PMI PMI-ACP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMI-ACP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 311:

  

  A product owner is working on a special agile project for the automobile industry. The project team is responsible for all of the issues related to vehicle electronic control units. The team has observed a significant backlog of items in the "In progress' column (Refer to the kanban board). This accumulation is causing delays in task completion and impacting overall project timelines. The team operates in a dynamic environment where requirements frequently change, and stakeholders demand quick turnarounds.

  What should the project team adopt to address this issue and improve task flow, considering all the demands?

  A. Increase the number of items allowed in the "In progress" column to accommodate the high volume of tasks and provide exibility.
  B. Limit the work in progress (WIP) and implement strict policies to encourage team members to focus on completing existing tasks before starting new ones, ensuring a balanced workload.
  C. Move tasks to the "Done" column regardless of their completion status to give the appearance of progress and alleviate the pressure of the backlog.
  D. Add more team members with varying levels of expertise to handle the increased workload, aiming to accelerate task completion and reduce the backlog in the "In progress" column.
  B. Limit the work in progress (WIP) and implement strict policies to encourage team members to focus on completing existing tasks before starting new ones, ensuring a balanced workload.

• Question 312:

  The coach on a new agile team notices that one team member is influencing most of the team's decisions. What should the coach do?

  A. Replace the team member with a more collaborative individual.
  B. Permit the team member to continue influencing because agile teams are self-organizing.
  C. Ask probing questions to other team members to encourage dissenting viewpoints.
  D. Intervene if the team's velocity drops.
  C. Ask probing questions to other team members to encourage dissenting viewpoints.

• Question 313:

  A mature agile team welcomes a new member. Due to poor experiences with a previous team, the new member is reluctant to communicate. What should the agile project leader do?

  A. Bring up the new member's impediments at the next meeting to demonstrate team support of input
  B. Assure the new member that inputs on impediments are valued, and demonstrate this at the next meeting
  C. Have a senior lead work with the new member to avoid a negative impact on team productivity
  D. Privately work with the new member to address any impediments
  A. Bring up the new member's impediments at the next meeting to demonstrate team support of input

• Question 314:

  What is the risk of using agile in a distributed team?

  A. Frequent integration of work produced
  B. Lack of shared knowledge of user stories
  C. Need for more locations to learn agile
  D. Unclear team structure
  B. Lack of shared knowledge of user stories

• Question 315:

  An employee just received an Agile certification and has been promoted to team leader. They are working on a project that is experiencing issues with late deliverables. After monitoring project progress, they notice that one impediment is continuously repeated at start of each phase, affecting team's productivity. How should the team leader exhibit servant leadership?

  A. By being a change agent
  B. By being the authority on processes
  C. By being a coach
  D. By removing impediments
  D. By removing impediments

• Question 316:

  Who tracks work remaining in the Product Backlog?

  A. The Development Team
  B. The Scrum Master
  C. The Product Owner
  D. Senior Executives
  C. The Product Owner

• Question 317:

  An agile development team is working on a digital transformation project and is facing challenges in obtaining consistent feedback from stakeholders who are dispersed around the world. The product owner is under pressure as this lack of engagement has led to prolonged decision- making cycles and has adversely affected the outcomes of sprints. How should the team improve stakeholder engagement to help ensure timely feedback and better decision-making?

  A. Implement a dynamic feedback platform leveraging collaboration tools, accommodating diverse schedules and enabling stakeholders to provide feedback asynchronously.
  B. Establish a rotating stakeholder committee composed of representatives from different regions and departments, ensuring diverse perspectives are considered in decision-making processes.
  C. Enforce a strict policy requiring stakeholders to attend weekly synchronous feedback sessions, leveraging technology to accommodate various time zones and scheduling conflicts.
  D. Appoint regional liaison o cers responsible for coordinating stakeholder interactions within their respective time zones, facilitating regular communication and feedback exchange.
  A. Implement a dynamic feedback platform leveraging collaboration tools, accommodating diverse schedules and enabling stakeholders to provide feedback asynchronously.

• Question 318:

  Conversation transcript between the customer and the product owner (PO):

  Customer: I am requesting a calendar feature for scheduling and reminding of upcoming releases that we can manage. We also need the calendar to indicate quarterly metrics deadlines, code freeze dates for financial close, and things like that.

  PO: My understanding is that this is for tracking project deadlines. Would you need to see the project deadlines on your phone calendar?

  Customer: Yes. I need to see a single snapshot on my phone. So, is it possible for me to connect my phone to this calendar app?

  PO: Let me write up the requirements and get the development team on board with the deadlines. What phone do you own?

  Customer: I own an Android phone, but I also need integration with the Apple phones.

  Identify three minimum viable product (MVP) items. (Refer to Conversation transcript between the customer and the product owner (PO). Choose three.)

  A. Monthly calendar view
  B. Android phone integration
  C. Windows end of support deadlines
  D. Vacation calendar for team members
  E. Scheduler to add events
  F. Product increment release dates
  B. Android phone integration
  E. Scheduler to add events
  F. Product increment release dates

• Question 319:

  Which of the following is NOT one of the 12 core practices of XP:

  A. The Planning Game
  B. Planning Poker
  C. Small Releases
  D. System Metaphor
  B. Planning Poker

• Question 320:

  An agile team has started to worry because lately they have seen an increase in the number of issues. There seems to be a large variance in the quality of the work items delivered. The team now realizes that a shared understanding of quality may not exist among team members. What should the team do?

  A. The team should move to test-driven development as defects are not being detected during testing.
  B. The team should account for the increased problems in their velocity forecasts since unexpected changes occur in agile projects.
  C. The team should discuss their definition of done (DoD) and make changes to ensure there is common understanding of the acceptance criteria.
  D. The team's agile project manager should facilitate the development of a new, detailed test procedure that all team members must follow.
  C. The team should discuss their definition of done (DoD) and make changes to ensure there is common understanding of the acceptance criteria.