【1】ACP Test AGILE PRINCIPLES AND MINDSET

The project sponsor has requested a project to be delivered using Agile methods. She has strongly encouraged the use of a product backlog, daily stand-ups, and using Kanban boards for WIP management. She has also designed an "Agile-compliance rewards" program that is supposed to handsomely reward the top performing team members. According to the servant-leadership mindset, what is wrong with this approach? A. Daily stand-ups; this will introduce management overhead. B. Use of Kanban boards; Scrum and Kanban methods are being blended. C. The rewards program; the servant-leadership model encourages creating an environment where everyone can succeed. D. WIP management; the servant-leader is responsible for the WIP management.

C

What is the recommended risk attitude for Agile teams? A. Delay the development of risky items as much as possible. B. Avoid risk until more information becomes available. C. Take on the risk as early as possible. D. For any given iteration, select a mix of risky and risk-free features to be developed.

C

Which of the following attributes of an Agile team help the team develop and deliver often? A. Dedicated people. B. Collocation. C. Cross-functional team members. D. Stable work environment.

C

You have been hired by an organization as the Agile Consultant. The organization has recently embarked upon the Agile journey. Which of the following is not a change-friendly characteristic for organizations beginning to use Agile approaches? A. Focus on short-term budgeting and metrics versus long-term goals. B. Executive management's commitment. C. Existence of departmental silos. D. Talent management maturity and capabilities.

C

Which of the following statements correctly describes the attitude of Agile teams towards changing requirements? A. Agile teams do not welcome change but not changing requirements. B. Agile teams welcome changing requirements during the start of the project. C. Agile teams welcome changing requirements during project planning. D. Agile teams welcome changing requirements, even late in development.

D

An organization has historically rewarded managers for departmental efficiencies rather than end-to-end flow of organizational processes. This has resulted in departments working in silos. If you have to undertake an Agile project in this organization, which of the following challenges are you most likely to face? A. Creating cross-functional teams and acquiring the top-performing resources. B. Developing the project and the team charter. C. Collecting user stories and developing a feature chart. D. Training the team members on effective use of Agile methods.

A

Traditional project management approaches included multiple KPIs that predicted the success of a project. How do we demonstrate success of an Agile project? A. By demonstrating that a working product has been delivered to the customer. B. By maintain a productive team velocity. C. By release on time. D. By reusing the traditional KPIs and measures.

A

When a project manager assumes the role of a coach and a facilitator for the project team, in an Agile environment, this role is known as: A. Servant-leader B. Project sponsor C. Domain expert D. Product owner

A

When project managers act as servant-leaders, the emphasis shifts from: A. Managing coordination to facilitating collaboration. B. Penalizing the worst to rewarding the best. C. Planning project work to executing project work. D. Executing project work to planning project work.

A

Which of the following item is of highest priority for an Agile project? A. An item that is required the most urgently. B. An item that has the highest NPV. C. An item that has the maximum number of assigned story points. D. An item has the highest return on investment.

A

Which of the following statements is correct for all project life cycles? A. Each project life cycle shares the element of planning. B. Each project life cycle allows teams to segment work into a sequence of predictable groupings. C. Each project life cycle only provides finished deliverables that the customer may be able to use immediately. D. Each project life cycle allows feedback on partially completed on unfinished work.

A

You have been assigned a new project. The project involves disruptive technologies. The project scope is not clear which has introduced a lot of risk into the project. You have requested to use Agile to manage this project. Why? A. Agile techniques and approaches effectively manage disruptive technologies, scope changes and project risk. B. Agile techniques and approaches effectively manage disruptive technologies. C. Agile techniques and approaches effectively manage project risk. D. Agile techniques and approaches effectively manage scope changes.

A

You have been assigned as the Agile coach for an Agile team. Which of the following is your correct role? A. Mentor B. Facilitator C. Problem solver D. Information radiator

A

You have just been awarded a new project. The goal of the project is to cut the indirect production cost of your manufacturing client by 15% with a focus on inventory management costs. You are confident that you can achieve this goal as you have recently helped several other organizations in the same industry to achieve a similar objective by introducing your proprietary inventory management and control framework. What is the problem with the project objective? A. It is not time bound. B. It is not measurable. C. It is not specific. D. It is not attainable.

A

"Individuals and interactions over processes and tools" is one of the key Agile Manifesto values. Which of the following Agile approaches helps in achieving this value? A. Agile measurements B. Daily standups C. Backlog preparation D. Demonstration and review

B

"Simplicity - the art of maximizing the amount of work not done is essential" is one of the 12 fundamental principles of Agile. Which of the following Agile techniques helps realize this principle? A. Retrospectives B. Backlog preparation and refinement C. Kanban boards D. Daily standups

B

"Working software over comprehensive documentation" is one of the key Agile Manifesto values. Which of the following Agile approaches helps in achieving this value? A. Daily standups B. Demonstrations and reviews C. Agile measurements D. Chartering the project and the team

B

According to the Agile principles, when should the business people interact with the project team? A. During the start and the end of the project. B. Daily throughout the project. C. During the release and iteration planning. D. During the release planning.

B

Agile approaches could be alternatively defined as a: A. Continuous cost management approach B. Continuous risk management approach C. Continuous stakeholder management approach D. Continuous time management approach

B

An Agile team has recently been assigned to design and deploy an ERP system for an external organization. During the project kick-off meeting, the team stressed the flow of value through rapid feature delivery to the customer. All of the following are the benefits of this mindset except: A. Teams finish valuable work faster. B. Teams waste much less time because they multi-task. C. People are more likely to collaborate. D. Teams deliver earlier return on investment through rapid feature delivery.

B

Which of the following is one of the major challenges faced by an organization just beginning to use Agile approaches? A. Daily stand-ups could be viewed as time-intensive activities. B. Iterative prototypes involve rework that could be viewed negatively. C. Avoidance of multi-tasking introduces inefficiency. D. Agile approaches could be viewed as plan-driven.

B

Which of the following roles doesn't fit the definition of an Agile servant-leader? A. Team facilitator B. Business owner C. Project manager D. Scrum master

B

Why do Agile approaches recommend forming dedicated project teams? A. Flexibility in dealing with change. B. Increased focus and productivity. C. Reduced project cost. D. Out of the box thinking.

B

You have just been assigned as the project manager for a new project. The goal of the project is to improve the business operations so that the corporate ROI is increased by 5% in the next three years. What is the problem with this objective? A. It is not attainable. B. It is not specific. C. It is not measurable. D. It is not time-bound.

B

According to the Agile principles, the best architectures, requirements and designs emerge from the: A. Product owner. B. Project customers. C. Self-organizing team. D. Scrum master.

C

All Agile teams need servant-leadership on the team. Which of the following is usually not considered a servant-leadership skill? A. Facilitation B. Impediment removal C. Backlog grooming D. Coaching

C

An Agile team measures story points without completing the actual feature or story. What is the problem with this approach? A. Ineffective use of a Kanban board. B. Increased response time. C. Violation of Agile Principles. D. Decrease of team's velocity.

C

One of the 12 Agile principles requires that, "At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly". Which of the following Agile techniques help achieve this? A. Chartering the project and the team B. Backlog refinement C. Retrospectives D. Daily standups

C

One of the 12 Agile principles states that, "Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project". Which of the following Agile techniques helps achieve this? A. Kanban boards B. Retrospectives C. Backlog preparation and refinement D. Daily standups

C

Project life cycles can be shown on a continuum ranging from predictive cycles on one end, to Agile cycles on the other end, with more iterative or incremental cycles in the middle. Another approach is to visualize the continuum with a two-dimensional chart with the frequency of delivery on the Y-axis and degree of change on the X-axis. What project life cycle should be proposed for the quadrant with a high degree of change and high frequency of delivery? A. Iterative B. Predictive C. Agile D. Incremental

C

The Agile practices, tools and techniques are geared towards projects operating in environments that: A. Control changes through a change request process. B. Require upfront collection and definition of the bulk of the requirements. C. Have high rates of change, complexity and risk. D. Involve project work that heavily is driven by industry standards.

C

Which of the following events might call for early termination of a sprint in an iteration-based Agile project? A. A significant number of new features have been requested. B. The features currently being developed are no longer required. C. A project is no longer required. D. A significant number of change request against release features have been lodged.

C

Which of the following is NOT an Agile methodology? A. FDD B. DSDM C. PDCA D. AUP

C

Which of the following statements regarding the iterative and incremental life cycles is correct? A. Both incremental and iterative life cycles allow customer feedback on partially completed or unfinished work. B. Both incremental and iterative life cycles only provide finished deliverables that the customer may be able to use immediately. C. Iterative life cycles allow customer feedback on partially completed or unfinished work while incremental life cycles only provide finished deliverables that the customer may be able to use immediately. D. Incremental life cycles allow customer feedback on partially completed or unfinished work while iterative life cycles only provide finished deliverables that the customer may be able to use immediately.

C

You are an Agile consultant hired by a construction firm. The firm wants to adopt Agile management approaches for all of its internal process improvement projects. You are currently developing a number of checklists that the organization can use while initiating projects. Which of the following doesn't influence the effectiveness of an Agile team? A. Team members' locations B. Team size C. Project complexity D. Team members' availability

C