Conquer the PMI-ACP Exam with Comprehensive Study Materials

Question #1

What is the common communication bridge between the team and the Product Owner?

A. urndown chart

B. roduct Backlog

C. crum team meeting

D. print release plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #2

The acronym MoSCoW stands for a form of:

A. stimation

B. isk identification

C. rioritization

D. eporting

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Correct Answer: C

Question #3

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. he team should implement more rigorous testing at the end of each development cycle

B. anagement should direct the team on specific actions that they should take to improve quality

C. anagement should guide the team as it seeks to improve itself and reduce errors in the system

D. he Project Champion should review the acceptable quality threshold to ensure that it is realistic

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Correct Answer: C

Question #4

The Kaizen philosophy is change:

A. or the better

B. riven by process improvement

C. riven by teams

D. or small groups

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Correct Answer: A

Question #5

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

A. Product Owner

B. Steering committee

C. ScrumMaster

D. Team

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Correct Answer: A

Question #6

Sequence the following concepts to create the popular acronym for creating good User Stories.Select and Place:Exhibit A:Exhibit B:

A. lease refer to Exhibit B for the answer

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Correct Answer: A

Question #7

In Scrum, Sprints are never longer than a calendar month.

A. rue

B. alse

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Correct Answer: A

Question #8

Triple Nickels is a technique used in what kind of meeting?

A. print Planning

B. aily Scrum

C. print Retrospective

D. P Planning Game

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Correct Answer: C

Question #9

Match each activity (on the left) to its definition (on the right).Select and Place:Exhibit A:Exhibit B:

A. lease refer to Exhibit B for the answer

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Correct Answer: A

Question #10

An iteration prior to a release that includes final documentation, integration testing, training and some small tweaks is called:

A. ardening Iteration

B. uffer Iteration

C. elease Iteration

D. ntegration Iteration

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Correct Answer: A

Question #11

How do you read a burndown bar chart? Match the phrases below to create instructions.Select and Place:Exhibit A:Exhibit B:

A. lease refer to Exhibit B for the answer

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Correct Answer: A

Question #12

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. he Product Owner to clarify the requirement

B. he business owner to resolve the problem

C. he business analyst to research the product value

D. nother project manager how to resolve the problem

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Correct Answer: A

Question #13

When are acceptance tests typically written for a user story?

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

B. fter writing the story, but before coding begins

C. t the start of Product Backlog prioritization planning

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #14

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 #15

On Agile teams, conflict is to be avoided at all cost.

A. rue

B. alse

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Correct Answer: B

Question #16

Scrum is both an iterative and incremental Agile process.

A. rue

B. alse

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Correct Answer: A

Question #17

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

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

B. t may vary depending on the project

C. t is defined by the Scrum Master

D. t becomes more complete over time

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Correct Answer: C

Question #18

One of the major tools and techniques used in Lean Software Development is Value Stream Mapping. What is the primary purpose of value stream mapping?

A. o improve business processes

B. o identify and eliminate waste

C. o ensure product quality

D. o increase customer value

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Correct Answer: B

Question #19

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

A. o-located

B. istributed

C. utsourced

D. unctional

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Correct Answer: A

Question #20

The following chart lists stories for a release of an Agile project:

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 7

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Correct Answer: B

Question #21

Which of the following is not an Agile methodology?

A. crum

B. eature Driven Development (FDD)

C. xtreme Programming (XP)

D. ynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)

E. rogram Evaluation Review Technique (PERT)

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Correct Answer: E

Question #22

Spike solutions are appropriate when:

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

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

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

D. specific technical needs to be answered, stopping work on the spike as soon as it answers that question

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Correct Answer: D

Question #23

An Agile team best ensures product quality through:

A. he development team’s use of pair programming

B. uality assurance’s daily collaboration with the development team

C. ore frequent inspection after each iteration

D. eedback gathered during iteration retrospectives

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Correct Answer: C

Question #24

The trend of work remaining across time in a Sprint, a release, or a product, with work remaining tracked on the vertical axis and the time periods tracked on the horizontal axis is called a __________.

A. urndown Chart

B. urnup Chart

C. rogress Chart

D. arking Lot Chart

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Correct Answer: A

Question #25

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

A. urndown chart

B. antt chart

C. ours expended chart

D. anagement baseline chart

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Correct Answer: A

Question #26

The Agile Manifest principle, "Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software”, is achieved through which Scrum practice?

A. aily Scrum

B. prints

C. elease Planning

D. print Planning

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Correct Answer: B

Question #27

Simplicity – the art of ____ is essential

A. aximizing the amount of work not done

B. inimizing the amount of work done

C. aximizing the customer collaboration

D. inimizing contract negotiation

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Correct Answer: A

Question #28

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. elative estimation

B. airwise comparison

C. lanning Poker

D. ffinity estimating

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Correct Answer: A

Question #29

On what should Agile estimates be based?

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: B

Question #30

Who is responsible for change management in Scrum projects?

A. roject Manager

B. roject Sponsor

C. crum Master

D. roduct Owner

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Correct Answer: D

Question #31

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

A. ork was removed from the Product Backlog

B. ork was added to the Product Backlog

C. he team's velocity increased

D. he team's velocity decreased

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Correct Answer: B

Question #32

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: B

Question #33

Who is responsible for making sure that each user story is associated with at least one user role or persona?

A. ser

B. eveloper

C. ustomer

D. ersona

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Correct Answer: C

Question #34

For the best results in an Agile project, customers should:

A. et priorities and identify product features

B. nterview new team members for fit

C. pprove development plans and tasks

D. et sprint and release schedules

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Correct Answer: A

Question #35

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

A. rue

B. alse

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Correct Answer: B

Question #36

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. nherent risk management

B. rganic risk management

C. vert risk management

D. ntrinsic risk management

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Correct Answer: B

Question #37

Which one is not a value of Lean Development?

A. ursue perfection

B. nsure collective code ownership

C. fter a project flows, keep improving it

D. alance long-term improvement and short-term improvement

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Correct Answer: B

Question #38

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #39

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

A. cceptance tests

B. ntrance criteria

C. one criteria

D. o and no-go limits

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Correct Answer: A

Question #40

Which one is NOT a reason to perform a Spike?

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #41

The best description of the purpose of the daily standup in Agile projects is to:

A. esolve the key issues and risks that are likely to hinder project progress

B. rovide insight and reassurance to the Product Owner to strengthen that relationship

C. nform the project lead of project status for reporting to stakeholders

D. aise the visibility of each person’s work and to ensure the work is integrated

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Correct Answer: D

Question #42

Frequent verification and validation is key in Agile but each approach produces a very different result. Verification determines ______ whereas validation determines ___________.

A. f the product is “done” | if the product is “done-done”

B. f I am I building the product right | if I am I building the right product

C. f I am I building the right product | if I am I building the product right

D. f the product has passed unit testing | if the product has passed acceptance testing

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Correct Answer: B

Question #43

Acronym describing the attributes of a product backlog:

A. EEP

B. NVEST

C. TERA

D. ESPO

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Correct Answer: A

Question #44

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #45

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

A. ashimi

B. anban

C. uda

D. airoshi

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Correct Answer: C

Question #46

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

A. echnical debt

B. scaped defects

C. isk burndown

D. ode quality

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Correct Answer: B

Question #47

Which of the following occurs in the first Sprint?

A. reate a project plan

B. evelop a shippable piece of functionality

C. omplete your reference architecture

D. evelop the Product Roadmap

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Correct Answer: B

Question #48

During Sprint Planning, the architect is constantly estimating higher than everyone else, and team members are increasing their estimates to accommodate her. This is an example of:

A. ominating

B. nfluencing

C. ictating

D. nchoring

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Correct Answer: D

Question #49

Which should NOT take place at the daily Scrum?

A. he Product Owner gives an update

B. he Scrum Mater manages the time-box

C. he Development Team answers the three questions

D. ssues are raised and documented

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Correct Answer: A

Question #50

What Agile planning artifact is created by the Product Owner and the development team?

A. roduct Vision

B. roduct Roadmap

C. elease Plan

D. print Plan

E. aily Plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #51

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #52

On XP teams, what is expected from the Project Manager?

A. oach the team on Agile practices

B. elp the team work with the rest of the organization

C. rovide domain expertise to the team

D. efine the software

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Correct Answer: B

Question #53

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 #54

What is the purpose of practicing asking the “5 Why’s”?

A. o determine the scope of the Sprint

B. o determine the root cause of an issue

C. o determine the end result

D. o determine the prioritized backlog

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Correct Answer: B

Question #55

A newly formed scrum team wants to foster an environment for transparency and experimentation. The team decides to use a Kanban board to record and track encountered impediments. Emphasis is placed on how issues are resolved and the strategies for preventing them in the future.Over time, what will be the result of this approach?

A. aizen

B. pecific, measurable, assignable, realistic, and time-based (SMART) goals

C. ey performance indicators (KPIs)

D. uda

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Correct Answer: B

Question #56

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

A. rue

B. alse

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Correct Answer: B

Question #57

Prioritize from high to low the sequence of User Story development.

A. ycle time

B. eal time

C. deal time

D. alendar time

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Correct Answer: ABCD

Question #58

Who is responsible for the “definition of done”?

A. he team

B. he Product Owner

C. anagement

D. roject manager

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Correct Answer: A

Question #59

Who is responsible for managing ROI in Agile projects?

A. he Project Sponsor

B. he Product Owner

C. he Agile Project Manager

D. he Scrum of Scrums Master

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Correct Answer: B

Question #60

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

A. ittle Law

B. areto’s Law

C. ohr’s Law

D. he Law of Averages

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Correct Answer: B

Question #61

Match the definitions (on the right) to each of the characteristics of a good User Story (on the left).Select and Place:Exhibit A:Exhibit B:

A. lease refer to Exhibit B for the answer

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Correct Answer: A

Question #62

Empirical process control constitutes a continuous cycle of inspecting the process for correct operation and results and adapting the process as needed. What characteristics does this apply to in Scrum?

A. elf-organization, Collaboration and Time-boxing

B. uality, Cost and Scope

C. crums, Sprint and Releases

D. ransparency, Inspection and Adaption

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Correct Answer: D

Question #63

What is the best definition of “Done”?

A. hatever will please the Product Owner

B. t is determined by the Scrum Master

C. he prodct has passed QA and has all of the required release documentation

D. he definition of “Done” is one that would allow the development work to be ready for a release

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Correct Answer: D

Question #64

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

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

B. sing an abstract measurement to estimate Product Backlog items

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

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

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Correct Answer: B

Question #65

Pick which 4 activities are the responsibilities of the Product Owner in Scrum.Select and Place:Exhibit A:Exhibit B:

A. lease refer to Exhibit B for the answer

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Correct Answer: A

Question #66

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

A. onsensus-driven, empowered, low trust

B. elf-organizing, plan-driven, empowered

C. onstructive disagreement, empowered, self-organizing

D. onsensus-driven, empowered, plan-driven

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Correct Answer: C

Question #67

During a planning session, four out of 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: C

Question #68

Sequence the activities that occur in a Retrospective meeting.Select and Place:Exhibit A:Exhibit B:

A. lease refer to Exhibit B for the answer

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Correct Answer: A

Question #69

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 #70

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. top work on unfinished user stories and work on the urgent request

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #71

Which of the following is an example of a visual aid used in Lean-Agile software development?

A. usiness value delivered chart

B. roduct technical specifications

C. utomated code coverage report

D. crum-of-Scrum report

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Correct Answer: A

Question #72

A story point is the:

A. elative measure of the size of a user story

B. uration it takes to complete a user story

C. riority of the user story in the backlog

D. usiness value of the user story

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Correct Answer: A

Question #73

Osmotic communication is when team members obtain information from overhead conversations.

A. rue

B. alse

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Correct Answer: A

Question #74

Which of the following techniques best encourages osmotic communication?

A. Reviewing requirements frequently with the Product Owner

B. Having the Product Owner attend daily standups

C. Inviting the customer to attend every iteration demo

D. Seating the team members together in a work area

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Correct Answer: D

Question #75

Which of the following is critical for the success of distributed Agile teams?

A. ost containment

B. igh volume of communication

C. hared knowledge

D. ulture of collaboration

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Correct Answer: D

Question #76

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

A. weeks

B. 2 weeks

C. 6 weeks

D. weeks

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Correct Answer: C

Question #77

What are the primary outputs of a release planning session?

A. elease vision, assumptions, action items, and iteration goals

B. rioritized Product Backlog, risks, action items, and release goals

C. stimated iteration velocities, risks, action items, and Release Backlog

D. isks, action items, dependencies, and Release Backlog

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Correct Answer: D

Question #78

A project team estimates that they should complete 30 story points in the current iteration. Partway through the iteration they realize that they will complete 50 story points at their current rate. The team should:

A. horten the iteration to meet the estimated velocity

B. ontinue to work with the estimated velocity

C. ncrease their estimated velocity

D. elease members to meet the estimated velocity

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Correct Answer: D

Question #79

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #80

Who is responsible for maximizing the value of the product?

A. enior Executives

B. he Product Owner

C. he Scrum Master

D. he Development Team

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Correct Answer: B

Question #81

Which of the following is NOT an Extreme Programming Practice?

A. air Programming

B. lanning Game

C. est Driven Development

D. xtreme Persona

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Correct Answer: D

Question #82

Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a rapid cycle of:

A. equirements, coding, and testing

B. esting, coding, and refactoring

C. esting, refactoring, and validation

D. equirements, coding, and refactoring

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Correct Answer: B

Question #83

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. t is impossible to compare two separate teams on points alone

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #84

An Agile team expects a velocity of 8. During sprint planning, the stories were estimated and prioritized in the following order:Story A_4Story Points Story B_2Story Points Story C_3 Story Points Story D_2Story PointsWhich stories should the team include in Sprint 1, without splitting the stories?

A. tories A, C, and D

B. tories A, B, and C

C. tories A, B, and D

D. tories B, C, and D

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Correct Answer: C

Question #85

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 common conflict types?

A. ompensation anxiety

B. ack of role clarity

C. ifference in prioritizing tasks

D. orking in silos

E. aiting on completion of task dependencies

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Correct Answer: A

Question #86

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

A. aximizing work-in-progress

B. uality and thoughtfulness

C. ine of sight to business needs

D. aximizing multitasking

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Correct Answer: C

Question #87

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

A. o increase knowledge of Agile within the organization

B. o provide dashboard reporting to executives

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

D. o ensure team building and staff development occurs

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Correct Answer: C

Question #88

Match the response options to each level of conflict.Select and Place:Exhibit A:Exhibit B:

A. lease refer to Exhibit B for the answer

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Correct Answer: A

Question #89

Which chart shows the total number of story points completed through the end of each iteration?

A. teration Burndown chart

B. umulative story point Burndown chart

C. aily Burndown chart

D. urnup chart

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Correct Answer: B

Question #90

No one, not even the Scrum Master, tells the development team how to build the product.

A. rue

B. alse

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Correct Answer: A

Question #91

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

A. egression testing

B. nit testing

C. ntegration testing

D. xploratory testing

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Correct Answer: D

Question #92

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

A. he project is ahead of schedule

B. he project is behind schedule

C. he resources are performing above expectation

D. he project is being well managed

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Correct Answer: B

Question #93

What type of time estimation excludes non-programming time?

A. deal Time

B. alendar time

C. uration

D. eal Time

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Correct Answer: A

Question #94

Who developed extreme programming (XP)?

A. ike Cohn

B. en Schwaber

C. ent Beck

D. listair Cockburn

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Correct Answer: C

Question #95

In an Agile approach, project values are most effectively implemented when they are determined by the:

A. ponsor

B. eam

C. roject manager

D. ethodology

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Correct Answer: B

Question #96

All of the following are among the seven principles of the Lean approach with the exception of:

A. mplified learning

B. ecide as late as possible

C. uild integrity in

D. aximize the work performed

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Correct Answer: D

Question #97

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

A. aximizing the amount of work not done

B. elivering early and continuously

C. elcoming changing requirements

D. eciding at the last responsible moment

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Correct Answer: A

Question #98

Which management style does Agile advocate?

A. ask

B. eam

C. roduct

D. erformance

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Correct Answer: B

Question #99

A 4-hour Sprint Planning meeting is typical for a Sprint or Iteration that is how long?

A. our weeks

B. wo weeks

C. ne week

D. our days

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Correct Answer: B

Question #100

Emotional intelligence includes all of the following except:

A. elf-awareness

B. otivation

C. ommitment

D. nfluence

E. ntuitiveness

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Correct Answer: C

Question #101

Who can cancel a Sprint?

A. he Development Team

B. xecutive Stakeholders

C. he Product Owner

D. he Scrum Master

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Correct Answer: C

Question #102

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

A. ask

B. teration

C. roduct

D. elease

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Correct Answer: D

Question #103

Which of the following is NOT a principle from the Agile Manifesto?

A. ur highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software

B. usiness people and developers must work together daily throughout the project

C. ontinuous creation of technical debt and good design enhances agility

D. orking software is the primary measure of progress

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Correct Answer: C

Question #104

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

A. roject Retrospective

B. teering Committee

C. elease Planning

D. print Planning

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Correct Answer: C

Question #105

User stories are temporary artifacts. They are considered relevant until the:

A. eam completes them

B. nd of the project

C. elease is complete

D. nd of the sprint

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Correct Answer: A

Question #106

What are three processes used to begin an Agile project?

A. terations, Product Road map Planning, and Number of Sprint Iterations

B. isioning, Product Roadmap Planning, and Product Backlog Definition

C. isioning, Product Backlog Definition, and Project Charter Creation

D. urndown chart, Product Roadmap, and sprints’length

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Correct Answer: B

Question #107

The purpose of a Sprint retrospective is for the Scrum team to:

A. eview stories planned for the next sprint and provide estimates,

B. emonstrate completed user stories to the Product Owner

C. etermine what to stop doing, start doing, and continue doing

D. ndividually provide status updates on user stories in progress

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Correct Answer: C

Question #108

Agile project development processes typically:

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

B. ocument each business process individually and in detail

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

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #109

What do project reports show during the Sprint review meeting?

A. stimates compared to the baseline

B. ctual results to the plan

C. eturn on investment (ROI)

D. arned value measurement (EVM)

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Correct Answer: C

Question #110

A project is starting and the type of work is complex and suitable for agile. In assessing the team members, it appears that co-location would be a challenge.What should the agile practitioner do?

A. Select and implement collaboration tools to augment team interactions

B. Provide each geographical area with their own product owner and divide the work between the teams

C. Increase the number of requirements documents and ensure they are clearly communicated

D. After several sprints, calculate velocity based on primary team location and use secondary team as reserve

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Correct Answer: A

Question #111

Highly visible project displays are called:

A. roject radiators

B. nformation refrigerators

C. nformation radiators

D. roject distributors

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Correct Answer: C

Question #112

Information transmission is greatest amongst team members who are working on:

A. ndividual tasks in the same work area

B. he same task through pair programming

C. he same group of tasks individually

D. ifferent tasks on the same project

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Correct Answer: B

Question #113

The following chart lists stories for a release of an Agile project: If the velocity of the team is 10, how many iterations will be needed to complete all of the stories?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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Correct Answer: B

Question #114

Which of the following is a list of capabilities, features, and stories that the Product Owner has identified?

A. urndown chart

B. tory card

C. ision document

D. acklog

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Correct Answer: D

Question #115

All of the following are attributes of the definition of “Done”, EXCEPT:

A. t is a static artifact

B. t is an audible checklist

C. t is a primary reporting mechanism for team members on User Story progress

D. t is crucial to a high-performing team

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Correct Answer: A

Question #116

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. et the Product Owner decide if there is still a way to meet the iteration goals

B. iscuss the situation with the Scrum Master and see if there is still a way to meet the iteration goals

C. rop the User Story and inform the Product Owner that it will be delivered in the next iteration

D. odify the scope of other User Stories to allow completion of the Sprint backlog

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Correct Answer: A

Question #117

Which of the following is NOT one of the 12 core practices of XP:

A. imple Design

B. ontinuous Testing

C. ertical Slicing

D. efactoring

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Correct Answer: C

Question #118

In Agile projects, the technique in which planning is done at three distinct horizons is known as:

A. onte Carlo Analysis

B. ortfolio Management

C. elphiTechnique

D. rogressive Elaboration

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Correct Answer: D

Question #119

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. teration Vision Statement

B. teration Backlog

C. teration Plan

D. teration Burndown Chart

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Correct Answer: A

Question #120

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

A. rue

B. alse

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Correct Answer: B

Question #121

Match each Agile requirement type (on the left) to its definition (on the right).Select and Place:Exhibit A:Exhibit B:

A. lease refer to Exhibit B for the answer

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Correct Answer: A

Question #122

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

A. Iteration

B. Roadmap

C. Release

D. Wave

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Correct Answer: C

Question #123

During its first sprint, a new scrum team realizes that it has insufficient team members with test automation skills to efficiently complete its stories.What should the team do?

A. Cross-train some members in the automation framework to broaden their capacity with that skill

B. Ask the product owner to add team members to boost this particular skill set

C. Send a member to automation framework training when funds are available

D. Avoid using test automation by swarming on the testing tasks and using manual testing

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Correct Answer: A

Question #124

Agile uses a number sequence for estimating. The series of numbers begin with 0, 1, 1 and are calculated by adding the previous two numbers to get the next number. This number sequence is called:

A. ashimi

B. elocity

C. apacity

D. ibonacci

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Correct Answer: D

Question #125

Which of these statements is NOT correct about Ideal time and Calendar time?

A. deal time is the time that is actually required to complete the work

B. oth of them convey the same meaning

C. alendar time is the amount of time that passes on clock (calendar days)

D. ormally calendar days are not equal to ideal days

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Correct Answer: B

Question #126

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

A. fter the iteration

B. fter a release

C. uring an iteration

D. ever – we don’t perform EVM in Agile

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Correct Answer: A

Question #127

How is the participatory design process characterized?

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #128

Retrospectives provide an opportunity for the team to:

A. eflect at the end of every iteration and identify improvements that will increase the quality of the product

B. articipate in a mandatory meeting to share status updates across the team and to ensure that everyone is on track

C. nderstand from the management if the project is achieving the Scope, Quality, Cost, and Schedule goals

D. et 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 #129

A common estimation unit for Agile projects is:

A. ines of code

B. unction points

C. tory points

D. se-case points

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Correct Answer: C

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