PMI PMI-ACP v2 1-52 Flashcards

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What key benefits might stakeholders realize from an Agile approach?

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The early and continuous delivery of valuable software provides increased visibility and the opportunity for more frequent adjustments.

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What is the first thing that a team should do to estimate user stories for a project?

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Define the story points measure.

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What is a story point?

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A relative measure of the size of a user story.

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According to the Agile Manifesto, which of the following describes the more valued items?

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Individual interactions, working software, customer collaboration, and responding to change.

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How should product quality issues be addressed in a Lean environment?

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Management should guide the team as it seeks to improve itself and reduce errors in the system.

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In reference to Scrum, what should each sprint produce?

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An increment of potentially shippable product functionality.

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What is the primary purpose of a Sprint Review?

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For the team to demonstrate what was accomplished during the sprint.

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On what should Agile estimates be based?

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A disciplined iteration schedule, which improves predictability, combined with reaction to changes.

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What is a value stream map used for?

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To identify the waste across the entire process.

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When estimating the initial velocity, what should the team most likely do?

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Use velocity of past iterations or make a calculated guess.

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What can be inferred if problems impeding an Agile team are similar in nature to earlier iterations?

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The team did not capture action items.

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What is the best option to improve project velocity?

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Shield programmers from interruptions.

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What should a project manager’s initial plan be when introducing Agile practices?

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Balance teaching principles with Agile practices.

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How can a project manager alleviate tension between distributed team members?

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Hold daily standup meetings with the two teams at a time that works best for everyone.

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What can be inferred if there was an increase in story point value but all promised work was completed?

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Work was added to the Product Backlog.

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What does continuous integration ensure?

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That a product is technologically ready to deploy at any time.

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Which tool allows the Product Owner to focus on providing the greatest Value and Return on Investment (ROI)?

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Product Backlog.

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What is the purpose of the daily standup in Agile projects?

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To raise the visibility of each person’s work and to ensure the work is integrated.

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What are some benefits of an Agile team sitting together in a co-located, open environment?

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Communication is improved; wait time and rework are reduced; barriers between groups break down, and groups gain respect for each other professionally.

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What is a list of capabilities, features, and stories identified by the Product Owner?

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Backlog.

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21
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Which layer of the product planning structure defines details at the capability or feature level?

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Release.

22
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At which meeting does a team examine the effectiveness of risk responses?

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Sprint Retrospective.

23
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What should the ScrumMaster ask to resolve a disagreement with the Product Owner?

A

The Product Owner to clarify the requirement.

24
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Which management style does Agile advocate?

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Team.

25
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How is collaboration defined in Agile?

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Working together to jointly produce a deliverable or make a decision, whereas coordination is sharing information.

26
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What do project managers use velocity to determine?

A

If the team is committing to an appropriate amount of work for the iteration.

27
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What is the most powerful capability of Scrum teams?

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They are self-organized and empowered.

28
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What type of story is used when an estimate is not available due to lack of knowledge?

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Spike.

29
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What is the responsibility of an Extreme Programming (XP) customer role?

A

Writing the stories and acceptance tests for each story.

30
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When is the ideal time to hold a retrospective?

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Just before iteration planning.

31
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What does refactoring refer to in Extreme Programming (XP)?

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Restructuring of code so as to improve the code without changing its external behavior.

32
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What assists when a customer has difficulty prioritizing stories?

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Split the stories into smaller ones to allow the customer to choose the pieces that they want.

33
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How should an Agile project manager interact with team members?

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Ask team members to do things by phrasing the statement as a request rather than as a demand.

34
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What best describes the attributes of the INVEST criteria in a user story?

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Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, and Testable.

35
Q

Why might a product owner be dissatisfied with the speed of a product?

A

The user story was not testable.

36
Q

What should be communicated to a manager comparing two teams’ points?

A

It is impossible to compare two separate teams on points alone.

37
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What are valid Agile project planning practices?

A

Release planning, Iteration planning, and Estimation.

38
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Who is responsible for prioritizing the stories included in the iteration?

A

Product Owner.

39
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What is a customer test in Extreme Programming (XP)?

A

A tool for a customer to verify the business requirements.

40
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What describes the relationship between Scrum and Extreme Programming (XP)?

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The principles of each are often complementary.

41
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What do Agile project development processes typically encapsulate?

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Analysis, design, code, and test within an iteration.

42
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What is an example of a visual aid used in Lean-Agile software development?

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Business value delivered chart.

43
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Who specifies acceptance tests of user stories?

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The customer at the start of the iteration.

44
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What is the best first step when an Agile project team receives an emergency request?

A

Provide the customer with options provided by the project team.

45
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What should the ScrumMaster do if there is friction between team members?

A

Schedule a meeting with them after a Daily Scrum meeting to explore and resolve the issue.

46
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What is the ideal approach for an Agile project manager regarding fractional assignments?

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Avoid them and have resources assigned to only one project at a time.

47
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What does the team estimation game method consist of?

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A pile of cards with user, capability, and value to be prioritized by the project team.

48
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According to Lean Management principles, what do errors result from?

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Flaws in development and production systems.

49
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What is one of the benefits of incremental delivery?

A

Value is delivered more quickly, as software can be released after every iteration.

50
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What is the most important factor in determining the order of story development?

A

Customer value.

51
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What is the smallest amount of functionality that delivers customer value?

A

Minimum marketable feature.

52
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What is the best reason for extreme character personas in writing user stories?

A

Help identify user stories that would otherwise be missed.