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PMI PMI-ACP - PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

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Total 476 questions

A project team is working with an enterprise agile center of excellence (CoE) to transition to a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Many of the team members are not familiar with the new methodology and are worried that it will lead to more work and scrutiny.

What should the agile team lead do to help ensure a smooth transition?

A.

Set up lunch-and-learn sessions with the team to provide overviews about the new way of working.

B.

Encourage knowledge sharing and transparency among the working team.

C.

Request the enterprise coach to help the team through the process

D.

Discuss with the team what will change and when and establish a process to address concerns.

A client is pressed for time and wants to launch a product with three components as soon as possible to gain market share. An agile lead proposes the following agile strategy to gain time: Three teams will work on the design and development of each component. Once all three components are finished, they will be tested and integrated.

Is this agile strategy appropriate?

A.

Yes, this is a case of sequential development where working in parallel is an accepted strategy in agile to gain time.

B.

Yes, this is a case of hybrid development where a product is divided into components and agile is used for component development and integration.

C.

No, dividing the development team into three separate teams will diminish communication and result in delays.

D.

No the feedback loops are being altered, which can result in big failures and delays

How should the agile team lead respond?

A.

Emphasize to the stakeholder that a common, detailed vision will better ensure team understanding of the project.

B.

Personally meet with the stakeholder to understand their requirements, and then share the vision with the team.

C.

Work with the team to create a vision from the stakeholder's supplied requirements.

D.

Explain to the team that creating a vision is not critical in agile projects, as requirements may change over time.

How can a project team effectively work toward a common goal and communicate as they scale and expand to build a new business-critical platform, given that they have been responsible for a small customer-facing product with little complexity over the past 2 years?

A.

Daily coordination meeting

B.

Instant messaging tools

C.

Web conferencing

D.

Work collaboration platform

A company president is concerned about the impact of a natural disaster on the company. How should management identify areas to apply its resources and mitigate potential impacts?

A.

Establish and keep an active risk register that includes mitigation strategies and a cost-benefit analysis.

B.

Establish and keep an active risk register based on qualitative risk analysis and expected losses.

C.

Have each development team post the highest risk development items on the information radiator.

D.

Avoid risk by splitting development teams into two locations to ensure knowledge continuity.

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

During a recent sprint review meeting with stakeholders, the product owner received detailed feedback indicating the critical changes needed for upgrading the legacy system to better align with the latest technologies and user needs. How should the product owner help ensure the product backlog is effectively managed, while helping the team remain focused? (Refer to the Product Backlog Exhibit)

A.

Prioritize the stakeholder feedback, considering the impact on strategic objectives and current workload, and discuss these priorities with the team in the next sprint planning meeting to collaboratively decide on the next steps.

B.

Implement the changes in the current sprint, reallocating resources and adjusting the sprint goals to accommodate the feedback immediately, regardless of the current workload and potential impact on ongoing tasks.

C.

Update the product backlog immediately without consulting the team, ensuring that the most critical feedback is addressed as soon as possible, even if it disrupts the current workflow.

D.

Disregard the feedback until the next product release, focusing solely on the current sprint commitments to avoid any disruption and maintain the current workflow, even if it means delaying potentially valuable changes.

An agile project was underway for two months and delivered the expected value to the stakeholders. However, during a sprint review, a team member complained that the product owner constantly changes requirements and the member feels that this is blocking the team’s performance.

How can the scrum master handle this situation?

A.

Work with the product owner to include fewer features in the next sprint planning.

B.

Hire more team members to elevate the team's velocity to increase performance.

C.

Tell the team members that changes are natural and welcome if the project is delivering value.

D.

Schedule more meetings with the team and the product owner to refine the backlog constantly.

Some members of an agile project team work remotely, so it is difficult to have regular face-to-face backlog grooming sessions. How should the agile practitioner ensure that the team is able to reduce miscommunication and rework in this environment?

A.

Understand the physical and virtual communication needs of the team and plan agile events based on the majority of the team members' needs.

B.

Escalate with senior management and ensure that everyone on the project team is physically colocated for all planned agile events.

C.

Invest in technology-collaboration tools to enable effective communication and ensure a common understanding of the scope, issues, and solutions.

D.

Recognize the different communication styles of the stakeholders and take a vote on the best approach that will work for the team.

An agile coach is working on a software development project. Their team is approaching the sprint deadline, but their client is requesting to include additional features that will bring added value.

What should the agile coach do to address this requirement?

An agile coach is working on a software development project. Their team is approaching the sprint deadline, but their client is requesting to include additional features that will bring added value.

What should the agile coach do to address this requirement?

A.

Explain to the client that the sprint deadline is approaching and the feature can be included in the next iteration.

B.

Remind the team and the client of the importance of assessing the risks of these features before deciding to include them

C.

Negotiate with the team to add the additional features in this sprint because they are important requirements.

D.

Ask the client for an extension of the deadline to enable delivery of this sprint with the additional features.