ACP CH6: Adaptive Planning

D

A team has an estimated velocity of 25 story points. There are stories with estimates 13, 5, 8, 5, 2, 3 and 21 present in the backlog. Which one should be picked for the iteration? A. Choose the largest story, that is, one with estimate 21 first to have the largest piece done upfront. B. Choose the smallest ones with estimates 2, 3, 5 and 5 first as there is a chance of getting more stories done quicker. C. Choose the ones that the Scrum Master recommends. D. Cannot say based on the given information as the business values of the stories and their priorities should be known first.

B

Affinity estimating is the process of A. averaging the over and under-estimations B. checking the stories given the same size estimate are of equivalent magnitude C. checking that stories in the same functional areas are of equivalent magnitude D. estimating your favorite stories first

A

Agile recommends Just-in-time (JIT) planning because: A. JIT planning eliminates waste incurred in up-front detailed project planning and keeps the plan up to date as change requests get approved. B. JIT planning means lesser amount of effort in planning. C. There is no role of a Project Manager to create a project plan in Agile. D. Agile coaches advise that JIT planning is helpful.

B

As far as hierarchy goes, list the below items from smallest to biggest: A. Theme, task, story, epic B. Task, story, epic C. Story, task, epic, feature D. Story, theme, epic

C

During a planning poker session, participants come up with estimates of 5, 8, 13, 38, 5 and 5 respectively during the first round for a particular story. What should the facilitator advise? A. Choose 5 as it has majority voting. B. Choose 8 as it came from the lead developer and he has profound experience. C. Understand the rationale behind the outlier (38) and then ask the team to play another round. D. Give up since the team is not able to make up their mind and reach consensus.

D

During estimation and sprint planning sessions, the team should bear in mind: A. Relative sizing of the stories B. Velocity of the team C. Definition of done for each story D. All of the above

D

Estimates should be presented as ranges to A. allow for change requests B. keep the sponsors flexible C. allow for scope creep D. represent uncertainty in estimates

C

On Agile projects, generally midcourse adjustments are: A. not necessary B. the exception C. the norm D. mandatory

B

The 3C's for a story card stands for: A. Card, characteristics and conclusion B. Card, conversation and confirmation C. Card, concept and consumption D. Card, contact numbers and conversation

C

The letter V in the INVEST acronym used to depict attributes of user stories stands for: A. Verifiable B. Viewable C. Valuable D. None of the above

B

The term "progressive elaboration" means A. scope always keep growing B. plans are refined as more details emerge C. the development team progresses steadily D. the iteration size increases over time.

C

What does the Cone of Uncertainty depict? A. It is difficult to estimate at the beginning of the project and the estimate contains a high range of uncertainty. B. The estimate converges to a ±10% confidence level following detailed design. C. Both A and B. D. Neither A or B.

D

When calculating final project costs, which of the following expressions best outlines the basic concept? A. Time + (Rate X other project costs) B. (Time X Rate) - other project costs C. Time X Rate X project duration D. (Time X Rate) + other project costs

D

When conducting an iteration planning meeting using a Scrum approach, which of the following statement is NOT true? A. the product owner is responsible for the priorities in the backlog items B. the team is responsible for the estimates C. the team breaks down user stories into tasks D. the Scrum Master selects the topic items off the backlog

C

When converting size estimates to duration, remember to: A. ignore distractions and use ideal time B. divide the timebox capacity by the number of stories C. factor in distractions and use available time D. calculate the payback period for the estimated duration

A

When doing triangulation, team members choose a reference point. This can be A. A story that is small and another one that is medium in size, such that a story can be compared to them. B. A story that is exactly 1 story point. C. A set of stories that has already been implemented in the previous project. D. A set of stories that has already been implemented in another department of the same organization.

A

When using story points to estimate a project, which of the following statement is most accurate? A. the team owns the definition of what constitutes a story point B. there should be a company-wide standard definition of a story point C. the definition of a story point is refactored every iteration D. story points can be used for iteration planning but not release planning

B

Which of the following collections of planning units is most typical for agile projects? A. a release plan containing multiple projects, each with multiple iterations B. a project plan containing multiple releases, each with multiple iterations C. a project plan containing multiple iterations, each with multiple releases D. a release plan containing multiple iterations, each with multiple releases

D

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Agile estimation? A. team-based B. collaborative C. iterative D. fixed-point

B

Which of the following is NOT an innovation game? A. Prune the product tree B. Wideband Delphi C. Speedboat D. Remember the future

C

Which of the following statements correctly describes Agile planning? A. plan at multiple levels and have managers create iteration plans. B. use appropriate estimate ranges and exclude diversions/outside work. C. plan at multiple levels and have team members create iteration plans. D. use fixed point estimates and base projections on completion rates.

A

While auditing your project, the PMO notices that project planning is incomplete as only the next couple of iterations have a plan. They raise a flag calling it a problem that needs to be addressed as soon as possible. As a Scrum Master of the team what would you do? A. explain the principles of progressive elaboration. B. create detailed iteration plans for the remainder of the project as instructed by the PMO. C. ignore them, since they clearly have no rights to be reviewing your project. D. ask the team what needs to be done to solve the problem.

D

You are a full-time Scrum Master on an Agile team. A team member becomes ill in the middle of an iteration in which the team committed to deliver 25 story points. Which action is most appropriate? A. ask the remaining team members to work overtime to make up B. send the work home to the sick team member C. start development yourself D. deliver what you can within the sprint

C

You are leading a team with an average velocity of 85 points per iteration. Another team of the same size in your organization is working on a different project with similar complexity. The other team's velocity is averaging 125 points per month. Your team should: A. undertake affinity estimating to check their estimates B. work longer hours C. ignore the difference D. hire additional resources to increase the velocity

C

Your team committed to delivering 20story points this iteration, but it looks like you will only complete 14. You should: A. extend the iteration B. add more resources to the team C. complete 14 points and put rest back in the backlog D. adjust the iteration plan from 20 points down to 14

C

Your team is averaging 40story points per two-week iteration. They have 200 points worth of functionality left in user story backlog. How many weeks do you expect it will take until development is completed? A. 2.5 B. 5 C. 10 D. 20

D

A Minimally Marketable feature (MMF) is: A. A feature that is valuable, essential and relatively small. B. A feature that can be sold and marketed. C. A feature that has a fairly high ROI. D. All of the above.

D

A story that is too complex could be split. While splitting user stories, some broad guidelines include: A. Split based on cross-cutting concerns like logging, exception handling and security. B. Split based on 'slicing-the-cake' concept so that the user gets a slice of end-to-end functionality. C. Split based on mixed priorities within the complex story. D. All of the above.

B

A team consists of 5 members each with a weekly rate of $200. The team has a projected velocity of 40 story points in an iteration of 2 weeks. What is the cost of completing a story having size of 8 story points? A. $1000 B. $400 C. Cannot be computed as the availability of the team members (part time/full time or plannedleaves) are not specified D. None of the above

B

A team has an estimated velocity of 25 story points. The stories A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H has been sequenced in priority order and have estimates 13, 5, 8, 5, 2, 3 and 21. Which should be an appropriate strategy to pick stories for the iteration? A. Select stories A, B, D and E, skipping over C because it is too large. B. Select stories A, B and split C appropriately so as to fit in the iteration (along with any others if there is room). C. Estimates are not accurate. So start with stories A and B and then assess how much of the rest can be picked up. D. None of the above.