Lesson-5 Support Project Team Performance

Which of the following represents a risk?

• We have determined that our schedule is not going to meet the required deadline.

• Due to a higher inflation rate, it is possible that future commodity prices will be 3 to 7% higher over the next 2 years, thus increasing the cost of the project.

• There are not enough resources to complete the work on time.

• The change in the prime rate has caused our funding source to be unable to provide the money we need in the upcoming project phase.

The product owner is unavailable to decide about a product feature. What is this considered?

• Work request

• Impediment

• Backlog refinement

• Priority

Which of the following is a technique used by project teams to bring everyone together on a set reoccurring basis to share what may be blocking or impeding their work or plans?

• Daily standup meeting

• Iteration review

• Retrospective

• Project kickoff

Which of the following is the best example of a blocker?

• The team cannot decide when to schedule the next iteration review.

• The demonstration is not ready for the iteration review.

• Clearance from another team to use content for the demo won’t be ready within the current iteration.

• The demonstration fails in front of the product owner during the iteration review.

What is the aim of a retrospective?

• To blamestorm problems

• To identify who is not helping on the team

• To look back at all the work that was not completed

• To identify what went well and what can be improved

Which two of the following are types of project metrics that may be appropriate for a given project? (Choose two)

• Percentage of work completed

• Defects

• Subcontractor approvals

• Process compliance

Which two of the following are objectives for running a retrospective? (Choose two)

• Provide the stakeholders access to the team

• Generate insights

• Agree to one to two experiments to try to improve team performance

• Get feedback on the product

What four of the following are reasons for performance variations in a project? (Choose four)

• Specification changes

• New regulations

• Missed requirements

• New changes to the project plan

• Inaccurate initial estimates

What is the name of the methodology used to systematically test possible solutions, assess the results, and implement those that work?

• Kaizen

• Continuous improvement

• Plan Do Study Act

• Retrospective

Who is regarded as the father of the continuous improvement movement?

• Crosby

• Deming

• Juran

• Smith