Best PMI-ACP Practice Exams and Preparation Materials, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner| SPOTO

Question #1

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 #2

Suppose your team velocity is 8 story points, and the product backlog items are ordered by priority as shown below. If you are in a Sprint Planning meeting and need to commit to the User Stories for the next iteration, which ones will you select?

A. Story 1, 2, and 3

B. Story 1, 2, and 4

C. Story 1 and 2

D. Story 2, 3, and 4

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Correct Answer: B

Question #3

A servant leadership role includes:

A. Shielding team members from interruptions

B. Making commitments to stakeholders

C. Determining which features to include in an iteration

D. Assigning tasks to save time

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Correct Answer: A

Question #4

Which type of story would be used when an estimate is not available due to lack of knowledge of the technology required to implement the story?

A. Defect

B. Slack

C. Spike

D. Nonfunctional

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Correct Answer: C

Question #5

A given schedule activity is most likely to last four weeks. In a best-case scenario, the schedule activity is estimated to last two weeks. In a worst-case scenario, the schedule activity is estimated to last 12 weeks. Given these three estimates, what is the expected duration of the activity?

A. Three weeks

B. Four weeks

C. Five weeks

D. Six weeks

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Correct Answer: A

Question #6

When is the ideal time to hold a retrospective?

A. Right after iteration planning

B. Just before iteration planning

C. At the start of the next release

D. During the iteration review/demo

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Correct Answer: B

Question #7

In Pair Programming, one programmer is responsible for all the coding in an iteration then the programmer switch for the next iteration?

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: B

Question #8

An agile project manager is planning the initial scope, schedule, and cost range estimates on a new project. The team will be using Kanban to control work. What metrics should the team use to measure performance?

A. Lead time, throughput, and due date performance

B. Work in progress limits, Kanban board, and time boxes

C. Work item types, sprint cadences, and defect classes

D. Burndown charts, scatter diagrams, and throughput

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Correct Answer: D

Question #9

Lessons learned are created and project resources are released in which Process Group?

A. Planning

B. Executing

C. Closing

D. Initiating

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Correct Answer: A

Question #10

The Scrum Team and Development Team are the same thing.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: B

Question #11

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 #12

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: D

Question #13

The definition of an Epic can be written using the acronym CURB. What does CURB stand for:

A. Create/Update/Replace/Big

B. Compound/Unknown/Risky/Basic

C. Complicated/Unusual/Really/Big

D. Complex/Unknown/Risky/Big

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Correct Answer: D

Question #14

The 80/20 rule is also known as what law?

A. Little Law

B. Pareto’s Law

C. Mohr’s Law

D. The Law of Averages

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Correct Answer: B

Question #15

Which artifact is useful for seeing total project risk increasing or decreasing over time?

A. Burndown bar chart

B. Risk Burn-Up chart

C. Risk Burndown Graph

D. Risk Map

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Correct Answer: C

Question #16

The purpose of the iteration retrospective is to:

A. Report progress of the work effort, what work will be done next, and review impediments to progress

B. Prioritize the Product Backlog, generate development and testing estimates, and plan the next iteration

C. Provide a demonstration of the features developed during the iteration, get feedback from users, and begin testing

D. Identify what worked well, what did not work well, and what actions should be taken to improve the process

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Correct Answer: D

Question #17

One of the tools and techniques of the Manage Project Team process is:

A. organization charts

B. ground rules

C. organizational theory,

D. conflict management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #18

A key stakeholder is asking what is the estimated time for the entire project to be completed. Which of the following will you show them to help answer that question?

A. Kanban board

B. Gantt chart

C. Burn down chart

D. Process flow diagram

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Correct Answer: C

Question #19

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 locationD

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Correct Answer: A

Question #20

Based on the following figure, during Iteration 5, there was an increase in story point value (shown on the graph); however, the team completed all of the work it promised to deliver in the iteration and existing estimates were not changed. From this information, one can inferthat:

A. Work was removed from the Product Backlog

B. Work was added to the Product Backlog

C. The team's velocity increased

D. The team's velocity decreased

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Correct Answer: B

Question #21

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 #22

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: A

Question #23

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 #24

Job satisfaction, challenging work, and sufficient financial compensation are values related to which interpersonal skill?

A. Influencing

B. Motivation

C. Negotiation

D. Trust building

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Correct Answer: C

Question #25

Which type of graphic is displayed below?

A. Work breakdown structure

B. Context diagram

C. Control chart

D. Pareto diagram

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Correct Answer: A

Question #26

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 #27

_____________ an estimate refers to estimating a story based on its relationship to one or more other stories.

A. Triangulating

B. Triaging

C. Aggregating

D. Disaggregating

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Correct Answer: A

Question #28

A ScrumMaster consistently holds Daily Scrums and keeps them to 15 minutes or less. The ScrumMaster brings a list of assigned tasks and checks the status of each task with the relevant team members. The ScrumMaster then assigns new tasks for the day and ends the meeting. Is this an appropriate approach to running Daily Scrums?

A. Yes, the ScrumMaster should get status updates and distribute new tasks to the team

B. Yes, the ScrumMaster should hold Scrums daily and keep the time to 15 minutes or less

C. No, the ScrumMaster should act in the role of facilitator to foster team self-organization

D. No, the ScrumMaster should allow the Scrum to run as long as is required by the team

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Correct Answer: C

Question #29

During planning for the next iteration, an agile team identifies most of the story points that are expected to be delivered. How should an agile practitioner work with the team to help identify the iteration’s remaining scope?

A. Convince the team to stop planning and keep the size small

B. Identify the technically minimal and achievable tasks

C. Refer to the remaining prioritized backlog items

D. Select some of the smallest items from the backlog

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Correct Answer: C

Question #30

In Scrum, the development team decides which events or ceremonies take place during a Sprint.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: D

Question #31

A team is creating a highly marketed, time-sensitive product. The agile coach is concerned that anything other than exceptional quality will result in bad publicity for the company. What should the agile coach ensure that developers do?

A. Establish pair programming partners, and regularly perform peer reviews

B. Perform demos at the end of each iteration

C. Send coding to the quality assurance (QA) team upon completion

D. Demonstrate each feature to the client as soon as coding is complete

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Correct Answer: B

Question #32

Which statement correctly describes the value of a business case?

A. It provides the necessary information to determine if a project is worth the required investment

B. It provides for alternative dispute resolution procedures in event of contract default

C. It offers one of several alternative scenarios which assist in performing qualitative risk analysis

D. It is used to help a project manager understand the scope of commercial advantages

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Correct Answer: D

Question #33

Which of the following would be most likely to assist when a customer has difficulty prioritizing stories?

A. Split the stories into smaller ones to allow the customer to choose the pieces that they want

B. Have the team provide guidance into where their priorities lie to the customer

C. Provide additional technical details to give the customer insight into technical challenges

D. Have the team rewrite the stories with additional details to clarify requirements

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Correct Answer: A

Question #34

What provides information regarding the ways people, teams, and organizational units behave?

A. Organizational chart

B. Organizational theory

C. Organizational structure

D. Organizational behavior

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Correct Answer: D

Question #35

Which of the following is a list of valid Agile project planning practices?

A. Release planning, Iteration planning, and Estimation

B. Estimation, Spike Solutions, and Iteration planning

C. Iteration planning, Continuous Integration, and Estimation

D. Vision, Release planning, and Performance Optimization

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Correct Answer: A

Question #36

Which best describes the attributes of the IN VEST criteria in a user story?

A. Incremental, Net, Variation, Exceed, Scope, and Training

B. Interdependent, Nonfunctional, Value, Exploratory, Sprint, and Timebox

C. Innovation, Nested, Vision, Estimating, Scalable, and Team

D. Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, and Testable

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Correct Answer: A

Question #37

Backlog Grooming and Backlog Refinement are the same thing.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: A

Question #38

Which tools or techniques will a project manager use for Develop Project Team?

A. Negotiation

B. Roles and responsibilities

C. Recognition and rewards

D. Prizing and promoting

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Correct Answer: C

Question #39

What type of process control is Scrum?

A. Classical

B. Empirical

C. Inspection

D. Adaptive

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Correct Answer: C

Question #40

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 #41

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 #42

Agile team A struggles to deliver committed stories due to technical dependencies with team B, which continuously fails to meet its delivery commitments. What should the agile team lead do?

A. Create a new team to deliver the dependencies, and bring team B under performance management

B. Conduct a vision-sharing session with the teams to communicate the project's overall goals

C. Swap team members from both teams so that deliveries are better supported

D. Discuss negotiating the delivery timelines with team

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Correct Answer: B

Question #43

Which layer of the product planning structure defines details at the capability or feature level?

A. Iteration

B. Roadmap

C. Release

D. Wave

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Correct Answer: C

Question #44

Which of the following schedule network analysis techniques is applied when a critical path method calculation has been completed and resources availability is critical?

A. Applying calendars

B. Resource leveling

C. Resource planning

D. Resource conflict management

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Correct Answer: C

Question #45

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 #46

Which tool or technique allows a large number of ideas to be classified into groups for review and analysis?

A. Nominal group technique

B. Idea/mind mapping

C. Affinity diagram

D. Brainstorming

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Correct Answer: C

Question #47

The planned work contained in the lowest level of work breakdown structure (WBS) components is known as:

A. Work packages

B. Accepted deliverables

C. The WBS dictionary

D. The scope baseline

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Correct Answer: A

Question #48

When are acceptance tests typically written for a user story?

A. After coding the story, but before user acceptance testing begins

B. After writing the story, but before coding begins

C. At the start of Product Backlog prioritization planning

D. After estimating the Product Backlog, but before Sprint planning begins

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Correct Answer: C

Question #49

Enterprise environmental factors are an input to which process?

A. Control Scope

B. Define Scope

C. Plan Scope Management

D. Collect Requirements

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Correct Answer: A

Question #50

Following chart lists stories for a release of an Agile project; If the team completes Story A, Story B, and 50% of Story C for the first iteration, what is the team's velocity?

A. 9

B. 10

C. 12

D. 15

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Correct Answer: A

Question #51

The planned value on your current project at this point in the schedule is $10,000, and the earned value is $9,600. What is the schedule variance?

A. $400

B. 0

C. –($400

D. 1

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Correct Answer: C

Question #52

What Scrum event or artifact supports daily inspection and adaptation?

A. Product Backlog

B. Sprint Backlog

C. Sprint

D. Scrum

E. Working Product Increment

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Correct Answer: D

Question #53

Which technique is used by a project team to estimate the amount of work that can be done per iteration?

A. Velocity measurement

B. Relative prioritization

C. Planning Poker

D. Release planning

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Correct Answer: D

Question #54

Which of the following techniques best encourages osmotic communication?

A. Reviewing requirements frequently with the Product Owner

B. Having the Product Owner attend daily standups

C. Inviting the customer to attend every iteration demo

D. Seating the team members together in a work area

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Correct Answer: D

Question #55

The Kaizen philosophy is change:

A. For the better

B. Driven by process improvement

C. Driven by teams

D. For small groups

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Correct Answer: A

Question #56

An agile practitioner wants to ensure that stakeholders have current information about a project’s progress. What should the agile practitioner do?

A. Regularly circulate an updated, detailed version of the project plan

B. Frequently update the online project management office (PMO) repository site

C. Invite the stakeholders to daily stand ups

D. Post a project board in an area where all can view it

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Correct Answer: D

Question #57

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: C

Question #58

The purpose of the Scrum of Scrums is to perform what function?

A. To increase knowledge of Agile within the organization

B. To provide dashboard reporting to executives

C. To manage cross-team dependencies working on the same project or product

D. To ensure team building and staff development occurs

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Correct Answer: C

Question #59

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 #60

When does Monitor and Control Risks occur?

A. At project initiation

B. During work performance analysis

C. Throughout the life of the project

D. At project milestones

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Correct Answer: A

Question #61

What key benefits might stakeholders realize from an Agile approach?

A. The ability to bypass the change-management process, inserting new requirements and changes directly into the team as they meet daily

B. The early and continuous delivery of valuable software, providing increased visibility and the opportunity for more frequent adjustments

C. Increased access to the project and less reliance on formal reports and status meetings to better understand the current work and the risks the team is accepting

D. The team’s flexibility to make changes mid-iteration as business needs or priorities change, increasing the ability of the team to meet project commitments

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Correct Answer: A

Question #62

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: ABD

Question #63

Sensitivity analysis is typically displayed as a/an:

A. Decision tree diagram

B. Tornado diagram

C. Pareto diagram

D. Ishikawa diagram

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Correct Answer: C

Question #64

The Kaizen philosophy is change:

A. For the better

B. Driven by process improvement

C. Driven by teams

D. For small groups

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Correct Answer: A

Question #65

Typical outcomes of a project include:

A. Products, services, and improvements

B. Products, programs, and services

C. Improvements, portfolios, and services

D. Improvements, processes, and products

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Correct Answer: A

Question #66

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 #67

A full cycle of design-code-verifyrelease practiced by extreme Programming (XP) teams is called:

A. Story

B. Timebox

C. Iteration

D. Burndown

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Correct Answer: C

Question #68

The backlog is ordered by:

A. The needs of the Product Owner

B. Risk

C. Complexity

D. Size

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Correct Answer: A

Question #69

Due to its complexity, a new team member struggles with developing a concise user story. What advice should the agile practitioner give to assist with developing the story?

A. Hand the story over to a more experienced team member

B. Break the story up and focus on the most valuable parts

C. Discuss the story at the next retrospective

D. Pick another story from the product backlog

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Correct Answer: A

Question #70

For a critical project, a new team has been formed from various departments. The project manager should start team building by:

A. Creating a project charter, documenting roles and responsibilities of each member, and sending it to the team members

B. Taking the team offsite for icebreaker sessions and other activities to ensure team members get to know each other

C. Assembling the team and discussing roles and responsibilities of each member on the team

D. Assembling the team and asking the members to achieve a milestone in a small iteration

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Correct Answer: C

Question #71

The scrum master for a large project must provide an estimate of what can be delivered in six months. What should the scrum master do?

A. Commit to a specific feature set for delivery

B. Explain that a commitment will be provided after planning

C. Have the team estimate in story points to commit to a specific set of features

D. Use the team’s historical velocity to calculate a range of features that can be delivered

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Correct Answer: B

Question #72

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 #73

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 #74

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 prioritization number

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 #75

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: C

Question #76

Stakeholder satisfaction should be managed as a key project:

A. Benefit

B. Initiative

C. Objective

D. Process

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Correct Answer: C

Question #77

Which of the following is an output of Define Scope?

A. Project scope statement

B. Project charter

C. Project plan

D. Project schedule

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Correct Answer: B

Question #78

What is the role of the XP Coach?

A. Defines the right product to build

B. Determines the order to build

C. Ensures the product works

D. Helps the team stay on process

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Correct Answer: D

Question #79

The term ?°last responsible moment?± refers to the moment at which:

A. the iteration testing deadline arrives and code testing must stop

B. failing to make a decision eliminates an important alternative

C. release planning is complete and the first iteration planning starts

D. the implementation date is set and sponsor approval has been received

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Correct Answer: C

Question #80

A project manager seeking insight on previous stakeholder management plans and their effectiveness should evaluate:

A. Historical information and the lessons-learned database

B. Historical information and the stakeholder register

C. Organizational process assets and the lessons-learned database

D. Project documents and historical information

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Correct Answer: B

Question #81

When does Adaptation occur in Scrum?

A. At the Sprint Review

B. During Sprint Planning

C. In the daily Scrum

D. At all four formal Scrum events

E. As Part of the Sprint Retrospective

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Correct Answer: D

Question #82

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: A

Question #83

When a team member encounters an issue in an agile environment, what should they do?

A. Limit communication between the team members and the customer to prevent unnecessary anxiety

B. Manage communication between all team members and the customer to promote effective and transparent collaboration

C. Manage communication between a few team members and the customer so that they may convey information to other team members

D. Facilitate one-on-one communication between team members to reduce conflict and inefficiencies

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Correct Answer: D

Question #84

A project charter is an output of which Process Group?

A. Executing

B. Planning

C. Initiating

D. Closing

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Correct Answer: D

Question #85

Which of the following is NOT a metric that measures the performance of DevOps in Agile?

A. Release date adherence percentage

B. Defects attributable to platform/support requirements

C. Percentage of NFRs met

D. Business value realized per release

E. Percentage increase in the number of releases

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Correct Answer: D

Question #86

Following chart lists stories for a release of an Agile project; If the team completes Story A, Story B, and 50% of Story C for the first iteration, what is the team's velocity?

A. 9

B. 10

C. 12

D. 15

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Correct Answer: B

Question #87

Progressively elaborating high-level information into detailed plans is performed by the:

A. project management office

B. portfolio manager

C. program manager

D. project manager

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Correct Answer: A

Question #88

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 #89

Choose which three statements are true about Approved Iterations: (Choose three.)

A. Meets the definition of Done

B. The Architect has approved it

C. It is communicated to all Team members and stakeholders

D. As a result, the Product Owner updates Roadmaps and Release Plans

E. There is no technical debt

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Correct Answer: ACD

Question #90

Following chart lists stories for a release of an Agile project; If the team completes Story A, Story B, and 50% of Story C for the first iteration, what is the team's velocity?

A. 9

B. 10

C. 12

D. 15

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Correct Answer: A

Question #91

A business analyst has identified a new risk in an Agile project. What is the best first step the business analyst should take regarding this risk?

A. Call a meeting with the project manager and senior management to determine how the risk will be managed

B. Email the project manager and add it to the risk register so that it is discussed during the next daily standup

C. Add the risk in a clearly visible location and ensure it is discussed after the next daily stand up

D. Call an immediate meeting with all team members to discuss the newly identified risk

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Correct Answer: C

Question #92

The process of monitoring the status of the project and product scope as well as managing the changes to the scope baseline is known as:

A. Validate Scope

B. Plan Scope Management

C. Control Scope

D. Define Scope

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Correct Answer: B

Question #93

In Kanban, a diagram that describes the overall flow and provides a measurement for every significant step in the workflow is the:

A. Kanban board

B. Cumulative Flow diagram

C. Burn Down Chart

D. Parking Lot Chart

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Correct Answer: A

Question #94

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 #95

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 #96

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: A

Question #97

A common estimation unit for Agile projects is:

A. Lines of code

B. Function points

C. Story points

D. Use-case points

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Correct Answer: C

Question #98

When implementing Agile Project Management, risk management that occurs simply by following Agile best practices such as iterative planning and review activities is called:

A. Inherent risk management

B. Organic risk management

C. Overt risk management

D. Intrinsic risk management

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Correct Answer: B

Question #99

When comparing communication styles, which of the following are true?

A. Paper-based communication has the lowest efficiency and the highest richness

B. Face-to-face communication has the highest efficiency and the lowest richness

C. Paper-based communication has the highest efficiency and the lowest richness

D. Face-to-face communication has the highest efficiency and the highest richness

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Correct Answer: D

Question #100

Who can cancel a Sprint?

A. The Development Team

B. Executive Stakeholders

C. The Product Owner

D. The Scrum Master

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Correct Answer: C

Question #101

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: A

Question #102

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: B

Question #103

If there are multiple Scrum teams working on a product, each needs its own definition of Done.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: B

Question #104

When using Agile Earned Value Management (EVM), progress should be measured at which level?

A. Task

B. Iteration

C. Product

D. Release

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Correct Answer: C

Question #105

What do project reports show during the Sprint review meeting?

A. Estimates compared to the baseline

B. Actual results to the plan

C. Return on investment (ROI)

D. Earned value measurement (EVM)

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Correct Answer: C

Question #106

What are the 5 values of Agile Modeling?

A. Communication, Simplicity, Feedback, Courage, Humility

B. Communication, Efficiency, Transparency, Courage, Humility

C. Communication, Simplicity, Feedback, Adaption, Continuous Improvement

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Correct Answer: A

Question #107

An organization adopts Agile practices and implements an incremental delivery strategy. If implemented correctly, the company should recognize improved:

A. procurement processes by requiring vendors to ship materials as needed

B. project cost management by making incremental payments on contracts

C. customer satisfaction by specifying project shipping dates in the contract

D. project Return on Investment (ROI) by releasing individual features to market

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Correct Answer: A

Question #108

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: AB

Question #109

The most powerful capability of Scrum teams is that they:

A. Work in timeboxed sprints

B. Are self-organized and empowered

C. Work from a prioritized backlog

D. Value individuals and interactions

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Correct Answer: B

Question #110

Which list below includes the attributes of a good User Story?

A. Small, estimable, independent, negotiable

B. Testable, estimable, renewable, valuable

C. Negotiable, small, explainable, valid

D. Valuable, estimable, dependent, small

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Correct Answer: B

Question #111

Who is responsible for initiating a project?

A. Project sponsor

B. Project manager

C. Program manager

D. Project management office (PMO)

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Correct Answer: C

Question #112

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

A. team lacks domain knowledge

B. business needs are prioritized over the system design

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

D. team has no experience in estimating

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Correct Answer: A

Question #113

Which is the Define Scope technique used to generate different approaches to execute and perform the work of the project?

A. Build vs

B. Expert judgment

C. Alternatives identification

D. Product analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #114

What is the first thing that a team should do to estimate user stories for a project?

A. Sort the user stories according to priority

B. Schedule a team meeting to understand them

C. Define the story points measure

D. Estimate through function point analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #115

A development team has finished identifying the tasks they will be accountable for during the next sprint. Which of the following tools best provides transparency into the progress throughout the sprint?

A. Burndown chart

B. Gantt chart

C. Hours expended chart

D. Management baseline chart

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Correct Answer: A

Question #116

Which process should be conducted from the project inception through completion?

A. Monitor and Control Project Work

B. Perform Quality Control

C. Perform Integrated Change Control

D. Monitor and Control Risks

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Correct Answer: A

Question #117

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: D

Question #118

Wideband Delphi is used by an Agile Project manager to support what activity?

A. Prioritization

B. Scheduling

C. Estimation

D. Risk Management

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Correct Answer: C

Question #119

An issue log is an input to which Project Human Resource Management process?

A. Manage Project Team

B. Acquire Project Team

C. Plan Human Resource Management

D. Develop Project Team

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Correct Answer: A

Question #120

The best description of a Sprint backlog is:

A. Daily progress for a Sprint over the Sprint’s length

B. A prioritized list of tasks to be completed during the project

C. A prioritized list of requirements to be completed during the Sprint

D. A prioritized list of requirements to be completed for a release

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Correct Answer: C

Question #121

A common estimation unit for Agile projects is:

A. Lines of code

B. Function points

C. Story points

D. Use-case points

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Correct Answer: C

Question #122

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 #123

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: D

Question #124

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: B

Question #125

Which of the following is a conflict resolution technique that emphasizes areas of agreement rather than areas of difference?

A. Compromising

B. Collaborating

C. Smoothing

D. Problem Solving

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Correct Answer: A

Question #126

At minimum, all Kanban boards should have the following columns:

A. To-Do, Doing, Done

B. Analysis, Design, Develop, Test, Deploy

C. Backlog, Design, Develop, Unit Test, Acceptance Test, Ready-to-ship

D. The Kanban columns are determined by the team

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Correct Answer: D

Question #127

Which of the following involves making information available to project stakeholders in a timely manner?

A. Plan Communications

B. Performance reporting

C. Project status reports

D. Distribute Information

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Correct Answer: C

Question #128

The primary purpose of a Sprint Review is for the team to:

A. Demonstrate what was accomplished during the sprint

B. Discuss what went well, what didn’t, and ways to improve

C. Prioritize and estimate stories planned for the next sprint

D. Individually provide status updates on user stories in progress

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Correct Answer: A

Question #129

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 #130

Scrum practices are facilitated by the:

A. ScrumMaster

B. Product Owner

C. Project Sponsor

D. Scrum team

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Correct Answer: A

Question #131

Which management style does Agile advocate?

A. Task

B. Team

C. Product

D. Performance

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Correct Answer: B

Question #132

Change request status updates are an output of which process?

A. Perform Integrated Change Control

B. Direct and Manage Project Execution

C. Close Project or Phase

D. Monitor and Control Project Work

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Correct Answer: D

Question #133

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: A

Question #134

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 #135

The cost estimation techniques used on Agile projects are:

A. Rule of thumb

B. Bottom-up

C. Parametric

D. Top-down

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Correct Answer: C

Question #136

The initial development of a Project Scope Management plan uses which technique?

A. Alternatives identification

B. Scope decomposition

C. Expert judgment

D. Product analysis

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Correct Answer: C

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