PMI PMI Certifications PMI-ACP Questions & Answers

• Question 91:

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

  What strategy should be employed to re-organize the teams?

  A. All the teams from both products should be simultaneously called together and allowed to completely self-managed

  B. Teams that worked on similar components in the separate products should be combined to minimize disruption and capitalize on synergies

  C. After grouping individuals by role, multi-discipline teams should be created that are comprised of one member from each role

  D. Features should be prioritized and then teams should be organized around those priorities

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 92:

  Early in a project, stakeholder analysis is performed; however, an organizational restructure redefines key roles.

  What should the project team do?

  A. Note the changes to the restructure and roles that affect team activities

  B. Use direct engagement and two-way conversation to update the stakeholder analysis for any new stakeholder

  C. Email a copy of the project vision to those redefined for key roles and ask if they need to be involved in the project

  D. Obtain a copy of the redefined key roles to update the stakeholder analysis

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 93:

  An agile team notices that the same problems continue to occur during multiple iterations. Several team members have suggestions to fix the problem. What is the proper agile approach to handle this?

  A. Hold frequent retrospectives and share the responsibility for making changes

  B. Understand that this is the nature of innovative business and strive to work harder

  C. Collect team member feedback and discuss them privately with the product owner

  D. Conduct a team-building exercise to increase trust among the team members

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 94:

  A technical problem arises that will likely impact the stories planned for delivery in the current sprint.

  What should the scrum master do?

  A. Consider adding a story to the next sprint to seek resolution

  B. Immediately solve the problem on behalf of the team

  C. Ask the team to collaboratively work out a solution

  D. Engage a technical manager to assist with finding a solution

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 95:

  During the review session, the product owner discovers that the user interface has a response time of 10 seconds. The non-functional requirements state that it should respond in less than two seconds. The team complains that this requirement was not communicated to them.

  What should have been done to avoid this?

  A. A comprehensive user story with all non-functional requirements should have been created

  B. Non-functional requirements should have been added to the acceptance criteria

  C. Non-functional requirements should have been added to the definition of done

  D. A team review of the scope of work should have been conducted

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 96:

  An agile coach realizes that a team responsible for a major release is a few months behind schedule. The marketing department is unaware of this delay, and is planning to start the marketing campaign and announce the release.

  What should the agile coach do?

  A. Meet with the agile team lead to discuss ways to improve team velocity and get back on track

  B. Use this as a learning opportunity and allow the team to handle the situation when the marketing campaign begins

  C. In the upcoming retrospective, discuss ways to improve sharing project status information

  D. Meet with the marketing stakeholders to explain that the team will miss the planned release date

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 97:

  A client states that a product is not being built as requested. How should the agile team address this?

  A. Conduct an internal review to validate functionality before shipping

  B. Audit the quality control process to ensure that the product adheres to requirements

  C. Lengthen iterations to ensure there is sufficient time to build functionality

  D. Hold product review sessions with the client to obtain product acceptance

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 98:

  A team member is stressed due to a heavy workload, while other team members have some slack in their schedules. How should the team lead address this?

  A. Inform management, and suggest that additional resources may be required

  B. Discuss the issue with the team in the daily stand up meetings

  C. Meet personally with the stressed team member to brainstorm ways to better manage their time

  D. Begin tracking the stressed team member's tasks in a separate backlog for additional analysis and reporting

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 99:

  During a project review, the team discovers customer feedback that would add scope. The project leader is concerned that the team will be unable to incorporate this feedback and still meet the product launch date.

  What should the project leader do?

  A. Finalize the feedback in the form of a change request

  B. Limit the scope of the feedback to only those changes that the team can feasibly accommodate

  C. Encourage all feedback, then work with the customer to prioritize work for future sprints

  D. Allow the team to decide what feedback to incorporate

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 100:

  A new agile project manager accepts an assignment to manage a well-established team. Many team members have worked together on this product for several years. During a meeting, the project manager notices that team members offer little vocal interaction, yet all required tasks are completed on time.

  What type of behavior does this describe?

  A. Synchronous

  B. Collaborative

  C. Passive-aggressive

  D. Random

  Correct Answer: B