PMI-ACP Online Practice Questions and Answers

The key elements of a user story in Agile development are:

A. a written description, the story points estimate, and the planned release.

B. conversations about the story, a written description, and success criteria about the story.

C. the story points estimate, conversations about the story, and an agreed priority.

D. tests to determine when the story is done, a written description, and the planned release.

The most appropriate model for a geographically distributed project team is one in which the team is distributed across:

A. relatively few locations, with each location team comprised of a complete development group developing decoupled subsystems.

B. locations in the same time zone, working on the same systems while leveraging rich communication channels.

C. relatively few locations, and tasks are divided along functional lines with design in one location, coding in another, and testing in another.

D. many locations, with relatively few people at each location developing and testing decoupled subsystems.

In a Lean project environment, visual controls:

A. Can be used by management for communicating specific corrective direction.

B. Are easy to use, reflect the team's progress, and show the team what to do next.

C. Are helpful while the team is forming but are less important for more experienced teams.

D. Should be kept to a minimum to avoid distracting the team from high-value activities.

In Agile project management, responding to change is valued over __________.

A. Contract negotiation

B. Following a plan

C. Customer collaboration

D. Processes and tools

This role champions the products, provides the budget and supports the Scrum Master in removing impediments

A. Subject Matter Expert

B. Product Owner

C. Business Owner

D. Project Manager

What is a time-boxed event?

A. It happens at the same time as a conflicting task

B. It has a maximum duration

C. It has a minimum duration

D. It has a fixed place and time

DSDM uses MoSCoW technique to create the prioritized requirements list. In MoSCoW technique, `M' stands for:

A. Most useful

B. Must have

C. Must not have

D. Minimum marketable feature

Halfway through the execution of an agile project, a retrospective meeting is held. One of the team members believes that the actual time and cost to complete the work has consistently been greater than what was originally estimated.

Which of the following activities should be performed next?

A. The product owner should reduce the scope of the project so that the items delivering the highest business value can be completed.

B. The team should perform a spike to conduct research on their technical solutions and prove their viability.

C. The team should consolidate small stories into larger ones so that there are less work items to be estimated.

D. The team should reevaluate time and cost estimates to reflect the latest understanding of the work effort.

An agile practitioner wants to ensure that stakeholders have current information about a project's progress.

What should the agile practitioner do?

A. Regularly circulate an updated, detailed version of the project plan

B. Frequently update the online project management office (PMO) repository site

C. Invite the stakeholders to daily stand up

D. Post a project board in an area where all can view it

Midway through a project, the product owner learns from the sponsor that a major component, which is already 20 percent complete, is unimportant to users. The component was part of the approved scope and a key selling point for the project.

What should the product owner do next?

A. Obtain approval from the change control board to discontinue the component

B. Ask the team to continue developing the component

C. Ask the team to discontinue developing the component

D. Request the sponsor's formal approval to discontinue the component