Pretest - APM Zurich

The agile triangle of constraints is said to be inverted from the traditional triangle because it allows:

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  Scope and time to vary instead of cost

• Cost and time to vary instead of scope

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  Scope and cost to be fixed instead of time

• Scope to vary while time and cost are fixed

Which of the following isn't a form of agile workshop?

• The stakeholders gather to identify and defi ne the user stories

• The team gathers to reflect on their last iteration and create changes

• The delivery team gathers to estimate the user stories for the next sprint

• The team gathers to do daily standup meetings

The team is slicing their user stories. What are they doing?

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  Sizing stories for the next iteration

• Gathering user requirements

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  Estimating how much they can get done in the next iteration

• Dividing stories into pieces that can be completed in one iteration

Continuous improvement is a core benefit of which agile practices?

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  Pair programming, daily stand-up meetings, WIP limits

• User stories, daily stand-up meetings, retrospectives

• Pair programming, daily stand-up meetings, retrospectives

• Story points, pair programming, WIP limits

In comparison to traditional projects, the agile approach to contracts doesn't require:

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  More detailed specifications

• More customer involvement

• More trust

• More feedback

What is the lowest level of WBS called?

• Work Instruction

• Major Deliverable

• Work Package

• Component

What is the name of the document that formally authorizes the existence of a project and the assigned Project Manager?

• Business Case

• Project Assignment Letter

• Project Charter

• Project Plan

Which estimation give the most detail but tends to be longer?

• Bottom up

• Analogous

• Parametric

• Expert Judgement

What is the most important objective of Validate Scope?

• Correctness of Deliverables

• Quality Speification

• Monitoring Work Progress

• Acceptance of Deliverables

A functional manager meets with the project manager's boss to discuss a change to the acceptance criteria for a major deliverable. After the meeting, the boss calls the project manager into his office and tells him to make the change. What is the BEST thing to do?

• Make the change as soon as possible

• Update the baseline with the instructed changes

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  Evaluate the impact of the change

• Supply the boss with a change form