PMI-ACP practice questions 331–340

1. Question 331 · 341 in bank

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   A large project team of 20 people from different functional areas has just been formed and the project starts next week. The team will be working on a regulated and strictly controlled pharmaceutical product but does not have subject matter expertise. Which two actions should the scrum master take as priorities? (Choose two.)

   • ASchedule a meeting to engage stakeholders to prepare for kickoff.
   • BSchedule a meeting to agree to the goals for all future iterations.
   • CGuide the team to work collaboratively and share learnings.
   • DOrganize a sprint planning meeting to define actions.
   • EOrganize a meeting to outline roles and responsibilities.

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   Answer: CE

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2. Question 332 · 341 in bank

   A project team for a local government is transitioning from a predictive development life cycle to an iterative development life cycle. The project sponsor has informed the team lead that the subject matter expert (SME) for the financial functions of the solution is overallocated, so the team needs to convert the previously gathered requirements into user stories. What should the agile lead do?

   • AExplain that the testable acceptance criteria are included in each story and it is necessary for the expert to collaborate with the developers, testers, and product owner for common understanding of the solution.
   • BAgree, and ask the developers to explain to the testers how the solution should perform for quality assurance. The testers will demonstrate to the stakeholders how the system should perform to gain acceptance.
   • CAgree, because the developers can copy and paste the requirements and include the technical specifications and performance criteria while writing the stories to save time.
   • DExplain to the project sponsor that the user stories should be assigned to the analysts, because they helped write the requirements and better understand them.

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   Answer: A

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3. Question 333 · 341 in bank

   An agile team has defined their definition of done (DoD) for a sprint. However, during the demo, the product owner is not sure if a user story can be marked as done. Select the most appropriate sequence of activities that would need to be completed to meet a well-defined, mature definition of done (DoD).

   • ACode is unit tested, code is peer reviewed, functional testing is passed, business testing is passed, and all acceptance criteria are met.
   • BCode is unit tested, all acceptance criteria are met, business testing passed, code is merged, code is peer reviewed, and documentation is updated.
   • CAll acceptance criteria are met, documentation is updated, functional testing is passed, business testing is passed, and code is peer reviewed.
   • DCode is unit tested, all acceptance criteria are met, business testing is passed, functional testing is passed, code is merged, and documentation is updated.

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   Answer: D

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4. Question 334 · 341 in bank

   A product owner is responsible for a new product. The internal customer questions using an agile approach because they need a product that works without any bugs or missing features once it is launched. What should the product owner do?

   • APlan regular retrospectives with the development team to continuously improve processes to eliminate any potential issues with the product.
   • BApply an agile approach to write the specifications in an incremental way and develop the product once the final specifications are agreed upon.
   • CSet up test-driven development to focus on customer requirements and eliminate issues in the software as testing progresses,
   • DAsk the customer to provide additional representatives to help test and evaluate the product for early and frequent feedback.

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   Answer: C

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5. Question 335 · 341 in bank

   A product owner wants to create a release plan given the team is working in a chaotic environment. They want to set expectations about what is likely to be developed and in what timeframe for some of the stakeholders. What should the product owner include in the release plan to achieve this?

   • AThe objective, iterations and underlying features, iteration timelines, other pre-release activities, dependencies, and responsible team.
   • BThe key objectives and a brief description of each user story to be delivered in each iteration, release timelines, and release dependencies.
   • CThe developer who will work on a specific feature and key DevOps engineering activities to be performed during each iteration for the code integration.
   • DThe sequence of user stories to be developed in each iteration, along with their start and end timelines, dependencies, and responsible team.

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   Answer: A

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6. Question 336 · 341 in bank

   A project team held a working session with a finance team to understand the procurement process. After the meeting, while the agile lead was facilitating the value stream mapping exercise, one of the team members asked: "When calculating the cycle time, which factors should be considered?" How should the agile lead respond?

   • ATotal time and average process time
   • BCritical path and queue lengths
   • CDelays and bottlenecks in the process
   • DEnd date/time and start date/time

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   Answer: C

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7. Question 337 · 341 in bank

   A manufacturing shop is using Kanban to plan, visualize workflow, and limit work in process (WIP). Which productivity key performance indicator (KPI) should the team lead be monitoring on a regular basis?

   • ALead time
   • BTeam velocity
   • CBurndown rate
   • DEarned value (EV)

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   Answer: A

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8. Question 338 · 341 in bank

   If an individual is working on a project team in a phase delivering an increment, according to the definition of done (DoD), who was that defined by?

   • AProject sponsor and project team
   • BScrum master
   • CProduct owner
   • DStakeholders and project team

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   Answer: D

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9. Question 339 · 341 in bank

   

   The manager of the team is responsible for delivering a specific initiative within the organization. They are preparing for the monthly project review meeting, where they will present the current state of this initiative. The agile project lead sends the manager the following email with the initiative's current status. Which summaries are correct and will be presented during the monthly project review? (Refer to the email and exhibits to the Team Manager)

   • AMVP has 25 remaining story points; MVP will complete at the end of sprint 8; with no other deviations, the entire backlog will complete at the end of sprint 15.
   • BMVP has 30 remaining story points; MVP will complete at the end of sprint 8; with no other deviations, the entire backlog will complete at the end of sprint 15.
   • CMVP has 25 remaining story points; MVP will complete at the end of sprint 9; with no other deviations, the entire backlog will complete at the end of sprint 16.
   • DMVP has 30 remaining story points; MVP will complete at the end of sprint 9; with no other deviations, the entire backlog will complete at the end of sprint 16.

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   Answer: D

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10. Question 340 · 341 in bank

    A project manager is managing a large complex project with cross-functional teams using an adaptive approach. Frequent communication among the team leads of these cross-functional teams is crucial for the project to stay on track and deliver value according to the project plan. Which agile communication practice should the project manager implement to ensure the cross-functional teams interact frequently?

    • AEmpower each cross-functional team lead to manage their team's issues and impediments.
    • BPost the daily coordination meetings and discuss impediments raised by the teams.
    • CAsk the project management office (PMO) to work on the communications management plan for the cross-functional teams.
    • DSet up additional meetings to handle additional communications if necessary.

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    Answer: A

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