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Question #1
What do project reports show during the Sprint review meeting?
A. Estimates compared to the baseline
B. Actual results to the plan
C. Return on investment (ROI)
D. Earned value measurement (EVM)
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Correct Answer: C
Question #2
The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for managing the Product Backlog.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: A
Question #3
To truly adopt Scrum, you must pick and choose what roles, artifacts, events, and rules are right for your organization.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: B
Question #4
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 #5
When large or complex projects are separated into distinct phases or subprojects, all of the Process Groups would normally be:
A. divided among each of the phases or subprojects
B. repeated for each of the phases or subprojects
C. linked to specific phases or subprojects
D. integrated for specific phases or subprojects
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Correct Answer: C
Question #6
According to the Agile Manifesto, which of the following describes the more valued items?
A. Customer collaboration, following a plan, working software, and individual interactions
B. Working software, individual interactions, responding to change, and comprehensive documentation
C. Individual interactions, working software, customer collaboration, and responding to change
D. Responding to change, individual interactions, processes and tools, and customercollaboration
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Correct Answer: C
Question #7
Which quality tool incorporates the upper and lower specification limits allowed within an agreement?
A. Control chart
B. Flowchart
C. Checksheet
D. Pareto diagram
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Correct Answer: A
Question #8
Which is an output of the Collect Requirements process?
A. Requirements traceability matrix
B. Project scope statement
C. WBS dictionary
D. Work performance measurements
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Correct Answer: B
Question #9
In an Agile approach, project values are most effectively implemented when they are determined by the:
A. sponsor
B. team
C. project manager
D. methodology
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Correct Answer: B
Question #10
Which of the following is NOT part of the Scrum Framework?
A. Roles
B. Events
C. Characteristics
D. Artifacts
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Correct Answer: C
Question #11
Identify all members of a Scrum Team: (Choose three.)
A. Customer
B. Stakeholder
C. Product Owner
D. Scrum Master
E. Project Manager
F. Development Team
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Correct Answer: D
Question #12
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: A
Question #13
Your sponsor has asked for clarification on when releases of your product will ship and what those releases will contain. Which Agile deliverable would best answer their needs?
A. Product demo
B. Product roadmap
C. Product backlog
D. Sprint backlog
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Correct Answer: B
Question #14
Which provides the basic framework for managing a project?
A. Project life cycle
B. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
C. Enterprise environmental factors
D. Project initiation
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Correct Answer: C
Question #15
Based upon this Burndown chart, is this project ahead of schedule or behind schedule?
A. Ahead of schedule
B. Behind schedule
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Correct Answer: D
Question #16
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 #17
What is one of the objectives of Project Risk Management?
A. Decrease the probability and impact of an event on project objectives
B. Distinguish between a project risk and a project issue so that a risk mitigation plan can be put in place
C. Increase the probability and impact of positive events
D. Removal of project risk
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Correct Answer: B
Question #18
No one but the Scrum Team attends the Sprint Planning meeting.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: B
Question #19
The ScrumMaster and the Product Owner disagree on the value of a Product Backlog item. In order to resolve the disagreement, the first step the ScrumMaster should take is to ask:
A. The Product Owner to clarify the requirement
B. The business owner to resolve the problem
C. The business analyst to research the product value
D. Another project manager how to resolve the problem
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Correct Answer: A
Question #20
Which of the following is NOT recognized as a “unit” that can be used for estimating the size of the requirements on your Agile project?
A. Real time
B. Relative size
C. Ideal time
D. Ideal size
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Correct Answer: D
Question #21
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 #22
Project X has an IRR of 12%, and Project Y has an IRR of 10%. Which project should be chosen as a better investment for the organization?
A. It depends on the payback period
B. Project Y
C. Project X
D. Project or Y, depending on the NPV
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Correct Answer: C
Question #23
Which of the following is a project constraint?
A. Twenty-five percent staff turnover is expected
B. The technology to be used is cutting-edge
C. Project leadership may change due to volatile political environment
D. The product is needed in 250 days
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Correct Answer: D
Question #24
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 #25
An Agile team expects a velocity of 8. During sprint planning, the stories were estimatedand prioritized in the following order: Story A_4Story Points Story B_2Story Points Story C_3 Story Points Story D_2Story Points Which stories should the team include in Sprint 1, without splitting the stories?
A. Stories A, C, and D
B. Stories A, B, and C
C. Stories A, B, and D
D. Stories B, C, and D
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Correct Answer: C
Question #26
Funding limit reconciliation is a tool and technique used in which process?
A. Control Costs
B. Determine Budget
C. Estimate Costs
D. Control Budget
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Correct Answer: C
Question #27
During the daily standup meeting, a team member states that an issue has been encountered. This leads to the team members getting into a problem-solving discussion. How should the ScrumMaster respond?
A. Ask the team members to table the discussion until after the meeting is over
B. If the item is really important, allow the discussion to expedite resolution of the issue
C. Abruptly end the daily standup meeting and schedule another meeting to discuss the issue
D. Ask the team how they would like to use the daily standup meeting for that day
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Correct Answer: A
Question #28
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 #29
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 #30
A company is considering developing a new, complex application that will require a large initial investment. However, if successful, the profit potential is high. When preparing an analysis, what should be used to encourage stakeholders who are concerned about project failure to authorize the initial investment?
A. Calculated planned percent complete (PPC)
B. Many small minimally marketable features (MMFs)
C. Story points rather than cost estimates
D. Calculated earned value (EV)
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Correct Answer: D
Question #31
What role should a servant leader perform to reduce team distractions and improve progress toward project goals?
A. Managing: To ensure compliance with the project plan
B. Mentoring: To share their knowledge with the team
C. Controlling: To ensure compliance with the scope, budget, and schedule
D. Auditing: To ensure adherence to organizational compliance policies
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Correct Answer: B
Question #32
The total of the planned value (PV) is also known as:
A. work breakdown structure (WBS)
B. schedule target
C. performance measurement baseline (PMB)
D. earned value baseline
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Correct Answer: B
Question #33
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 #34
This artifact contains release names with expected dates and includes major features, client-side impacts, server-side applications, platform support and markets served:
A. Risk burndown graph
B. Product roadmap
C. Release migration plan
D. Product vision
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Correct Answer: A
Question #35
What kind of User Story is written to provide an opportunity to research a solution in order to provide an estimate?
A. Sprint Story
B. Persona Story
C. Spike Story
D. Needle Story
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Correct Answer: C
Question #36
A method of obtaining early feedback on requirements by providing a working model of the expected product before actually building is known as:
A. Benchmarking
B. Context diagrams
C. Brainstorming
D. Prototyping
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Correct Answer: B
Question #37
Which type of analysis is used as a general management technique within the Plan Procurements process?
A. Risk assessment analysis
B. Make or buy analysis
C. Contract value analysis
D. Cost impact analysis
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Correct Answer: C
Question #38
Which chart shows the total number of story points completed through the end of each iteration?
A. Iteration Burndown chart
B. Cumulative story point Burndown chart
C. Daily Burndown chart
D. Burnup chart
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Correct Answer: B
Question #39
What is the role in an eXtreme Programming (XP) project that ensures the right project processes are applied?
A. Domain Expert
B. Product Owner
C. ScrumMaster
D. Coach
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Correct Answer: D
Question #40
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 #41
Classes of Services in Kanban are used to:
A. Support estimation for Kanban Cards
B. Prioritize the queue by risk
C. All of the above
D. Ensure WIP limits are realistic
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Correct Answer: B
Question #42
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 #43
The backlog is ordered by:
A. The needs of the Product Owner
B. Risk
C. Complexity
D. Size
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Correct Answer: AB
Question #44
Which type of elaboration allows a project management team to manage at a greater level of detail as the project evolves?
A. Cyclic
B. Progressive
C. Repetitive
D. Iterative
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Correct Answer: A
Question #45
How does the Scrum Master provide the most value to the Team?
A. By facilitating discussions between the Product Owner and the Development Team
B. Ensuring time-boxes are kept
C. Removing impediments to the Development Team
D. Scheduling Scrum events
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Correct Answer: C
Question #46
In Agile projects, how are planning outputs shared with stakeholders?
A. Using the most highly visible method possible
B. On a need-to-know basis depending on role
C. According to the project communications plan
D. Through a series of stakeholder meetings
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Correct Answer: A
Question #47
In a Lean project environment, visual controls:
A. Can be used by management for communicating specific corrective direction
B. Are easy to use, reflect the team's progress, and show the team what to do next
C. Are helpful while the team is forming but are less important for more experienced teams
D. Should be kept to a minimum to avoid distracting the team from high-value activities
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Correct Answer: D
Question #48
A team member on a new scrum project previously provided support to another application. Due to issues with that application, the team member’s former supervisor continues assigning them tasks related to that project. The new project’s scrum master includes this issue in the risk register. What should the scrum master do next?
A. Monitor the threats and risks while allowing the team member to multitask on both projects
B. Assign more resources to the sprints to compensate for the absences of the team member
C. Ensure that the threats and risks are communicated and addressed
D. Assign fewer stories to the sprints so that the team member can still meet sprint goals
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Correct Answer: A
Question #49
A high-performance Agile team:
A. is fully committed to team success yet respects the prescribed roles and titles of team members
B. owns its decisions and commitments and is motivated to succeed at any cost
C. is self-organizing, empowered to make decisions, and consensus-driven, with constructive disagreement
D. produces a high volume of business value through intensive collaboration and avoidance of conflict
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Correct Answer: B
Question #50
What is the ideal approach for an Agile project manager to take when considering fractional assignments?
A. Do nothing, as fractional assignments will not impact project performance
B. Allow resources to be assigned to no more than two projects at a time
C. Only allow nonessential resources to be fractionally assigned
D. Avoid them and have resources assigned to only one project at a time
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Correct Answer: D
Question #51
In a Lean Software Development environment, the Project Leader strives to eliminate:
A. Work in Process (WIP) and bugs
B. Delays and building what is not needed
C. Defects and features with low value stream values
D. Poor requirements and changing scope
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Correct Answer: B
Question #52
Prototype development may be used as a tool for which of the following risk response strategies?
A. Avoid
B. Accept
C. Mitigate
D. Exploit
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Correct Answer: C
Question #53
Team velocity is used to:
A. Measure the percentage of features completed
B. Judge productivity within the iteration
C. Predict schedules for mature teams
D. Give feedback on delivered value
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Correct Answer: D
Question #54
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 #55
The Kaizen philosophy is change:
A. For the better
B. Driven by process improvement
C. Driven by teams
D. Forsmallgroups
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Correct Answer: A
Question #56
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 #57
The most powerful capability of Scrum teams is that they:
A. Work in timeboxed sprints
B. Are self-organized and empowered
C. Work from a prioritized backlog
D. Value individuals and interactions
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Correct Answer: B
Question #58
A mature agile team welcomes a new member. Due to poor experiences with a previous team, the new member is reluctant to communicate. What should the agile project leader do?
A. Bring up the new member’s impediments at the next meeting to demonstrate team support of input
B. Assure the new member that inputs on impediments are valued, and demonstrate this at the next meeting
C. Have a senior lead work with the new member to avoid a negative impact on team productivity
D. Privately work with the new member to address any impediments
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Correct Answer: D
Question #59
The 3 items are required for an Agile, adaptive environment: (Choose three.)
A. People
B. Process
C. Product
D. Tools
E. Technology
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Correct Answer: ABC
Question #60
What is the ideal approach for an Agile project manager to take when considering fractional assignments?
A. Do nothing, as fractional assignments will not impact project performance
B. Allow resources to be assigned to no more than two projects at a time
C. Only allow nonessential resources to be fractionally assigned
D. Avoid them and have resources assigned to only one project at a time
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Correct Answer: D
Question #61
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 specificationsthat 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: B
Question #62
Information transmission is greatest amongst team members who are working on:
A. Individual tasks in the same work area
B. The same task through pair programming
C. The same group of tasks individually
D. Different tasks on the same project
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Correct Answer: B
Question #63
Net present value (NPV) is a ratio that compares the value of a dollar today to the value of that same dollar in the future. An NPV that is negative suggests what?
A. The project should be rejected
B. I don’t have enough information
C. The project should be deferred
D. The project should be put on hold until the value is 0
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Correct Answer: C
Question #64
Change requests, project management plan updates, project document updates, and organizational process assets updates are all outputs of which project management process?
A. Plan Risk Responses
B. Manage Stakeholder Expectations
C. Define Scope
D. Report Performance
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Correct Answer: B
Question #65
Early in a project, stakeholder analysis is performed; however, an organizational restructure redefines key roles. What should the project team do?
A. Note the changes to the restructure and roles that affect team activities
B. Use direct engagement and two-way conversation to update the stakeholder analysis for any new stakeholder requirements
C. Email a copy of the project vision to those redefined for key roles and ask if they need to be involved in the project
D. Obtain a copy of the redefined key roles to update the stakeholder analysis
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Correct Answer: C
Question #66
What happens to a stakeholder's project influence over time?
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Stays the same
D. Has no bearing
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Correct Answer: D
Question #67
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 #68
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 #69
Who is responsible for prioritizing the stories that will be included in the iteration?
A. ScrumMaster
B. Developer
C. Product Owner
D. Team
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Correct Answer: B
Question #70
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 #71
Retrospectives provide an opportunity for the team to:
A. Reflect at the end of every iteration and identify improvements that will increase the quality of the product
B. Participate in a mandatory meeting to share status updates across the team and to ensure that everyone is on track
C. Understand from the management if the project is achieving the Scope, Quality, Cost, and Schedule goals
D. Set goals at the beginning of the iteration and identify requirements that can be delivered in that iteration
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Correct Answer: A
Question #72
Based on the burndown chart, what is the iteration’s status?
A. It trended ahead of schedule and completed everything on time
B. It look more time than expected and had to be lengthened
C. It trended behind schedule and did not complete everything on time
D. It took less time than expected and had to be shortened
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Correct Answer: B
Question #73
Which basic quality tool explains a change in the dependent variable in relationship to a change observed in the corresponding independent variable?
A. Cause-and-effect diagram
B. Histogram
C. Control chart
D. Scatter diagram
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Correct Answer: C
Question #74
Which technique is used in Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis?
A. Sensitivity analysis
B. Probability and impact matrix
C. Risk data quality assessment
D. Risk categorization
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Correct Answer: C
Question #75
When are acceptance tests typically written for a user story?
A. After coding the story, but before user acceptance testing begins
B. After writing the story, but before coding begins
C. At the start of Product Backlog prioritization planning
D. After estimating the Product Backlog, but before Sprint planning begins Section: (none) Explanation Explanation/Reference: Explanation:
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Correct Answer: A
Question #76
Inputs to the Plan Schedule Management process include:
A. Organizational process assets and the project charter,
B. Enterprise environmental factors and schedule tools
C. Time tables and Pareto diagrams
D. Activity attributes and resource calendars
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Correct Answer: D
Question #77
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 #78
A project has an EV of 100 workdays, an AC of 120 workdays, and a PV of 80 workdays. What should be the concern?
A. There is a cost underrun
B. There is a cost overrun
C. The project may not meet the deadline
D. The project is 20 days behind schedule
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Correct Answer: C
Question #79
Which should NOT take place at the daily Scrum?
A. The Product Owner gives an update
B. The Scrum Mater manages the time-box
C. The Development Team answers the three questions
D. Issues are raised and documented
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Correct Answer: A
Question #80
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 #81
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: D
Question #82
Documented identification of a flaw in a project component together with a recommendation is termed a:
A. corrective action
B. preventive action
C. non-conformance report,
D. defect repair
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Correct Answer: C
Question #83
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 #84
During planning for the next iteration, an agile team identifies most of the story points that are expected to be delivered. How should an agile practitioner work with the team to help identify the iteration’s remaining scope?
A. Convince the team to stop planning and keep the size small
B. Identify the technically minimal and achievable tasks
C. Refer to the remaining prioritized backlog items
D. Select some of the smallest items from the backlog
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Correct Answer: C
Question #85
A logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot start until a predecessor activity has finished is known as:
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: A
Question #86
All of the following are true about change during a Sprint EXCEPT:
A. Changes can be made that impact the Sprint goal
B. The development team can change tasks in the Sprint backlog
C. The Product Owner is the only person that can add or remove a User Story in the Sprint Backlog
D. Change may occur as scope is clarified between the Product Owner and the Development Team
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Correct Answer: A
Question #87
The best description of the purpose of the daily standup in Agile projects is to:
A. Resolve the key issues and risks that are likely to hinder project progress
B. Provide insight and reassurance to the Product Owner to strengthen that relationship
C. Inform the project lead of project status for reporting to stakeholders
D. Raise the visibility of each person's work and to ensure the work is integrated
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Correct Answer: C
Question #88
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 #89
In the Lean process, the focus is on:
A. Managing team efficiency
B. Optimizing completed work across the process stream
C. Using the optimal resources
D. Cross training the team to eliminate bottlenecks
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Correct Answer: B
Question #90
In an Agile approach, at which meeting does a team examine the effectiveness of risk responses by conducting a risk audit?
A. Release planning
B. Sprint planning
C. Sprint Retrospective
D. Daily Scrum
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Correct Answer: C
Question #91
When we practice active listening, what are the levels through which our listening skills progress?
A. Global listening, Focused listening, Intuitive listening
B. Interested listening, Focused listening, Global listening
C. Self-centered listening, Focused listening, Intuitive listening
D. Internal listening, Focused listening, Global listening
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Correct Answer: C
Question #92
The three processes of Project Cost Management are:
A. Estimate Costs, Control Schedule, and Control Costs
B. Estimate Costs, Determine Budget, and Estimate Activity Resources
C. Determine Budget, Control Schedule, and Estimate Activity Resources
D. Estimate Costs, Determine Budget, and Control Costs
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Correct Answer: C
Question #93
The Scrum Master’s job is to work with the Scrum Team and the organization to increase the awareness of the artifacts. Which pillar of Scrum does this represent?
A. Transparency
B. Inspection
C. Adaption
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Correct Answer: A
Question #94
In an Agile approach, at which meeting does a team examine the effectiveness of risk responses by conducting a risk audit?
A. Release planning
B. Sprint planning
C. Sprint Retrospective
D. Daily Scrum
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Correct Answer: C
Question #95
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: A
Question #96
Technical capability, past performance, and intellectual property rights are examples of:
A. performance measurement criteria
B. source selection criteria
C. product acceptance criteria
D. phase exit criteria
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Correct Answer: C
Question #97
A cross-functional team in Scrum consists of which types of team members?
A. A specialist in QA
B. An architect
C. A release manager
D. Anyone with the skills to accomplish the work
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Correct Answer: C
Question #98
Which 2 are goals of Lean Software Development? (Choose two.)
A. Ensure value
B. Simple Design
C. Continuous integration
D. Minimize waste
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Correct Answer: AD
Question #99
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 #100
Which technique is commonly used for the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process?
A. Brainstorming
B. Strategies for opportunities
C. Decision tree analysis
D. Risk data quality assessment
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Correct Answer: B
Question #101
A project manager who communicates to the project team though email is using which type of communication?
A. Formal
B. Informal r
C. Horizontal
D. Unofficial
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Correct Answer: D
Question #102
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 #103
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 #104
What type of project structure is a hierarchically organized depiction of the resources by type?
A. Organizational breakdown structure (OBS)
B. Resource breakdown structure (RBS)
C. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
D. Project breakdown structure (PBS)
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Correct Answer: B
Question #105
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 #106
Which of the following strategies is used to deal with risks that may have a negative impact on project objectives?
A. Exploit
B. Share
C. Enhance
D. Transfer
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Correct Answer: A
Question #107
The process of monitoring the status of the project to update project progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline is:
A. Control Schedule
B. Quality Control
C. Perform Integrated Change Control
D. Develop Schedule
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Correct Answer: A
Question #108
Estimating costs for an Agile project starts with which of the following types of meetings?
A. Project Retrospective
B. Steering Committee
C. Release Planning
D. Sprint Planning
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Correct Answer: B
Question #109
Operations and Maintenance staff should not be part of the Agile team.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: B
Question #110
Which of the following is most appropriate to always participate in Planning Poker?
A. Product Owner
B. Stakeholders
C. Team members
D. Project manager
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Correct Answer: C
Question #111
Team velocity is used to:
A. Measure the percentage of features completed
B. Judge productivity within the iteration
C. Predict schedules for mature teams
D. Give feedback on delivered value
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Correct Answer: C
Question #112
After three iterations, the problems impeding an Agile team appear to be similar in nature to problems faced in earlier iterations. Inspection of the retrospectives for past iterations reveals information organized into columns entitled "What worked for us" and "What did not work for us. " Based on this information, one can infer that the team did not capture:
A. user stories
B. milestones
C. action items
D. requirements
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Correct Answer: C
Question #113
The feedback from the Sprint Review impacts the next Sprint planning meeting.
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: A
Question #114
At the end of first iteration, the team finishes User Stories A, Band 50% of
C. What is the team velocity?
A. 11
B. 9
C. 14
D. 16
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Correct Answer: B
Question #115
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: A
Question #116
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: D
Question #117
Which Agile framework adopts and tailors methods such as Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), Agile Modeling (AM), Unified Process (UP), Kanban and Agile Data (AD) in order to support scaling.
A. DSDM
B. Crystal
C. Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD)
D. Agile Delivery Framework (ADF)
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Correct Answer: C
Question #118
Which of the following is an example of the simplest fixed-price contract?
A. Purchase requisition
B. Purchase order
C. Verbal agreement
D. Request for quote
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Correct Answer: D
Question #119
While developing a story during the iteration, team discovered new tasks that were not identified earlier. A newly discovered task is such that the User Story cannot be completed during the iterations. What are the most appropriate actions for the team to perform?
A. Let the Product Owner decide if there is still a way to meet the iteration goals
B. Discuss the situation with the Scrum Master and see if there is still a way to meet the iteration goals
C. Drop the User Story and inform the Product Owner that it will be delivered in the next iteration
D. Modify the scope of other User Stories to allow completion of the Sprint backlog
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Correct Answer: A
Question #120
Midway through an iteration, an agile team learns that a team member will be unavailable for the next two iterations. As a high-performance team, what should the team do?
A. Raise an impediment that resource tasks will be blocked, and notify the product owner
B. Ask the delivery manager for a temporary resource
C. Ask the scrum master to assign that team member’s tasks to the next available resource
D. Assume the team member’s tasks to meet iteration goals, and notify the product owner
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Correct Answer: B
Question #121
A project team attempts to produce a deliverable and finds that they have neither the expertise nor the time to complete the deliverable in a timely manner. This issue could have been avoided if they had created and followed a:
A. risk management plan
B. human resource management plan
C. scope management plan
D. procurement management plan
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Correct Answer: C
Question #122
Which of the following is NOT a principle from the Agile Manifesto?
A. Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software
B. Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project
C. Continuous creation of technical debt and good design enhances agility
D. Working software is the primary measure of progress
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Correct Answer: B
Question #123
When implementing Agile Project Management, risk management that occurs simply by following Agile best practices such as iterative planning and review activities is called:
A. Inherent risk management
B. Organic risk management
C. Overt risk management
A.
D. Intrinsic risk management
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Correct Answer: B
Question #124
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 #125
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 #126
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 #127
Extreme Programming (XP) includes which of the following practices? (Choose three.)
A. Simple Design
B. Coding standardsC
D. Sustainable Pace
E. Eliminate Waste
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Correct Answer: ABD
Question #128
What is the probability of occurrence if the risk rating is 0.56 and the impact if the risk does occur is very high (0.80)?
A. 0
B. 0
C. 0
D. 1
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Correct Answer: B
Question #129
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 #130
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: C
Question #131
Agile project management and product development use several types of documents specific to each iteration; they are known as “artifacts”. All of the following documents are Agile iteration artifacts except:
A. Iteration Vision Statement
B. Iteration Backlog
C. Iteration Plan
D. Iteration Burndown Chart
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Correct Answer: A
Question #132
During a retrospective, the agile practitioner discovers that a team member’s process improvement idea has worsened the outcome. What should the agile practitioner do?
A. Commend the team on trying the idea, then encourage discussion regarding alternatives
B. Ask a manager to direct the team on fixing the process
C. Encourage the team to continue executing the idea to see if it improves
D. Privately speak with the team member to convey that their idea worsened the outcome
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Correct Answer: C
Question #133
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 #134
Which item is a formal proposal to modify any document, deliverable, or baseline?
A. Change request
B. Requirements documentation
C. Scope baseline
D. Risk urgency assessment
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Correct Answer: D
Question #135
Which of the following is NOT one of the 12 core practices of XP?
A. Visualize the flow
B. On-site Customer
C. Coding Standards
D. System Metaphor
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Correct Answer: A
Question #136
Which tools or techniques are used in the Plan Schedule Management process?
A. Benchmarking, expert judgment, and analytical techniques
B. Statistical sampling, benchmarking, and meetings
C. Negotiations, pre-assignment, and multi-criteria decision analysis
D. Expert judgment, analytical techniques, and meetings
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Correct Answer: C
Question #137
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 #138
In eXtreme Programming (XP), analysis, design, coding, and testing phases are done:
A. At the beginning of the iteration
B. Every day
C. In sequence
D. Without documentation
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Correct Answer: B
Question #139
The purpose of the iteration retrospective is to:
A. Report progress of the work effort, what work will be done next, and review impediments to progress
B. Prioritize the Product Backlog, generate development and testing estimates, and plan the next iteration
C. Provide a demonstration of the features developed during the iteration, get feedback from users, and begin testing
D. Identify what worked well, what did not work well, and what actions should be taken to improve the process
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Correct Answer: D
Question #140
What are the formal and informal policies, procedures, and guidelines that could impact how the project's scope is managed?
A. Organizational process assets
B. Enterprise environmental factors
C. Project management processes
D. Project scope management plan
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Correct Answer: D
Question #141
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 #142
A project manager providing information to the right audience, in the right format, at the right time is an example of which type of communication?
A. Efficient
B. Effective
C. Push
D. Pull
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Correct Answer: B
Question #143
Which of the following is NOT one of the 12 core practices of XP?
A. Visualize the flow
B. On-site Customer
C. Coding Standards
D. System Metaphor
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Correct Answer: A
Question #144
An input of the Control Schedule process is the:
A. resource calendar
B. activity list
C. risk management plan
D. organizational process assets
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Correct Answer: B
Question #145
Assuming all projects require the same amount of up-front investment, the project with the highest ______________ would be considered the best and undertaken first.
A. Earned Value Management (EVM)
B. Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
C. Net Present Value (NPV)
D. Budget at Completion (BAC)
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Correct Answer: B
Question #146
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 #147
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 #148
Scrum is NOT:
A. A set of software project management principles
B. Founded on empirical process control theory, or empiricism
C. A process framework used to manage the development of products
D. Designed for static requirements
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Correct Answer: D
Question #149
Which of the following is NOT one of the 12 core practices of XP:
A. Simple Design
B. Continuous Testing
C. Vertical Slicing
D. Refactoring
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Correct Answer: B
Question #150
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 #151
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

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