Initiate and Plan - Prep Questions

Question 1

Team members presented the completed features to project stakeholders and ensured that everyone understood the progress toward the sprint goal. The product owner gathered suggestions from stakeholders and updated the product backlog. This agile practice is known as:

A. Product retrospective
B. Product backlog refinement
C. Release validation
D. Sprint review

Answer 1

D. Sprint review

A review is an opportunity to inspect and adapt the emerging product and to engage stakeholders. Team members present the completed functionality to the product owner and other stakeholders. The product owner accepts or rejects the completed items and gathers observations and suggestions from stakeholders.

Question 2

You have just been assigned as project manager of a complex project adopting an agile approach.
Which of the following statements regarding business value are correct? (Choose three.)

A. You should report on realized value throughout the project
B. The team should promote opportunities for stakeholders to articulate their understanding of value
C. Product priorities should be clearly defined at the beginning of the project
D. Business value is created at the end of the project
E. The team may use surveys to determine if the business value is being delivered

Answer 2

A. You should report on realized value throughout the project
B. The team should promote opportunities for stakeholders to articulate their understanding of value
E. The team may use surveys to determine if the business value is being delivered

The project manager should report on realized value throughout the project (answer A). The business representative and the rest of the team should collect feedback and use that feedback to adjust the product backlog (answer B). The team may use surveys to determine if the business value is being delivered (answer E). Product priorities may be adjusted throughout the project (answer C). Partial products may be released to create business value at the end of one or more development cycles (answer D).

Question 3

A global advertising company is using scrum to roll out a process-improvement initiative to other countries. The company assembled a team that will be timeboxing every scrum meeting. What is the meaning of timeboxing a meeting?

A. Meetings will always occur at the same time
B. Meetings cannot last more than the allocated amount of time
C. Meetings should not last more than the recommended amount of time
D. Meetings should last more than a certain amount of time

Answer 3

B. Meetings cannot last more than the allocated amount of time

Timeboxing events means that the team will stop work when the time limit is reached rather than continue until the goal is achieved.

Question 4

An agile team is developing a machine learning solution using Kanban. During the early stages of the project, the team determined its workflow and established work in progress limits. Which of the
following is a good reason to limit the work in progress?

A. Because unfinished work does not add value
B. Because work must be completed within the timebox
C. Because work must be completed according to quality parameters
D. Because resources are limited

Answer 4

A. Because unfinished work does not add value

A work in progress limit constrains the amount of work in progress because unfinished items produce no business value.

Question 5

You are managing an engine manufacturing project which is part of a larger program. The project management office requires that all projects should be authorized with a project charter. Which of
the following can approve the project charter? (Choose three.)

A. Senior management
B. Program manager
C. Project steering committee
D. Portfolio manager
E. Project manager

Answer 5

A. Senior management
B. Program manager
D. Portfolio manager

The project charter should be authorized by someone with enough authority to sponsor the project.

Question 6

A financial institution is promoting the adoption of project management plans to improve their project management practices. Which of the following should you include in the project management plan? (Choose three.)

A. Adopted change management procedures
B. Required formal gate reviews
C. Adopted risk responses
D. Updated issue log
E. Adopted project approach
F. Updated business case

Answer 6

A. Adopted change management procedures
B. Required formal gate reviews
E. Adopted project approach

The risk register (answer C), issue log (answer D) and business case (answer F) are not part of the project management plan. The remaining options are part of the project management plan.

Question 7

A project charter is a formal document that authorizes the beginning of the project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply resources to project activities. A project charter establishes:

A. Business need, assumptions, constraints, assigned project manager and scope statement
B. Business need, project success criteria, summary budget and summary schedule
C. Performance baselines
D. Cost-benefit analysis

Answer 7

B. Business need, project success criteria, summary budget and summary schedule

The business need, project success criteria, summary budget and summary schedule can be part of the project charter.

Question 8

A scrum team is working on a highly anticipated product. Near the end of the second sprint, the team has completed most of the items in the sprint backlog. When is the sprint over?

A. When all the items included in the sprint backlog are completed according to their acceptance criteria
B. When all the tasks included in the sprint backlog are completed
C. When the timebox ends
D. When all the critical items are completed

Answer 8

C. When the timebox ends

The sprint is a fixed-duration period of time.

Question 9

A friend of yours told you that her company is adopting the most popular agile framework. Which one is it?

A. Kanban
B. Scrum
C. Extreme Programming
D. Feature-Driven Development

Answer 9

B. Scrum

Question 10

One of your friends received a call from her company’s vice president informing her that she will manage the new exhibit center construction project. She has also received a copy of the benefits management plan and business case. Which of the following should be prepared NEXT?

A. Project management plan
B. Project charter
C. Understanding of the expected project benefits
D. Statement of work

Answer 10

B. Project charter

A project charter should be developed to formally initiate the project (answer B). The project management plan (answer A) and statement of work (answer D) may be prepared after the project has been initiated. The project manager has already received a copy of the business case with an understanding of the expected project benefits (answer C).

Question 11

Project managers are often involved in the early stages of the project, even before the project has been formally authorized. All of the following options may be performed by the project manager
during the project initiation, EXCEPT:

A. Acquire a working knowledge of the organization’s relevant processes, procedures and templates
B. Understand the project’s business need, justification and strategic alignment
C. Provide initial funding
D. Understand how benefits can be achieved

Answer 11

C. Provide initial funding

Provide initial funding is not one of the project manager’s responsibilities.

Question 12

You are managing a critical project that Will redesign your company’s website. You are working closely with the project team to create the project management plan. All of the following options are part of the project management plan, EXCEPT:

A. Requirements documentation
B. Requirements management plan
C. Process improvement plan
D. Scope statement

Answer 12

A. Requirements documentation

Requirements documentation is the only available option that is not part of the project management plan. Options “B” and “C” are subsidiary plans and option “D” is part of the scope baseline.

Question 13

You were hired by an insurance company that is new to agile. You are encouraging the adoption of daily standups. Which of the following expresses the reason to have a daily standup event?

A. Inspect and adapt the team’s progress towards the sprint goal
B. Report the sprint status
C. Enable the project manager to collect work performance information
D. Improve existing practices

Answer 13

A. Inspect and adapt the team’s progress towards the sprint goal

The ddaily standup is a short, daily event used to inspect and adapt the team’s progress.

Question 14

A global advertising company is using scrum to roll out a process-improvement initiative to other countries. The company assembled an agile team that will be working in timeboxed sprints. How often will the team coordinate their progress?

A. Daily
B. Weekly
C. Once per sprint as part ofthe sprint review
D. A frequency aligned to the performance reporting cycle

Answer 14

A. Daily

The daily standup is a daily meeting to coordinate the team’s work.

Question 15

You are working as project manager on a production system automation project. Barbara, a key project stakeholder, is requesting a critical scope change that is not aligned with the project charter.
Who should approve the change to the project charter?

A. The change control board because they should approve all scope changes
B. The sponsor who issued the project charter
C. The steering committee because the change is critical
D. Barbara because she is a key stakeholder

Answer 15

B. The sponsor who issued the project charter

The sponsor should approve changes to the project charter.

Question 16

A global advertising company is using scrum to roll out a process-improvement initiative to other countries. The company assembled a team that will be working in timeboxed sprints. Which of the
following statements regarding timeboxing are correct? (Choose three.)

A. Timeboxing helps to build a sense of urgency
B. Timeboxing limits the work in progress to available capacity
C. An agile team working on a critical item should not stop working when the time limit is reached
D. The team must drop enough features to finish on time if the iteration is falling behind schedule
E. An agile team may timebox the daily standup meetings

Answer 16

A. Timeboxing helps to build a sense of urgency
D. The team must drop enough features to finish on time if the iteration is falling behind schedule
E. An agile team may timebox the daily standup meetings

The team must drop enough features to finish on time if the iteration is falling behind schedule (answer D). Fixing the schedule forces the team to build a sense of urgency and focus on the most important requirements (answer A).
Agile teams often timebox project events (answer E). Work in progress limits constrain the amount of work in progress on each process Step (answer B). An agile team should stop working when the time limit is reached (answer C).

Question 17

You recently joined a global insurance company. The organization wants to adopt an agile approach that may suit projects with different sizes and criticality levels. Which of the following practices or approaches would you recommend?

A. Extreme Programming (XP)
B. Scrum of scrums
C. Plan-do-chek-act
D. Crystal Methods

Answer 17

D. Crystal Methods

Crystal is a family of agile methodologies with different levels of depth designed to suit projects with different sizes and criticality levels

Question 18

You were asked to assist in creating an agile team that Will be working on a merger and acquisition project. After attending an agile training course, one stakeholder approaches you because he does
not understand the reason to adopt cross-functional teams. Which of the following reasons may you present? (Choose three.)

A. The team has all the expertise required to complete an increment
B. The team is able to complete the work within the timebox
C. The team shares the same values
D. Every team members has the knowledge required to complete a product backlog item
E. The team can avoid costly handovers across different functional areas
F. The team can assess problems from different viewpoints

Answer 18

A. The team has all the expertise required to complete an increment
E. The team can avoid costly handovers across different functional areas
F. The team can assess problems from different viewpoints

A cross-functional team has all the knowledge expertise required to complete an increment (answer A). Cross-functional teams break down functional silos and, therefore, avoid costly handovers across different functional areas (answer E). Cross-functional teams are better able to produce unique solutions and approaches because their team members assess problems from different viewpoints (answer F).

Question 19

A financial institution is promoting the adoption of project management plans to improve their project management practices. Which of the following should you include in the project management plan?

A. Time-phased budget and approach used to identify, document and change configuration items
B. Scope statement, time-phased budget and record of project risks
C. Scope management plan, adopted formal gate reviews and change requests
D. Approved project schedule and records of configuration item status

Answer 19

A. Time-phased budget and approach used to identify, document and change configuration items

The project management plan includes the time-phased budget and the configuration management plan (answer A). The project management plan does not include the risk register (answer B), change requests (answer C) and configuration management records (answer D).

Question 20

Your company is implementing an ecommerce solution. The sponsor has requested in the project charter that all products sold online should be delivered within 3 days. This request should be recorded as a(n):

A. Assumption
B. Expected outcome
C. Quality policy
D. Project constraint

Answer 20

B. Expected outcome

The maximum number of delivery days is a constraint limiting the project’s options. Answer A is not correct because the number of delivery days was not assumed by the project management team. It was imposed by the sponsor. The sponsor’s request is not an expected result (answer B) and it is not a quality policy (answer C).

Question 21

You are managing a project that combines conventional and agile tracks. One agile team is holding a meeting to collectively plan the upcoming work. Team members are deciding which items they will
work on next and who will perform what tasks. At the end of the meeting, they will adjust the sprint backlog to reflect their improved understanding of how the sprint should progress. Which of the
following agile practices is the team adopting?

A. Sprint planning
B. Daily standup
C. Sprint review
D. Sprint retrospective

Answer 21

A. Sprint planning

The daily standup is a short, daily event used to inspect and adapt the team’s progress.

Question 22

A pharmaceutical company is planning to develop an innovative product that it will predict the success rates of new drugs before Iaunching them into the market based on artificial technology. The
plan is to release a basic version of the product as soon as possible to seize the business opportunity.
Which of the following practices would you recommend? (Choose two.)

A. Increase the team size to complete every product backlog items as soon as possible
B. Determine the MVP
C. Prioritize the sprint backlog to focus on simpler tasks that can be completed faster
D. Delay non-critical product tests until the product is released
E. Prioritize the product backlog
F. Reduce the sprints’ duration to deliver value sooner

Answer 22

B. Determine the MVP
E. Prioritize the product backlog

The product owner should prioritize the product backlog and find the minimum viable product that can be released as early as possible (answers B and E).
Management wants to focus on quickly releasing a basic version of the product (answer A). Sprint backlog tasks are not prioritized (answer C). The team must complete all the necessary tests to complete the product according to the adopted standards (answer D). Reducing the sprints’ duration would enable shorter learning cycles but it would not help to release the product faster (answer F).

Question 23

During the project early stages, the project manager is working closely with the project sponsor to prepare the project charter. Who should approve the project charter?

A. Customer
B. Sponsor
C. Functional manager
D. Team

Answer 23

B. Sponsor

The charter is usually approved by the sponsor.

Question 24

Your customer service application project started 10 months ago and the team has finally completed every product backlog item according to adopted acceptance criteria. One team member informed
that two key stakeholders are unhappy claiming that the product is unfit for purpose. Which of the following is the best explanation for the situation?

A. The stakeholders did not review the Definition of Done
B. The stakeholders were not invited to the sprint reviews
C. The stakeholders did not approve the product vision
D. The stakeholders did not attend the sprint retrospectives

Answer 24

B. The stakeholders were not invited to the sprint reviews

The sprint review is an opportunityto inspect and adapt the product as well as engage stakeholders. The team presents the completed items and ensures that everyone understands the progress toward the goals. The product owner gathers the stakeholders’ observations and suggestions and may update the product backlog based on the collected feedback.

Question 25

You are working as an agile coach for an organization that has just begun to embrace agile principles.
There are currently several agile teams working on different products. Senior management is concerned because each team is implementing agile principles differently. What would you recommend?

A. You should recommend a standardized approach to implement agile practices
B. You should organize cross-team retrospectives to share practices
C. You should explain that agile principles may be implemented differently according to the context
D. You should recommend agile training to ensure that agile principles are implemented properly

Answer 25

C. You should explain that agile principles may be implemented differently according to the context

Agile emphasizes the use of empirical processes that will be adjusted with the acquired experience and knowledge.

Question 26

You were asked to support an agile team that is developing a vaccine. The team is using a Kanban board to visualize its process flow. The Kanban board can be used: (Choose three.)

A. As a repository of work information
B. To constrain the amount of work in progress on each process step
C. To agree on what can be done in the iteration
D. To ensure that the team is focused on quickly completing the current work
E. To visualize the prioritized requirements that may be addressed in future iterations

Answer 26

A. As a repository of work information
B. To constrain the amount of work in progress on each process step
D. To ensure that the team is focused on quickly completing the current work

A Kanban board is a repository of work information (answer A) and is used to constrain the amount of work in progress on each process Step (answer B) and ensure that the team is focused on quickly completing the current work (answer D). The iteration backlog is used to agree on what can be done in the iteration (answer C). The product backlog is used to visualize the prioritized requirements that may be addressed in future iterations (answer E).

Question 27

Baselines provide a benchmark for comparison. Which of the following statements concerning baselines is incorrect?

A. Performance baselines are used to assess project performance
B. Baselines may be changed through formal change control
C. They are the project objectives that were established when the project management plan was first approved
D. Product baselines may be defined by the configuration management system

Answer 27

C. They are the project objectives that were established when the project management plan was first approved

A performance baseline is a formally approved version of project objectives. The initial baselines are established when the project management plan is approved but may be changed throughout the project (answer C). The remaining statements are correct.

Question 28

During the project early stages, the project manager is working closely with the project sponsor to complete the project initiation activities. All of the following can be inputs to project initiation
EXCEPT.

A. The project charter
B. Enterprise environmental factors
C. Benefits management plan
D. Business case

Answer 28

A. The project charter

The project charter is the document used to formally initiate the project. It is therefore an output of project initiation. All other options can be inputs to initiating a project.

Question 29

A junior project manager is overseeing a service development project with three separate teams working on different modules of the same product. The project has adopted Scrum of Scrums events
to synchronize and integrate the work of the different teams. Which of the following criteria should be used to decide who should attend the Scrum of Scrums events?

A. Representatives of each team with strong communication skills
B. Representatives of each team who are able to understand the work across the different teams
C. Representatives of each team with deep knowledge in their area of expertise
D. The product owner, scrum masters and every team member

Answer 29

B. Representatives of each team who are able to understand the work across the different teams

Scrum of Scrums is a scaled agile technique used to synchronize and integrate the work of several teams working on the same product. Representatives who attend should understand the work across the different teams.

Question 30

A junior project manager wants to know what should be included in the performance measurement baseline. You should reply that the performance measurement baseline should include:

A. Scope statement, WBS, WBS dictionary, project schedule and time-phased budget
B. Management plans
C. Quality metrics
D. All of the above

Answer 30

A. Scope statement, WBS, WBS dictionary, project schedule and time-phased budget

Collectively, the scope baseline (scope statement, WBS and WBD dictionary), schedule baseline (project schedule) and cost baseline (time-phased budget) may be referred to as the performance measurement baseline.

Question 31

A government agency has recently started to adopt agile practices. Which of the following statements express the agile principles? (Choose three.)

A. Projects are built around excellent processes
B. Agile may be implemented differently depending on the environment
C. Documents should create value to the customer
D. Agile teams rely on close collaboration to overcome challenges
E. Project performance is the primary measure of project success

Answer 31

B. Agile may be implemented differently depending on the environment
C. Documents should create value to the customer
D. Agile teams rely on close collaboration to overcome challenges

Statements B, C and D reflect the agile manifesto. Agile projects are built around motivated individuals (answer A). Realized value should be the primary measure of project success in agile projects (answer E).

Question 32

One team member is insisting that team members are accountable to themselves for their assignments, actions and behaviors and for ensuring that others keep their commitments. What concept is the team member referring to?

A. Collaboration
B. Self-discipline
C. T-shaped people
D. Disciplined agile

Answer 32

B. Self-discipline

The concept of self-discipline means that team members are accountable to themselves for their assignments, actions and behaviors and for ensuring that others keep their commitments.

Question 33

You are supporting an agile team that has been working together for several sprints. The team is focused on releasing valuable features to the customer early and frequently. Which of the following is a good reason to release features frequently?

A. Minimize changes
B. Collect regular feedback
C. Meet performance targets
D. Shorten the sprint length

Answer 33

B. Collect regular feedback

Agile emphasizes the importance of producing usable product versions that can release value and obtain regular feedback from users and other stakeholders.

Question 34

You were hired by an insurance company that is new to agile. You are encouraging the adoption of retrospectives. Common topics addressed in the retrospective include:

A. Team morale
B. Ability to detect and address impediments
C. Actual and forecasted velocity
D. All of the above

Answer 34

D. All of the above

The retrospective is an opportunity to reflect on the team’s practices. The team may discuss how team morale, ability to detect and address impediments and velocity impact its effectiveness.

Question 35

A junior project manager in your company asked for your help because she does not understand the purpose of a project charter. You should explain her that the project charter ___________.

A. Creates a common project vision and is authorized bythe sponsor
B. Establishes the project manager’s authority and is authorized by the functional managers
C. Establishes the management approach and is authorized by senior management
D. Establishes project constraints and is authorized by the customer and the team

Answer 35

A. Creates a common project vision and is authorized bythe sponsor

The project charter is authorized by the project sponsor and establishes a common vision.

Question 36

You have just joined an existing team that has been working together for several month. The team is using a Kanban board to visualize work information. Who should update the Kanban board?

A. Project manager
B. Scrum master
C. Team members doing the work
D. Team leader

Answer 36

C. Team members doing the work

Agile teams track their own progress.

Question 37

You are working with the project sponsor, capturing early assumptions and constraints, understanding previous agreements, specifying high-level requirements and ensuring that the project
is formally approved. Which of the following are you performing?

A. Developing the project management plan
B. Conducting a project kick-off meeting
C. Developing the project charter
D. Preparing a business case

Answer 37

C. Developing the project charter

The project charter formally initiates the project

Question 38

Your company has asked you to assist in creating an agile team that will develop navigational software. Management is considering different staffing alternatives. Which of the following would
you recommend?

A. Collocated team members who are fully available for the project
B. Geographically distributed team members who are fully available for the project
C. Collocated team members who are partially available for the project
D. Geographically distributed team members who are partially available for the project

Answer 38

A. Collocated team members who are fully available for the project

Collocated and fully available teams are more effective.

Question 39

Your team is adopting Scrum to manage a system upgrade project. The Scrum team will rely on an empirical approach to make project decisions. The Scrum empirical approach is based on:

A. Iterative and incremental development
B. Inspection, adaptation and transparency
C. Empiricism and timeboxing
D. Events and artifacts

Answer 39

B. Inspection, adaptation and transparency

Scrum pillars are inspection, adaptation, and transparency.

Question 40

You met with key stakeholders to record a high-level understanding of the project scope before the project is formally authorized. After the meeting, a Subject Matter Expert (SME) expressed her concern that it may not be technically possible to develop one of the project deliverables. What should be done NEXT?

A. Identify the deliverable development risks and update the risk register
B. Ensure that there is enough contingency reserve to account for product development uncertainty
C. Voice your concerns and record the issue in the issue log
D. Conduct a feasibility analysis

Answer 40

D. Conduct a feasibility analysis

A feasibility analysis would allow the project manager to determine if it is technically possible to develop the deliverable.

Question 41

The project manager is working with senior management collecting relevant historical records, defining high-level objectives, understanding the overall project risk and obtaining a project mandate. What should be done NEXT?

A. Prepare the project business case
B. Negotiate contracts with suppliers
C. Complete the project deliverables
D. Establish the project management approach

Answer 41

D. Establish the project management approach

The project was initiated. The project manager should now establish the project management approach (answer D). Preparing the project business case (answer A) should have been done before project initiation. Negotiating contracts with suppliers (answer B) and completing deliverables (answer C) are part of project execution.

Question 42

An agile coach is encouraging the adoption of retrospectives. Which of the following activities can be part of a retrospective meeting? (Choose three.)

A. Identify impediments that are impacting performance
B. Coordinate the team’s work
C. Determine the work and effort required to complete the selected product backlog items
D. Suggest changes to improve the team’s effectiveness
E. Review the team’s common understanding of the meaning of completing a deliverable

Answer 42

A. Identify impediments that are impacting performance
D. Suggest changes to improve the team’s effectiveness
E. Review the team’s common understanding of the meaning of completing a deliverable

The retrospective is an opportunity for the team to determine what went well and what could be improved in the future (answer A), identify actionable items that can improve performance and remove impediments (answer D) and review their Definition of Done (answer E). The daily stand-up is an opportunity to coordinate the team’s work (answer B). Sprint planning is an opportunity to determine the work and effort required to complete the selected product backlog items (answer C).

Question 43

An insurance company is planning to develop a new customer self-service application. An agile team was assigned to the project and the agile coach is encouraging the adoption of daily standups. Which
of the following questions are typically asked in a daily standup? (Choose three.)

A. How can the team improve?
B. What was done yesterday?
C. What Will be done today?
D. What are the existing impediments?
E. How can the team fix the existing product defects?
F. What Will the team do in the upcoming sprints?

Answer 43

B. What was done yesterday?
C. What will be done today?
D. What are the existing impediments?

A common daily standup approach is to ask team members to answer three simple questions: “what was done yesterday?”, “what Will be done today?” and “is there any impediment?” (answers B, C and D). The purpose ofthe retrospective is to improve the team’s practices (answer A). The daily standup should not be used to repair defects (answer E). The sprint review may be used to discuss what item Will be done in the following sprints (answer F).

Question 44

An agile team is working in 4-week sprints to design a new laptop. During a sprint retrospective, team members are discussing the meaning of project success. Which of the following is the key measure of project success for an agile team?

A. Story points
B. Velocity
C. Performance targets
D. Working product

Answer 44

D. Working product

“Working software over comprehensive documentation” is an agile manifesto value.

Question 45

At the end of the iteration, the team demonstrated the completed work, and stakeholders had the chance to experiment with the new features. Several stakeholders provided insight about business
trends and suggested new features and enhancements. Which of the following practice is the team adopting?

A. Iteration review
B. Product backlog refinement
C. Stage gate
D. Iteration retrospective

Answer 45

A. Iteration review

The iteration review is an opportunity to inspect and adapt the emerging product and to engage stakeholders.

Question 46

The product owner requested a scope change that can compromise a project charter constraint. You need to ensure that the __________ either approves or rejects the change request.

A. Steering committee
B. Sponsor
C. Business representative
D. Change control board

Answer 46

B. Sponsor

Significant changes that can compromise a project charter constraint should be validated by the sponsor who issued the charter.

Question 47

Your company is taking on an agile project for the first time. Over the course of several timeboxed sprints, the team will develop a new electronic device. Which of the following are advantages of timeboxing sprints? (Choose three.)

A. Encourages the team to focus on the most important objectives within the existing timeframe
B. Limits the potential impact of poor performance and bad decisions
C. Forces the team to work together on the same issues at the same time
D. All of the above

Answer 47

D. All of the above

Timeboxing promotes focus (answer A), minimizes risk (answer B) and encourages collaboration (answer C).

Question 48

John has just been assigned to a large CRM implementation project. He is worried because he has never managed projects this size. What advice would you give him in this situation?

A. He should plan according to the international best practices
B. He should plan the project based on the team member’s experience
C. He should use his own experience in previous projects
D. He should work with the PMO to receive historical information from previous projects

Answer 48

D. He should work with the PMO to receive historical information from previous projects

Planning decisions should be based on the organization’s historical information.

Question 49

You were assigned to an environmental project with a plan-driven team. You have managed to establish the performance measurement baseline. Which of the following options is part of the
performance measurement baseline? (Choose three.)

A. Quality metrics
B. Project schedule
C. Scope statement
D. Time-phased budget
E. Updated risk register
F. Formally approved project documents

Answer 49

B. Project schedule
C. Scope statement
D. Time-phased budget

The scope, schedule and cost baseline are known as performance measurement baseline.

Question 50

Sharon was asked to assist in creating an agile team that will be working to develop medical equipment. She is having problems with securing resources to your agile project. Which of the following is her best option?

A. Combine a deep specialization in their area of expertise with some general experience and skills in other related areas
B. Have a deep specialization in their area of expertise
C. Are able to ensure that others keep their commitments
D. Have general experience and skills in multiple areas

Answer 50

A. Combine a deep specialization in their area of expertise with some general experience and skills in other related areas

Agile team members should combine a deep specialization in their area of expertise with some general experience and skills in other related areas.

Question 51

A project is currently in its initiation stage. Which of the following options is part of project initiation?

A. Providing the project manager the formal authority and estimating resource requirements
B. Identifying who will be impacted by the project and determining how these individuals or groups will be managed
C. Elaborating high-level constraints and assumptions and refining them to detailed level
D. Establishing expectations and the project exit criteria

Answer 51

D. Establishing expectations and the project exit criteria

Establishing expectations and the project exit criteria is part of project initiation. Estimating resource requirements (answer A), determining how stakeholders Will be managed (answer B) and refining high-level constraints and assumptions to detailed level (answer C) are part of planning.

Question 52

A biotech company organization has assembled a project team to work on a high-stakes project. The team will rely on a combination of sequential phases to complete predictable deliverables and sprints
to complete uncertain deliverables. Which of the following project approaches is the team adopting?

A. Blended
B. Plan-driven
C. Agile
D. Hybrid

Answer 52

D. Hybrid

The hybrid approach uses a combination of other project approaches.

Question 53

An agile software development team is adopting new practices. Team members are pairing up to work on project tasks from a single workstation and recording requirements as user stories. They are
also preparing test cases and then developing the product around these test cases. Which agile framework is the team adopting?

A. Scrum
B. Kanban
C. Extreme Programming
D. Feature-Driven Development

Answer 53

C. Extreme Programming

Extreme Programming is a software development agile approach designed to quickly respond to a very dynamic and uncertain environment based on core values and a holistic set of practices. These practices include pair programming, stories and test-driven development.

Question 54

Project managers are often involved in early stages of the project, even before the project has been formally authorized. All of the following options may be performed by the project manager during
initiation, EXCEPT.

A. Understand the project’s benefits and costs
B. Validate the project alignment with strategy and expected business value
C. Determine the stakeholder management strategy
D. Understand if the project’s benefits can be achieved

Answer 54

C. Determine the stakeholder management strategy

Determine the steakholder management strategy is part of the plan stakeholder management process.

Question 55

An agile team is implementing a payment system. Near the end of the fourth sprint, the team realized that they will not be able to deliver all the features included in the sprint backlog. How
should the team proceed?

A. The team should extend the sprint by a few days to complete all the features
B. The team should prioritize the tasks that can be completed within the sprint timebox
C. The team should run an additional short iteration to complete the features
D. The team and the product owner should agree on what features can be done within the sprint timebox

Answer 55

D. The team and the product owner should agree on what features can be done within the sprint timebox

In agile project management, particularly in Scrum, the team should work within the fixed timebox of the sprint. If they realize they cannot complete all the features, the appropriate action is to collaborate with the product owner to determine which features can be completed within the remaining time. This ensures that the most valuable features are delivered and maintains the integrity of the sprint timebox.

Question 56

An agile team held a meeting at the end of the first iteration to inspect and adapt the emerging product as well as engage stakeholders. The team presented the completed functionality and the product owner collected the stakeholders’ feedback. At the end of the meeting, one manager requested a Gantt chart detailing the following iteration. How should the project manager proceed?

A. Coach the senior manager in agile values, theory, practice, and roles
B. Ensure that the senior manager attends the sprint planning events
C. Ensure that stakeholders receive copy of the sprint backlog during the sprint review
D. Work with the team to produce a Gantt chart for each sprint

Answer 56

A. Coach the senior manager in agile values, theory, practice, and roles

The team relies on the iteration backlog to plan and track the sprint progress.

Question 57

An agile team is holding a meeting at the end of the iteration to assess its working practices. They are currently discussing whether they should adjust the sprint length. Which of the following may
influence the sprint’s length? (Choose three.)

A. The need to respond to changes within the economic and business environment
B. The need to complete all the items in the product backlog
C. The need to synchronize decisions with other teams
D. The need to collect feedback before making critical decisions
E. The need to avoid changes

Answer 57

A. The need to respond to changes within the economic and business environment
C. The need to synchronize decisions with other teams
D. The need to collect feedback before making critical decisions

Question 58

You have been asked to manage an internal project that will have significant impact on three different business units. The business unit managers have different expectations regarding project
objectives. How should you proceed?

A. Work with business unit managers to align expectations and then ensure that every stakeholder approves the project charter
B. Ensure that the project charter identifies all the stakeholders and records their expectations
C. Continuously update the project charter throughout the project to ensure that it is aligned with planning documents and expectations
D. Align expectations and ensure that the business unit managers approve the project charter

Answer 58

D. Align expectations and ensure that the business unit managers approve the project charter

The project managers should try to align expectations and ensure that the business unit managers approve the project charter (answer D). The project charter should not be approved by every stakeholder (answer A). The project charter is not used to identify stakeholders and their expectations (answer B). The planning documents should be aligned to the project charter and not vice versa (answer C).

Question 59

After attending a project management class, one of your friends is worried because he does not understand the concept of tailoring. Which of the following statements about tailoring are correct?
(Choose three.)

A. Tailoring is not required for plan-driven projects
B. Tailoring is performed as part of planning
C. The project management office is responsible for tailoring
D. The project management processes should suit the project’s needs, size, complexity, risk, importance and
environment
E. It clarifies how the organization’s project management method will adapt to the project’s context

Answer 59

B. Tailoring is performed as part of planning
D. The project management processes should suit the project’s needs, size, complexity, risk, importance and environment
E. It clarifies how the organization’s project management method will adapt to the project’s context

Tailoring the project management plan adapts the project management processes to the project’s needs, size, complexity, risk, importance and environment (answers D and E). Tailoring should be prepared as part of preparing the project management plan (answer B). Tailoring is required for every project (answer A). The project manager is responsible for tailoring the project management processes (answer C)

Question 60

An agile team is preparing a vision statement document. The product vision is BEST used to:

A. Explain how the project aligns with the organization’s priorities and determine if the project adopts a predictive or agile approach
B. List the requirements that may be addressed in the future
C. Formulate alternative scenarios that address the business need and assess if these scenarios are justifiable
D. Provide an understanding of project’s expected outcomes and products

Answer 60

D. Provide an understanding of project’s expected outcomes and products

The project vision provides an understanding of the project’s expected outcomes and products (answer D). The project approach is determined in the project management plan (answer A). The product backlog lists the requirements that may be addressed in the future (answer B). The business case assesses if the project is justifiable (answer C).

Question 61

Project managers are often involved in early stages of the project, even before the project has been formally authorized. All of the following may be performed by the project manager when developing the project charter, EXCEPT:

A. Assess overall project risk with subject matter experts
B. Work with the sponsor to determine the criteria that can trigger project termination
C. Assess the project justification
D. Meet with the sponsor to determine constraints and prioritize those constraints

Answer 61

C. Assess the project justification

Assess the project justification is part of developing a business case. All other option can be part of the developing a project charter process.

Question 62

The project team is analyzing and documenting uncertain factors that are accepted as true for planning purposes. What activity is the team performing?

A. Analyzing the project risks
B. Establishing uncertain baselines
C. Documenting project constraints
D. Capturing assumptions

Answer 62

D. Capturing assumptions

Assumptions are factors that, although uncertain, are accepted as givens for planning purposes. Assumptions may represent project risks but most risks do not represent assumptions (answer A).

Question 63

Your company is planning to expand its business into a new market. A new project was authorized to develop a new electronical device for consumers and the project manager is now identifying project
assumptions. Which of the following is an example of an assumption when developing the project charter?

A. Project IRR is 12%
B. Project must be completed within 6 months
C. Inflation will remain under 3% throughout the project duration
D. Potential strikes can jeopardize the construction schedule

Answer 63

C. Inflation will remain under 3% throughout the project duration

Assumptions are elements that, although uncertain, are considered as givens for management purposes

Question 64

Your project is adopting Scrum to redefine the organization’s processes. Which role will act as the voice of the customer and define, communicate and prioritize the product backlog items?

A. Customer
B. Developers
C. Scrum Master
D. Product Owner

Answer 64

D. Product Owner

The Product Owner defines, communicates and prioritizes the product backlog items.

Question 65

You are mentoring a junior project manager who was assigned to his first project. He is unsure of the purpose of the project management plan. You should explain to him that the project management
plan establishes:

A. The project business justification
B. The project timeline
C. A mandate that authorizes the project manager to use organizational resources
D. How the project will be managed and the project baselines

Answer 65

D. How the project will be managed and the project baselines

The project management plan defines a common understanding of how the project will be managed and establishes the performance measurement baselines (answer D). The project business justification is recorded in the business case (answer A). The project management plan is neither a project schedule (answer B) nor a project charter (answer C).

Question 66

You are leading a complex project adopting an agile approach. Three separate agile teams are working on different components of a software application dedicated to the media industry. How can
you ensure that the teams synchronize and integrate their work with the other teams.

A. Set up a scrum of scrums
B. Ask the team leaders to attend the daily standup events of the other teams
C. Create a common task board to ensure that the work is fully visible
D. Create a common retrospective event

Answer 66

A. Set up a scrum of scrums

Scrum of Scrums is a scaled agile technique used to synchronize and integrate the work of several teams working on the same product.

Question 67

You were asked to assist in creating an agile team that will be working to create a vaccine. The team adopted fixed-duration periods of time during which team members will design, develop and test features. These periods of time are best known as:

A. Project phases
B. Iterations
C. Timeboxed events
D. Releases

Answer 67

B. Iterations

Iterations are fixed-duration periods of time during which the team designs, develops and tests features (answer B). Iterations are not project phases (answer A) or releases (answer D). Iterations are timeboxed events but timeboxed events are not necessarily iterations (answer C).

Question 68

You are a project manager in a hotel expansion project. After much consideration, senior management agreed that the project should adopt an incremental approach. Which of the following
is the BEST reason for adopting an incremental approach?

A. Learning is maximized
B. Return on investment is anticipated
C. Costs are minimized
D. Resources are well managed

Answer 68

B. Return on investment is anticipated

The incremental project approach develops product components in parallel that may be integrated whenever they are built.

Question 69

You are taking on a hybrid project for the first time. The project will extend the current facilities in three separate releases. Which of the following statements regarding releases are correct? (Choose
three.)

A. Are short, fixed-duration periods of time, usually one to four weeks, during which the team designs, develops
and tests features
B. May include several iterations
C. Emphasize delivering value as soon as possible
D. Aggregate the features of multiple iterations and deploy them to end users
E. Refer to the minimum set of requirements that must be developed to release a viable and valuable product

Answer 69

B. May include several iterations
C. Emphasize delivering value as soon as possible
D. Aggregate the features of multiple iterations and deploy them to end users

Releases aggregate the features of multiple iterations and deploy them to end users (answers B and D). The incremental approach emphasizes delivering value as soon as possible (answer C). Answer A is referring to iterations. Answer E is referring to the minimum viable product.

Question 70

You are managing an engine manufacturing project. The project management office requires that all projects should be authorized with a project charter. Which of the following can be used as an input into developing the project charter?

A. Contract
B. Business case
C. Benefits management plan
D. All of the above

Answer 70

D. All of the above

Question 71

The project management plan is developed iteratively to ensure that is aligned with existing constraints. Planning iterations will usually lead to updates to:

A. Organizational process assets
B. Project management plan elements
C. Change requests
D. The mandate that authorized the project start

Answer 71

B. Project management plan elements

Question 72

You are a project manager in an organization trying to adopt agile. Senior management wants to ensure that each project team is using the right project approach. Which of the following elements is
shared by both the agile and the plan-driven approaches?

A. Welcome changes
B. Value planning
C. Release the product in increments
D. Adopt standardized processes

Answer 72

B. Value planning

Both approaches value planning (answer B). The plan-driven approaches defined requirements up front that can only be changed through formal change control (answer A). The plan-driven approach delivers the product in one single release (answer C). The agile approach emphasizes the use of empirical processes (answer D).

Question 73

Your company has been awarded a contract to build a shopping mall. You received a project charter from senior management assigning you to lead the project team. What should be your next step?

A. Ensure that the project management plan is approved
B. Make sure that the project charter is reviewed by the team and send their comments to management so that the charter can be improved
C. Prepare subsidiary management plans
D. Develop the project charter

Answer 73

C. Prepare subsidiary management plans

Once the project charter is authorized the project manager should establish how the project will be managed.

Question 74

You are a project manager in an organization trying to adopt agile. Senior management wants to ensure that each project team is using the right project approach. Which of the following statements regarding the agile and plan-driven approaches is correct?

A. Agile teams try to anticipate and plan-driven teams try to adjust
B. Both approaches adopt short iterations
C. Agile teams spend less time planning than plan-driven teams
D. Agile teams practice just-in-time planning

Answer 74

D. Agile teams practice just-in-time planning

Unlike plan-driven teams, Who practice upfront planning, agile teams practice just-in-time planning (answer D). Agile emphasizes responding to change instead of following a plan (answer A). The conventional approach does not adopt short iterations (answer B). Both approaches value planning (answer C).

Question 75

Your company is planning to expand its business into a new market. A new project was authorized to develop a new electronical device for consumers and the project manager is now identifying project
assumptions. Which of the following statement regarding project assumptions is incorrect?

A. Although uncertain, assumptions are considered as givens for planning purposes
B. They are used to limit project management decisions
C. They hold a certain degree of uncertainty
D. They may be documented in an independent assumptions log.

Answer 75

B. They are used to limit project management decisions

Constraints (instead of assumptions) are used to limit project management decisions.

Question 76

An organization that is new to agile has hired you to lead an agile team. The team will adopt an iterative development approach to develop a smartphone application. Which of the following
statements regarding the iterative product development approach are correct? (Choose two.)

A. The team may perform the work required to deliver a prototype version ofthe product in each iteration
B. Product adjustments should only occur at the end of each iteration
C. The project manager should adapt the product and process at the end of each iteration
D. Each iteration provides an opportunityto examine business value
E. Solid design documents are delivered sooner

Answer 76

A. The team may perform the work required to deliver a prototype version of the product in each iteration
D. Each iteration provides an opportunityto examine business value

Question 77

Your company formed an agile team to work on developing a new robotic system. To design the system, the team will need to address multiple, complex and uncertain variables. In which of the following should the team base their decisions on? (Choose two.)

A. Performance objectives
B. Acquired knowledge and experience
C. Readily available processes
D. Observation
E. Upfront planning

Answer 77

B. Acquired knowledge and experience
D. Observation

Complex and highly uncertain projects cannot be handled with prescriptive processes. Agile emphasizes the use of empirical processes that will be adjusted with the acquired experience, knowledge and observation (answers B
and D).

Question 78

A junior project manager is overseeing a service development project with three separate teams working on different modules of the same product. Teams are struggling to integrate their work with
the other teams. What should you recommend?

A. Review the deliverables dependencies to ensure that the teams do not work concurrently
B. Merge both teams
C. Refine the product backlog to completely eliminate all the dependecies between the teams
D. Adopt a Scrum of Scrums event

Answer 78

D. Adopt a Scrum of Scrums event

Scrum of Scrums is a scaled agile technique used to synchronize and integrate the work of several teams working on the same product. Each team designates a representative who will meet with the representatives from the other teams to discuss the progress of each team, remove impediments and manage the interfaces between the different teams.

Question 79

An agile team is holding a meeting at the end of the iteration to assess its working practices, determine what went well and what could be improved, identify actionable items that can improve
performance and remove impediments. This common agile practice is known as:

A. Sprint review
B. Retrospective
C. Daily standup
D. Closure lessons learned exercise

Answer 79

B. Retrospective

The retrospective is an opportunity for the team to reflect on its working practices, determine what went well and what could be improved in the future, identify actionable items that can improve performance and remove impediments.

Question 80

You are managing a large agile project with several teams. You asked each team to designate a representative who will meet with the representatives from the other teams to manage the interfaces between the different teams. Which technique are you using?

A. Scaled agile framework
B. Scrum of scrums
C. Large-scale scrum
D. Scaled daily standup

Answer 80

B. Scrum of scrums

Scrum of scrums is a scaled agile technique used to synchronize and integrate the work of several teams working on the same product.

Question 81

Your company is taking on an agile project for the first time. The project will build a virtual reality headset and the team will be working in 4-week iterations. An agile iteration is also known as a:

A. Sprint
B. Release
C. Review
D. Cycle time

Answer 81

A. Sprint

Question 82

Your organization assembled a project team to build a drone to transport mail packages. The team will use a Kanban board to visualize its process flow and has already established work in progress limits. Why has the team established work in progress limits?

A. To define a clear timebox
B. To constrain the amount of work in progress on each process step
C. Agree on what can be done in the iteration
D. To clarify the work required to complete the sprint
E. To ensure that the team is focused on quickly completing the current work

Answer 82

E. To ensure that the team is focused on quickly completing the current work

Work in progress limits constrain the amount of work in progress on each process step with the purpose of ensuring that the team is focused on quickly completing the current work.

Question 83

You are a project manager in an organization trying to adopt agile. Senior management wants to ensure that each project team is using the right project approach. The agile approach is best used in
which of the following scenarios?

A. The team needs to minimize costs in a predictable and stable environment
B. The team needs to maximize learning in a chaotic environment
C. The team needs to deliver value as soon as possible and maximize learning in an uncertain environment
D. The team needs to minimize costs in a dynamic environment

Answer 83

C. The team needs to deliver value as soon as possible and maximize learning in an uncertain environment

Agile is best used when the team needs to deliver value as soon as possible and maximize learning in an uncertain and/or dynamic environment.

Question 84

You have just been hired to manage an accounts payable information system project. The project charter has been recently approved and you have identified project stakeholders. What should you do NEXT?

A. Start developing the project management plan
B. Collect product requirements
C. Define scope
D. Wait until the project is authorized

Answer 84

A. Start developing the project management plan

Once the project is authorized, you should start developing the project management plan by tailoring the project management approach to the project’s unique nature (answer A). After defining the project management approach, you may engage in the collect requirements (answer B) and define scope processes (answer C). The project is already authorized because the project charter has been issued (answer D).

Question 85

You were assigned to a product development project. You need to select between two alternative innovative technological solutions. How should you proceed?

A. Make a decision taking everyone’s best ideas and key concerns into account
B. Assess each alternative solution thoroughly before deciding
C. The product owner should decide the best solution based on the available information
D. Adopt short iterations to quickly determine the best alternative

Answer 85

D. Adopt short iterations to quickly determine the best alternative

The team may adopt an iterative approach to develop versions of the product with the alternative solutions to quickly determine the best alternative (answer D).

Question 86

An organization has just hired you as a project manager to support the transition from conventional project management to agile project management. There are several potential projects that may use agile. In which of the following environments should agile be adopted?

A. Uncertain
B. Chaotic
C. Predictable
D. Stable

Answer 86

A. Uncertain

Agile is best used in uncertain and/or dynamic environments.

Question 87

You were asked to lead a project team to integrate the new CRM system with existing applications. The product owner wants to establish an early, high-level understanding of the project’s objectives, outcomes, products and solutions to guide future product-related decisions. What would you recommend?

A. Prepare a comprehensive list of requirements
B. Prioritize the product backlog to ensure that the team is focused on delivering valuable requirements
C. Prepare a vision statement
D. Organize a brainstorming session to prepare a business case

Answer 87

C. Prepare a vision statement

The vision statement is an early, high-level understading of the project’s objectives, outcomes, products and solutions that may be used to guide future product-related decisions.

Question 88

While managing a project, the project manager is unsure of how much authority he has over the project. How should the project manager proceed?

A. Check the project charter
B. Establish a ground rule
C. Discuss the issue with the customer
D. Check the project management plan

Answer 88

A. Check the project charter

The project charter can establish the level of authority of the project manager.

Question 89

You have created a project plan with activities, dependencies, durations and resources. Your manager is insisting that he needs a project management plan. What is your manager really looking for?

A. A document to guide project execution that includes baselines, assumptions, constraints, planning decisions and overall project management procedures
B. The project charter
C. Project schedule
D. Scope statement

Answer 89

A. A document to guide project execution that includes baselines, assumptions, constraints, planning decisions and overall project management procedures

A project management plan is a sets the rules on how the project will be managed defining which processes will be used and how they will be implemented. Another vital aspect of the project management plan is incorporating project baselines such as scope, schedule, cost and quality.

Question 90

An organization that is new to agile has hired you to lead an agile team. The team will develop a preliminary version of the product and then refine it through repetitive, short-term development cycles. Which practice is the team adopting?

A. Iterative development
B. Agile development
C. Incremental development
D. Progressive elaboration

Answer 90

A. Iterative development

Iterative product development means that the team develops a version of the product and then refines that product version through repetitive, short-term development cycles (e.g., iterations), benefiting from what was learned in previous development cycles.

Question 91

An agile team has been working on an accounts payable information system project for several iterations. During the last few weeks two t-shaped team members have joined the team. Which of the following is the most likely impact?

A. Collaboration will improve
B. Developers will spend less time correcting defects
C. Team members will be better able to determine all the tasks that must be completed
D. Developers can determine when the work is properly complete

Answer 91

A. Collaboration will improve

T-shaped team members, who combine a deep specialization in their area of expertise with some general experience and skills in other related areas, are better able are able to work on a wider range of assignments which will improve collaboration (answer A).

Question 92

An insurance company is using Scrum to implement an ERP system. Which of the following are Scrum events: (Choose three.)

A. Sprint
B. Sprint planning
C. Sprint backlog
D. Release planning
E. Sprint review

Answer 92

A. Sprint
B. Sprint planning
E. Sprint review

In Scrum, the key events are the sprint, sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, and sprint retrospective. These events provide a structured framework for the team to plan, execute, and review their work, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with the project goals. The sprint backlog and release planning are important activities but are not considered formal Scrum events.

Question 93

An agile team held a sprint review meeting to present the completed functionality to key stakeholders. Which of the following statements regarding the sprint review meeting is correct?

A. It is held at the end of each iteration to inspect and adapt the product
B. Should be used to synchronize the team’s work
C. It is held at the end of each iteration to agree on what can be done in the upcoming iteration
D. It is held at the end of each release to report project performance

Answer 93

A. It is held at the end of each iteration to inspect and adapt the product

A sprint review is held at the end of each iteration to inspect and adapt the product.

Question 94

An agile team is developing a customer service application. At the end of the third sprint, the team is holding a sprint retrospective. Which of the following topics may the team address? (Choose three.)

A. Product priorities
B. Impediments that slow down performance or prevent the team from delivering items
C. Working relationships
D. New requirements that should be added to the product backlog
E. Communication practices and effectiveness

Answer 94

B. Impediments that slow down performance or prevent the team from delivering items
C. Working relationships
E. Communication practices and effectiveness

The retrospective is an opportunity to reflect on the team’s practices (answers B, C and E). It is not focused on the product (answers A and D).

Question 95

You were hired by an insurance company that is new to agile. You are encouraging the adoption of retrospectives. Which of the following expresses the reason to have a retrospective meeting?

A. Ensures that the team performs according to the adopted process
B. Provides an opportunity to detect and address performance variances early
C. Ensures that the team is focused on delivering valuable features
D. Enables the team to improve its practices

Answer 95

D. Enables the team to improve its practices

The sprint retrospective is an opportunity for the team to inspect and improve its practices (answers D). Agile emphasizes the use of empirical processes that Will be adjusted with the acquired experience and knowledge (answer A). Product backlog management ensures that the team is focused on delivering valuable features (answer C).

Question 96

The key stakeholders of a process reengineering project do not share a view over the project’s expected benefits. Some stakeholders believe that the project should increase customer calls by 10%,
while others believe that it should increase by 30%. How should the project manager proceed?

A. Ask the customer to decide
B. Perform a feasibility analysis to align expectations
C. Delay the decision until there is more information available
D. Make a decision according to the project’s interests

Answer 96

B. Perform a feasibility analysis to align expectations

The project manager should try to align stakeholders’ expectations. Performing a feasibility analysis can help to determine what would be a reasonable expectation for the customer calls increase.

Question 97

While managing your first project, the sponsor has requested a project charter. Which of the following statements regarding the project charter are correct? (Choose three.)

A. Commits resources to the project
B. Creates a common sense of direction
C. Defines the project management approach
D. Should be used in conventional projects as well as agile and iterative projects
E. Establishes targets for the expected benefits

Answer 97

A. Commits resources to the project
B. Creates a common sense of direction
D. Should be used in conventional projects as well as agile and iterative projects

The project charter commits resources to the project (answer A), establishes expectations (answer B) and may be used in conventional, agile and iterative projects (answer D). The project management approach is defined in the project management plan (answer C). The benefits targets are defined in the benefits management plan (answer E).

Question 98

The team is trying to determine the minimum set of requirements that can be released to early product users to collect feedback as soon as possible and then use that feedback to adjust the
product backlog. Which of the following is the team determining?

A. Defining user stories
B. Defining the minimum viable product
C. Planning the release
D. Defining epics

Answer 98

B. Defining the minimum viable product

Question 99

You were asked to help three agile teams to adopt agile practices. These teams have been working together for several sprints developing a complex ecommerce solution. Each team is specialized in a single function. Team members work within their areas of expertise with very little collaboration with others. Which of the following would you recommend? (Choose three.)

A. Add a scrum master to each team who will be focused on integrating the work of each team
B. Create an integrated Kanban board to clearly display the dependencies across teams
C. Add t-shaped team members Who are able to work on a wider range of assignments
D. Coach team members on the value of collaboration
E. Reorganize the teams to ensure that each team should have all the knowledge and skills required to complete
the requirements

Answer 99

C. Add t-shaped team members who are able to work on a wider range of assignments
D. Coach team members on the value of collaboration
E. Reorganize the teams to ensure that each team should have all the knowledge and skills required to complete the requirements

Question 100

You were assigned to a game development project with a plan-driven team. You have managed to establish performance targets aligned to stakeholders’ expectations and will now define project
tolerances. What should be your priority when addressing performance variances?

A. Scope, quality, schedule and costs
B. Schedule, costs, quality and scope
C. Quality, scope, schedule and costs
D. Performance targets are equally important unless priorities were laid out up front

Answer 100

D. Performance targets are equally important unless priorities were laid out up front

Different projects may prioritize performance targets differently. Performance targets are equally important unless priorities were laid out up front.

Question 101

You were invited to meet the development team and kick-off the project. During the meeting one key stakeholder argued that the project should use an incremental approach. Which of the following
would be good reasons to adopt an incremental approach? (Choose two.)

A. Ensures that the project remains justifiable because it can be cancelled at the end of any release
B. Enables the organization to deliver working products quickly and frequently
C. Minimizes costs by serializingwork
D. Minimizes the time spent integrating product features
E. Reduces the time spent planning and communicating
F. Enable the organization to react to business changes

Answer 101

B. Enables the organization to deliver working products quickly and frequently
F. Enable the organization to react to business changes

The incremental approach enables the team to develop usable partial products. These partial products may be released to create business value at the end of one or more development cycles (answer B). The incremental approach enables the organization to adapt to changes in the project business environment (answer F).

Question 102

An agile team is developing a machine learning solution. The team is focused on reducing delivery cycles and improving workflow by limiting the work in progress to available capacity. Which agile
framework is the team adopting?

A. Iterative approach
B. WIP limits
C. Scrum
D. Kanban

Answer 102

D. Kanban

Kanban reduces delivery cycles and improves workflow by limiting the work in progress to available capacity.

Question 103

After several months, the volume of product defects is mounting up. During the last few weeks, the product owner repeatedly used the daily standup meeting to express her concern about the team’s
progress and require immediate action. What should the project manager do?

A. The project manager should attend the daily standup to record and address the product owner’s concerns
B. The project manager should prevent the product owner from attending the daily standup events
C. The project manager should not interfere because the team is self-managed
D. The project manager should meet with the product owner to explain the purpose of the daily standup event

Answer 103

D. The project manager should meet with the product owner to explain the purpose of the daily standup event

In Scrum, the daily standup is a critical event for the development team to synchronize their work and identify impediments. The project manager should ensure that all participants understand the purpose of the standup. If the product owner is misusing the standup to express concerns, the project manager should meet with the product owner to clarify the event’s purpose and find a more appropriate forum for addressing their concerns. This approach maintains the integrity of the standup and supports effective team collaboration.

Question 104

A project charter is a formal document that authorizes the beginning of the project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply resources to project activities. A project charter establishes:

A. Business need, project exit criteria, summary budget and summary schedule
B. Project justification, assumptions, constraints, assigned project manager, project success criteria and statement of work
C. Overall project risk, summary budget, contract terms and conditions, assumptions and constraints
D. Overall project risk, summary budget, assigned project team, assumptions and constraints

Answer 104

A. Business need, project exit criteria, summary budget and summary schedule

The statement of work, contract terms and conditions, and assigned project team, are not part of the project charter.

Question 105

A biotech company decided to expand its business by adding a new product line to the existing product portfolio. The plan is to quickly release a product version before its competitors and then add
components to the existing product version in subsequent releases. Which of the following project approaches should be adopted?

A. Iterative
B. Predictive
C. Incremental
D. Plan-driven

Answer 105

C. Incremental

The incremental approach enables the team to develop usable partial products. These partial products may be released to create business value at the end of one or more development cycles. Each additional product increment adds functionality to the previous product version.

Question 106

A startup company has formed five new agile teams to work on developing a single product. The company wants to extend the single-team agile model to multiple cross-functional teams
collaborating to create a common product. Which of the following practices or approaches would you recommend?

A. Extreme Programming (XP)
B. Scrumban
C. Scrum
D. Disciplined Agile

Answer 106

D. Disciplined Agile

Disciplined Agile aggregates different agile practices and techniques that can be used to scale agile to the organization. Disciplined Agile is the only option available that can be used to scale agile to multiple teams.

Question 107

During planning, the project management team has just prepared a preliminary version of the different project management performance targets. Which of the following activities should be done NEXT?

A. Establish the management approach
B. Approve the project management plan
C. Perform planning iterations
D. Communicate the project baselines

Answer 107

C. Perform planning iterations

The project management plan should be developed iteratively to balance the different project management plan elements and to ensure that they are aligned with expectations and concurrent constraints.

Question 108

A cross-functional scrum team is developing an e-commerce website. Three months into the project, the CEO believes that, due to recent changes in the marketplace, the team should be focused on
developing two new payment features. How should the CEO proceed?

A. Attend the sprint planning event to clearly communicate the requirements
B. Attend the sprint review event to communicate the potential requirement
C. Cancel the sprint and ask the team to quickly complete the features
D. Meet with the team to change the scope of the current sprint and negotiate the items that may be completed within the sprint timebox

Answer 108

B. Attend the sprint review event to communicate the potential requirement

The iteration review is an opportunity to inspect and adapt the emerging product and to engage stakeholders. The product owner gathers suggestions and priorities from stakeholders. The product backlog may then be updated based on the collected feedback.

Question 109

Your company is taking on an agile project for the first time. The project will build a virtual reality headset and the team will be working in 4-week iterations. The team completed the first sprint. What should happen next?

A. Sprint review
B. Sprint retrospective
C. Product backlog refinement
D. Following sprint

Answer 109

D. Following sprint

The sprint is a container event that includes the remaining events and there are no gaps betweem sprints.

Question 110

A tableware manufacturer authorized a project to redesign an existing product. The project manager met with the sponsor who established that the project cannot spend more than 800,000. This is an example of:

A. Assumption
B. Objective
C. Risk
D. Constraint

Answer 110

D. Constraint

Establishing a maximum amount of budget is a constrant that will limit the project management decisions

Question 111

You were assigned to an environmental project with a plan-driven team. You have managed to establish the performance measurement baseline. Which of the following statements about baselines is incorrect?

A. They represent a formally approved version of project objectives
B. They are used as a reference for comparing actual performance
C. They can be changed with a verbal change request
D. Collectively the scope, schedule and cost baseline are known as performance measurement baseline

Answer 111

C. They can be changed with a verbal change request

A baseline should not be changed without a written and formally approved change request.

Question 112

You were asked to design a physical box to articulate the project vision. Which of the following should you record in the different sides of the box? (Choose three.)

A. Assigned team
B. User needs
C. Assigned project manager
D. Potential users
E. Key requirements
F. Timeline for realizing the expected benefits

Answer 112

B. User needs
D. Potential users
E. Key requirements

The different sides of the box may record potential users (answer B), user needs (answer D), key requirements (answer E), alternative products to address user needs, reasons to fund the project and existing constraints.