【7】ACP Test CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

During a retrospective meeting, team members work in pairs to brainstorm all the tasks necessary to complete an improvement ide A. After brainstorming, team members eliminate redundant tasks and fill in gaps. The tasks are then arranged in order, and team members sign up for tasks they will complete. What Agile activity is this? A. Retrospective planning game. B. Developing a release plan. C. Planning poker. D. Developing an iteration plan.

A

During a retrospective meeting, the Scrum Master announces, "Let's look at what's happening in our group. You can contribute in any of the sections, but participation is voluntary. The aim is to hear from others, so no commenting on another's contribution." She then points to a poster containing five sections (Appreciations, New Information, Puzzles, Complaints, Hopes and Wishes) and allows time for people to comment. What technique is the Scrum Master applying? A. Temperature Reading B. Value Stream Mapping C. Critical Chain Analysis D. Kano Analysis

A

During a retrospective, you have asked your team to write cards to represent memorable, personally meaningful, or otherwise significant events during the iteration and then post them in a chronological order. What have you asked your team to develop? A. Timeline B. Groom the backlog C. Project closure document D. Lessons learned

A

Once the problem (variation) has been identified, the next step is to uncover the underlying root cause (source). Fishbone diagrams break down the causes of the problem statement into discrete branches, helping to identify the main or root cause of the problem. All of the following are acceptable ways to label the "bones" of the fish EXCEPT: A. Stories, Epics, Themes, Backlogs B. Surroundings, Suppliers, Systems, Skills C. Place, Procedures, People, Policies D. Methods, Machines, Materials, Staffing

A

What is the purpose of conducting a "Color Code Dots" activity during an iteration retrospective? A. Show how people experienced events on the timeline. B. Show resource requirements for completing the backlog items. C. Show the delays occurred on the project. D. Show the progress of the project.

A

Which of the following two tasks need to be completed prior to starting the next iteration of the project? A. Demonstration and retrospective. B. Backlog grooming and iteration planning. C. Release planning and iteration planning. D. Iteration planning and retrospective.

A

You are leading a complex knowledge work project in an organization with 20,000+ employees. Due to the magnitude of the project, ever-changing stakeholder requirements, and evolving organizational priorities, you decided to schedule bi-weekly team events aimed at improving project processes. What are these events called? A. Kaizen B. Poka-Yoke C. 5S D. Muda

A

You have recently been assigned to an ongoing Agile project. During the sprint retrospective, the project manager asked all of the team members to put sticky dots on the project timeline to show events where emotions ran high or low. What activity is this? A. Color Code Dots B. Pareto Charts C. Affinity diagrams D. Dalmatian

A

Your project's next iteration retrospective is coming up. The last retrospective didn't go well and the team went off track. This time you want to help the team put aside other concerns and focus on the retrospective. What do you need to do this time? A. Set the stage using check-ins B. Keep the distractors out of the meeting. C. Request the product owner to lead the session. D. Conduct the retrospectives on a daily basis.

A

An Agile team benefits from traditional project management approaches such as lessons learned gathering, analysis and documentation; and Lean approaches such as Kaizen (continuous improvement) during: A. User stories documentation B. Retrospectives C. Team chartering D. Backlog grooming

B

During a sprint retrospective, you are conducting a Five Whys activity to unearth underlying causes to some of the issues. Surprisingly, after the forth "Why?" you all seem to be agreeing on the identified root cause. What needs to be done? A. Continue and ask the fifth "Why". B. There is nothing wrong with this-root causes can be identified earlier than the fifth "Why". C. There is something wrong about your assumptions-engage the product owner. D. There is something wrong with your approach-restart the activity.

B

During an ESVP activity, each participant anonymously reports his or her attitude toward the retrospective as an Explorer, Shopper, Vacationer, or Prisoner. Who are the prisoners? A. People who are working part-time on the project and have other competing priorities. B. People who feel that they've been forced to attend and would rather be doing something else. C. People who are dedicated and committed to the project. D. People who are micromanaged by their managers.

B

During an ESVP activity, each participant anonymously reports his or her attitude toward the retrospective as an Explorer, Shopper, Vacationer, or Prisoner. Who are the prisoners? A. People who are working part-time on the project and have other competing priorities. B. People who feel that they've been forced to attend and would rather be doing something else. C. People who are dedicated and committed to the project. D. People who are micromanaged by their managers.

B

Once the problem (variation) has been identified, the next step is to uncover the underlying root cause (source). Fishbone diagrams break down the causes of the problem statement into discrete branches, helping to identify the main or root cause of the problem. The fishbone diagram starts with recording the problem or issue at the fish's: A. Fins B. Head C. Body D. Tail

B

Which of the following activities mark the closure of an Agile project? A. Project closure B. Project retrospective C. Release planning D. Closure spike

B

Which of the following is a root cause analysis technique? A. Affinity Diagrams B. Five Whys C. Statistical sampling D. Scatter diagrams

B

Which of the following is the correct sequence of agenda items in a typical retrospective? A. Gather data -> Generate insights -> Decide what to do -> Set the stage -> Close retrospective. B. Set the stage -> Gather data -> Generate insights -> Decide what to do -> Close retrospective. C. Set the stage -> Generate insights -> Gather data -> Decide what to do -> Close retrospective. D. Set the stage -> Generate insights -> Decide what to do -> Gather data -> Close retrospective.

B

You are inspecting your project's Kanban board. You observe that, even though WIP limits are set, a big number of tasks are getting stuck in the "Road blocks" section. What should you do? A. Reprioritize the backlog B. Call a retrospective C. Conduct a planning poker event D. Schedule a spike

B

You are leading an iteration retrospective. Each participant has anonymously reported his or her attitude toward the retrospective as an Explorer, Shopper, Vacationer, or Prisoner. What should you do next with this data? A. Ask the prisoners to leave the retrospective. B. Create a histogram of this data and guide a discussion about what the results mean for the group. C. Pair the explorers with vacationers and shoppers with prisoners. D. Divide the group based on their chosen attitude and select group leaders for each of the groups

B

. Prioritization matrices are an important quality planning tool. They provide a way to rank a diverse set of ideas by order of business value. How this list is usually obtained? A. Through control charts B. Through variance analysis C. Through brainstorming D. Through ANOVA analysis

C

According to the Agile Manifesto, project teams should continuously review the project processes to determine their effectiveness and optimize them. An Agile team implements this principle through: A. Backlog grooming B. Sprints C. Retrospectives D. Time-boxing

C

According to the Agile Manifesto, project teams should continuously review the project processes to determine their effectiveness and optimize them. An Agile team implements this principle through: A. Backlog grooming B. Sprints C. Retrospectives D. Time-boxing

C

An Agile team is currently planning the next project iteration and breaking down user stories into tasks. Some of these tasks cannot be estimated accurately due to uncertainty and some knowledge work is required to gain further knowledge. What do you recommend? A. Drop complex tasks from the iteration plan. B. Do nothing and let the team cross the bridge when they get to it. C. Schedule spikes. D. Drop entire user stories that contain complicated tasks.

C

During a project retrospective, the team expressed its concerns over the quality management processes. One percent of the produced deliverables had minor defects which required rework. What must the team do to bring the future project performance in line with the expected quality standards? A. Investigate the root cause using critical chain diagram. B. Investigate the root cause using a tornado diagram. C. Investigate the root cause using a fishbone diagram. D. Ignore the minor defects.

C

During an ESVP activity, each participant anonymously reports his or her attitude toward the retrospective as an Explorer, Shopper, Vacationer, or Prisoner. Who are the explorers? A. People who want to lead the team. B. People who have recently successfully implemented a new idea. C. People who are eager to discover new ideas and insights. D. People who want to explore other opportunities outside of the project.

C

Why do Agile teams conduct the "Short Subjects" activity during retrospective meetings? A. Quickly wrap up the retrospective. B. Escalate project issues to the stakeholders. C. Help discover differing perspectives on how the team is doing. D. Determine the top priority features of the product.

C

You are conducting an ESVP activity during an iteration retrospective. People have cast their votes and handed over their slips to you. What should you do next? A. Record individual responses on the responses log. B. Distribute the slips to all team members. C. Shuffle the slips, use the slips to mark a histogram and then tear up the slips. D. Call out the people who haven't signed their names on the slips.

C

You are leading a complex project and are currently doing some high-level planning. You want to schedule retrospectives so that each team member's calendar gets booked. How should you schedule these events? A. When more than a few weeks have passed since the previous retrospective. B. At the end of each release. C. You should not schedule these events well in advance, the project team decides when to call a retrospective. D. At the end of each sprint.

C

A team is performing a complex Agile project for the first time and going through a steep learning curve. Which of the following Agile events would you recommend to be frequently scheduled? A. Iteration planning B. Spike C. Daily stand-ups D. Retrospectives

D

During an ESVP activity, each participant anonymously reports his or her attitude toward the retrospective as an Explorer, Shopper, Vacationer, or Prisoner. Who are the shoppers? A. People who are accountable for the project finances. B. People who would like to evaluate ideas and pay for the costs of development of selected ideas. C. People who are not satisfied or happy with the progress of the project. D. People who want to look over all the available information and will be happy to go home with one useful new idea.

D

If you are conducting an ESVP activity to set the stage of a retrospective, you need to be careful about: A. Converting the polling results into a frequency-based histogram. B. Limit the polling to the permanent team members. C. Non-disclosing polling results. D. Conducting anonymous polling.

D

Regardless of the size and complexity of a project, which of the following provides a platform to an Agile team to learn about, improve, and adapt its processes? A. Product owner B. Sprints C. Servant-leader D. Retrospectives

D

You are leading a retrospective and feel that things are not progressing as planned. There is a lot of negative energy in the room due to the drop of team velocity during the previous iteration. Which of the following Agile activities can help you provide a balance? A. Brainstorming B. Backlog grooming C. Timeline D. Locate Strengths

D

You have asked your team to conduct a brainstorming session to generate ideas for effective behaviors at work and then choose five to seven principles to guide team interactions or processes. What are you developing? A. Retrospective charter B. Communications plan C. Iteration plan D. Working agreements

D

Your project team has been stuck in the "storming" stage of team development for some time now. You're starting to see signs of interpersonal friction on the team as the team hasn't been able to sort out its inter-team operating processes. Which of the following Agile tools can help you move the team on to the next stage? A. Spikes B. Value chains C. Backlog grooming D. Retrospectives

D