Agile Mock test - Mock Exam 8 with
Accurate Solutions
A resource on your project has asked for a copy of the word processing software in use
at your company so that they can install it at home and complete project work from
there. What do you do?
A. Refer him to the IT group for assistance.
B. Show him where to download a copy on the Internet.
C. Loan him your personal copy.
D. Burn a copy of the software on CD. - correct Answer-A. Refer him to the IT group for
assistance.
Explanation
A - Refer the resource to the IT group for assistance. Agile practitioners are required to
protect others' intellectual property—including copyrighted information such as software
—in accordance with all applicable policies, laws, and regulations. [PMI Code of Ethics
and Professional Conduct] [Stakeholder Engagement]
A team estimates that the development of a feature will take four days and the testing of
the feature will take two days. In order to account for the uncertainty, the team provides
a six day estimate for the development and adds a 2-day lag to the testing activity. What
did the team do?
A. The team added feeding buffers to both the development and testing tasks.
B. The team padded the development estimate and added a feeding buffer between the
two tasks.
C. The team padded both the development and testing tasks.
D. The team added a feeding buffer to the development task and added padding
between the two tasks. - correct Answer-B. The team padded the development estimate
and added a feeding buffer between the two tasks.
Explanation
B - Padding an estimated means extending the estimate. For example if a task that is
expected to take five days, is estimated to take seven days, we would say that the
estimate has been padded. On the other hand, feeding buffers are placed between the
tasks to handle the uncertainty but the tasks' estimates are not increased. [Cohn, M.,
2006. Agile Estimating and Planning. 1st ed. Massachusetts: Pearson Education. Page
204] [Adaptive Planning]
A team is new to Agile approaches and is currently struggling with the new concepts,
tools and techniques. How would you explain ideal time to them?
A. How long a story will take to complete without any interruptions.
, B. The expected time required to deliver a story considering team assignments.
C. The shortest duration required to deliver a story.
D. The ideal time to include stories in an iteration plan. - correct Answer-A. How long a
story will take to complete without any interruptions.
Explanation
A - Ideal time is the amount of time that something takes when stripped of all peripheral
activities. [Cohn, M., 2006. Agile Estimating and Planning. 1st ed. Massachusetts:
Pearson Education. Page 43] [Value-driven Delivery]
A team is using the Five Whys technique to uncover the underlying root cause of a
problem. However, after the fifth iteration the team thinks that the real root cause hasn't
been discovered. You may proceed in a number of directions from this point EXCEPT:
A. Using the cause identified in the fourth iteration.
B. Include some subject matter experts during the activity.
C. Use a fishbone chart to see if other areas are also explored.
D. Do a couple of rounds to see if the root cause is found. - correct Answer-A. Using the
cause identified in the fourth iteration.
Explanation
A - You can proceed in multiple directions from here. However, compromising on the
fourth answer, given that the team wasn't comfortable with the fifth answer, doesn't look
like a rational choice. [Derby, E. and Larsen, D., 2006. Agile Retrospectives: Making
Good Teams Great. 1st ed. Texas: Pragmatic Bookshelf, Pages 85, 87] [Continuous
Improvement]
Agile task estimates during iteration planning are expressed in:
A. Story points
B. Cycle time
C. Spikes
D. Ideal time - correct Answer-D. Ideal time
Explanation
D - Agile task estimates during iteration planning are expressed in ideal time, such as
ideal days or ideal hours. [Cohn, M., 2006. Agile Estimating and Planning. 1st ed.
Massachusetts: Pearson Education. Page 155] [Adaptive Planning]
Agile teams measure WIP during the beginning of the project and determine the
available options for rapid product delivery. Which of the following is the recommended
approach when comparing different delivery options?
A. Deliver detailed designs at least halfway through the project.
B. Deliver upfront designs instead of value.
C. Deliver value instead of upfront designs.
D. Deliver detailed designs as early as possible. - correct Answer-C. Deliver value
instead of upfront designs.
Accurate Solutions
A resource on your project has asked for a copy of the word processing software in use
at your company so that they can install it at home and complete project work from
there. What do you do?
A. Refer him to the IT group for assistance.
B. Show him where to download a copy on the Internet.
C. Loan him your personal copy.
D. Burn a copy of the software on CD. - correct Answer-A. Refer him to the IT group for
assistance.
Explanation
A - Refer the resource to the IT group for assistance. Agile practitioners are required to
protect others' intellectual property—including copyrighted information such as software
—in accordance with all applicable policies, laws, and regulations. [PMI Code of Ethics
and Professional Conduct] [Stakeholder Engagement]
A team estimates that the development of a feature will take four days and the testing of
the feature will take two days. In order to account for the uncertainty, the team provides
a six day estimate for the development and adds a 2-day lag to the testing activity. What
did the team do?
A. The team added feeding buffers to both the development and testing tasks.
B. The team padded the development estimate and added a feeding buffer between the
two tasks.
C. The team padded both the development and testing tasks.
D. The team added a feeding buffer to the development task and added padding
between the two tasks. - correct Answer-B. The team padded the development estimate
and added a feeding buffer between the two tasks.
Explanation
B - Padding an estimated means extending the estimate. For example if a task that is
expected to take five days, is estimated to take seven days, we would say that the
estimate has been padded. On the other hand, feeding buffers are placed between the
tasks to handle the uncertainty but the tasks' estimates are not increased. [Cohn, M.,
2006. Agile Estimating and Planning. 1st ed. Massachusetts: Pearson Education. Page
204] [Adaptive Planning]
A team is new to Agile approaches and is currently struggling with the new concepts,
tools and techniques. How would you explain ideal time to them?
A. How long a story will take to complete without any interruptions.
, B. The expected time required to deliver a story considering team assignments.
C. The shortest duration required to deliver a story.
D. The ideal time to include stories in an iteration plan. - correct Answer-A. How long a
story will take to complete without any interruptions.
Explanation
A - Ideal time is the amount of time that something takes when stripped of all peripheral
activities. [Cohn, M., 2006. Agile Estimating and Planning. 1st ed. Massachusetts:
Pearson Education. Page 43] [Value-driven Delivery]
A team is using the Five Whys technique to uncover the underlying root cause of a
problem. However, after the fifth iteration the team thinks that the real root cause hasn't
been discovered. You may proceed in a number of directions from this point EXCEPT:
A. Using the cause identified in the fourth iteration.
B. Include some subject matter experts during the activity.
C. Use a fishbone chart to see if other areas are also explored.
D. Do a couple of rounds to see if the root cause is found. - correct Answer-A. Using the
cause identified in the fourth iteration.
Explanation
A - You can proceed in multiple directions from here. However, compromising on the
fourth answer, given that the team wasn't comfortable with the fifth answer, doesn't look
like a rational choice. [Derby, E. and Larsen, D., 2006. Agile Retrospectives: Making
Good Teams Great. 1st ed. Texas: Pragmatic Bookshelf, Pages 85, 87] [Continuous
Improvement]
Agile task estimates during iteration planning are expressed in:
A. Story points
B. Cycle time
C. Spikes
D. Ideal time - correct Answer-D. Ideal time
Explanation
D - Agile task estimates during iteration planning are expressed in ideal time, such as
ideal days or ideal hours. [Cohn, M., 2006. Agile Estimating and Planning. 1st ed.
Massachusetts: Pearson Education. Page 155] [Adaptive Planning]
Agile teams measure WIP during the beginning of the project and determine the
available options for rapid product delivery. Which of the following is the recommended
approach when comparing different delivery options?
A. Deliver detailed designs at least halfway through the project.
B. Deliver upfront designs instead of value.
C. Deliver value instead of upfront designs.
D. Deliver detailed designs as early as possible. - correct Answer-C. Deliver value
instead of upfront designs.
