PMI PMI Certifications PMI-ACP Questions & Answers

• Question 231:

  During backlog refinement meeting, the new developer on the team asks the product owner to discuss a new performance threshold requirement and how it impacts the stories in the backlog.

  What should the team do?

  A. Add this threshold requirement request as acceptance criteria in all impacted stories

  B. Create a spike story to analyze the impact of the threshold requirement on current stories

  C. Conduct design planning session to review the performance threshold requirement

  D. Identify the tasks for the new performance threshold requirement

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 232:

  During a daily stand up meeting, a developer expresses concerns that the selected technology limits the number of concurrent users.

  What should the agile team lead do?

  A. Ask the team to conduct research to find a viable solution.

  B. Select a better technology for team implementation.

  C. Obtain customer input on their technology requirements.

  D. Consult the product owner about their non-functional requirements.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 233:

  Based on the chart, what is the current status of the iteration when comparing story points planned versus completed?

  

  A. The iteration is in jeopardy.

  B. The team has removed scope.

  C. The iteration is ahead of schedule.

  D. The team's velocity is constant.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 234:

  An agile practitioner notices that team members are disengaged. As a result, the team's velocity has decreased. What should the agile practitioner do to get the team back on track?

  A. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor.

  B. Remove stories to increase velocity.

  C. Hold a standup to address the issue.

  D. Facilitate a team retrospective.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 235:

  During sprint retrospectives, some team members are very vocal and tend to dominate the conversation, while others are more reserved and less likely to participate. What should the scrum master do?

  A. Encourage all team members to participate, and have them type their retrospective feedback into the agile lifecycle management tool.

  B. Ask more specific questions during the retrospectives.

  C. Use retrospective techniques, such as silent writing, clustering, and dot voting to field feedback prior to discussion by the team.

  D. Ask team members to email feedback that can be summarized in a spreadsheet for the team.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 236:

  A product's scope and acceptance criteria have been defined, and the product is planned for release at the end of the next quarter. What should the project team do next?

  A. Estimate the project team's capacity.

  B. Determine how much work can be delivered.

  C. Calculate how much work will fit into the next iteration.

  D. Estimate items in the product backlog.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 237:

  The product owner working on an agile software development project has brought all the Scrum team members together for the first sprint planning meeting. The team has read the user stories and has provided estimates to complete these user stories. The product owner plans to empower the team to get the work done.

  What is this an example of?

  A. Emotional intelligence

  B. Two-way communication

  C. Bipartisan agreement

  D. Reciprocal communication

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 238:

  A project's product owner asks the scrum master to facilitate the estimation activity. The scrum master then meets with the team and the product owner to clarify the user stories. Following the meeting, the team assembles and provides individual user-story estimates.

  What technique did the team use?

  A. Lessons learned

  B. Wideband Delphi

  C. Formal point counting

  D. Planning poker

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 239:

  Several new stakeholders are concerned about being asked to review a product demo before it is complete. How should the agile coach explain to the stakeholders the value of working this way?

  A. The product owner may act as the stakeholders' proxy at the demo and that the stakeholders do not need to be directly involved with the team.

  B. The demo will show whether or not the team understands the level of effort required to complete the project.

  C. The stakeholders will learn whether or not the implementation has worked by getting immediate feedback so they can correct their assumptions for the next sprint.

  D. The stakeholders will be better positioned to evaluate whether or not the resources expended by the organization are worthwhile.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 240:

  Which agile practice would most significantly increase a team's velocity?

  A. Daily standups

  B. Iteration and release planning

  C. Training in areas of weakness

  D. Iteration retrospectives

  Correct Answer: C