PMI-ACP practice questions 21–30

1. Question 21 · 341 in bank

   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 an agile coach do in this situation?

   • AEnsure that the spikes identify the risks early in the project to increase the chances of success
   • BEnsure that the business sponsor accepts the proposal and agrees to fund the additional spike sprints
   • CRecommend that, in the first sprint, user stones with higher priority be executed in addition to the spike
   • DSupport 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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   Answer: C

   Explanation

   focusing exclusively on spikes for three sprints may slow down overall progress. Balancing spikes with delivering features helps in managing both risks and value delivery simultaneously.

   Source: Adapted from community discussion — yassoraa88

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2. Question 22 · 341 in bank

   How can an agile team working on a new product ensure alignment with external stakeholders?

   • AAsk the product owner to provide a detailed product specification document
   • BConduct story-mapping exercises to clarify deliverables and release priorities
   • CHold a kick-off meeting to assign roles and responsibilities
   • DWork with the scrum master and stakeholders to ensure agile principles are followed

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   Answer: B

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3. Question 23 · 341 in bank

   What can an agile team use to prioritize stories?

   • APlanning poker technique
   • BWeighted average calculation
   • CRisk-value quadrant
   • DINVEST scale

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   Answer: C

   Explanation

   Weighted shortest job first, or WSJF, is an agile backlog prioritization technique Ther is no such thing is called Weighted average calculation in prioritization C is an mike cohn prioritization technique https://www.boost.co.nz/blog/2017/09/prioritisation-tools-tips-agile-projects

   Source: Adapted from community discussion — zvasanth1

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4. Question 24 · 341 in bank

   Midway through an iteration, an agile team learns that a team member will be unavailable for the next two iterations. As a high-performance team, what should the team do?

   • ARaise an impediment that resource tasks will be blocked and notify the product owner
   • BAsk the delivery manager for a temporary resource
   • CAsk the scrum master to assign that team member's tasks to the next available resource
   • DAssume the team member's tasks to meet iteration goals, and notify the product owner

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   Answer: D

   Explanation

   What should the 'team' do? D. is the clear answer, the Team takes on the responsibilities and PO gets notified. In Agile, one aims to have cross-functional Teams, where the Team members can absorb any work planned work.

   Source: Adapted from community discussion — janojano

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5. Question 25 · 341 in bank

   During a daily stand up, the tester engages the developer in a discussion about what will be tested during unit testing versus regression testing. What should the scrum master do?

   • AAsk the tester and developer to discuss it after the meeting, since it is not a part of the daily stand up
   • BEncourage the discussion to resolve impediments
   • CAfter the meeting, escalate this issue to the tester's supervisor to ensure that this does not reoccur
   • DAsk more questions about the testing techniques to obtain clarification on team efforts for quality improvements

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   Answer: A

   Explanation

   A - Daily standups are of 15 minutes and limited to 1. What we did yesterday 2. What are we going to do today and 3. Impediments. For details, separate meeting is required between involved members.

   Source: Adapted from community discussion — Dsugandhi

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6. Question 26 · 341 in bank

   A team is delivering work as per the sprint plan, and team velocity is stabilized. However, at the end of the release, the customer is dissatisfied with project quality. What should the agile project manager have done to avoid this?

   • AInvited end customers to attend the stand ups
   • BOrganized design review sessions with the customer to obtain sign-off
   • CHeld regular meetings with the product owner and project team to elicit detailed business requirements
   • DConducted frequent review meetings with the customer to continually enhance delivery effectiveness

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   Answer: D

   Explanation

   A. Inviting customers to stand-ups: While customer involvement in stand-ups can be valuable, daily meetings might not be the most effective format for in-depth feedback and quality discussions. B. Design review sessions: These are essential for specific aspects like UI/UX, but might not capture broader quality concerns and overall customer satisfaction. C. Regular product owner meetings: Frequent communication with the product owner is crucial, but it might not address the customer's direct perspective and potential gaps in understanding their needs.

   Source: Adapted from community discussion — chlaithem

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7. Question 27 · 341 in bank

   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?

   • AEstablish and keep an active risk register that includes mitigation strategies and a cost-benefit analysis
   • BEstablish and keep an active risk register based on qualitative risk analysis and expected losses
   • CHave each development team post the highest risk development items on the information radiator
   • DAvoid risk by splitting development teams into two locations to ensure knowledge continuity

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   Answer: A

   References

   • pmi.org documentation

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8. Question 28 · 341 in bank

   An event management team is following an agile approach to prepare for an upcoming conference. The regional sales manager, from where the conference is to be held, contacts the team with a number of questions about the company's booth. What should the team do?

   • AInform the sponsor about the regional sales manager's disruptiveness and ask that all questions be diverted to the weekly meetings
   • BStay focused on the current iteration and let the project manager deal with the regional sales manager's questions
   • CInvite the regional sales manager to the next iteration review to share the progress
   • DCreate a risk on the risk register to account for some potentially new requirements from the regional sales manager

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   Answer: B

   Explanation

   B is the right answer. First, the question asking about something related to company's booth which is not related to product or value. Secondly, the team should focus on the sprint and the leader should shied them from any interruption. Therefore, B answers one of the Project leader role to shied the team during the sprint.

   Source: Adapted from community discussion — snow5

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9. Question 29 · 341 in bank

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

   • AThe increase in velocity and cost
   • BA buffer in the sprint to mitigate unexpected risks
   • CAssigning extra points to each task to allow time for changes
   • DStories describing infrastructure tasks and analysis tasks

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   Answer: B

   Explanation

   I think is B. You always have to consider additional matters such as risk or others so a buffer is an option to be considered during the iteration

   Source: Adapted from community discussion — GPena

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10. Question 30 · 341 in bank

    Two teams have received project requirements and completed estimates. Team A estimates 420 story points for scope and 30 story points for velocity per sprint. Team B estimates 280 story points for scope and 20 story points for velocity per sprint. Both teams have same number of team members and have assumed a sprint duration of 2 weeks. What can an agile practitioner conclude about team A and team B's estimate?

    • ATeam B has underestimated scope compared to team A
    • BTeam A is more confident in delivering velocity than team B
    • CBoth teams need to indicate their proposed technology before the estimates can be analyzed
    • DBoth teams have estimated the project to be of same size

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    Answer: D

    Explanation

    Team A estimate is 420/30 = 14 sprints to complete the project. Team B estimate is 280/20=14 sprints to complete the project. So, the answer is D.

    Source: Adapted from community discussion — SARS

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