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1A newly formed development team experienced difficulty with accurately estimating product backlog items. As a result, the team failed to deliver all of the features in the sprint backlog for the past two iterations.
What should the team do to improve the accuracy of their estimates?
Decrease the sprint time box until the team is able to deliver the entire agreed-upon sprint backlog in a single sprint
Discuss estimating techniques in the daily scrum meeting
Increase the size of the development team until the team is able to deliver the entire agreed-upon sprint backlog in a single sprint
Begin tracking estimated effort metrics as an input to performance evaluation
Answer: D
2During a sprint, the team encounters a technical problem that becomes an impediment to completing two stories.
What should the scrum master do?
Ask the lead developer to identify a solution, and then share the details with the team
Ask a technical manager or architect to determine a solution to the problem
Work with the product owner to add a spike to the next sprint to identify a solution
Create a collaborative team environment so that the team can explore a solution together
Answer: D
3During a retrospective, the agile practitioner discovers that a team member's process improvement idea has worsened the outcome.
What should the agile practitioner do?
Commend the team on trying the idea, then encourage discussion regarding alternatives
Ask a manager to direct the team on fixing the process
Encourage the team to continue executing the idea to see if it improves
Privately speak with the team member to convey that their idea worsened the outcome
Answer: A
4Early in a project, stakeholder analysis is performed; however, an organizational restructure redefines key roles.
What should the project team do?
Note the changes to the restructure and roles that affect team activities
Use direct engagement and two-way conversation to update the stakeholder analysis for any new stakeholder requirements
Email a copy of the project vision to those redefined for key roles and ask if they need to be involved in the project
Obtain a copy of the redefined key roles to update the stakeholder analysis
Answer: B
5A team member has spent 5 days on a spike and the first set of experiments has not been successful. The issue is the development team member has determined a short-term rather than a long-term solution.
What should the project leader do?
Assign the spike to another resource to continue research for the long-term solution
Re-estimate the spike, encourage experimentation and collaborate with the team
Stop experimentation and negotiate the short-term solution with the customer
Schedule a root-cause analysis with the development team on the main issues with the spike
Answer: B
6An agile team notices that the same problems continue to occur during multiple iterations. Several team members have suggestions to fix the problem.
What is the proper agile approach to handle this?
Hold frequent retrospectives and share the responsibility for making changes
Understand that this is the nature of innovative business and strive to work harder
Collect team member feedback and discuss them privately with the product owner
Conduct a team-building exercise to increase trust among the team members
Answer: A
7An experienced product owner presents the epics and corresponding stories during a release planning session with the established team. The executive sponsor asks the team when the features will be delivered.
What should the agile team do?
Evaluate how much can be delivered based on the Scrum Master's estimation
Identify a set of user stories based on the team's velocity
Initiate an estimation session
Consult historical data for project completion
Answer: C
8An agile team is planning the next iteration for a product release that has accumulated technical debt.
What should the team do?
Add code cleanup activities to the product backlog and request prioritization by the product owner
Add code cleanup activities to the next iteration and request clarification from the product owner
Add code cleanup activities to the next iteration and ask the product owner to end the current iteration
Add code cleanup activities to the next release backlog and request documentation from the product owner
Answer: A
9An agile project manager is planning the initial scope, schedule, and cost range estimates on a new project. The team will be using Kanban to control work.
What metrics should the team use to measure performance?
Lead time, throughput, and due date performance
Work in progress limits, Kanban board, and time boxes
Work item types, sprint cadences, and defect classes
Burndown charts, scatter diagrams, and throughput
Answer: A
10During project inception, an agile practitioner engages the stakeholder to ensure alignment on the project's strategy and vision. The stakeholder asks for detailed requirements, design, and delivery plans.
What should the agile practitioner do?
Provide all information requested by the stakeholder
Set expectations regarding the appropriate level of details requested during this stage
Inform the stakeholder that no detailed documents are provided using agile practices
Ask the team to supply the information to the stakeholder