PMI PMI Certifications PMI-ACP Questions & Answers

• Question 801:

  When interacting with team members, the Agile project manager should:

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

  B. Ignore team member input and emotions when important decisions have to be made.

  C. Proceed cautiously when requesting team members to do something likely to make them unhappy.

  D. Disagree with the team based on the merit of the issue without considering how the team is feeling.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 802:

  Which of the following would be most likely to assist when a customer has difficulty prioritizing stories?

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

  B. Have the team provide guidance into where their priorities lie to the customer.

  C. Provide additional technical details to give the customer insight into technical challenges.

  D. Have the team rewrite the stories with additional details to clarify requirements.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 803:

  When is the ideal time to hold a retrospective?

  A. Right after iteration planning

  B. Just before iteration planning

  C. At the start of the next release

  D. During the iteration review/demo

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 804:

  Refactoring, as it applies to the practice of extreme Programming (XP), refers to:

  A. Restructuring the estimate by applying a higher cost performance index during "what if" analysis.

  B. Modifying the project due to scope changes, resource availability, and cost and schedule variances.

  C. Modifying the cost baseline due to an increased estimate at completion and a negative cost variance.

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

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 805:

  Which type of story would be used when an estimate is not available due to lack of knowledge of the technology required to implement the story?

  A. Defect

  B. Slack

  C. Spike

  D. Nonfunctional

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 806:

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

  A. Testing the daily increments of the software developed

  B. Writing the stories and acceptance tests for each story

  C. Planning and task allocation for the developer and tester

  D. Interacting closely with users and representing the XP team

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 807:

  Project managers use velocity to determine:

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

  B. How much work each team member is capable of completing during an iteration.

  C. How much work teams that are similar in size are capable of completing during an iteration.

  D. If the Product Owner is prioritizing work appropriately in preparation for iteration planning.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 808:

  The most powerful capability of Scrum teams is that they:

  A. Work in timeboxed sprints.

  B. Are self-organized and empowered.

  C. Work from a prioritized backlog.

  D. Value individuals and interactions.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 809:

  Which management style does Agile advocate?

  A. Task

  B. Team

  C. Product

  D. Performance

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 810:

  Collaboration can be defined as working together to jointly produce a deliverable or make a decision, whereas coordination is:

  A. Agreeing on a due date.

  B. Sharing information.

  C. Agreeing on the design.

  D. Pair programming.

  Correct Answer: B