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Question #1
Which process is conducted from project inception through completion and is ultimately the responsibility of the project manager?
A. Control Quality
B. Monitor and Control Project Work
C. Control Scope
D. Perform Integrated Change Control
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Correct Answer: A

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Question #2
The purpose of a Sprint retrospective is for the Scrum team to:
A. Review stories planned for the next sprint and provide estimates,
B. Demonstrate completed user stories to the Product Owner
C. Determine what to stop doing, start doing, and continue doing
D. Individually provide status updates on user stories in progress
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Correct Answer: C
Question #3
This role champions the products, provides the budget and supports the Scrum Master in removing impediments
A. Subject Matter Expert
B. Product Owner
C. Business Owner
D. Project Manager
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Correct Answer: C
Question #4
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 #5
Scrum is both an iterative and incremental Agile process.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: D
Question #6
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: A
Question #7
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 #8
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 #9
What is the schedule performance index (SPI) if the planned value (PV) is $100, the actual cost (AC) is $150, and the earned value (EV) is $50?
A. 0
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2
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Correct Answer: A
Question #10
Whose approval may be required for change requests after change control board (CCB) approval?
A. Functional managers
B. Business partners
C. Customers or sponsors
D. Subject matter experts
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Correct Answer: B
Question #11
The following is a picture of which of the following Information Radiators?
A. Burndown Chart
B. Kanban Tracking System
C. Cumulative Flow Diagram
D. Burnup Chart
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Correct Answer: C
Question #12
eXtreme Programming (XP) teams strive to avoid:
A. Incremental design and architecture
B. Pair programming
C. Manual regression testing
D. Test-Driven Development (TDD)
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Correct Answer: C
Question #13
Which type of dependency is legally or contractually required or inherent in the nature of work and often involves physical limitations?
A. Mandatory
B. Discretionary
C. Internal
D. External
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Correct Answer: D
Question #14
The following is a network diagram for a project. What is the critical path for the project?
A. A-B-C-F-G-I
B. A-B-C-F-H-I
C. A-D-E-F-G-I
D. A-D-E-F-H-I
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Correct Answer: B
Question #15
Which of the following sets of tools is least likely to be utilized by an Agile team?
A. Digital camera, task board
B. Wiki, planning poker cards
C. WBS, PERT charts
D. Smart board, card wall
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Correct Answer: C
Question #16
Empirical process control constitutes a continuous cycle of inspecting the process for correct operation and results and adapting the process as needed. What characteristics does this apply to in Scrum?
A. Self-organization, Collaboration and Time-boxing
B. Quality, Cost and Scope
C. Scrums, Sprint and Releases
D. Transparency, Inspection and Adaption
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Correct Answer: A
Question #17
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 #18
Every Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) has a sequence of processes that include these phases:
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: C
Question #19
Which of the following is an example of a visual aid used in Lean-Agile software development?
A. Business value delivered chart
B. Product technical specifications
C. Automated code coverage report
D. Scrum-of-Scrum report
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Correct Answer: C
Question #20
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 #21
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 #22
An input to Conduct Procurements is:
A. Independent estimates
B. Selected sellers
C. Seller proposals
D. Resource calendars
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Correct Answer: A
Question #23
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 #24
Which of the following processes audits the quality requirements and the results from quality control measures to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used?
A. Perform Quality Control
B. Quality Metrics
C. Perform Quality Assurance
D. Plan Quality
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Correct Answer: C
Question #25
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: A
Question #26
Which of the following is an example of a visual aid used in Lean-Agile software development?
A. Business value delivered chart
B. Product technical specifications
C. Automated code coverage report
D. Scrum-of-Scrum report
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Correct Answer: A
Question #27
A value stream map is a tool used to identify the:
A. Waste across the entire process
B. Highest value product features
C. Most valuable team interactions
D. Most likely flow of project risks
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Correct Answer: A
Question #28
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: B
Question #29
Who is responsible for the "definition of done"?
A. The team
B. The Product Owner
C. Management
D. Project manager
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Correct Answer: B
Question #30
A project manager requesting industry groups and consultants to recommend project intervention is relying on:
A. Communication models
B. Stakeholder participation
C. Expert judgment
D. Enterprise environmental factors
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Correct Answer: C
Question #31
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 #32
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: ABE
Question #33
Which Project Management Process Group includes Collect Requirements, Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis, and Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis?
A. Initiating
B. Monitoring and Controlling
C. Planning
D. Closing
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Correct Answer: D
Question #34
What would be the reasoning behind having an Iteration Zero?
A. To determine a process that works
B. To prove that the product should be built
C. To prove that the product will be built correctly
D. To prove the process will work
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Correct Answer: A
Question #35
The following is a picture of which of the following Information Radiators?
A. Burndown Chart
B. Kanban Tracking System
C. Cumulative Flow Diagram
D. Burnup Chart
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Correct Answer: B
Question #36
Prioritizing risks for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact takes place in which process?
A. Monitor and Control Risks
B. Plan Risk Management
C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
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Correct Answer: C
Question #37
What is a product roadmap?
A. A list of reports and screens
B. A view of release candidates
C. Instructions for deployment
D. A backlog prioritization scheme
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Correct Answer: B
Question #38
An iteration prior to a release that includes final documentation, integration testing, training and some small tweaks is called:
A. Hardening Iteration
B. Buffer Iteration
C. Release Iteration
D. Integration Iteration
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Correct Answer: A
Question #39
Organizational planning impacts projects by means of project prioritization based on risk, funding, and an organizations:
A. Budget plan
B. Resource plan
C. Scope plan
D. Strategic plan
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Correct Answer: B
Question #40
On what should an agile team work to achieve predictable flow?
A. Small user stories
B. Simple acceptance criteria
C. Lean features
D. Lean backlogs
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Correct Answer: C
Question #41
A change log for communications can be used to communicate to the appropriate stakeholders that there are changes:
A. To the project management plan
B. To the risk register
C. In the scope verification processes
D. And their impact to the project in terms of time, cost, and risk
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Correct Answer: B
Question #42
Change requests are processed for review and disposition according to which process?
A. Control Quality
B. Control Scope
C. Monitor and Control Project Work
D. Perform Integrated Change Control
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Correct Answer: C
Question #43
A weighting system is a tool for which area of Conduct Procurements?
A. Plan contracting
B. Requesting seller responses
C. Selecting seller's
D. Planning purchase and acquisition
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Correct Answer: A
Question #44
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 #45
A value stream map is a tool used to identify the:
A. Waste across the entire process
B. Highest value product features
C. Most valuable team interactions
D. Most likely flow of project risks
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Correct Answer: A
Question #46
Which technique should a project manager use in a situation in which a collaborative approach to conflict management is not possible?
A. Coaching
B. Avoidance
C. Consensus
D. Influencing
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Correct Answer: A
Question #47
The feedback from the Sprint Review impacts the next Sprint planning meeting.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: A
Question #48
Which of these statements is NOT correct about Ideal time and Calendar time?
A. Ideal time is the time that is actually required to complete the work
B. Both of them convey the same meaning
C. Calendar time is the amount of time that passes on clock (calendar days)
D. Normally calendar days are not equal to ideal days
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Correct Answer: B
Question #49
Who is responsible for the “definition of done”?
A. The team
B. The Product Owner
C. Management
D. Project manager
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Correct Answer: A
Question #50
When a permitting agency takes longer than planned to issue a permit, this can be described as a risk:
A. event
B. response,
C. perception
D. impact
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Correct Answer: A
Question #51
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 #52
The product owner should spend at least 3 hours per day with the development team?
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: A
Question #53
The length of time to recover the cost of a project investment is the:
A. Net Present Value
B. Payback Period
C. Earned Value
D. ROI
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Correct Answer: B
Question #54
During which process would stakeholders provide formal acceptance of the completed project scope?
A. Perform Quality Control
B. Verify Scope
C. Control Scope
D. Develop Schedule
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Correct Answer: B
Question #55
Which type of dependency used in the Sequence Activities process is sometimes referred to as preferred logic, preferential logic, or soft logic?
A. Internal
B. External
C. Discretionary
D. Mandatory
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Correct Answer: B
Question #56
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 #57
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: C
Question #58
The process of obtaining seller responses, selecting a seller, and awarding a contract is called:
A. Close Procurements
B. Control Procurements
C. Plan Procurements
D. Conduct Procurements
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Correct Answer: A
Question #59
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 #60
Trend analysis shows that velocity is significantly higher than predicted and the release can be completed one month ahead of schedule. The team recommends changing the end date to reflect this. What should the agile practitioner do?
A. Jointly meet with the team and product owner to discuss options and determine the end date
B. Announce that the team has exceeded the predicted velocity, and that the end date will be earlier than planned
C. Ask the product owner to include additional features in the product backlog, then replan subsequent iterations
D. Ask the team to decrease velocity to meet contractual obligations and document this decision
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Correct Answer: A
Question #61
A team member has spent 5 days on a spike and the first set of experiments has not been successful. The issue is the development team member has determined a short-term rather than a long-term solution. What should the project leader do?
A. Assign the spike to another resource to continue research for the long-term solution
B. Re-establish the spike, encourage experimentation and collaborate with the team
C. Stop experimentation and negotiate the short-term solution with the customer
D. Schedule a root-cause analysis with the development team on the main issues with the spike
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Correct Answer: B
Question #62
When facilitated and managed well, the primary benefits of a project retrospective should be to:
A. Increase empowerment and enjoyment for the team
B. Identify the most important issues for the sponsors
C. Provide an open forum for team member complaints
D. Allow the team to get ahead on release planning
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Correct Answer: D
Question #63
Which tool or technique is required in order to determine the project budget?
A. Cost of quality
B. Historical relationships
C. Project management software
D. Forecasting
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Correct Answer: A
Question #64
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 #65
The scope management plan and scope baseline are contained in:
A. organizational process assets
B. a requirements traceability matrix
C. the project charter
D. the project management plan
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Correct Answer: C
Question #66
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: B
Question #67
What is used to provide a simple medium for gathering basic information about stories, recording high-level requirements, developing work estimates, and defining acceptance tests?
A. Story card
B. Burndown chart
C. Retrospective
D. Storyboard
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Correct Answer: A
Question #68
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 #69
The most commonly used type of precedence relationship in the precedence diagramming method (PDM) is:
A. start-to-start (SS)
B. start-to-finish (SF)
C. finish-to-start (FS)
D. finish-to-finish (FF)
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Correct Answer: C
Question #70
Which is the first step in setting up Kanban?
A. Place prioritized goals on the left column of the board
B. Decide on limits for items in queue and work in progress
C. Map your current workflow
D. Lay out a visual Kanban board
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Correct Answer: C
Question #71
The process of identifying specific actions to be performed to produce project deliverables is:
A. Define Activities
B. Create WBS
C. Define Scope
D. Develop Schedule
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Correct Answer: A
Question #72
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 #73
The ScrumMaster notices repeated friction between two team members in the Daily Scrum meetings. The next step should be to:
A. Attempt to resolve the problem directly and immediately during a Daily Scrum meeting
B. Schedule a meeting with them after a Daily Scrum meeting to explore and resolve the issue
C. Ignore the friction because a self-organizing team must sort out team conflict issues
D. Ask for new resources to replace them before the friction undermines the team’s productivity
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Correct Answer: B
Question #74
Which tool or technique is used in Manage Stakeholder Expectations?
A. Stakeholder management strategy
B. Communication methods
C. Issue log
D. Change requests
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Correct Answer: D
Question #75
Which of the following statements correctly characterizes pull communication?
A. It includes letters, memos, reports, emails, and faxes
B. It requires recipients to access communication content at their own discretion
C. It is the most efficient way to ensure a common understanding among all participants
D. It is primarily used when the volume of information to be transferred is minimal
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Correct Answer: B
Question #76
Quality metrics are an output of which process?
A. Plan Quality
B. Perform Quality Control
C. Perform Quality Assurance
D. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
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Correct Answer: C
Question #77
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 working software 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 #78
The Product Backlog is baselined at the start of the project and not changed for at least three Sprints.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: B
Question #79
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: A
Question #80
An agile team is planning the next iteration for a product release that has accumulated technical debt. What should the team do?
A. Add code cleanup activities to the product backlog and request prioritization by the product owner
B. Add code cleanup activities to the next iteration and request clarification from the product owner
C. Add code cleanup activities to the next iteration and ask the product owner to end the current iteration
D. Add code cleanup activities to the next release backlog and request documentation from the product owner
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Correct Answer: B
Question #81
When an activity cannot be estimated with a reasonable degree of confidence, the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail using which type of estimating?
A. Bottom-up
B. Parametric
C. Analogous
D. Three-point
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Correct Answer: A
Question #82
What are the primary outputs of a release planning session?
A. Release vision, assumptions, action items, and iteration goals
B. Prioritized Product Backlog, risks, action items, and release goals
C. Estimated iteration velocities, risks, action items, and Release Backlog
D. Risks, action items, dependencies, and Release Backlog
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Correct Answer: D
Question #83
In XP, what is the practice of creating a story about a future system that everyone – customers, programmers, and managers – can tell about how the system works?
A. Extreme persona
B. Wireframe
C. System metaphor
D. Simple design Explanation/Reference:
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Correct Answer: C
Question #84
eXtreme Programming (XP) teams strive to avoid:
A. Incremental design and architecture
B. Pair programming
C. Manual regression testing
D. Test-Driven Development (TDD)
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Correct Answer: B
Question #85
How is the participatory design process characterized?
A. A well-planned and well-documented process is documented for each of the iterations in the project
B. Users including project team members participate in the planning process for the project plan
C. End users participate and assist in the design process from the beginning of the project
D. A high level brainstorming process is conducted for the project team and the project sponsor
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Correct Answer: C
Question #86
“Fail Sooner” is a benefit of Incremental Development.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: ACD
Question #87
Taking out insurance in relation to risk management is called what?
A. Transference
B. Avoidance
C. Exploring
D. Mitigation
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Correct Answer: D
Question #88
Which Agile method goes through the following stages:
A. Rational Unified Process (RUP)
B. Feature Driven Development (FDD)
C. Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)
D. Lean Software Development
E. Scrum
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Correct Answer: D
Question #89
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
Question #90
When does Inspection occur?
A. Throughout the Sprint
B. Only at the end of the Sprint
C. Whenever the Product Owner wishes
D. Frequently, but not so often that it gets in the way of work
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Correct Answer: B
Question #91
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 #92
A project manager builds consensus and overcomes obstacles by employing which communication technique?
A. Listening
B. Facilitation
C. Meeting management
D. Presentation
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Correct Answer: C
Question #93
What is used to provide a simple medium for gathering basic information about stories, recording high-level requirements, developing work estimates, and defining acceptance tests?
A. Story card
B. Burndown chart
C. Retrospective
D. Storyboard
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Correct Answer: A
Question #94
A project manager should document the escalation path for unresolved project risks in the:
A. Change control plan
B. Stakeholder register
C. Risk log
D. Communications management plan
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Correct Answer: A
Question #95
For a stakeholder with low interest and high power, the project manager should:
A. Monitor the stakeholder
B. Manage the stakeholder closely
C. Keep the stakeholder satisfied
D. Keep the stakeholder informed
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Correct Answer: C
Question #96
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 #97
Which tool or technique is used in the Perform Integrated Change Control process?
A. Decomposition
B. Modeling techniques
C. Resource optimization
D. Meetings
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Correct Answer: C
Question #98
Which of the following is part of the 12 practices defined in eXtreme Programming (XP)?
A. Risk management
B. Small releases
C. Project management
D. Project charter
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Correct Answer: B
Question #99
Your team is running three-week Sprints. How much time should you schedule for Sprint Review sessions?
A. 1 hour, 15 minutes
B. 45 minutes
C. 3 hours
D. 6 hours
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Correct Answer: C
Question #100
Why should a project team reduce the work in progress?
A. It indicates poor project quality
B. It represents team members’ utilization
C. It represents unrealized value
D. It shows that the project is behind schedule
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Correct Answer: B
Question #101
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: D
Question #102
Which of the following is critical for the success of distributed Agile teams?
A. Cost containment
B. High volume of communication
C. Shared knowledge
D. Culture of collaboration
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Correct Answer: D
Question #103
What is the difference between the critical path and the critical chain?
A. Scope changes
B. Resource limitations
C. Risk analysis
D. Quality audits
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Correct Answer: B
Question #104
Testing that often occurs between “Done” and “Done, Done” is:
A. Exploratory testing
B. Acceptance testing
C. Unit testing
D. Test driven development
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Correct Answer: C
Question #105
An agile team notices that the same problems continue to occur during multiple iterations. Several team members have suggestions to fix the problem. What is the proper agile approach to handle this?
A. Hold frequent retrospectives and share the responsibility for making changes
B. Understand that this is the nature of innovative business and strive to work harder
C. Collect team member feedback and discuss them privately with the product owner
D. Conduct a team-building exercise to increase trust among the team members
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Correct Answer: C
Question #106
Which Agile method promotes the practice of risk-based Spike or Spike solutions?
A. Scrum
B. AgileUP
C. ADSM
D. Extreme Programming
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Correct Answer: D
Question #107
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 #108
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 #109
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 #110
Kanban means________in Japanese?
A. User Story
B. Signal card
C. Visual card
D. Production Line
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Correct Answer: B
Question #111
Plan-do-check-act is also known as:
A. prevention over inspection
B. statistical sampling
C. management responsibility,
D. continuous improvement
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Correct Answer: C
Question #112
During which activity is the sequence of numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 often used?
A. Denoting development sequence
B. Estimating development hours
C. Indicating priority of a story
D. Estimating points of a story
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Correct Answer: B
Question #113
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: C
Question #114
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: C
Question #115
What happens if the customer no longer wants the feature that the Sprint Goal intended to meet?
A. The Development Team should determine if there is value in the Sprint
B. The Executive Stakeholders should determine if the Sprint should continue
C. The Product Owner should cancel the Sprint
D. The Scrum Master should cancel the Sprint
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Correct Answer: C
Question #116
Risk responses reflect an organization's perceived balance between:
A. risk taking and risk avoidance
B. known risk and unknown risk
C. identified risk and analyzed risk
D. varying degrees of risk
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Correct Answer: D
Question #117
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 #118
An agile team is working on a new product. To ensure that all unknown issues are clarified before committing to the scope, the team plans to work only on spike user stories for the next three sprints. What should the agile coach do in this situation?
A. Ensure that the spikes identify the risks early in the project to increase the chances of success
B. Ensure that the business sponsor accepts the proposal and agrees to fund the additional spike sprints
C. Recommend that, in the first sprint, user stories with higher priority be executed in addition to the spike
D. Support the decision, because release planning will be improved, and the product backlog can be better groomed after all spikes are executed
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Correct Answer: C
Question #119
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: D
Question #120
Which Project Time Management process includes bottom-up estimating as a tool or technique?
A. Estimate Activity Resources
B. Sequence Activities
C. Estimate Activity Durations
D. Develop Schedule
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Correct Answer: B
Question #121
The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from:
A. Hand-picked teams
B. Co-located teams
C. Self-organizing teams
D. Cross-functional teams
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Correct Answer: C
Question #122
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 #123
The Scrum Master as a Servant Leader is in service to which of the following?
A. The Development Team
B. The Organization
C. The Product Owner and the Development Team
D. The Organization, the Product Owner and the Development Team
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Correct Answer: D
Question #124
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 #125
What is used to provide a simple medium for gathering basic information about stories, recording high-level requirements, developing work estimates, and defining acceptance tests?
A. Story card
B. Burndown chart
C. Retrospective
D. Storyboard
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Correct Answer: C
Question #126
In Agile projects, the technique in which planning is done at three distinct horizons is known as:
A. Monte Carlo Analysis
B. Portfolio Management
C. DelphiTechnique
D. Progressive Elaboration
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Correct Answer: B
Question #127
Process Tailoring is the iterative approach implementing your SDLC process.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: A
Question #128
Which are some of the most important benefits of an Agile team sitting together in a co-located, open environment?
A. Osmotic communication is reduced; space is used more efficiently; groups work together more effectively, and team dynamics are improved
B. Costs are reduced as the need for conference rooms decreases, and the team can keep track of where members are more accurately
C. Team members can be held more accountable for their time and effort, and pair programming is easier as people have less distance to move to sit with their partner
D. Communication is improved; wait-time and rework are reduced; barriers between groups break down, and groups gain respect for each other professionally
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Correct Answer: D
Question #129
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: B
Question #130
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 #131
If the most likely duration of an activity is five weeks, the best-case duration is two weeks, and the worst-case duration is 14 weeks, how many weeks is the expected duration of the activity?
A. One
B. Five
C. Six
D. Seven
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Correct Answer: B
Question #132
Control charts, flowcharting, histograms, Pareto charts, and scatter diagrams are tools and techniques of which process?
A. Perform Quality Control
B. Perform Quality Assurance
C. Plan Quality
D. Report Performance
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Correct Answer: C
Question #133
Which project document is updated in the Control Stakeholder Engagement process?
A. Project reports
B. Issue log
C. Lessons learned documentation
D. Work performance information
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Correct Answer: A
Question #134
Which process involves documenting the actions necessary to define, prepare, integrate, and coordinate all subsidiary plans?
A. Collect Requirements
B. Direct and Manage Project Execution
C. Monitor and Control Project Work
D. Develop Project Management Plan
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Correct Answer: C
Question #135
Which tool or technique used in the Control Procurements process can be conducted during the execution of the project to verify compliance with deliverables?
A. Procurement documents
B. Inspection and audits
C. Estimate budget
D. Risk register
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Correct Answer: A
Question #136
A technique showing Kanban work stages by comparing counted features over a time interval is called a/an:
A. Earned value system
B. Fully integrated backlog
C. Cumulative flow diagram
D. Progressive elaboration
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Correct Answer: C
Question #137
Which characteristics do effective project managers possess?
A. Project management knowledge, performance skills, and personal effectiveness
B. Preparedness, project management knowledge, and personality characteristics
C. General management, preparedness, and project management knowledge
D. Assertiveness, collaboration, and performance skills
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Correct Answer: A
Question #138
A ScrumMaster:
A. prioritizes the work for each iteration
B. directs the activities of the team
C. provides leadership, guidance, and coaching
D. manages the project scope and budget
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Correct Answer: C
Question #139
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 #140
Which Process Group's purpose is to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes?
A. Monitoring and Controlling
B. Initiating
C. Planning
D. Executing
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Correct Answer: D
Question #141
Which of the following is an output of Close Procurements?
A. Accepted deliverables
B. Organizational process assets updates
C. Managing stakeholder expectations
D. Performance reports
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Correct Answer: B
Question #142
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 #143
Scrum is a software development methodology.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: C
Question #144
An electronics firm authorizes a new project to develop a faster, cheaper, and smaller laptop after improvements in the industry and electronics technology. With which of the following strategic considerations is this project mainly concerned?
A. Customer request
B. Market demand
C. Technological advance
D. Strategic opportunity
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Correct Answer: D
Question #145
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: D
Question #146
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 #147
In XP, the practice that any developer can change any line of code to add functionality, fix bugs, improve designs, or refactor demonstrates:
A. Collective Code Ownership
B. Source Code Control
C. Pair Programming
D. Continuous Integration
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Correct Answer: B
Question #148
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 #149
The Product Owner does not have to be a single person but may be a committee or a shared responsibility between multiple individuals.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: B
Question #150
Which type of project management office (PMO) supplies templates, best practices, and training to project teams?
A. Supportive
B. Directive
C. Controlling
D. Instructive
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Correct Answer: C
Question #151
A tool and technique used during the Define Scope process is:
A. facilitated workshops
B. observations
C. questionnaires and surveys
D. group creativity techniques
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Correct Answer: A

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