PMI-ACP Exam Questions & Study Materials 2024, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner| SPOTO

Question #1

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

A. High-risk and high-value

B. High-risk and low-value

C. Low-risk and low-value

D. Low-risk and high-value

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Correct Answer: D

Question #2

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 #3

An organization initiates a pilot project to introduce agile methodology for the successful delivery of projects. What should the project manager do to share this project’s knowledge and learning with wider organizational business groups?

A. Invite people from across the organization to attend daily stand ups

B. Invite people from across the organization to attend retrospectives

C. Invite people from across the organization to attend the release meeting and project retrospectives

D. Regularly meet with people across the organization to share the project’s lessons learned and best practices

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Correct Answer: B

Question #4

During a planning session, four out five team members vote to include eight story points in a particular story, while the fifth member votes for five story points. How should this be handled?

A. The story should be assigned eight story points as per the majority vote

B. The story should be added to the backlog and reassessed later

C. The story should be assigned points after a discussion with the fifth team member to see if a consensus can be reached

D. The decision for the number of story points should be made by the customer

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Correct Answer: A

Question #5

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 #6

Correlated and contextualized information on how closely the scope is being maintained relative to the scope baseline is contained within:

A. project documents updates

B. project management plan updates

C. change requests

D. work performance information

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Correct Answer: C

Question #7

Agile development prevents technical debt.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: B

Question #8

What is the first thing an agile development team should do when planning an iteration?

A. Assign the tasks to one team member

B. Separate the stories into tasks

C. Estimate the stories' tasks

D. Help establish the next sprint's goal

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Correct Answer: D

Question #9

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: D

Question #10

Midway through a sprint, a scrum team member advises the team of a new requirement that may change the initial scope. What should the team do?

A. Work on requirements that the product owner may have overlooked

B. Record the scope creep in the change management log

C. Add the new requirement to the product backlog

D. Ask the scrum master to secure additional time and resources

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Correct Answer: D

Question #11

During iteration planning, the team is discussing the design for a user story. A team member states that a design document should be started since the system is complex in nature. Another team member responds that in Agile there is no documentation. How should the ScrumMaster respond?

A. Agree that documentation should be avoided, since it slows the progress of the team

B. Explain that interactions are valued over documentation, but documentation is not forbidden

C. Ask the manager if the technical processes mandate that designs be documented

D. Ask the Product Owner if it is acceptable for the resources to spend time on documentation

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Correct Answer: B

Question #12

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 #13

Which of the seven basic quality tools is especially useful for gathering attributes data while performing inspections to identify defects?

A. Histograms

B. Scatter diagrams

C. Flowcharts

D. Checksheets

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Correct Answer: A

Question #14

Project managers use velocity to determine:

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #15

A purchase order for a specified item to be delivered by a specified date for a specified price is the simplest form of what type of contract?

A. Cost-reimbursable

B. Time and material

C. Fixed price or lump-sum

D. Cost-plus-fixed-fee

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Correct Answer: D

Question #16

Which tool or technique is an examination of industry and specific vendor capabilities?

A. Independent estimates

B. Market research

C. Analytical techniques

D. Bidder conferences

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Correct Answer: C

Question #17

Which schedule compression technique has phases or activities done in parallel that would normally have been done sequentially?

A. Crashing

B. Fast tracking

C. Leads and lags adjustment

D. Parallel task development

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Correct Answer: D

Question #18

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

A. Task

B. Iteration

C. Product

D. Release

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Correct Answer: B

Question #19

Which type of contract is a hybrid of both a cost-reimbursable and a fixed-price contract?

A. Cost Plus Award Fee Contract (CPAF)

B. Firm-Fixed -Price Contract (FFP)

C. Time and Material Contract (T&M)

D. Cost Plus Incentive Fee Contract (CPIF)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #20

Who is responsible for maximizing the value of the product backlog?

A. The Customer

B. The Scrum Master and Product Owner

C. The Product Owner

D. The Development Team and Product Owner

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Correct Answer: C

Question #21

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 #22

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 #23

Which group creativity technique asks a selected group of experts to answer questionnaires and provide feedback regarding the responses from each round of requirements gathering?

A. The Delphi technique

B. Nominal group technique

C. Affinity diagram

D. Brainstorming

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Correct Answer: A

Question #24

What is a time-boxed event?

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

B. It has a maximum duration

C. It has a minimum duration

D. It has a fixed place and time

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Correct Answer: C

Question #25

How is the participatory design process characterized?

A. A well-planned and well-documented process is documented for each of the iterations in the project

B. Users including project team members participate in the planning process for the project plan

C. End users participate and assist in the design process from the beginning of the project

D. A high level brainstorming process is conducted for the project team and the project sponsor

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Correct Answer: D

Question #26

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #27

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #28

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 #29

Which of the following testing is done manually by the XP team?

A. Regression testing

B. Unit testing

C. Integration testing

D. Exploratory testing

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Correct Answer: AC

Question #30

The length of time to recover the cost of a project investment is the:

A. Net Present Value

B. Payback Period

C. Earned Value

D. ROI

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Correct Answer: B

Question #31

During a project's last few sprints, an agile practitioner notices an increase in defects. A root-cause analysis indicates that a poor understanding of the requirements was caused by the inability of the product owner to communicate clearly. What should the agile practitioner do?

A. Inform the product owner's manager so that corrective action may be taken

B. Communicate this to the product owner, and offer to help facilitate discussions with the team

C. Encourage a team member to raise this during the retrospective to ensure that the product owner is aware

D. Escalate this issue to the sponsor so that corrective action may be taken

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Correct Answer: A

Question #32

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 #33

Who is responsible for maximizing the value of the product?

A. Senior Executives

B. The Product Owner

C. The Scrum Master

D. The Development Team

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Correct Answer: B

Question #34

The measure of productivity of a Kanban team is:

A. Cycle time

B. Lead Time

C. Work in Progress

D. Velocity

E. Throughput

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Correct Answer: E

Question #35

Project management processes ensure the:

A. alignment with organizational strategy

B. efficient means to achieve the project objectives

C. performance of the project team

D. effective flow of the project throughout its life cycle

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Correct Answer: A

Question #36

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: B

Question #37

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

A. team lacks domain knowledge

B. business needs are prioritized over the system design

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

D. team has no experience in estimating

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Correct Answer: A

Question #38

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: D

Question #39

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

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

B. The deliverable from a Sprint retrospective

C. The Agile model of persona

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #40

What is the primary benefit of meeting quality requirements?

A. Quality metrics

B. Less rework

C. Quality control measurements

D. Benchmarking

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Correct Answer: C

Question #41

High-performing teams feature which of the following sets of characteristics?

A. Consensus-driven, empowered, low trust

B. Self-organizing, plan-driven, empowered

C. Constructive disagreement, empowered, self-organizing

D. Consensus-driven, empowered, plan-driven

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Correct Answer: C

Question #42

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 #43

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 #44

Plan Schedule Management is a process in which Knowledge Area?

A. Project Scope Management

B. Project Human Resource Management

C. Project Integration Management

D. Project Time Management

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Correct Answer: D

Question #45

Spike solutions are appropriate when:

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: B

Question #46

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 #47

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 #48

Emotional intelligence includes all of the following except:

A. Self-awareness

B. Motivation

C. Commitment

D. Influence

E. Intuitiveness

F. Conscientiousness

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Correct Answer: D

Question #49

The Identify Stakeholders process is found in which Process Group?

A. Initiating

B. Monitoring and Controlling

C. Planning

D. Executing

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Correct Answer: A

Question #50

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #51

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 #52

Who is responsible for the “definition of done”?

A. The team

B. The Product Owner

C. Management

D. Project manager

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Correct Answer: A

Question #53

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 #54

Risk categorization is a tool or technique used in which process?

A. Plan Risk Responses

B. Plan Risk Management

C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: A

Question #55

What is the schedule performance index (SPI) using the following data? BAC = $100,000 PV = $50,000 AC = $80,000 EV = $40,000

A. 1

B. 0

C. 0

D. 0

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Correct Answer: B

Question #56

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

A. Team members assign estimates by averaging Planning Poker cards

B. The most senior team member prepare the estimates

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #57

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 #58

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

A. Burndown

B. Completion chart

C. Kanban chart

D. Sashimi

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Correct Answer: C

Question #59

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #60

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 #61

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

A. Contract negotiation

B. Following a plan

C. Customer collaboration

D. Processes and tools

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Correct Answer: B

Question #62

Which of the following is a weakness of an Adaptive PMLC Model?

A. Does not waste time on non-value-added work

B. Does not waste time planning uncertainty

C. Cannot identify what will be delivered at the end of the project

D. Avoids all management issues processing scope change requests

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Correct Answer: A

Question #63

An input to the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process is the:

A. quality management plan

B. project management plan

C. communications management plan

D. schedule management plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #64

Question: Which of the following BEST describes ROTI?

A. Measure of product backlog items (PBI) remaining

B. Measure of quality of features delivered in an iteration

C. Measure or required effort to complete an iteration

D. Measure of the effectiveness of the retrospective meeting

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Correct Answer: D

Question #65

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

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

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

C. Discuss the story at the next retrospective

D. Pick another story from the product backlog

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Correct Answer: B

Question #66

How is the participatory design process characterized?

A. A well-planned and well-documented process is documented for each of the iterations in the project

B. Users including project team members participate in the planning process for the project plan

C. End users participate and assist in the design process from the beginning of the project

D. A high level brainstorming process is conducted for the project team and the project sponsor

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Correct Answer: C

Question #67

There are four critical actions that should be embraced by an adaptive leader: improving speed-to-value, having a passion for quality, doing less, and ________________.

A. Inspiring staff

B. Managing conflict

C. Facilitating meetings

D. Ensuring effective communication

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Correct Answer: A

Question #68

Which is used to solicit proposals from prospective sellers?

A. Procurement statement of work

B. Resource calendars

C. Procurement document

D. Independent estimates

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Correct Answer: A

Question #69

The following is a network diagram for a project. The total float for the project is how many days?

A. 5

B. 9

C. 12

D. 14

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Correct Answer: C

Question #70

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

A. Maximizing the amount of work not done

B. Delivering early and continuously

C. Welcoming changing requirements

D. Deciding at the last responsible moment

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Correct Answer: B

Question #71

A project manager should communicate to stakeholders about resolved project issues by updating the:

A. project records

B. project reports

C. stakeholder notifications

D. stakeholder register

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Correct Answer: D

Question #72

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 #73

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

A. Commit to a specific feature set for delivery

B. Explain that a commitment will be provided after planning

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

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

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Correct Answer: B

Question #74

The team estimation game method mainly consists of a:

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

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

Question #75

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

A. Technical debt

B. Escaped defects

C. Risk burndown

D. Code quality

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Correct Answer: B

Question #76

The process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities is known as:

A. Control Schedule

B. Sequence Activities

C. Define Activities

D. Develop Schedule

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Correct Answer: A

Question #77

Agile project development processes typically:

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

B. Document each business process individually and in detail

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

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #78

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 #79

To which process is work performance information an input?

A. Administer Procurements

B. Direct and Manage Project Execution

C. Create WBS

D. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #80

When are acceptance tests typically written for a user story?

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

B. After writing the story, but before coding begins

C. At the start of Product Backlog prioritization planning

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #81

Suppose 8 new members joined the development team, and the team size is now 15. The daily Scrum is getting noisy and exceeding the 15 minutes time-box. What is the most effective way to address this situation?

A. Divide the team into two teams with minimum dependency and have two separate daily Scrums

B. Do nothing; allow the large team to exceed the time-box by a few minutes each meeting

C. Increase the time-box for the daily Scrum to 30 minutes

D. Ask the team members to only update on the impediments and highlight only the important ones

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Correct Answer: A

Question #82

Which three of the following points about the daily Scrum are TRUE? (Choose three.)

A. It is time-boxed

B. It is held at the same place and time every day

C. The Product Owner provides an update

D. The Scrum Master enforces the rule that only Development Team members participate

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Correct Answer: ABD

Question #83

The staffing management plan is part of the:

A. organizational process assets

B. resource calendar

C. human resource plan

D. Develop Project Team process

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Correct Answer: A

Question #84

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

A. Project Retrospective

B. Steering Committee

C. Release Planning

D. Sprint Planning

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Correct Answer: C

Question #85

An agile team member from a cross-functional team has been unable to complete assignments due to tasks assigned by the functional manager. What should the Scrum Master do?

A. Dismiss the team member

B. Discuss the situation with the functional manager

C. Report the functional manager to the project sponsor

D. Demand that the functional manager respects the project charter

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Correct Answer: C

Question #86

In the first part of the Sprint Planning meeting, what is NOT accomplished?

A. Items are selected from the Product Backlog

B. The Development Team decides how much work can be accomplished

C. The Scrum Team defines the Sprint Goal

D. The Tasks are defined

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Correct Answer: D

Question #87

Which Process Group contains those processes performed to define a new project?

A. Initiating

B. Planning

C. Executing

D. Closing

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Correct Answer: A

Question #88

Which process determines the risks that might affect the project?

A. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

B. Identify Risks

C. Plan Risk Management

D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #89

Which management style does Agile advocate?

A. Task

B. Team

C. Product

D. Performance

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Correct Answer: B

Question #90

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 #91

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 #92

The acronym MoSCoW stands for a form of:

A. Estimation

B. Risk identification

C. Prioritization

D. Reporting

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Correct Answer: C

Question #93

An input of the Plan Procurement Management process is:

A. Make-or-buy decisions

B. Activity cost estimates

C. Seller proposals

D. Procurement documents

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Correct Answer: B

Question #94

The product owner of an agile project is frustrated because the team is unable to deliver as many features as expected. The product owner asks the team to reduce test-automation levels, since the quality assurance team will test the product at project completion. The product owner expects that more features will be delivered in each iteration using this approach. What should the agile practitioner do?

A. Ask the opinion of key stakeholders and the client to ensure the correct approach is being used

B. Work with the team to use this approach, and request a quality assurance iteration after every three iterations

C. Propose to completely eliminate test automation, since this is a quality assurance function

D. Suggest merging the quality assurance and delivery teams to enhance each iteration’s test-automation levels and reduce redundancy

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Correct Answer: C

Question #95

What are the three pillars of Scrum?

A. Transparency, Inspection, and Adaption

B. Transparency, Inspection, and Empiricism

C. Transparency, Acceptance and Adaptation

D. Retrospectives, Inspection, and Adaptation

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Correct Answer: A

Question #96

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 #97

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 #98

An agile team lead is assigned to a project that must ensure data security. What should the team lead do to guarantee that security, as a non-functional requirement, is managed throughout the project?

A. Include security concerns on the agenda for every meeting

B. Request that a security expert be added to the team

C. Add security as a non-functional requirement to the risk register, and review regularly

D. Ensure that planning and prioritizing includes consideration of security requirements

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Correct Answer: C

Question #99

A new product owner shares the product vision during the team launch event. The team asks for clarification on the product roadmap and its high-level features. What should the product owner do?

A. Determine the required tasks for implementing the high-level features

B. Identify the detailed design for the high-level features

C. Prioritize the product backlog for the upcoming release

D. Estimate the user stories in the iteration backlog

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Correct Answer: B

Question #100

An agile team is working on a new product. To ensure that all unknown issues are clarified before committing to the scope, the team plans to work only on spike user stories for the next three sprints. What should the agile coach do in this situation?

A. Ensure that the spikes identify the risks early in the project to increase the chances of success

B. Ensure that the business sponsor accepts the proposal and agrees to fund the additional spike sprints

C. Recommend that, in the first sprint, user stories with higher priority be executed in addition to the spike

D. Support the decision, because release planning will be improved, and the product backlog can be better groomed after all spikes are executed

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Correct Answer: C

Question #101

There must be a release every Sprint.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: B

Question #102

How does Empirical Process Control support Agile methodologies?

A. Testing, requirements, and adaptation

B. Testing, requirements, and change

C. Visibility, review, and testing

D. Visibility, inspection, and adaptation

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Correct Answer: D

Question #103

Which of the following is NOT a KPI (key performance indicator) of Agile?

A. Actual Stories Completed vs

B. Quality Delivered to Customers

C. Team Enthusiasm

D. Team Attendance

E. Team Velocity

F. Technical Debt Management

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Correct Answer: D

Question #104

Which management style does Agile advocate?

A. Task

B. Team

C. Product

D. Performance

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Correct Answer: A

Question #105

The Scrum Master is a participant in the Sprint Retrospective.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: A

Question #106

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 #107

Projects that share common outcomes, collective capability, knowledge, or skills are often grouped into a:

A. portfolio

B. program

C. selection

D. sub portfolio

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Correct Answer: B

Question #108

Suppose you are a Scrum Master on a new Agile team. Which of the following strategies is best way to resolve conflict on the team?

A. Collaborate

B. Negotiate

C. Smooth over

D. Ignore

E. Use your authority

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Correct Answer: A

Question #109

The optimum size of the Scrum Team is:

A. 7

B. Between 3 and 9

C. 5

D. It depends

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Correct Answer: B

Question #110

The Scrum Master is a participant in the Sprint Retrospective.

A. True

B. False

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Correct Answer: A

Question #111

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #112

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: A

Question #113

While preparing the project management plan on a weekly basis, the project manager indicates the intention to provide an issues report to the staff via e-mail. In which part of the plan will this type of information be included?

A. Communications management plan

B. Human resource plan

C. Quality management plan

D. Procurement management plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #114

Which one is NOT a reason to perform a Spike?

A. To perform basic research to familiarize the team with a new technology or domain

B. To analyze the expected behavior of a large story so the team can split the story into estimable pieces

C. To defer a story until a later Sprint while still showing progress to the Product Owner

D. To do some prototyping to gain confidence in a technological approach

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Correct Answer: C

Question #115

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #116

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

A. Identify errors in product design and testing

B. Help identify user stories that would otherwise be missed

C. Provide precision to support vague user concepts

D. Provide value to the Sprint planning session

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Correct Answer: B

Question #117

During iteration planning, the team is discussing the design for a user story. A team member states that a design document should be started since the system is complex in nature. Another team member responds that in Agile there is no documentation. How should the ScrumMaster respond?

A. Agree that documentation should be avoided, since it slows the progress of the team

B. Explain that interactions are valued over documentation, but documentation is not forbidden

C. Ask the manager if the technical processes mandate that designs be documented

D. Ask the Product Owner if it is acceptable for the resources to spend time on documentation

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Correct Answer: C

Question #118

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 #119

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: B

Question #120

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 #121

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

A. Too large

B. Not estimated correctly

C. Not testable

D. Not descriptive of the value

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Correct Answer: C

Question #122

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 #123

What is a Japanese term used in Lean software development is an activity that is wasteful, unproductive, and doesn’t add value?

A. Sashimi

B. Kanban

C. Muda

D. Kairoshi

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Correct Answer: C

Question #124

What should a team consider when calculating the effort needed to complete a product backlog?

A. The increase in velocity and cost

B. A buffer in the sprint to mitigate unexpected risks

C. Assigning extra points to each task to allow time for changes

D. Stories describing infrastructure tasks and analysis tasks

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Correct Answer: C

Question #125

Which input to the Plan Risk Management process provides information on high-level risks?

A. Project charter

B. Enterprise environmental factors

C. Stakeholder register

D. Organizational process assets

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Correct Answer: D

Question #126

How long is the time-box for the daily Scrum?

A. It depends

B. 5 minutes per person on the Development Team

C. 15 minutes

D. Whatever the Team decides

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Correct Answer: C

Question #127

Which of the following is NOT an Extreme Programming Practice?

A. Pair Programming

B. Planning Game

C. Test Driven Development

D. Extreme Persona

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Correct Answer: D

Question #128

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: A

Question #129

When a project is undertaken to reduce defects in a product or service, the objective of the project is to create a/an:

A. improvement

B. program

C. result

D. portfolio

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Correct Answer: C

Question #130

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: B

Question #131

In the Plan Procurement Management process, which source selection criteria analyzes if the seller's proposed technical methodologies, techniques, solutions, and services meet the procurement documents requirements?

A. Technical approach

B. Technical capability

C. Business size and type

D. Production capacity and interest

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Correct Answer: C

Question #132

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 #133

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

A. Acceptance tests

B. Entrance criteria

C. Done criteria

D. Go and no-go limits

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Correct Answer: A

Question #134

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 #135

Identify the three components of the Agile Triangle. (Choose three.)

A. Quality

B. Value

C. Cost

D. Constraints

E. Scope

F. Leadership

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Correct Answer: ABD

Question #136

The ways in which the roles and responsibilities, reporting relationships, and staffing management will be addressed and structured within a project is described in the:

A. Human resource management plan

B. Activity resource requirements

C. Personnel assessment tools,

D. Multi-criteria decision analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #137

In a burndown chart, if the remaining work line is above the expected work line, what does this signify?

A. The project is ahead of schedule

B. The project is behind schedule

C. The resources are performing above expectation

D. The project is being well managed

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Correct Answer: B

Question #138

A high-performance Agile team:

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #139

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

A. Too large

B. Not estimated correctly

C. Not testable

D. Not descriptive of the value

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Correct Answer: D

Question #140

An agile team notices that the same problems continue to occur during multiple iterations. Several team members have suggestions to fix the problem. What is the proper agile approach to handle this?

A. Hold frequent retrospectives and share the responsibility for making changes

B. Understand that this is the nature of innovative business and strive to work harder

C. Collect team member feedback and discuss them privately with the product owner

D. Conduct a team-building exercise to increase trust among the team members

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Correct Answer: D

Question #141

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 #142

Which of the following best describes a team’s velocity from the first iteration on?

A. Velocity is based on the decomposition of activities and their sequence

B. Velocity varies in the first iterations, increases, and eventually plateaus

C. Velocity is determined by the product owner

D. Velocity is based on approved deliverables, milestones, scope, and resource management plans

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Correct Answer: B

Question #143

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

A. People and places over processes and guidelines

B. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

C. Working software over complete specifications

D. Managing change over managing a plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #144

DRY is an acronym for which Agile development principle?

A. Development Requires You

B. Don’t Repeat Yourself

C. Deploy Repeatedly

D. Develop, Refactor, Yagni

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Correct Answer: C

Question #145

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

A. Burndown bar chart

B. Risk Burn-Up chart

C. Risk Burndown Graph

D. Risk Map

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Correct Answer: C

Question #146

More details for a story are required before the upcoming sprint planning meeting. What should the scrum master do?

A. Email the product owner requesting detailed story specifications and wait for a response

B. Gather the details from the team members before sprint planning

C. Schedule a story grooming session with the product owner before sprint planning

D. Conduct a planning poker session with the team

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Correct Answer: C

Question #147

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

A. Team members assign estimates by averaging Planning Poker cards

B. The most senior team member prepare the estimates

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

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