PMI PMI-ACP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMI-ACP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 841:

  Suppose 8 new members joined the development team, and the team size is now 15. The daily Scrum is getting noisy and exceeding the 15 minutes time-box. What is the most effective way to address this situation?

  A. Divide the team into two teams with minimum dependency and have two separate daily Scrums.
  B. Do nothing; allow the large team to exceed the time-box by a few minutes each meeting.
  C. Increase the time-box for the daily Scrum to 30 minutes.
  D. Ask the team members to only update on the impediments and highlight only the important ones.
  A. Divide the team into two teams with minimum dependency and have two separate daily Scrums.

• Question 842:

  An agile project manager is leading an international project involving a global team consisting of members from very different cultures, countries, and time zones. The agile project manager is aware that similar projects with distributed teams have led to serious conflicts. What should the agile project manager do to promote trust and collaboration?

  A. Talk with the human resources (HR) department to select team members with similar backgrounds to eliminate conflict.
  B. Collocate for team building to promote collaboration to build trust and improve communication.
  C. Promote a project charter with the project vision and purpose to help align the team.
  D. Promote a team charter with a set of norms, rules, and agreements to facilitate the work.
  D. Promote a team charter with a set of norms, rules, and agreements to facilitate the work.

• Question 843:

  Team A is producing 61 points per iteration and Team B is producing 20 points per iteration. Team A has more senior engineers. A manager demands that Team B match Team A's points in the next iteration. Based on this information, it is reasonable to tell the manager that:

  A. it is impossible to compare two separate teams on points alone.
  B. Team B's points will match Team A if Team B gets more senior engineers.
  C. Team B must have help self-organizing so their points match Team A.
  D. Team B's points will increase if the Product Owner becomes more involved.
  A. it is impossible to compare two separate teams on points alone.

• Question 844:

  Who typically has the best insight into task execution?

  A. Project managers
  B. Team members
  C. Scrum Masters
  D. Agile coaches
  B. Team members

• Question 845:

  An organization is shifting to an agile delivery methodology. An agile project manager has been assigned to the transformation project. What should the agile project manager do to ensure a high level of adoption?

  A. Focus on not just the "what," but also the "how" of delivering projects.
  B. Ensure that there is buy-in from senior management to adopt agile.
  C. Identify strong product owners to ensure project teams are delivering value.
  D. Train the team on the fundamentals of the agile mindset and principles.
  D. Train the team on the fundamentals of the agile mindset and principles.

• Question 846:

  During a coaching session, an agile project manager discussed embracing communication to keep all stakeholders aligned. The agile project manager recently had a discussion with their team and decided to display a product roadmap. What is the agile project manager trying to show?

  A. The project's total number of story points.
  B. Product releases and what will be included.
  C. The number of completed user stories.
  D. Where the team is in the project life cycle.
  B. Product releases and what will be included.

• Question 847:

  Prior to a retrospective, discussions among team members indicate conflict. An agile practitioner wants to ensure an open and safe environment during the retrospective. What should the agile practitioner do?

  A. Review established ground rules with the team
  B. Ask team members specific questions to identify the cause
  C. Encourage the team to continue working to maintain the iteration's schedule
  D. Meet with the product owner and stakeholders to discuss the issue
  B. Ask team members specific questions to identify the cause

• Question 848:

  With multiple Scrum teams, you should have a separate product backlog.

  A. True
  B. False
  B. False

• Question 849:

  A development team, new to scrum, questions the need to collect metrics on team performance. While team members understand velocity and burn down, they feel that once velocity becomes settled it is needless to keep track. What should the agile coach tell the team?

  A. Continuing to track velocity allows functional managers to assess whether or not the team is performing at the desired rate.
  B. The trends will show how the team performs against other scrum teams in the organization.
  C. Tracking velocity will provide a baseline for the team to see how their continuous improvement efforts are working.
  D. Tracking velocity will document and communicate team health to the stakeholders.
  C. Tracking velocity will provide a baseline for the team to see how their continuous improvement efforts are working.

• Question 850:

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