PMI PMI-ACP PMI-ACP Questions & Answers

• Question 11:

  A company is considering developing a new, complex application that will require a large initial investment. However, if successful, the profit potential is high.

  When preparing an analysis, what should be used to encourage stakeholders who are concerned about project failure to authorize the initial investment?

  A. Calculated planned percent complete (PPC)

  B. Many small minimally marketable features (MMFs)

  C. Story points rather than cost estimates

  D. Calculated earned value (EV)

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 12:

  Toward the end of a project, the product owner discovers that the project has a high probability of failure due to a critical feature not functioning as expected.

  What should the product owner do?

  A. Terminate the project to cut losses

  B. Review possible options and make an informed decision to cut losses based on delivered business value

  C. Bring in experts to increase the probability of success

  D. Continue the project, release the product without the failing feature, and fix the feature in a subsequent release

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 13:

  During a review session, an agile team presented done, requirements to a group of stakeholders. Stakeholder feedback indicated that the done requirements failed to meet the most pressing needs and provide value.

  What should the team have done to prevent this?

  A. Reprioritized requirements prior to committing to iteration work

  B. Ensured that requirements remained stable during the iteration cycle

  C. Had stakeholders focus on items created after the product backlog was initially built

  D. Worked on features rather than a set of components

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 14:

  When prioritizing features to be delivered in an iteration, on what features should an agile team defer work?

  A. High-risk and high-value

  B. High-risk and low-value

  C. Low-risk and low-value

  D. Low-risk and high-value

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 15:

  An agile team is preparing a release plan for a project.

  What information will the team need to complete this plan?

  A. Amount of work needed to complete a single user story

  B. Amount of work that can be accomplished by each team member

  C. Amount of work that can be accomplished in an iteration

  D. Amount of work that can be accomplished by the entire team

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 16:

  

  Based on the backlog metrics in the chart, what can explain the jump in points at the end of iteration 4?

  A. The team neglected to account for support and maintenance costs associated with other supported products

  B. The team discovered that previously accepted work could be greatly improved and added story points associated with that work

  C. The team realized that some stories were underestimated relative to other stories and reestimated as needed

  D. The team learned that the product owner needed to increase the output in the next release

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 17:

  A new product owner needs to manage the backlog of a high-visibility, fast-moving project that is consuming a considerable amount of time.

  What should the product owner do?

  A. Schedule regular meetings with the scrum team to write, groom, and size user stories

  B. Focus on stories based on the highest number of story points to first address those items with the highest value

  C. Seek regular input from project stakeholders, and reflect this input in the backlog's priorities

  D. Schedule in-person, monthly meetings with key stakeholders to review the project's progress

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 18:

  What should an agile practitioner do to ensure that the end product meets business requirements?

  A. Invite the team to iteration review meetings

  B. Obtain agreement from the product owner on business requirements

  C. Request that regular reports are sent to stakeholders

  D. Confirm managers and stakeholders are invited to product review meetings

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 19:

  Team A is working on the second sprint of a product release. Team B, which is an independent team located on the same floor, requires extensive and frequent information to complete its sprint goal.

  What should the agile team lead do?

  A. Create a central repository for information, and provide access to team B

  B. Use an information board that will be visible to all passing through the workspace

  C. Email all stakeholders with status updates

  D. Provide team B with the information on an "as needed" basis

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 20:

  A product owner complains that some of the requirements identified several iterations ago have not been implemented. The product owner wants to know why the status of these requirements was not communicated.

  What should the Scrum Master do?

  A. Point out that the team chose to work on other requirements to speed up the project

  B. Ensure that the product owner reviews the contents of the information radiator

  C. Ensure that the next sprint planning meeting reviews the satisfaction histogram

  D. Point out that it is the responsibility of the product owner to clarify requirements

  Correct Answer: A