PMI PMI-ACP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMI-ACP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 91:

  When working with Lean approaches, which process includes the sequence of steps for delivering value and those required to carry them out?

  A. Value stream mapping
  B. Long-term Lean planning
  C. Business process modeling
  D. Planning poker
  A. Value stream mapping

• Question 92:

  In the Lean process, the focus is on:

  A. Managing team efficiency.
  B. Optimizing completed work across the process stream.
  C. Using the optimal resources.
  D. Cross training the team to eliminate bottlenecks.
  B. Optimizing completed work across the process stream.

• Question 93:

  All of the following are among the seven principles of the Lean approach with the exception of:

  A. Amplified learning
  B. Decide as late as possible
  C. Build integrity in
  D. Maximize the work performed
  D. Maximize the work performed

• Question 94:

  During a backlog refinement meeting, a senior team member raises a concern about an epic sizing that requires the use of a new interface for a vendor product. The product owner acknowledges this as a risk. What should the product owner do now?

  A. Log the risk in the risk register, and share the information with impacted stakeholders at the next monthly review meeting.
  B. Create a spike story to determine what needs to be done to use the new interface.
  C. Lower the epic's priority so that it can be deferred, and analyze it during backlog refinement meetings.
  D. Move the work to the vendor, since they have better knowledge of interface implementation.
  B. Create a spike story to determine what needs to be done to use the new interface.

• Question 95:

  An agile team lead noticed their team's velocity was slowing down. They did not deliver a working software during the last iteration and there have been miscommunications between team members. What should the agile team lead do at the end of this iteration?

  A. Focus on performance in the retrospective, then present performance indices and validate with the team.
  B. Start using feedback loops in every sprint to reevaluate project and team performance.
  C. Emphasize business requirements and investigate the pair-programming approach.
  D. Run a spike at the end of the sprint to investigate the issue and reduce project risk.
  B. Start using feedback loops in every sprint to reevaluate project and team performance.

• Question 96:

  A project team is currently working on sprint seven of a release that is estimated to require twelve sprints to complete. The team has reviewed the stories for this sprint and discovered that it will require rework from previous sprints. What should the scrum master do?

  A. Ask the product owner to revisit the scope of the release and revise it so that the team can keep the current commitment schedule.
  B. Ask the team to find a workaround so that they can continue with the current project management plan.
  C. Advise the team to continue working on the sprints as the release plan has been set.
  D. Ask the team to estimate the amount of rework needed so that adjustments can be made to both the project and release plan.
  D. Ask the team to estimate the amount of rework needed so that adjustments can be made to both the project and release plan.

• Question 97:

  Continuous integration ensures that a product is:

  A. Ready to ship when all features are complete.
  B. Delivered for testing at the end of each day.
  C. Technologically ready to deploy at any time.
  D. Deployed after final business approvals.
  C. Technologically ready to deploy at any time.

• Question 98:

  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?

  A. MVP 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 15.
  B. MVP 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 15.
  C. MVP 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.
  D. MVP 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.
  D. MVP 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.

• Question 99:

  What is the Agile term for the time period when some or all of the following occur: beta testing, regression testing, product integration, integration testing, documentation, defect fixing?

  A. Spike
  B. Code Freeze
  C. Tail
  D. Lag
  C. Tail

• Question 100:

  A Scrum team decided to switch to Kanban for the maintenance phase of the product. The kanban board consists of the following columns "To do," "In progress," "Ready to be tested," "Test in progress," and "Done." Since the team changed their way of working, they have noticed the work is flowing slower in the system. A large queue of "Ready to be tested" work items has been building up. What should the team do to improve its speed of delivery?

  A. Analyze the process efficiency, cycle time, and lead time of the entire process.
  B. Estimate in story points and pull in new work per the team's capacity.
  C. Add limits to all columns and only pull work in when the queue is not full.
  D. Create a cumulative flow diagram and start looking for bottlenecks.
  D. Create a cumulative flow diagram and start looking for bottlenecks.