PMI PMI-ACP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMI-ACP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 831:

  Based on the following figure, during Iteration 5, there was an increase in story point value (shown on the graph); however, the team completed all of the work it promised to deliver in the iteration and existing estimates were not changed. From this information, one can inferthat:

  

  A. Work was removed from the Product Backlog.
  B. Work was added to the Product Backlog.
  C. The team's velocity increased.
  D. The team's velocity decreased.
  B. Work was added to the Product Backlog.

• Question 832:

  A servant leadership role includes:

  A. Shielding team members from interruptions
  B. Making commitments to stakeholders
  C. Determining which features to include in an iteration
  D. Assigning tasks to save time
  A. Shielding team members from interruptions

• Question 833:

  Business stakeholders of an agile project frequently skip the review meetings. What should the agile practitioner do?

  A. Ask the product owner to inform all stakeholders about the project's progress.
  B. Send meeting notes to all stakeholders after each review meeting.
  C. Include the results of the review meetings in the information radiators.
  D. Convince the stakeholders of the benefits of attending the review meetings.
  D. Convince the stakeholders of the benefits of attending the review meetings.

• Question 834:

  An agile team is struggling to achieve their goal during the first release due to an unstable environment beyond the authority of the product owner. Close to the end of the current sprint, the release manager resigns and a new person takes over. What should the scrum master do?

  A. Report the issue to the product owner and request help.
  B. Let the new release manager participate in the daily standup.
  C. Invite the new release manager to the sprint demo and ask for help.
  D. Send a status report to the release manager, highlighting the issue.
  C. Invite the new release manager to the sprint demo and ask for help.

• Question 835:

  Which are some of the most important benefits of an Agile team sitting together in a co-located, open environment?

  A. Osmotic communication is reduced; space is used more efficiently; groups work together more effectively, and team dynamics are improved.
  B. Costs are reduced as the need for conference rooms decreases, and the team can keep track of where members are more accurately.
  C. Team members can be held more accountable for their time and effort, and pair programming is easier as people have less distance to move to sit with their partner.
  D. Communication is improved; wait-time and rework are reduced; barriers between groups break down, and groups gain respect for each other professionally.
  D. Communication is improved; wait-time and rework are reduced; barriers between groups break down, and groups gain respect for each other professionally.

• Question 836:

  In the first part of the Sprint Planning meeting, what is NOT accomplished?

  A. Items are selected from the Product Backlog
  B. The Development Team decides how much work can be accomplished
  C. The Scrum Team defines the Sprint Goal
  D. The Tasks are defined
  D. The Tasks are defined

• Question 837:

  Which one is NOT one of the 5 common risk areas mitigated by Agile?

  A. Intrinsic schedule flaw
  B. Specification breakdown
  C. Scope creep
  D. Stakeholder apathy
  E. Personnel loss
  F. Productivity variation
  D. Stakeholder apathy

• Question 838:

  In a planning meeting, the client does not have a clear understanding of the most beneficial features of a project, because there are too many stakeholders with different requirements. How should the project manager approach this project?

  A. Define all requirements so value can be added by delivering a high-level plan at the initiation phase.
  B. Suggest the product owner prioritize the work items by feature to maximize value.
  C. Ask the customer to define the requirements of all stakeholders and select the most valuable features.
  D. Ensure the client has a clear idea about the features and end product before the project starts.
  B. Suggest the product owner prioritize the work items by feature to maximize value.

• Question 839:

  When is the ideal time to hold a retrospective?

  A. Right after iteration planning
  B. Just before iteration planning
  C. At the start of the next release
  D. During the iteration review/demo
  B. Just before iteration planning

• Question 840:

  Agile team A struggles to deliver committed stories due to technical dependencies with team B, which continuously fails to meet its delivery commitments. What should the agile team lead do?

  A. Create a new team to deliver the dependencies, and bring team B under performance management.
  B. Conduct a vision-sharing session with the teams to communicate the project's overall goals.
  C. Swap team members from both teams so that deliveries are better supported.
  D. Discuss negotiating the delivery timelines with team A.
  C. Swap team members from both teams so that deliveries are better supported.