PMI AGILE CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER (PMI ACP) EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONLE .
PMI-ACP Practice Questions – Batch 1 (Questions 1–50)
Domain I: Agile Principles and Mindset
1. Which statement best distinguishes "doing Agile" from "being Agile"?
A. Doing Agile means holding daily stand-ups; being Agile means using a
digital task board
B. Doing Agile means adopting ceremonies and tools; being Agile means
embracing the underlying values, mindset, and culture of
empowerment
C. Doing Agile means following Scrum; being Agile means following
Kanban
D. There is no meaningful difference between the two concepts
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Doing Agile" refers to adopting the mechanics — stand-ups,
sprints, boards. "Being Agile" means internalizing the values:
empowerment, decentralized decision-making, continuous learning,
,and customer collaboration. Organizations that adopt mechanics
without cultural transformation are practicing "mechanical Agile" and
miss the core philosophy .
2. A team is hesitant to release their product because it is "not perfect
yet." They want to spend two more months polishing code in secret.
Which Agile principle should you remind them of?
A. The best architectures emerge from self-organizing teams
B. Deliver working software frequently, with a preference for the
shorter timescale
C. Agile processes promote sustainable development
D. Welcome changing requirements
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Agile emphasizes delivering working software frequently to
gather early feedback and deliver value. Delaying release to achieve
perfection contradicts the principle of frequent delivery and eliminates
the opportunity for customer validation .
3. In an Agile environment, what does the "inverted triangle" mean?
,A. Scope is rigidly fixed, while time and cost are estimated
B. Time and cost are fixed constraints, while scope is negotiable and
prioritized by business value
C. Quality is completely removed from the constraint model
D. The project manager physically sits at the bottom of the
organizational chart
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The inverted triangle represents the Agile approach to the
triple constraint: time and cost are fixed, while scope is variable and
prioritized by business value. This allows teams to deliver the highest-
value features first and adapt to changing priorities .
4. Which of the following is NOT an Agile principle?
A. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development
B. Deliver working software frequently
C. Businesspeople and developers should work together weekly
throughout the project
D. Build projects around motivated individuals
, Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Agile Manifesto states that businesspeople and
developers must work together daily throughout the project, not
weekly. Changing "daily" to "weekly" weakens the principle and
contradicts Agile's emphasis on continuous collaboration .
5. A sponsor angrily demands a detailed list of all features to be
delivered by the end of the year. The team is using an Agile approach.
How should the practitioner handle this?
A. Work overtime to create the feature list to avoid conflict
B. Explain calmly that Agile projects fix time and cost, but scope is
variable based on value
C. Tell the sponsor that Agile teams do absolutely no planning
D. Request a change order to move the project back to predictive
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct response is to educate the sponsor on the
inverted triangle: in Agile, time and cost are fixed while scope is
variable. This allows the team to deliver the highest-value features first
and adapt as learning occurs .
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONLE .
PMI-ACP Practice Questions – Batch 1 (Questions 1–50)
Domain I: Agile Principles and Mindset
1. Which statement best distinguishes "doing Agile" from "being Agile"?
A. Doing Agile means holding daily stand-ups; being Agile means using a
digital task board
B. Doing Agile means adopting ceremonies and tools; being Agile means
embracing the underlying values, mindset, and culture of
empowerment
C. Doing Agile means following Scrum; being Agile means following
Kanban
D. There is no meaningful difference between the two concepts
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Doing Agile" refers to adopting the mechanics — stand-ups,
sprints, boards. "Being Agile" means internalizing the values:
empowerment, decentralized decision-making, continuous learning,
,and customer collaboration. Organizations that adopt mechanics
without cultural transformation are practicing "mechanical Agile" and
miss the core philosophy .
2. A team is hesitant to release their product because it is "not perfect
yet." They want to spend two more months polishing code in secret.
Which Agile principle should you remind them of?
A. The best architectures emerge from self-organizing teams
B. Deliver working software frequently, with a preference for the
shorter timescale
C. Agile processes promote sustainable development
D. Welcome changing requirements
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Agile emphasizes delivering working software frequently to
gather early feedback and deliver value. Delaying release to achieve
perfection contradicts the principle of frequent delivery and eliminates
the opportunity for customer validation .
3. In an Agile environment, what does the "inverted triangle" mean?
,A. Scope is rigidly fixed, while time and cost are estimated
B. Time and cost are fixed constraints, while scope is negotiable and
prioritized by business value
C. Quality is completely removed from the constraint model
D. The project manager physically sits at the bottom of the
organizational chart
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The inverted triangle represents the Agile approach to the
triple constraint: time and cost are fixed, while scope is variable and
prioritized by business value. This allows teams to deliver the highest-
value features first and adapt to changing priorities .
4. Which of the following is NOT an Agile principle?
A. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development
B. Deliver working software frequently
C. Businesspeople and developers should work together weekly
throughout the project
D. Build projects around motivated individuals
, Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Agile Manifesto states that businesspeople and
developers must work together daily throughout the project, not
weekly. Changing "daily" to "weekly" weakens the principle and
contradicts Agile's emphasis on continuous collaboration .
5. A sponsor angrily demands a detailed list of all features to be
delivered by the end of the year. The team is using an Agile approach.
How should the practitioner handle this?
A. Work overtime to create the feature list to avoid conflict
B. Explain calmly that Agile projects fix time and cost, but scope is
variable based on value
C. Tell the sponsor that Agile teams do absolutely no planning
D. Request a change order to move the project back to predictive
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct response is to educate the sponsor on the
inverted triangle: in Agile, time and cost are fixed while scope is
variable. This allows the team to deliver the highest-value features first
and adapt as learning occurs .
