team how to improve the value of the product for the next release. What should the team do?

A. Conduct frequent demos and obtain feedback from users throughout the development of the next release

B. Inform senior management that since the product was successfully released, the project is considered delivered and should be closed

C. Request additional budget to implement a Scrum of Scrums approach to scale the teams and add capacity

D. Implement a better definition of done to ensure that continuous integration processes are managed effectively

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Correct Answer: B

Question #241

All of the following are among the seven principles of the Lean approach with the exception of:

A. Amplified learning

B. Decide as late as possible

C. Build integrity in

D. Maximize the work performed

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Correct Answer: D

Question #242

Midway through a sprint, the scrum master identifies that reassigning a certain task could help the team meet its sprint goals. What should the scrum master do next?

A. Alert the team that sprint goals might not be met and create an alternative plan

B. Obtain team buy-in to perform modifications to the sprint backlog

C. Have the sprint proceed as planned

D. Ask the team to decide if the task should be reassigned

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Correct Answer: A

Question #243

When was Scrum first introduced?

A. In 2001 with the Agile Manifesto

B. In 1995 at a conference presentation

C. At General Electric as part of a Lean approach

D. In 2000 along with Extreme Programming

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Correct Answer: B

Question #244

On a particular project, product quality is being measured at regular intervals and is consistently below the acceptable level. In a Lean environment, how should this problem be addressed?

A. The team should implement more rigorous testing at the end of each development cycle

B. Management should direct the team on specific actions that they should take to improve quality

C. Management should guide the team as it seeks to improve itself and reduce errors in the system

D. The Project Champion should review the acceptable quality threshold to ensure that it is realistic

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Correct Answer: C

Question #245

A cross-functional team in Scrum consists of which types of team members?

A. A specialist in QA

B. An architect

C. A release manager

D. Anyone with the skills to accomplish the work

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Correct Answer: D

Question #246

Which output of Project Cost Management consists of quantitative assessments of the probable costs required to complete project work?

A. Activity cost estimates

B. Earned value management

C. Cost management plan

D. Cost baseline

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Correct Answer: A

Question #247

Which of the following is an output of the Distribute Information process?

A. Project calendar

B. Communications management plan

C. Organizational process assets updates

D. Project document updates

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Correct Answer: D

Question #248

The best reason for extreme character personas in writing user stories is to:

A. Identify errors in product design and testing

B. Help identify user stories that would otherwise be missed

C. Provide precision to support vague user concepts

D. Provide value to the Sprint planning session

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Correct Answer: B

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