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Question 1

Single choice

For an Agile or Lean project team, which best describes the aim of the Inception phase?

1. A

   The team develops a plan to build a minimum business increment (MBI) that meets the needs of their stakeholders

2. B

   The team performs sufficient work to develop a plan for performing initial requirements modeling, architecture modeling, risk assessment and business case development

3. C

   The team develops a plan to build a consumable solution that meets the needs of their stakeholders

4. D

   The team performs sufficient work to initiate the endeavor and obtain agreement as to the overall vision with their stakeholders

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Correct answerD

Question 2

Single choice

Usually the first step in deciding the team's way of working is to:

1. A

   Connect the dots

2. B

   Analyze the context

3. C

   Make some initial choices

4. D

   Coach setting the stage

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Correct answerB

Question 3

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True or False: Governance is not a critical issue in DA projects because most of the teams are self-organizing.

1. A

   True

2. B

   False

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Correct answerB

Question 4

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A team working on a product grew from 8 to 12 team members. The Scrum master felt that they need to split into two scrum teams. After discussion, they decided to stick to one team as it was better for team cohesiveness and delivery. This is an example of:

1. A

   Enterprise awareness

2. B

   Being pragmatic

3. C

   Optimize for flow

4. D

   Being Awesome

5. E

   Choice is good

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Correct answerB

Question 5

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What is the primary risk addressed by the stakeholder vision milestone?

1. A

   That your architectural strategy is likely to work

2. B

   That your primary stakeholders agree to your strategy

3. C

   That the business case for the project is viable

4. D

   That a release plan for the project is realistic

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Question 6

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A scrum master needs to set up a team for a long-term project that has the potential for significant budgeting and tracking overhead.

What type of team should the scrum master set up?

1. A

   A long-standing team

2. B

   A cross-functional team

3. C

   A project team

4. D

   A shared services team

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Correct answerA

Question 7

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A team decided to skip the daily standup meetings as they were co-located and meeting daily was not adding value. This is an example of:

1. A

   Being awesome

2. B

   Enterprise awareness

3. C

   Context counts

4. D

   Choice is good

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Correct answerC

Question 8

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True or False: On an Agile team, the team members accept or reject their own work at the iteration demo

1. A

   True

2. B

   False

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Question 9

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Your team wants to better align and work with the people in your marketing department.

Which process goal is most likely to offer potential techniques to address this?

1. A

   Address Risk

2. B

   Explore Scope

3. C

   Coordinate Activities

4. D

   Sales and Marketing

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Correct answerC

Question 10

Single choice

True or False: Disciplined Agile roles cover all the possible roles in an organization

1. A

   True

2. B

   False

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Question 11

Single choice

Which of the following is the least suitable way to adopt disciplined agile delivery (DAD)?

1. A

   Use any of the prescribed methods and follow to the letter

2. B

   Take advise from the Choose your WoW book

3. C

   Start with DAD

4. D

   Work with an experienced coach

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Correct answerA

Question 12

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Which of the following is a process goal relevant to the construction phase of a project?

1. A

   Prove architecture early

2. B

   Explore scope

3. C

   Develop test strategy

4. D

   Form team

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Correct answerA

Question 13

Single choice

Among the four views that described Disciplined Agile, the Practices are best represented as:

1. A

   Goal diagrams

2. B

   Lifecycle models

3. C

   Principles and guidelines

4. D

   Roles and responsibilities

5. E

   Team structures

6. F

   Workflows

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Question 14

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Using a Pull system for working does not mean:

1. A

   All team members are pulled in to to do the work

2. B

   Work is not pulled by the team unless they are ready

3. C

   Work content should keep in mind the team's capacity

4. D

   WIP is kept at a reasonable level

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Question 15

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According to the DA manifesto, Transparency is valued over false predictability. This means that:

1. A

   It is pointless trying to be predictable

2. B

   Being open is better than pretending that we can predict the future

3. C

   Stakeholders don't really need to know about the goals

4. D

   Predictability is achieved only through transparency

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Question 16

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Which of the following is a primary role on a Disciplined Agile Delivery team?

1. A

   Architecture Owner

2. B

   Domain Expert

3. C

   Specialist

4. D

   Integrator

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Question 17

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Which of the following milestones represent a DA project moving from Construction to Transition stage?

1. A

   Production ready

2. B

   Sufficient functionality

3. C

   Proven architecture

4. D

   Continued viability

5. E

   Stakeholder vision

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Correct answerB

Question 18

Single choice

What are Disciplined Agile milestones based on?

1. A

   Documentation

2. B

   Lean governance

3. C

   Continuous integration

4. D

   Lifecycle

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Question 19

Single choice

One of the major challenges that agile teams face with Procurement processes is that:

1. A

   The procurement processes are often not agile enough

2. B

   Vendors often fail to comply with contracts

3. C

   Agile teams prefer to work with in-house teams

4. D

   Contracting is not required on agile project

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Question 20

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True or False: Any change or improvement in the process is likely to plateau unless efforts are put into constantly reviewing and revising it.

1. A

   True

2. B

   False

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Question 21

Single choice

One of the important changes in the Finance processes in Agile teams is that:

1. A

   You will have less oversight over spending as teams are self-organized

2. B

   Teams will have a definite budget allocated and will manage to it

3. C

   The organization has to be structured around functions like Sales, Development, etc.

4. D

   You will not need to monitor cash flows to large extent

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Question 22

Single choice

What is the Disciplined Agile principle of being pragmatic characterized by?

1. A

   Tailoring the organizational structure to the context.

2. B

   Adapting lean methodologies when necessary.

3. C

   Identifying when to be agile.

4. D

   Being as effective as you can and continuously improving.

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Correct answerD

Question 23

Single choice

In which of the following life-cycle models will the DA team need to have the most skill and organization?

1. A

   Program

2. B

   Continuous Delivery Lean

3. C

   Scrum

4. D

   SAFe

5. E

   Continuous Delivery Agile

6. F

   Exploratory

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Question 24

Single choice

Who is responsible for making sure the daily coordination meeting happens?

1. A

   Team manager

2. B

   Team members

3. C

   Project Manager

4. D

   Team Lead

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Correct answerD

Question 25

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Which role on the delivery team builds the product right.

1. A

   Team Member

2. B

   Team Lead

3. C

   Product Owner

4. D

   Architecture Owner

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Correct answerD

Question 26

Single choice

Who is ultimately accountable for the timely delivery of the product as committed?

1. A

   Product owner

2. B

   Team lead

3. C

   Team members

4. D

   Gold user

5. E

   Architecture owner

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Correct answerC

Question 27

Single choice

What is the maximum frequency of delivering a valuable solution according to the DA principles?

1. A

   Several times a day

2. B

   One week

3. C

   Two weeks

4. D

   One day

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Question 28

Single choice

True or False: The lean life-cycle in Disciplined Agile need not follow timeboxed iterations

1. A

   True

2. B

   False

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Question 29

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How should iterations for an agile project be planned?

1. A

   At the beginning of each iteration by pulling from product backlog.

2. B

   Iteratively by the product owner to ensure global optimization.

3. C

   Throughout the project by using iteration reviews to continuously improve quality.

4. D

   At the retrospective meetings to ensure nothing is missed from one iteration to the next.

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Correct answerA