ATLASSIAN AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL CERT TEST
You'remamseniormmanagermandmyou'reminmchargemofmupdatingmyourmbank'smsoftware.mThe
mdirectormformthismprojectmhasmbeenmwithmthemcompanymformdecades.mThismdirectormstar
tedmoutmasmamdeveloperminmamprogrammingmlanguagemcalledmFortran.mNowmthemteammis
musingmamnewermlanguagemcalledmPython.mWhenmyoummeetmwithmthemdirectormtheymsay,
m"wemcouldmdomthatminmFortran,mbutmI'mmnotmsuremitmcouldmbemdoneminmPython."mAft
ermamfewmfailedmmeetingsmyoumwantmtommeetmdirectlymwithmthemdevelopmentmteammso
mthatmtheymcanmanswermyourmquestions.mWhat'smthemkeymchallengemyou'remtryingmtomov
ercome?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmNomdirectormcouldmspecializeminmallmthemtechnologymthatmgoes
mintomammodernmsoftwaremproduct
Explanation:mModernmsoftwaremprojectsmrequiremmanymdevelopersmwithmamvarietymofmdiffe
rentmskills.mIt'smverymunlikelymthatmanyonemmanagermwillmbemablemtommastermallmofmthe
mskillsmofmthemdevelopersmonmthemteam.mSomheremthemmanagermmightmwantmtomencour
agemthemteammtomself-organizemandmcomemupmwithmsolutions.
What'smthembestmwaymtomdescribemthemconemofmuncertainty?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmYoummustmmakemdecisionsmearlymwhenmyoumknowmthemleastma
boutmhowmthingsmwillmturnmout
Explanation:mItmcostsmthemleastmtomplanmandmmakemchangesmatmthemverymbeginningmofm
themconemofmuncertainty,mbutmunfortunatelymthat'smwhenmyoumknowmthemleastmaboutmw
hatmitmwillmtakemtomdelivermthemproduct.mAsmyourmteammgoesmfurthermintomthemcone,mi
tmbecomesmmoremexpensivemtommakemchanges,mbutmatmthemsamemtimemthemteammbeco
mesmclearermonmhowmitmwillmdelivermthemproduct.
You'remjustmstartingmoutmasmamproductmownermformanmagilemteam.mThemfirstmweekmamp
rojectmmanagermgivesmyoumambulletedmlistmofmprojectmrequirements.mShemsays,m"whymdo
n'tmyoumcopymthismintomamspreadsheet,mandmthenmwe'llmusemitmformthemproductmbacklog
?"mThismismamgoodmexamplemof:m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmApproachingmagilemasmamsetmofmpracticesminsteadmofmamnewm
waymofmthinkingmaboutmyourmproduct
Explanation:mCopyingmovermprojectmrequirementsmintomusermstoriesmputsmtoommuchmemph
asismonmthempracticemofmwritingmstoriesmbutmnotmenoughmemphasismonmthemagilemminds
et.
Principlesm1,m8,m9mandm10mofmthemAgilemManifestomdescribemprioritizingmhigh-
valuemwork.mWhat'smamcommonmwaymthatmagilemteamsmprioritizemtheirmwork?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmTheymcreatemamrankedmlistmofmwhatmthemcustomermfindsmvalua
ble
Explanation:mAgilemteamsmworkmonmthemhighestmvaluemitemsmfirst.mThismismdifferentmfrom
mothermsoftwaremdevelopmentmpracticesmthatmencouragemteamsmtomworkmonmwhat'smmos
tmtechnicallymchallengingmormtakemthemlongestmtomdevelop.mAgilemteamsmtypicallymhavema
mrepresentativemofmproductmownermwhomranksmallmofmthemproductsmfunctionsmandmfeatur
esmbymcustomermvalue.
Inmammeeting,myourmmanagingmdirectormpassesmoutmamcopymofmthemAgilemManifesto.mTh
eymsaidmthatmagilemteamsmarembettermatmdevelopingmsoftware.mSomyoumshouldmreadmthe
mprintoutmandmthenmworkmtogethermasmanmagilemteam.mWhat'smonemofmthemchallengesm
withmthismapproach?m-
, m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmThemAgilemManifestomdescribesmammindsetmandmnotmampractical
mwaymofmworking
Explanation:mThemAgilemManifestomismwrittenminmamwaymthatmencouragesmteamsmtomembr
acemamcertainmmindset.mItmdoesn'tmoutlinemampracticalmwaymofmworkingmlikemyoumseemin
mprojectmmanagementmormmanufacturing.
What'smthembestmdefinitionmofmanmagilemteam?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmIt'smamteammthatmembracesmammindsetmthat'smconsistentmwithm
themAgilemManifesto
Explanation:mAgilemteamsmembracemammindsetmthat'smconsistentmwithmthemvaluesmandmpri
nciplesmoutlinedminmthemAgilemManifesto.
Agilemteamsmoftenmworkminmtwo-
weekm"Sprints."mWhat'smonemofmthemmainmjustificationsmformhavingmsuchmamshortmiteratio
nmofmwork?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmAmshortmSprintmhelpsmthemteammdevelopmsmallermbatchesmofm
work
Explanation:mIt'smeasiermformthemteammtomavoidmmultitaskingmifmtheymfocusmonmamsmalle
rmbatchmofmwork.mAgilemteamsmtypicallymworkminmtwo-
weekmSprints.mDuringmthatmtime,mthemteammshouldmcompletelymfocusmonmdeliveringmthem
workmtheymcommitedmtomduringmtheirmplanning.
Onmanmagilemteammit'smusuallymbettermtomhavemamteammofmgeneralistsmthanmonemofmsp
ecialists.
FALSE
TRUEm-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmTRUE
Explanation:mWhenmyou'remworkingminmagilemteam,mit'smbettermtomhavemamgroupmofmgen
eralistsmthatmcanmalwaysmcontributemsomemworkmtomthemproduct.mIfmthemteammhasmaml
otmofmspecialists,mthenmitmmightmencouragemteammmembersmtomworkmoffmlargembatches
mtheymneedmtomhandmoffmtomthemnextmspecialist.mSomformanmagilemteam,mit'smbettermto
mhavemamgroupmthatmknowsmamlittlembitmaboutmeverythingmthanmonemwheremeachmperso
nmspecializes.
You'remamseniormdevelopermandmyourmmanagermhasmaskedmyoumtomworkmonmtwomdiffere
ntmsoftwaremdevelopmentmteams.mYourmmanagermsaysmthatmnomonemknowsmthemsystemm
asmwellmasmyoumdomandmsomyoumcanmworkm20mhoursmonmeachmteamminsteadmofm40m
hoursmonmonemteam.mWhatmwillmbemthemmostmdifficultmchallengemwithmthismwaymofmwo
rking?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmMultitaskingmbetweenmthemtwomteamsmwillmdramaticallymlowerm
yourmproductivity
Explanation:mIfmsomeonemworksmonmmoremthanmonemtask,mtheirmproductivitymisn'tm50%mf
ormeachmtask.mInmfact,mtheirmproductivitymmightmdipmtomaroundm30%mformeachmtask.mTh
at'smbecausemcontextmswitchingmbetweenmthemtwomtasksmdipsmintomtheirmproductivity.mSo
mamseniormdevelopermwhomswitchesmbetweenmteamsmhasmlowermproductivity.
Whymdomagilemteamsmtypicallymtrymtomworkminmtwo-weekmSprints?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmItmhelpsmthemteammfocusmonmshortmtermmplanning
Explanation:mAgilemteamsmdon'tmgivemupmplanning,mtheymfocusmonmshort-
termmplanning.mThat'smonemofmthemadvantagesmofmworkingminmtwo-
weekmSprints.mHeremthemteammcanmbemsuremthatmtheymaremonlymplanningmwhatmneedsm
tombemdeliveredmatmthemendmofmthemnextmSprint.
You'remamseniormmanagermandmyou'reminmchargemofmupdatingmyourmbank'smsoftware.mThe
mdirectormformthismprojectmhasmbeenmwithmthemcompanymformdecades.mThismdirectormstar
tedmoutmasmamdeveloperminmamprogrammingmlanguagemcalledmFortran.mNowmthemteammis
musingmamnewermlanguagemcalledmPython.mWhenmyoummeetmwithmthemdirectormtheymsay,
m"wemcouldmdomthatminmFortran,mbutmI'mmnotmsuremitmcouldmbemdoneminmPython."mAft
ermamfewmfailedmmeetingsmyoumwantmtommeetmdirectlymwithmthemdevelopmentmteammso
mthatmtheymcanmanswermyourmquestions.mWhat'smthemkeymchallengemyou'remtryingmtomov
ercome?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmNomdirectormcouldmspecializeminmallmthemtechnologymthatmgoes
mintomammodernmsoftwaremproduct
Explanation:mModernmsoftwaremprojectsmrequiremmanymdevelopersmwithmamvarietymofmdiffe
rentmskills.mIt'smverymunlikelymthatmanyonemmanagermwillmbemablemtommastermallmofmthe
mskillsmofmthemdevelopersmonmthemteam.mSomheremthemmanagermmightmwantmtomencour
agemthemteammtomself-organizemandmcomemupmwithmsolutions.
What'smthembestmwaymtomdescribemthemconemofmuncertainty?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmYoummustmmakemdecisionsmearlymwhenmyoumknowmthemleastma
boutmhowmthingsmwillmturnmout
Explanation:mItmcostsmthemleastmtomplanmandmmakemchangesmatmthemverymbeginningmofm
themconemofmuncertainty,mbutmunfortunatelymthat'smwhenmyoumknowmthemleastmaboutmw
hatmitmwillmtakemtomdelivermthemproduct.mAsmyourmteammgoesmfurthermintomthemcone,mi
tmbecomesmmoremexpensivemtommakemchanges,mbutmatmthemsamemtimemthemteammbeco
mesmclearermonmhowmitmwillmdelivermthemproduct.
You'remjustmstartingmoutmasmamproductmownermformanmagilemteam.mThemfirstmweekmamp
rojectmmanagermgivesmyoumambulletedmlistmofmprojectmrequirements.mShemsays,m"whymdo
n'tmyoumcopymthismintomamspreadsheet,mandmthenmwe'llmusemitmformthemproductmbacklog
?"mThismismamgoodmexamplemof:m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmApproachingmagilemasmamsetmofmpracticesminsteadmofmamnewm
waymofmthinkingmaboutmyourmproduct
Explanation:mCopyingmovermprojectmrequirementsmintomusermstoriesmputsmtoommuchmemph
asismonmthempracticemofmwritingmstoriesmbutmnotmenoughmemphasismonmthemagilemminds
et.
Principlesm1,m8,m9mandm10mofmthemAgilemManifestomdescribemprioritizingmhigh-
valuemwork.mWhat'smamcommonmwaymthatmagilemteamsmprioritizemtheirmwork?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmTheymcreatemamrankedmlistmofmwhatmthemcustomermfindsmvalua
ble
Explanation:mAgilemteamsmworkmonmthemhighestmvaluemitemsmfirst.mThismismdifferentmfrom
mothermsoftwaremdevelopmentmpracticesmthatmencouragemteamsmtomworkmonmwhat'smmos
tmtechnicallymchallengingmormtakemthemlongestmtomdevelop.mAgilemteamsmtypicallymhavema
mrepresentativemofmproductmownermwhomranksmallmofmthemproductsmfunctionsmandmfeatur
esmbymcustomermvalue.
Inmammeeting,myourmmanagingmdirectormpassesmoutmamcopymofmthemAgilemManifesto.mTh
eymsaidmthatmagilemteamsmarembettermatmdevelopingmsoftware.mSomyoumshouldmreadmthe
mprintoutmandmthenmworkmtogethermasmanmagilemteam.mWhat'smonemofmthemchallengesm
withmthismapproach?m-
, m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmThemAgilemManifestomdescribesmammindsetmandmnotmampractical
mwaymofmworking
Explanation:mThemAgilemManifestomismwrittenminmamwaymthatmencouragesmteamsmtomembr
acemamcertainmmindset.mItmdoesn'tmoutlinemampracticalmwaymofmworkingmlikemyoumseemin
mprojectmmanagementmormmanufacturing.
What'smthembestmdefinitionmofmanmagilemteam?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmIt'smamteammthatmembracesmammindsetmthat'smconsistentmwithm
themAgilemManifesto
Explanation:mAgilemteamsmembracemammindsetmthat'smconsistentmwithmthemvaluesmandmpri
nciplesmoutlinedminmthemAgilemManifesto.
Agilemteamsmoftenmworkminmtwo-
weekm"Sprints."mWhat'smonemofmthemmainmjustificationsmformhavingmsuchmamshortmiteratio
nmofmwork?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmAmshortmSprintmhelpsmthemteammdevelopmsmallermbatchesmofm
work
Explanation:mIt'smeasiermformthemteammtomavoidmmultitaskingmifmtheymfocusmonmamsmalle
rmbatchmofmwork.mAgilemteamsmtypicallymworkminmtwo-
weekmSprints.mDuringmthatmtime,mthemteammshouldmcompletelymfocusmonmdeliveringmthem
workmtheymcommitedmtomduringmtheirmplanning.
Onmanmagilemteammit'smusuallymbettermtomhavemamteammofmgeneralistsmthanmonemofmsp
ecialists.
FALSE
TRUEm-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmTRUE
Explanation:mWhenmyou'remworkingminmagilemteam,mit'smbettermtomhavemamgroupmofmgen
eralistsmthatmcanmalwaysmcontributemsomemworkmtomthemproduct.mIfmthemteammhasmaml
otmofmspecialists,mthenmitmmightmencouragemteammmembersmtomworkmoffmlargembatches
mtheymneedmtomhandmoffmtomthemnextmspecialist.mSomformanmagilemteam,mit'smbettermto
mhavemamgroupmthatmknowsmamlittlembitmaboutmeverythingmthanmonemwheremeachmperso
nmspecializes.
You'remamseniormdevelopermandmyourmmanagermhasmaskedmyoumtomworkmonmtwomdiffere
ntmsoftwaremdevelopmentmteams.mYourmmanagermsaysmthatmnomonemknowsmthemsystemm
asmwellmasmyoumdomandmsomyoumcanmworkm20mhoursmonmeachmteamminsteadmofm40m
hoursmonmonemteam.mWhatmwillmbemthemmostmdifficultmchallengemwithmthismwaymofmwo
rking?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmMultitaskingmbetweenmthemtwomteamsmwillmdramaticallymlowerm
yourmproductivity
Explanation:mIfmsomeonemworksmonmmoremthanmonemtask,mtheirmproductivitymisn'tm50%mf
ormeachmtask.mInmfact,mtheirmproductivitymmightmdipmtomaroundm30%mformeachmtask.mTh
at'smbecausemcontextmswitchingmbetweenmthemtwomtasksmdipsmintomtheirmproductivity.mSo
mamseniormdevelopermwhomswitchesmbetweenmteamsmhasmlowermproductivity.
Whymdomagilemteamsmtypicallymtrymtomworkminmtwo-weekmSprints?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmItmhelpsmthemteammfocusmonmshortmtermmplanning
Explanation:mAgilemteamsmdon'tmgivemupmplanning,mtheymfocusmonmshort-
termmplanning.mThat'smonemofmthemadvantagesmofmworkingminmtwo-
weekmSprints.mHeremthemteammcanmbemsuremthatmtheymaremonlymplanningmwhatmneedsm
tombemdeliveredmatmthemendmofmthemnextmSprint.
