Agile Mock test - Final Exam 1 with
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One of your team members asks what you mean by escaped defects. You reply that
these are defects that have somehoweluded:
A. The sponsor's defect identification process
B. The business's production process
C. The team's review and retrospective process
D. The project's testing and validation process - correct Answer-D. The project's testing
and validation process
Explanation
The correct answer is that escaped defects have escaped" being detected by the
project's testing and validation process. Escaped defects are not related to reviews
retrospectives or production processes outside of the project. On agile projects the team
is typically responsible for testing and the sponsor isn't involved. However if the
business did have a defect identification process for the project it would be included in
the project's testing and validation process." Domain: Problem Detection & Resolution
Source: PMI-ACP Exam Prep Page: 336
What is an essential skill for the leader of an agile team?
A. Emotional transparency
B. Defining team norms
C. Prioritizing change requests
D. Talking less and listening more - correct Answer-D. Talking less and listening more
Explanation
While all of these options might sound good at first glance, once you think about it, three
of them don't really fit the agile approach. Agile teams normally define their own norms,
and change requests are prioritized by the product owner, not the team leader. While
transparency is an important agile value, it typically involves project information and
communication, rather than emotional responses. So the best answer is talking less and
listening more." The ability to listen is an essential skill for an agile leader." Domain:
Stakeholder Engagement Source: PMI-ACP Exam Prep Page: 181
Even though your team leader isn't officially called a coach you can tell the team is
following the XP methodology because she:
A. Ensures the team gets regular feedback from the product owner
B. Describes system metaphors on a white board
C. Transparently explains the shared definition of done""
, D. Waits until just in time" to finalize the project plans" - correct Answer-B. Describes
system metaphors on a white board
Explanation
The only choice here that is specifically characteristic of XP in comparison to other agile
methods is the use of metaphors to describe the system. A shared definition of done
and regular customer feedback aren't unique to XP, and the use of the Scrum term
product owner" wouldn't be a sign that you are on an XP team. Also on both generic
agile teams and the most popular agile methodologies it is the team members who
create and finalize plans not the team leader." Domain: Agile Principles and Mindset
Source: PMI-ACP Exam Prep Page: 52
If your team members' productivity goes up while their throughput is stable and their
WIP limits are maintained, what will happen to their cycle time?
A. It will go down.
B. It will go up.
C. There isn't enough information to answer this question.
D. It will remain the same. - correct Answer-D. It will remain the same.
Explanation
Cycle time is a function of throughput and WIP. So if a team's throughput and WIP don't
change, their cycle time will remain the same. Productivity is the rate of efficiency at
which the work is done, based on the output per person. This number can vary
independently of the team's throughput (work completed over a given time span).
Domain: Problem Detection & Resolution Source: PMI-ACP Exam Prep Page: 333
Your team members are arguing about how much detail to include in a wireframe
they're creating to help the product ownerunderstand how her new website will look and
function. What approach would agile recommend?
A. Include every detail that the team knows about now, so the customer can pre-
approve it
B. Include as little detail as possible so the conversation doesn't get bogged down in
arguments about technicalissues.
C. Include just enough detail to show what done" will look like and get buy-in on the
team's approach."
D. Include just enough detail for the customer to find any missing features when she
tries it out - correct Answer-C. Include just enough detail to show what done" will look
like and get buy-in on the team's approach."
Explanation
From an agile perspective, the purpose of using wireframes is to help clarify what done
looks like and validate the approach the team plans to take before they commit large
amounts of time to building (potentially wrong) increments of the product.
You are a project leader in a company that follows a lean approach. Another project
leader is impressed with the work your two top programmers have done, and has
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One of your team members asks what you mean by escaped defects. You reply that
these are defects that have somehoweluded:
A. The sponsor's defect identification process
B. The business's production process
C. The team's review and retrospective process
D. The project's testing and validation process - correct Answer-D. The project's testing
and validation process
Explanation
The correct answer is that escaped defects have escaped" being detected by the
project's testing and validation process. Escaped defects are not related to reviews
retrospectives or production processes outside of the project. On agile projects the team
is typically responsible for testing and the sponsor isn't involved. However if the
business did have a defect identification process for the project it would be included in
the project's testing and validation process." Domain: Problem Detection & Resolution
Source: PMI-ACP Exam Prep Page: 336
What is an essential skill for the leader of an agile team?
A. Emotional transparency
B. Defining team norms
C. Prioritizing change requests
D. Talking less and listening more - correct Answer-D. Talking less and listening more
Explanation
While all of these options might sound good at first glance, once you think about it, three
of them don't really fit the agile approach. Agile teams normally define their own norms,
and change requests are prioritized by the product owner, not the team leader. While
transparency is an important agile value, it typically involves project information and
communication, rather than emotional responses. So the best answer is talking less and
listening more." The ability to listen is an essential skill for an agile leader." Domain:
Stakeholder Engagement Source: PMI-ACP Exam Prep Page: 181
Even though your team leader isn't officially called a coach you can tell the team is
following the XP methodology because she:
A. Ensures the team gets regular feedback from the product owner
B. Describes system metaphors on a white board
C. Transparently explains the shared definition of done""
, D. Waits until just in time" to finalize the project plans" - correct Answer-B. Describes
system metaphors on a white board
Explanation
The only choice here that is specifically characteristic of XP in comparison to other agile
methods is the use of metaphors to describe the system. A shared definition of done
and regular customer feedback aren't unique to XP, and the use of the Scrum term
product owner" wouldn't be a sign that you are on an XP team. Also on both generic
agile teams and the most popular agile methodologies it is the team members who
create and finalize plans not the team leader." Domain: Agile Principles and Mindset
Source: PMI-ACP Exam Prep Page: 52
If your team members' productivity goes up while their throughput is stable and their
WIP limits are maintained, what will happen to their cycle time?
A. It will go down.
B. It will go up.
C. There isn't enough information to answer this question.
D. It will remain the same. - correct Answer-D. It will remain the same.
Explanation
Cycle time is a function of throughput and WIP. So if a team's throughput and WIP don't
change, their cycle time will remain the same. Productivity is the rate of efficiency at
which the work is done, based on the output per person. This number can vary
independently of the team's throughput (work completed over a given time span).
Domain: Problem Detection & Resolution Source: PMI-ACP Exam Prep Page: 333
Your team members are arguing about how much detail to include in a wireframe
they're creating to help the product ownerunderstand how her new website will look and
function. What approach would agile recommend?
A. Include every detail that the team knows about now, so the customer can pre-
approve it
B. Include as little detail as possible so the conversation doesn't get bogged down in
arguments about technicalissues.
C. Include just enough detail to show what done" will look like and get buy-in on the
team's approach."
D. Include just enough detail for the customer to find any missing features when she
tries it out - correct Answer-C. Include just enough detail to show what done" will look
like and get buy-in on the team's approach."
Explanation
From an agile perspective, the purpose of using wireframes is to help clarify what done
looks like and validate the approach the team plans to take before they commit large
amounts of time to building (potentially wrong) increments of the product.
You are a project leader in a company that follows a lean approach. Another project
leader is impressed with the work your two top programmers have done, and has
