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Question #1

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 #2

Which type of analysis would be used for the Plan Quality process?

A. Schedule

B. Checklist

C. Assumption

D. Cost-Benefit

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Correct Answer: C

Question #3

Project contracts generally fall into which of the following three broad categories?

A. Fixed-price, cost reimbursable, time and materials

B. Make-or-buy, margin analysis, fixed-price

C. Time and materials, fixed-price, margin analysis

D. Make-or-buy, lump-sum, cost-plus-incentive

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Correct Answer: B

Question #4

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: A

Question #5

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 #6

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

A. XP is a component of Scrum

B. The principles of each are often complementary

C. Scrum is a component of XP

D. The principles of each are often contradictory

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Correct Answer: C

Question #7

Processes in the Initiating Process Group may be completed at the organizational level and be outside of the project's:

A. Level of control

B. Communication channels

C. Scope

D. Strategic alignment

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Correct Answer: C

Question #8

Which answer best describes Wide Band Delphi (e. g. Planning Poker) estimating?

A. Team members provide story estimates individually and discuss their reasoning until a consensus on the estimate is reached

B. Team performance on prior projects is analyzed, and actual hours and durations are used to determine estimates for similar user stories

C. Team members apply relative sizing to each task, and story points are triangulated based on the other stories in the Sprint Backlog

D. Team members assign a realistic and a pessimistic estimate to each story, and points are assigned based on the calculated average

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Correct Answer: B

Question #9

Who creates the Sprint Goal?

A. The Development Team

B. The Scrum Master

C. The Product Owner

D. The entire Scrum Team

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Correct Answer: D

Question #10

Which type of organizational structure is displayed in the diagram provided?

A. Balanced matrix

B. Projectized

C. Strong matrix

D. Functional

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Correct Answer: D

Question #11

When the Agile team works in a single location, the team is said to be ________.

A. Co-located

B. Distributed

C. Outsourced

D. Functional

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Correct Answer: A

Question #12

A story point is the:

A. Relative measure of the size of a user story

B. Duration it takes to complete a user story

C. Priority of the user story in the backlog

D. Business value of the user story

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Correct Answer: A

Question #13

The following is a network diagram for a project. The free float for Activity H is how many days?

A. 4

B. 5

C. 10

D. 11

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Correct Answer: A

Question #14

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

A. Become new technology requirements

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

C. Become the highest priority items

D. Be the most recent stories added to the backlog

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Correct Answer: B

Question #15

An input to Develop Project Charter is a/an:

A. Business case

B. Activity list

C. Project management plan

D. Cost forecast

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Correct Answer: C

Question #16

Which Knowledge Area is concerned with the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, storage, retrieval, and ultimate disposition of project information?

A. Project Integration Management

B. Project Communications Management

C. Project Information Management System (PIMS)

D. Project Scope Management

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Correct Answer: B

Question #17

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 #18

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 #19

Risk exposure is the:

A. Funds set aside to contain the risk

B. Probability a risk will occur

C. Amount of money the risk will cost if it occurs

D. Amount of damage to the project if the risk occurs

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Correct Answer: D

Question #20

The correct equation for schedule variance (SV) is earned value:

A. minus planned value [EV - PV]

B. minus actual cost [EV - AC]

C. divided by planned value [EV/PV],

D. divided by actual cost [EV/AC]

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Correct Answer: A

Question #21

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

A. Should consider instant messaging tools

B. Should have an easier Storming phase

C. Need to spend more effort communicating

D. Have a higher need for videoconferencing

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Correct Answer: B

Question #22

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 #23

On an agile project, some of the development team is struggling to understand how the tasks and user stories fit into the overall product. How should this be addressed?

A. Review the iteration goals and have the team each describe the work to create shared understanding

B. Create a story map for the minimal viable product (MVP) functionality

C. Capture this as a task in the retrospective and ensure there is more detail provided at the next planning session

D. Have the product owner explain the product vision and review the release plan with the team

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Correct Answer: D

Question #24

The Perform Integrated Change Control process occurs in which Process Group?

A. Initiating

B. Executing

C. Monitoring and Controlling

D. Planning

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Correct Answer: C

Question #25

The Kaizen philosophy is change:

A. For the better

B. Driven by process improvement

C. Driven by teams

D. Forsmallgroups

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Correct Answer: B

Question #26

Self-organizing teams are characterized by their ability to:

A. Do their own filing

B. Sit where they like

C. Make local decisions

D. Make project-based decisions

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Correct Answer: C

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

A story point is the:

A. Relative measure of the size of a user story

B. Duration it takes to complete a user story

C. Priority of the user story in the backlog

D. Business value of the user story

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Correct Answer: A

Question #29

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: D

Question #30

Which quality management and control tool is useful in visualizing parent-to-child relationships in any decomposition hierarchy that uses a systematic set of rules that define a nesting relationship?

A. Interrelationship digraphs

B. Tree diagram

C. Affinity diagram

D. Network diagram

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Correct Answer: D

Question #31

Who developed extreme programming (XP)?

A. Mike Cohn

B. Ken Schwaber

C. Kent Beck

D. Alistair Cockburn

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Correct Answer: C

Question #32

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 #33

In Sprint Planning, the development team estimates User Stories provided by the Product Owner and agrees to ones that can be completed in the Sprint. This is an example of:

A. Osmotic Communication

B. Reciprocal Commitment

C. Universal Acceptance

D. Tacit Agreement

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Correct Answer: B

Question #34

Which of the following is NOT a prioritization technique?

A. User Story Mapping

B. Kano analysis

C. Minimally Marketable Features (MMF)

D. Kitchen Prioritization

E. Planning Poker

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Correct Answer: A

Question #35

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 #36

If the Sprint Backlog cannot be completed in a Sprint, who resolves the issue?

A. Product Owner

B. Scrum Master

C. Development Team

D. Both the Product Owner and Development Team

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Correct Answer: D

Question #37

In Agile,________________is the primary measure of progress:

A. Accelerated Burndown chart

B. Reduced risk

C. Increased customer satisfaction

D. Working software

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Correct Answer: D

Question #38

DSDM uses MoSCoW technique to create the prioritized requirements list. In MoSCoW technique, ‘M’ stands for:

A. Most useful

B. Must have

C. Must not have

D. Minimum marketable feature

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Correct Answer: D

Question #39

Suppose your team is working to create a commercial website and is in the process of developing User Stories by role. One team member suggests rather than only thinking about the target user, we should also think of some exceptional users who use the system very differently. What type of user is this team member referring to?

A. High Risk User

B. Admin Role

C. Extreme Persona

D. Performance Tester

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Correct Answer: D

Question #40

After Define Activities and Sequence Activities, the next process is:

A. Estimate Activity Resources

B. Estimate Activity Durations,

C. Develop Schedule

D. Control Schedule

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Correct Answer: D

Question #41

Scrum practices are facilitated by the:

A. ScrumMaster

B. Product Owner

C. Project Sponsor

D. Scrum team

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Correct Answer: C

Question #42

At completion of iteration planning, the team has finished identifying the tasks they will commit to for the next iteration. Which of the following tools best provides transparency into the progress throughout the iteration?

A. Burndown chart

B. Gantt chart

C. Hours expended chart

D. Management baseline chart

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Correct Answer: A

Question #43

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

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

B. It may vary depending on the project

C. It is defined by the Scrum Master

D. It becomes more complete over time

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Correct Answer: C

Question #44

An element of the modern quality management approach used to achieve compatibility with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is known as:

A. Forecasting,

B. Brainstorming

C. Historical databases

D. Cost of quality

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Correct Answer: A

Question #45

On what should Agile estimates be based?

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #46

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 #47

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 #48

A change made to the internal structure of software that makes it easier to understand and cheaper to modify but does not change its observable behavior is referred to as:

A. A Spike

B. Technical debt

C. A User Story

D. Refactoring

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Correct Answer: D

Question #49

Which of the following does NOT describe Scrum?

A. Simple to understand

B. A lightweight framework

C. Difficult to master

D. A process or a technique for building products

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Correct Answer: D

Question #50

This management approach is based on knowing well defined goals but not the means for a solution.

A. Traditional Project Management

B. Emertxe Project Management

C. Extreme Project Management

D. Agile Project Management

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Correct Answer: C

Question #51

Which of the following is an output of Direct and Manage Project Execution?

A. Project management plan

B. Change request status updates

C. Organizational process assets updates

D. Work performance information

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Correct Answer: C

Question #52

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 #53

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

A. Spike

B. Code Freeze

C. Tail

D. Lag

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Correct Answer: C

Question #54

Velocity is the:

A. total number of Product Backlog hours completed in an iteration divided by the number of developers

B. measured rate at which teams turn Product Backlog items into running, tested features

C. measured rate at which the project manager turns the Product Backlog into tested features

D. total number of Product Backlog hours completed when developers work in pairs

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Correct Answer: B

Question #55

Acceptance tests of user stories are specified by the:

A. Customer at the start of the iteration

B. Customer as late as possible during the iteration

C. Tester after the team has finished the coding

D. Development team at the start of the iteration

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Correct Answer: A

Question #56

An example of a group decision-ma king technique is:

A. Nominal group technique

B. Majority

C. Affinity diagram

D. Multi-criteria decision analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #57

An input to the Plan Cost Management process is:

A. Cost estimates

B. Resource calendars,

C. The project charter,

D. The risk register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #58

The velocity chart, storyboard, burndown chart, and impediment list are often communicated using:

A. Status reports

B. Information radiators

C. Portfolio presentations

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Correct Answer: B

Question #59

This approach includes a visual process management system and an approach to incremental, evolutionary process changes for organizations.

A. Kanban

B. Scrum

C. Extreme programming

D. Agile Unified Process

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Correct Answer: A

Question #60

With multiple Scrum teams, you should have a separate product backlog.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: B

Question #61

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: C

Question #62

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: A

Question #63

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 #64

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

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

B. Using an abstract measurement to estimate Product Backlog items

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

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

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Correct Answer: B

Question #65

Which of the following is an example of schedule compression?

A. Activity sequencing

B. Resource leveling

C. Lead and lag adjusting

D. Crashing

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Correct Answer: C

Question #66

In Agile risk management, a risk burndown chart is best used to:

A. Qualitatively analyze the probability of a risk occurring

B. Track progress on risk reduction of technical risks

C. Document the external risks that could impact the project

D. Illustrate the project risk profile and new and changing risks

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Correct Answer: A

Question #67

A member of the development team is working on a prioritized non-functional requirement involving integrating with a 3rd party system. This integration has not been done before on the project. What should the project leader suggest?

A. Develop and document a detailed architectural design, peer review with the development team, and implement/test

B. Develop the functional requirements of the solution first before any non-functional requirement, as they provide more customer value

C. Discuss the integration requirement with the product owner and negotiate it to be lower on the backlog to focus on the minimal marketable feature

D. Develop and test the implementation approach and demonstrate it at the next sprint review to collect feedback

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Correct Answer: D

Question #68

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: CDF

Question #69

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 #70

For a "caves and commonroom arrangement, the most appropriate prerequisite is that the people in the room must be working on:

A. Whatever they choose

B. Individual projects

C. The same set of multiple projects,

D. The same project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #71

The following is a network diagram for a project. The free float for Activity E is how many days?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 5

D. 8

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Correct Answer: D

Question #72

When is a Salience Model used?

A. In a work breakdown structure (WBS)

B. During quality assurance

C. In stakeholder analysis

D. During quality control (QC)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #73

Which is NOT a role on an XP team?

A. Coach

B. Customer

C. Product Owner

D. Programmer

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Correct Answer: C

Question #74

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: B

Question #75

Which tool or technique is used in Close Procurements?

A. Contract plan

B. Procurement plan

C. Closure process

D. Procurement audits

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Correct Answer: B

Question #76

An agile team delivered a feature in the last iteration. The product owner, who missed the planning and review meetings, was dissatisfied with the feature. The team conducted a retrospective and reviewed the user stories related it. What should the agile team do next?

A. Ensure that the product owner reviews the acceptance criteria for delivered user stories

B. Augment the quality assurance and continuous integration processes for delivery

C. Approach the relevant developers and testers regarding quality issues in upcoming iterations

D. Ask the product owner to define the entire scope of delivery two to three iterations in advance

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Correct Answer: D

Question #77

The project has a current cost performance index of 0.80. Assuming this performance wi continue, the new estimate at completion is $1000. What was the original budget at completion for the project?

A. $800

B. $1000

C. $1250

D. $1800

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Correct Answer: A

Question #78

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 #79

What are the Project Procurement Management processes?

A. Conduct Procurements, Control Procurements, Integrate Procurements, and Close Procurements

B. Estimate Procurements, Integrate Procurements, Control Procurements, and Validate Procurements

C. Plan Procurement Management, Conduct Procurements, Control Procurements, and Close Procurements

D. Plan Procurement Management, Perform Procurements, Control Procurements, and Validate Procurements

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Correct Answer: C

Question #80

A procurement management plan is a subsidiary of which other type of plan?

A. Resource plan

B. Project management plan

C. Cost control plan

D. Expected monetary value plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #81

Who is responsible for determining the business value of each feature?

A. Product Owner

B. Steering committee

C. ScrumMaster

D. Team

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Correct Answer: A

Question #82

Alistair Cockburn created the Crystal Family of Agile Methods, all of whose names contain colors of quartz crystals taken from geology. What two characteristics of an Agile project are used to determine the color of the Crystal method? Size and complexity

B. Duration and complexity

A.

C. Size and criticality

D. Duration and criticality

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Correct Answer: D

Question #83

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 #84

User Stories are:

A. Negotiable

B. Baselined and not allowed to change

C. Created by the Agile Project Manager

D. The foundation of the roadmap

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Correct Answer: A

Question #85

Specification of both the deliverables and the processes is the focus of:

A. Change control

B. Configuration control

C. Project monitoring and control

D. Issue control

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Correct Answer: A

Question #86

If the Development Team does not have all the skills to accomplish the Sprint Goal, the Scrum Master should:

A. Cancel the Sprint

B. Stop using Scrum

C. Have the development team determine the definition of “Done” and work through the Sprint backlog

D. Remove the impacted stories from the Sprint backlog

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Correct Answer: C

Question #87

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: D

Question #88

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #89

Which of the following is a statistical concept that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen?

A. Sensitivity analysis

B. Three-point estimate

C. Modeling and simulation

D. Expected monetary value analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #90

During project selection, which factor is most important?

A. Types of constraints

B. Internal business needs

C. Budget

D. Schedule

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Correct Answer: C

Question #91

Which of the following is an output of the Define Activities process?

A. Activity list

B. Project plan

C. Activity duration estimates

D. Project schedule

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Correct Answer: B

Question #92

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

A. Function point analysis

B. Right sized story

C. Minimum marketable feature

D. Userstory map

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Correct Answer: C

Question #93

The following chart contains information about the tasks in a project. Based on the chart, what is the cost performance index (CPI) for Task 2?

A. 0

B. 1

C. 1

D. 1

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Correct Answer: D

Question #94

The advantage of face-to-face collaboration emphasized in eXtreme Programming (XP) is that it:

A. allows team members to use common language in their design and code

B. delays feedback much more than scheduled inspections

C. eliminates communication delays and misunderstandings

D. allows team members to correct some mistakes on the fly

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Correct Answer: D

Question #95

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 #96

The development team should have a lead developer to ensure the work is properly executed.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: A

Question #97

Which cost estimate technique includes contingencies to account for cost uncertainty?

A. Vendor bid analysis

B. Three-point estimates

C. Parametric estimating

D. Reserve analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #98

When does the project team determine which dependencies are discretionary?

A. Before the Define Activities process

B. During the Define Activities process

C. Before the Sequence Activities process

D. During the Sequence Activities process

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Correct Answer: B

Question #99

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 #100

Which of the seven principles of software development is best intended to solve the problem of inventories causing hidden errors in the process?

A. Fast-Flexible-Flow

B. Optimize the Whole

C. Deliver Early and Often

D. Eliminate Waste

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Correct Answer: D

Question #101

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #102

Who is responsible for determining the business value of each feature?

A. Product Owner

B. Steering committee

C. ScrumMaster

D. Team

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Correct Answer: A

Question #103

A tool or technique used in the Control Procurements process is:

A. Expert judgment

B. Performance reporting

C. Bidder conferences

D. Reserve analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #104

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 #105

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

A. Maximizing work-in-progress

B. Quality and thoughtfulness

C. Line of sight to business needs

D. Maximizing multitasking

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Correct Answer: A

Question #106

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

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

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

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

A.

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #107

What is the name of this facilitated process? One or more team members sequence the product backlog from smallest to largest User Story. The rest of the team validates the sequence. The whole team uses a sizing method such as T-shirt size or Fibonacci sequence to group the user stories.

A. Relative estimation

B. Pairwise comparison

C. Planning Poker

D. Affinity estimating

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Correct Answer: D

Question #108

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 #109

Which of the following is an output of the Conduct Procurements process?

A. Project statement of work

B. Selected sellers

C. Risk register updates

D. Teaming agreements

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Correct Answer: C

Question #110

Acceptance tests of user stories are specified by the:

A. Customer at the start of the iteration

B. Customer as late as possible during the iteration

C. Tester after the team has finished the coding

D. Development team at the start of the iteration

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Correct Answer: A

Question #111

According to the fundamental principles of Lean Management, errors result from:

A. Inadequate user requirements and documentation

B. Misjudgment made by project teams and operations staff

C. Flaws in development and production systems

D. Insufficient management oversight of projects and operations

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Correct Answer: C

Question #112

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 #113

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 #114

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: B

Question #115

An input to the Create WBS process is a:

A. project charter

B. stakeholder register

C. project scope statement

D. requirements traceability matrix

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Correct Answer: B

Question #116

During mid-sprint changes, an agile facilitator meets with the executive and development teams. During the meeting, executive team members resolve conflicts, and on their own initiative, review the iteration charts to discuss changes to the iteration's functional goal. What practice is the agile facilitator implementing?

A. Building openness and transparency on the project's health and status

B. Facilitating conflict resolution among executive team members

C. Using active stakeholder involvement to build features in an incremental and iterative approach

D. Seeking continuous feedback from executive team members

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Correct Answer: D

Question #117

What is the Agile Open Space concept?

A. When cubicles walls are removed for an Agile team

B. It is a meeting designed to allow Agile practitioners to meet in self-organizing groups where they can share their latest ideas and challenges

C. The choice to collocate all team members for the beginning of a project

D. It is a core principle of ADSM

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Correct Answer: B

Question #118

Which of the following is an output from Control Scope?

A. Change requests

B. Variance analysis

C. Accepted deliverables

D. Requirements documentation

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Correct Answer: D

Question #119

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: D

Question #120

Since the last iteration, the team has grown from six members to 14 members. As a result, in the current iteration, the team room is crowded and uncomfortable during the team's daily standup. It takes the team longer than the ideal amount of time to complete their standup, which creates problems for the team's current schedule. Based on this information, the project manager should:

A. Move the standup to a conference call format so space is not a problem

B. Increase the standup duration and update the team's calendars

C. Assign each team member a maximum speaking time for future standups

D. Split the team into sub teams and have them schedule separate standups

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Correct Answer: D

Question #121

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #122

The scope of a project cannot be defined without some basic understanding of how to create the specified:

A. objectives

B. schedule

C. product

D. approach

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Correct Answer: D

Question #123

An agile team is preparing a release plan for a project. What information will the team need to complete this plan?

A. Amount of work needed to complete a single user story

B. Amount of work that can be accomplished by each team member

C. Amount of work that can be accomplished in an iteration

D. Amount of work that can be accomplished by the entire team

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Correct Answer: B

Question #124

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 #125

What Agile concept expresses delivering value in slices rather than in layers/stages?

A. Definition of Done

B. Value Mapping

C. Sashimi

D. Lean Value

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Correct Answer: C

Question #126

According to the fundamental principles of Lean Management, errors result from:

A. Inadequate user requirements and documentation

B. Misjudgment made by project teams and operations staff

C. Flaws in development and production systems

D. Insufficient management oversight of projects and operations

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Correct Answer: C

Question #127

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: D

Question #128

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: A

Question #129

Definitions of probability and impact, revised stakeholder tolerances, and tracking are components of which subsidiary plan?

A. Cost management plan

B. Quality management plan

C. Communications management plan

D. Risk management plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #130

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #131

A story point is the:

A. Relative measure of the size of a user story

B. Duration it takes to complete a user story

C. Priority of the user story in the backlog

D. Business value of the user story

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Correct Answer: A

Question #132

A special type of bar chart used in sensitivity analysis for comparing the relative importance of the variables is called a:

A. triangular distribution

B. tornado diagram

C. beta distribution

D. fishbone diagram

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Correct Answer: A

Question #133

Based on the following information, determine the number weeks until the next release.

A. 8 weeks

B. 12 weeks

C. 16 weeks

D. 9 weeks

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Correct Answer: C

Question #134

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 #135

In reference to Scrum, each sprint should produce:

A. An increment of potentially shippable product functionality

B. Aset of documented product requirements and specifications

C. Arelease with testable and measurable functionality

D. An increment of potentially testable product functionality

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Correct Answer: A

Question #136

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

A. After the iteration

B. After a release

C. During an iteration

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #137

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

A. Agreeing on a due date

B. Sharing information

C. Agreeing on the design

D. Pair programming

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Correct Answer: B

Question #138

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

A. Burn up chart

B. Product Backlog

C. Affinity estimate

D. Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #139

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

A. Maximizing work-in-progress

B. Quality and thoughtfulness

C. Line of sight to business needs

D. Maximizing multitasking

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Correct Answer: C

Question #140

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 #141

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: A

Question #142

The approaches, tools, and data sources that will be used to perform risk management on a project are determined by the:

A. Methodology

B. Risk category

C. Risk attitude

D. Assumption analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #143

Based on the following metrics: EV= $20,000, AC= $22,000, and PV= $28,000, what is the project CV?

A. -8000

B. -2000

C. 2000

D. 8000

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Correct Answer: C

Question #144

All of the following occur in the second half of the Sprint planning meeting EXCEPT:

A. The Development Team identifies improvements that it will implement in the next Sprint

B. The Product Owner is answers questions and clarifies User Stories

C. The Development Team commits to work in the Sprint

D. Tasks are defined for the User Stories

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Correct Answer: A

Question #145

Payback period, return on investment, internal rate of return, discounted cash flow, and net present value are all examples of:

A. Expert judgment

B. Analytical techniques

C. Earned value management

D. Group decision-making techniques

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Correct Answer: C

Question #146

Who provides the inputs for the original estimates of activity durations for tasks on the project plan?

A. Project sponsor

B. Project manager

C. Person responsible for project scheduling

D. Person who is most familiar with the task

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Correct Answer: D

Question #147

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

A. shifting from a controlling mindset to a facilitating mindset

B. directing the work in a more incremental fashion

C. only assigning tasks for the nextiteration

D. giving up control and rotating management through the team

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Correct Answer: A

Question #148

A key component of Agile software development is:

A. Requirements should be complete before beginning development

B. Change must be minimized

C. Risk management is robust

D. Requirements are able to evolve during development

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Correct Answer: D

Question #149

Which 5 roles are defined by Extreme Programming? (Choose five.)

A. Scrum Master

B. Coach

C. Customer

D. Stakeholder

E. Programmer

F. Tracker

G. Product Owner

H. Tester

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Correct Answer: BCEF

Question #150

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

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