PMI-ACP Online Practice Questions and Answers

Which of the following is part of the 12 practices defined in eXtreme Programming (XP)?

A. Risk management

B. Small releases

C. Project management

D. Project charter

Who is responsible for managing ROI in Agile projects?

A. The Project Sponsor

B. The Product Owner

C. The Agile Project Manager

D. The Scrum of Scrums Master

In Kanban, a diagram that describes the overall flow and provides a measurement for every significant step in the workflow is the:

A. Kanban board

B. Cumulative Flow diagram

C. Burn Down Chart

D. Parking Lot Chart

Which should NOT take place at the daily Scrum?

A. The Product Owner gives an update

B. The Scrum Mater manages the time-box

C. The Development Team answers the three questions

D. Issues are raised and documented

Which of the following is NOT a KPI (key performance indicator) of Agile?

A. Actual Stories Completed vs. Committed Stories

B. Quality Delivered to Customers

C. Team Enthusiasm

D. Team Attendance

E. Team Velocity

F. Technical Debt Management

Pick the two PMLC models that are based upon the Agile Project Management (APM) approach:

A. Linear

B. Adaptive

C. Incremental

D. Iterative

A new CIO advocates an agile framework for new IT projects, but the team has reservations. How should the CIO ensure that the team will be aligned with this?

A. Obtain executive team buy-in by conducting a meeting to present the advantages of agile principles and processes.

B. Issue a memo of understanding that agile principles should be implemented for all new projects.

C. Introduce agile principles and processes, then make the change an experiment to obtain buy-in.

D. Require all staff and management to attend agile training and adhere to its principles.

More details for a story are required before the upcoming sprint planning meeting.

What should the scrum master do?

A. Email the product owner requesting detailed story specifications and wait for a response

B. Gather the details from the team members before sprint planning

C. Schedule a story grooming session with the product owner before sprint planning

D. Conduct a planning poker session with the team

During planning sessions, an agile practitioner notices that some members do not share common ideas.

What should the agile practitioner do?

A. Ask the team if they would like to adopt alternative techniques

B. Create a team norms document to set participation guidelines

C. Ask the scrum master to resolve the issue at the stand up meeting

D. Capture feedback during lessons learned at the end of the iteration

In a planning meeting, the client does not have a clear understanding of the most beneficial features of a project, because there are too many stakeholders with different requirements. How should the project manager approach this project?

A. Define all requirements so value can be added by delivering a high-level plan at the initiation phase.

B. Suggest the product owner prioritize the work items by feature to maximize value.

C. Ask the customer to define the requirements of all stakeholders and select the most valuable features.

D. Ensure the client has a clear idea about the features and end product before the project starts.