PMI PMI Certifications PMI-ACP Questions & Answers

• Question 51:

  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: C

• Question 52:

  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: D

• Question 53:

  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 54:

  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 55:

  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: B

• Question 56:

  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: D

• Question 57:

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

  A. Ask the product owner to provide a detailed product specification document

  B. Conduct story-mapping exercises to clarify deliverables and release priorities

  C. Hold a kick-off meeting to assign roles and responsibilities

  D. Work with the scrum master and stakeholders to ensure agile principles are followed

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 58:

  A product owner concludes that the majority of a project's value can be delivered by completing only the first half of the prioritized backlog.

  What should the product owner do next?

  A. Remove the second half of the backlog, and communicate their decision in the next backlog grooming meeting

  B. Reprioritize backlog items to future iterations

  C. Work with the team to deploy the first half of the backlog to ensure that value is realized

  D. Meet with project stakeholders to review the backlog and determine if the scope should be adjusted

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 59:

  A project team identifies a number of technical challenges with features in the next sprint.

  What should they do?

  A. Request direction from the technical manager

  B. Encourage the product owner to reallocate the features to another sprint

  C. Determine who is best qualified to address the challenges

  D. Ask the product owner to assign the tasks to the most appropriately skilled resources

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 60:

  An agile team is planning the next iteration for a product release that has accumulated technical debt.

  What should the team do?

  A. Add code cleanup activities to the product backlog and request prioritization by the product owner

  B. Add code cleanup activities to the next iteration and request clarification from the product owner

  C. Add code cleanup activities to the next iteration and ask the product owner to end the current iteration

  D. Add code cleanup activities to the next release backlog and request documentation from the product owner

  Correct Answer: A