PMP QUIZ 4

The project stakeholders have approached the scrum master of a team working on their third sprint to ask why a certain feature was removed from the sprint, what features are planned to be delivered in the next sprint, and how and where the money is being spent. What would be the best course of action for the scrum master to take in this situation?

• A·        Advise the project stakeholders to consult the project burndown chart
• B·        Refer the project stakeholders to the team member to get the information
• C·        Present the required information at the upcoming iteration review meeting
• D·        Refer the project stakeholders to the product owner to get the information

During a sprint review, the product owner complains that the increment that was built doesn’t do what it was supposed to do. What most likely happened?

• A·        The team and the product owner failed to agree upon a definition of done before the team started working on the increment.
• B·        the product owner changed his mind about the desired functionality
• C·        The product owner didn’t understand what was asking the team to include in the increment
• D·        The team decided to improve the functionality with gold plating

The product owner suspects that the iteration could be behind schedule and therefore pushes the team members to work extra time to ensure that they meet the deadline. What should the scrum master do in such situation?

• A·        Ask the team members to work extra time as requested by the product owner
• B·        Discuss the product owner’s concern at the next daily stand-up meeting
• C·        Tell the product owner that the team will continue working at the same pace
• D·        Ensure that the team updates information radiators

While some of the company executive believe that agile does not utilize managers, as teams are self-directed and self-organizing, an agile coach thinks that Agile still needs leaders to keep projects on track. Which of the following is considered a best practice of agile leaders?

• A·        Enhance focus, personal safety, and communications within teams
• B·        Protect teams from customer input that would change prioritization of project work
• C·        Set goals for what will be accomplished during each iteration
• D·        Maintain confidentiality by only sharing project progress with the project team

You are a member of a typical Kanban development team. Which statement about you and your teammates is true?

• A·        You implement a pull system to control product quality
• B·        You track cycle time, lead time, and throughput to monitor your progress.
• C·        You rely on iterations to organize your work
• D·        You use WIP limits to make your process explicit and improve collaboratively

You’ve been asked to explain the concept of a sprint retrospective meeting to a stakeholder who has never worked with a Scrum team before. You say, “It’s a meeting where we -------------“.

• A·        Discuss what will be delivered in the sprint and how that work will be achieved
• B·        Show the product owner the product increments we’ve just built and get feedback
• C·        Refine and update the product backlog, based on input from the product owner
• D·        Reflect on what happened in the sprint, gather lesson learned, and look for improvements

In Agile Manifesto, what is valued more than comprehensive documentation:

• A·        None of all
• B·        Responding to change
• C·        Working software
• D·        Customer collaboration

After creating a simple design, an XP team held a brainstorming session in order to explain this design to the project stakeholders and establish a shared technical vision. Which of the following agile practices is described in this scenario?

• A·        Documenting the team code standards
• B·        Designing a system metaphor
• C·        Drafting a project elevator statement
• D·        Establishing a collective code ownership

Which of the following is a value stated in the Agile Manifesto?

• A·        Individuals interactions over processes and techniques
• B·        Customer collaboration over comprehensive documentation
• C·        Working software over contract negotiation
• D·        Responding to change over following a plan

A company is considering removing an experienced scrum from their current high-performing team to help other agile teams within the organization to leverage their scrum knowledge. What advice would an agile practitioner give to the company’s management?

• A·        Do not remove the scrum master from the team and also allow the scrum master to assist other teams
• B·        Remove the scrum master from the team to assist other teams assign a department manager instead
• C·        Do not remove the scrum master and let the other teams manage themselves as agile teams are self-organizing and self-directing
• D·        Remove the scrum master from the team to assist other teams and allow the product owner to double as the scrum master