PMI ACP® Realistic Mock Exam 1 (2023) Questions and Answers With Explanations

PMI ACP® Realistic Mock Exam 1 (2023) Questions and Answers With Explanations C The Managing Director (MD) of the organization stops by the task board of the team and makes a suggestion of an important feature that the development team should deliver in the current iteration. What should the development team do? A. Since it is coming from the MD, it must be done at any cost. So drop an item of equal size from the backlog. B. Say yes to the MD and then ask the team members to work overtime to achieve their target. C. Ask the product owner so that he can discuss the value and priorities with the MD. D. Ignore it, the MD will most likely forget what he said a few weeks later. D A newly formed development team is working on Sprint zero. In terms of doing the following activities, which is false? A. Team completes the entire architecture and high-level design for the project, leaving out the low-level design. B. Develop the detailed project plan. C. Deliver a few stories. D. All of the above. C Who makes the final call on priority order in the Product Backlog? A. The Development Team B. The Scrum Master C. The Product Owner D. Someone in senior leadership like the MD or the CEO D With respect to the roles on a Scrum team, choose the odd one out? A. Scrum Master B. Product Owner C. Development Team D. Project Manager C The Development Team is expected to have all the skills needed to: A. Complete the project by the given deadline and budget shared upfront with the sponsor. B. Do analysis and development work, but leave out all forms of testing since that is handled by another specialized team. C. Turn the Product Backlog items into potentially shippable product increments. D. Master all state-of-the-art technology practices and tools available. C What is the main way that a Scrum Master contributes to maximizing the productivity in the development team? A. By maintaining a risk-adjusted Product Backlog in priority order. B. By making sure hygiene is maintained on meeting - agendas, start & end times, capturing and sending out minutes, etc. C. By facilitating Development Team decisions and removing impediments. D. By providing news about the newest technology trends in the market. B All of the following are Scrum artifacts except: A. Product backlog B. Gantt chart C. Sprint backlog D. Burndown chart C During an estimation session each team member is asked to provide an estimate. Which of the following is correct? A. The team member provides estimates for only the story that will be assigned to him. B. The developer provides a development estimate, the analyst provides an analysis estimate and the tester does his part. Ultimately all the estimates are aggregated. C. The team members provide a relative estimate in units of ideal days. D. Participation of a team member is voluntary as the Scrum Master can fillin wherever necessary. D A project stakeholder wants to have a look at how the Agile team is progressing in the middle of an iteration. As a member of the Agile team, you can guide him to: A. The most recent weekly status report. B. The sprint backlog. C. The defect log. D. The combined burnup and burndown charts. B XP teams take collective ownership of code. For such a team, _______ and _______ are the key. A. Definition of done and pair programming. B. Trust and collaboration. C. Velocity and co-location. D. Onsite customer and test-driven development. C Barry is a team member currently in a sprint planning session. After hearing about the requirement from the product owner, he estimates the amount of effort required by taking account that he will be working on this story and nothing else. He assumes that he will not face any interruptions. Which unit of estimate is he using? A. Story points B. T-shirt sizes C. Ideal days D. Either A or C B What is the primary role of a Product Owner? A. The PO is basically a project manager who balances scope, time, cost and risk. B. Maximizing the Return on Investment (ROI) of the software developed. C. People management for the Team. D. Avoiding distracting and keeping stakeholders at bay. A Which of the two ceremonies are executed after all development for a sprint and beginning of the next one?