PMI-ACP practice questions 161–170

1. Question 161 · 341 in bank

   A customer has difficulty explaining how the highest priority feature will work. What should the agile project manager do?

   • ACreate a time-boxed spike story to reduce the technical risk of the feature.
   • BCommence an iteration 0 for the customer and the team to investigate the feature.
   • CFacilitate the decomposition of the feature epic into more manageable user stories.
   • DFacilitate a just-in-time exploration of the functionality by the customer and the team.

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   Answer: D

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2. Question 162 · 341 in bank

   During a review close to a product release, the customer spotted several features that will need to be changed. What caused this to happen?

   • AReduced or improper customer collaboration.
   • BReduced or improper product knowledge by the development team.
   • CReduced or improper release planning.
   • DReduced or improper product specification.

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   Answer: A

   Explanation

   Select Answer: A Without customer collaboration, the team will not understand the customer's needs and preferences and, thus, may not develop the right product.

   Source: Adapted from community discussion — MattAnya

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3. Question 163 · 341 in bank

   An organization wants to execute a corporate website redesign project using Scrum. There is an experienced pool of agile team members from a previous project, as well as a pool of available internal team members with some Scrum background. What should be considered when selecting the team?

   • AReview any reports of conflict between each of the team members over the last two years, and select only those with a track record of working well together.
   • BEnsure there is a balanced mix of people who are experts and members with broad experience based on the work to be performed and determine training needs.
   • CEnsure that none of the team members are geographically dispersed so that all team members can be colocated.
   • DReview each team member's contributions to the velocity of their previous projects and select the highest performers.

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   Answer: B

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4. Question 164 · 341 in bank

   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?

   • AUnderstand the physical and virtual communication needs of the team and plan agile events based on the majority of the team members' needs.
   • BEscalate with senior management and ensure that everyone on the project team is physically colocated for all planned agile events.
   • CInvest in technology-collaboration tools to enable effective communication and ensure a common understanding of the scope, issues, and solutions.
   • DRecognize the different communication styles of the stakeholders and take a vote on the best approach that will work for the team.

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   Answer: C

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5. Question 165 · 341 in bank

   During a project's last iteration, an agile team struggled with a feature's delivery due to the lack of a required skill. The project has already incurred a five-day delay. A further delay of at least 10 days is anticipated. What should the agile project leader have done to avoid this situation?

   • AProvided just-in-time training of the required skill to specific team members
   • BLowered the feature's priority until a team member acquired the skill to build it
   • CAssigned the feature to another agile team that had members with the required skills
   • DEnsured that the team was comprised of cross-functional, generalized specialists

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   Answer: D

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6. Question 166 · 341 in bank

   A project team is currently working on sprint seven of a release that is estimated to require twelve sprints to complete. The team has reviewed the stories for this sprint and discovered that it will require rework from previous sprints. What should the scrum master do?

   • AAsk the product owner to revisit the scope of the release and revise it so that the team can keep the current commitment schedule.
   • BAsk the team to find a workaround so that they can continue with the current project management plan.
   • CAdvise the team to continue working on the sprints as the release plan has been set.
   • DAsk the team to estimate the amount of rework needed so that adjustments can be made to both the project and release plan.

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   Answer: D

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7. Question 167 · 341 in bank

   While working on a sprint for a software development project, the team is unsure of how the feature should be designed. The project sponsor recommends developing a prototype of the user interface to discover more about this feature. Why is the project sponsor making this suggestion?

   • AThe information gathered will help the team improve the allocation of resources in developing the most important features.
   • BThe project sponsor believes that the agile team is not adding in the most important features during this sprint.
   • CThe users can help the team understand if the feature adds value, avoiding the risk of building the wrong product.
   • DThe users will start using the software sooner, and the team can start working on the next iteration.

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   Answer: C

   Explanation

   So instead of creatingvery detailed specifications andplans, agileprojects build aprototype to better understand the domain anduse thisprototype as thebasis for furtherplanningand elaboration. C

   Source: Adapted from community discussion — Tonome

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8. Question 168 · 341 in bank

   Midway through a sprint, a team member discovers that the product design fails to adhere to the organization's enterprise architecture standards. Since this required escalation to the architecture team for further analysis and resolution, the team was unable to deliver its sprint goal and the sprint was cancelled. What should the team have done to avoid this?

   • AEscalated the issue to management
   • BEnsured the early engagement of key stakeholders
   • CProvided feedback to the architecture team to change the enterprise architecture standards
   • DRaised an exception for non-adherence to the enterprise architecture standards for this product

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   Answer: B

   Explanation

   Just out of curiosity, who provides these answers, and why are so many of them wrong. It seems it is done on purpose to confuse people and make mistakes during the exam...

   Source: Adapted from community discussion — Alex1904

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9. Question 169 · 341 in bank

   An agile team wants to collectively determine a project's size. What will the team be doing if they use the planning poker technique to accomplish this?

   • AEstimating story points by comparing them to similar, past features
   • BEstimating stories by placing them in buckets
   • CUsing the number of dots for votes to estimate story points
   • DEstimating the relative size of stories by using story points

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   Answer: D

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10. Question 170 · 341 in bank

    A team is preparing to demonstrate new product capabilities to a leadership team. The demonstration will show working software and a listing of the projected value of the capabilities. What should the team do to ensure the demonstration is successful?

    • AProvide an understanding of business value and customer feedback.
    • BAlign with stakeholder expectations and releasable product increments.
    • CShow self-management and tailoring processes for continuous improvement.
    • DProvide collaboration and knowledge sharing of product increments.

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    Answer: B

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