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PMI ACP - Baseline Test Flashcards

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If a task is said to have the characteristic of being specific, what does it indicate?
A. That it has been specified in the product backlog.
B. That is has been specified in the work breakdown structure.
C. That is meets specific customer criteria.
D. That it clearly contributes to the development of a user story and is not vague.

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D. That it clearly contributes to the development of a user story and is not vague.

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In which of the following ways is Agile project management like waterfall project management?
A. Both welcome changing requirements.
B. Both practice short cycles or iterations.
C. Both divide the project up into phases.
D. Both perform analysis and planning.

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D. Both perform analysis and planning.

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The team has been using person as for the past two days on the project. On day three, someone suggests that they switch to extreme personas. Why might this make sense?
A. Extreme personas can help eliminate waste.
B. Extreme personas can help elicit requirements that regular personas might miss.
C. Extreme personas can help move the team beyond conflict.
D. Extreme personas can help introduce healthy conflict into the team.

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B. Extreme personas can help elicit requirements that regular personas might miss.

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The purpose of an iteration retrospective is:
A. To analyze the release and determine what could have been improved.
B. To provide an opportunity for the team to re-organize.
C. To explore ways to add more value to the customer.
D. To improve future iterations.

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D. To improve future iterations.

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Which of the following is not a value pair expressed in Agile Manifesto?
A. Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.
B. Working software over comprehensive documentation.
C. Customer collaboration over meetings.
D. Responding to change over following a plan.

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C. Customer collaboration over meetings.

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In the Principles behind the Agile Manifesto, what timeframe is expressed to deliver working software?
A. One week.
B. A couple of days to a couple of weeks.
C. One month.
D. A couple of weeks to a couple of months.

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D. A couple of weeks to a couple of months.

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Units of work that do not necessarily add value but need to be done are known as:
A. Capabilities.
B. Story points.
C. Work packages.
D. Tasks.
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D. Tasks.

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Osmotic Communication describes.
A. The way team members over hear and absorb communication in their environment.
B. The set of tools and practices established to distribute communication to the team.
C. The information posted in the public area that the team and stakeholders can see.
D. One team member orally repeating relevant communication to the rest of the team to ensure it is distributed.

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A. The way team members over hear and absorb communication in their environment.

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If a team member is not performing up to team expectations, who should address this?
A. The Scrum Master.
B. The Team.
C. The Customer.
D. The person or group that recruited the team member.

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B. The Team.

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During early requirements-gathering, an important stakeholder repeatedly brings up concerns that are off-topic to the current requirements discussion. How should the team handle this?
A. The team should add the stakeholder’s concerns to a parking lot chart.
B. The team should call a break to allow the stakeholder to refocus.
C. The team should ask the stakeholder to table any issues that are not related to the current discussion.
D. The team should consider using a more concrete approach such as wireframes to provide a stronger point of focus for the stakeholder.

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A. The team should add the stakeholder’s concerns to a parking lot chart.

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Estimates of a user story used for estimating are known as:
A. Feature score.
B. Fibonacci sequences.
C. Story points.
D. Planning poker.
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C. Story points.

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If a defect is detected on an Agile project, whose responsibility is it to correct the problem?
A. The person or pair that coded it.
B. The Team’s.
C. The Product Owner’s.
D. The Scrum Master’s.
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B. The Team’s.

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A key difference between a work breakdown structure (WBS) and an Agile story map is:
A. A WBS is broken down, but a story map is not.
B. A WBS is a two-dimentional model, but a story map is generally a three-dimentional moel.
C. A WBS should be complete, but a story map does not need to be.
D. A WBS includes hammocks, but a story map includes hangers.

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C. A WBS should be complete, but a story map does not need to be.

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Which statement is not true regarding user stories?
A. User stories should be aligned.
B. User stories should be valuable.
C. User stories should be small.
D. User stories should be testable.
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A. User stories should be aligned.

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George and Karen are working together on an Agile project. They have looked at the acceptance criteria and have built those into their modules first so that it must meet certain conditions to pass. George and Karen are practicing:
A. Scrum.
B. eXtreme Programming.
C. Discrete Programming.
D. Test-Driven Development.
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D. Test-Driven Development.

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Which statement below is true regarding the definition of “done”?
A. It should be reconsidered after each iteration.
B. It should be agreed upon in advance by the entire team.
C. It changes for different modules.
D. It is ground rule.

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B. It should be agreed upon in advance by the entire team.

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Who is primarily responsible for creating the product roadmap?
A. The Product Owner.
B. The Team.
C. The Project Manager.
D. The Stakeholders.
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A. The Product Owner.

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The team is working on a group of user stories, but as they begin development they find they are unsure how to tell when the software works, How should the team manage this?
A. The Team should get the software in the customer’s hands and solicit feedback.
B. The Team is empowered to write acceptance criteria.
C. The Team should consult the test plan.
D. Ask the Customer to provide acceptance criteria before developing the user stories.

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D. Ask the Customer to provide acceptance criteria before developing the user stories.

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When is the appropriate time to play Planning Poker?
A. After the features have been requested but before the user stories have been written.
B. After the epics have been written but before the story map has been created.
C. After the user stories have been written but before the story points have been determined.
D. After the story points have been determined but before the acceptance tests have been created.

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C. After the user stories have been written but before the story points have been determined.

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In what way does Wideband Delphi differ from traditional Delphi?
A. The experts are aware of the other estimators in traditional Delphi.
B. Wideband Delphi produces a range of estimates.
C. Traditional Delphi produces a range of estimates.
D. The experts are aware of the other estimators in Wideband Delphi.

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D. The experts are aware of the other estimators in Wideband Delphi.

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A team member has communicated that she believes she can complete a user story in three days if there are no interruptions or distractions. This team member is:
A. Time boxing the user story.
B. Communicating in ideal time.
C. Not following Agile principles.
D. Disaggregating.
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C. Not following Agile principles.

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Which practice listed below best reflects “continuous integration”?
A. Checking in new features daily.
B. Getting software into the customer’s hands frequently.
C. Frequent unit tests of all features.
D. Regularly reminding all team members of Agile practices.

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A. Checking in new features daily.

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If an empowered team had drifted away from Agile practices, whose job is it to help them refocus?
A. The coach.
B. The project management office(PMO).
C. The sponsor.
D. The team has to do this on its own.
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A. The coach.

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What primary role does the sponsor play on an Agile project?
A. To provide product information and a product road map.
B. To approve a summary project plan.
C. To provide project funding and milestone-level goals.
D. To help define customer value.

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C. To provide project funding and milestone-level goals.

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On an Agile project, which of the following should happen over time?
A. Interactions should become shorter.
B . Velocity should remain the same.
C. Cycle times should become shorter.
D. Customer change-requests should become fewer.

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B . Velocity should remain the same.

26
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Who manages the iteration backlog?
A. The Scrum Master.
B. The Product Owner.
C. The Sponsor.
D. The Team.
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D. The Team.

27
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The Y-axis of burn-up chart represents which of the following?
A. Resources.
B. Quality
C. Functionality.
D. Time.
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D. Time.

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In Agile terminology, a “theme” is best described as:
A. The functional thrust behind a group of stories, an iteration, or a release.
B. The main business need driving or justifying the project.
C. An epic story.
D. The most prominent capability of the system.

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A. The functional thrust behind a group of stories, an iteration, or a release.

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The Product Roadmap:
A. Provides more information than the charter but less than the vision.
B. Is tailored to communicate with stake holders.
C. It is most beneficial during requirements-gathering activities.
D. Provides more information than the Vision but less information than User Stories.

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B. Is tailored to communicate with stake holders.

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Which of the following meetings would a Product Owner most likely not be Invited to?
A. Iteration retrospective.
B. Release Planning meeting.
C. Daily stand-up meeting.
D. Iteration planning meeting.
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A. Iteration retrospective.

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Which of the following best represents Scrum values?
A. Collection, Introspection, Adaptation.
B. Communication, Coordination, Adaptation.
C. Realism, Sustainability, Adaptation.
D. Visibility, Inspection, Adaptation.

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D. Visibility, Inspection, Adaptation.

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The team has released a build that is not in compliance with their organization’s coding standards. Which statement below is true?
A. This contributes to technical debt/
B. This represents a violation of the ground rules.
C. This is outside of the definition of “done”.
D. This is acceptable as long as value is delivered to the customer.

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B. This represents a violation of the ground rules.

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During planning poker, the Team provides estimates in:
A. Days.
B. Hours.
C. Story Points.

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C. Story Points.

34
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The smallest set of functionality that has value to the customer is:
A. A story point.
B. A minimal marketable feature.
C. A user story.
D. Dollars.
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B. A minimal marketable feature.

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A Sprint has ended. What comes next?
A. The release.
B. The retrospective.
C. The next Sprint.
D. The Scrum of Scrums.
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B. The retrospective.

36
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A project stakeholder has asked for a current status on the project. What is the best way to address this request?
A. The Coach should gather statuses at the daily stand-up and provide them.
B. Ask the Product Owner to provide the information to the stakeholder.
C. Hold a status meeting with the stakeholder and the Team.
D. Direct the stakeholder to the information radiator.

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D. Direct the stakeholder to the information radiator.

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The Team has just begun Iteration H. Which of the following would be expected during this iteration?
A. No new functionality is being developed.
B. The Team is primarily engaged in planning and estimating.
C. The Team is demonstrating the product.
D. The Team considering process improvement.

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B. The Team is primarily engaged in planning and estimating.

38
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A program has been broken down into multiple Agile projects. The project management organization (PMO) has asked that the various teams coordinate. What is the best way to accomplish this?
A. Agile tooling.
B. Colocate all teams.
C. Initiate Scrum of Scrums meetings.
D. Aggregate information radiators.
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C. Initiate Scrum of Scrums meetings.

39
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On a Scrum project, The single voice of the user is represented by:
A. The Scrum Master.
B. The Product Owner.
C. The Team.
D. The Sponsor.
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B. The Product Owner.

40
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The team is halfway through an iteration when the customer asks to introduce new functionality into the iteration backlog. What is the most appropriate response by the team, and why?
A. Allow this, since Agile welcomes changing requirements.
B. Allow this, since the customer has the final say.
C. Oppose this since the iteration backlog is fixed.
D. Ask the Scrum Master or Coach to decide since he or she has the final say.

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D. Ask the Scrum Master or Coach to decide since he or she has the final say.

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