pmi pmi-acp practice test

More details for a story are required before the upcoming sprint planning meeting What should the
scrum master do?

• A. Email the product owner requesting detailed story specifications and wait for a response
• B. Gather the details from the team members before sprint planning
• C. Schedule a story grooming session with the product owner before sprint planning
• D. Conduct a planning poker session with the team

During planning sessions an agile practitioner notices that some team members do not share
common ideas What should the agile practitioner do?

• A. Ask the team if they would like to adopt alternative techniques
• B. Create a team norms document to set participation guidelines
• C. Ask the scrum master to resolve the issue at the stand up meeting
• D. Capture feedback during lessons learned at the end of the iteration

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

During the iteration planning of a newly onboarded agile team, the product owner adds a set of high
priority user stories into the iteration backlog. What should the team do first to define the tasks
needed to implement the user stories?

• A. Self-organize
• B. Assign tasks to each team member
• C. Meet with the customer
• D. Identify the Scrum Master

A company has decided to combine two similar products consisting of multiple teams into one
product. Engaged customers want to know how the company is looking at re-organizing it's teams.
What strategy should be employed to re-organize the teams?

• A. All the teams from both products should be simultaneously called together and allowed to completely self-manage
• B. Teams that worked on similar components in the separate products should be combined to minimize disruption andcapitalize on synergies
• C. After grouping individuals by role multi-discipline teams should be created that are comprised of one member from eachrole
• D. Features should be prioritized and then teams should be organized around those priorities

During a current sprint, a team member asks permission from the scrum master to investigate an
alternative design approach What should the scrum master do?

• A. Discourage the team member from deviating from the plan and document the request during the retrospective
• B. Encourage the team member to research the issue and present the findings during the retrospective
• C. Discourage the team member from using experimentation/spikes unless it is fully developed and accounts for a variety of use cases
• D. Encourage the team member to use experimentation/spikes for continuous improvement and help the team understand why it is important.

Midway through a sprint, the scrum master identifies that reassigning a certain task could help the
team meet its sprint goals What should the scrum master do next?

• A. Alert the team that sprint goals might not be met and create an alternative plan
• B. Obtain team buy-in to perform modifications to the sprint backlog.
• C. Have the sprint proceed as planned
• D. Ask the team to decide if the task should be reassigned

A technical problem arises that will likely impact the stories planned for delivery in the current sprint
What should the scrum master do?

• A. Consider adding a story to the next sprint to seek resolution
• B. Immediately solve the problem on behalf of the team
• C. Ask the team to collaboratively work out a solution.
• D. Engage a technical manager to assist with finding a solution

An executive sponsor of a new scrum team actively attends scrum ceremonies How does this benefit
the team?

• A. It helps the team to focus on and meet sprint goals.
• B. It reminds the team about who sponsors the project.
• C. It provides high-level project updates to the sponsor
• D. It helps to quickly resolve issues using the sponsor's Influence

When prioritizing features to be delivered in an iteration, on what features should an agile team
defer work?

• A. High-risk and high-value
• B. High-risk and low-value
• C. Low-risk and low-value
• D. Low-risk and high-value