PMP Exam Preparation Mentoring - Agile Session

1. An agile practitioner is attending a scrum meeting where the team is demonstrating some individual product components to the customer via video conference in anticipation of a major feature release coming up in two weeks. What scrum meeting is the team currently attending?

• A. Daily standup meeting

• B. Sprint review meeting

• C. Release review meeting

• D. Sprint retrospective meeting

2. The Agile Manifesto's 4 values and 12 principles form the foundation of all agile methods. Although all of these values and principles are critical to the success of any agile project, one principle stands out as the top priority for all agile projects. Which of the following describes this top priority?

• A. Delivering working product frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months

• B. Welcoming changing requirements, even late in development

• C. Satisfying the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable product

• D. Building projects around motivated individuals

3. In an effort to increase agile knowledge, traditional project managers of a company have been paired with scrum masters to observe them lead their teams. One observation is that many project decisions are the responsibility of the project team and the scrum master is more facilitative than authoritative. In fact, the scrum masters seem more focused on ensuring that the team can focus on the work, have a shared vision, and determine how they will accomplish their work.

What leadership approach have the scrum masters adopted?

• A. Participative leadership

• B. Autocratic leadership

• C. Transformational leadership

• D. Servant leadership

4. The product owner of an agile project has the responsibility of grooming the product backlog. Grooming involves prioritizing and re-prioritizing user stories on a regular basis. As an agile best practice, which of the following criteria are most important for the owner to use when grooming the product backlog?

• A. Customer value and personas

• B. Corporate strategy and risk

• C. User story size and difficulty

• D. Customer value and risk

5. An agile team lead has many years of experience and is a subject matter expert on the product that the team is building. How can the team lead best engage the team in solving a problem?

• A. Steer the team towards what the team lead knows is the best option

• B. Consult the team on every decision

• C. Encourage the team to experiment with different potential solutions

• D. Engage team in documenting the pros and cons of different solutions

6. Several tangible items are produced or used by a scrum team during a sprint. Which of the following represents a scrum artifact?

• A. Product backlog

• B. Retrospective Backlog

• C. Sprint review

• D. Backlog refinement

7. During a retrospective, the members of the agile team mention that the agile coach’s actions during the last iteration did not align with agile best practices. To which of the following did the team most likely refer?

• A. The agile coach assigned user stories to individual team members

• B. The agile coach encouraged the team to be cross-functional and self-managing

• C. The agile coach displayed the project's progress through information radiators

• D. The agile coach ensured that product functionality increased through the completion of iterations

8. Scrum is based on three pillars and promotes an iterative, incremental approach to optimize predictability and control risk. Which of the following is considered one of the three pillars of Scrum?

• A. Commitment

• B. Courage

• C. Transparency

• D. Independent

9. A project manager schedules a meeting for the scrum project team to reflect and adapt.

What will the participants be most likely doing at this meeting?

• A. Demonstrating the product increment to the customer

• B. Selecting user stories for the next sprint

• C. Discussing the on-going work and impediments to progress

• D. Looking for any improvements to the team's process

10. An agile coach suggests that a lean product development team use a value stream mapping technique in their continuous improvement efforts. What is the primary purpose of this technique?

• A. Improving and applying consistent coding standards

• B. Identifying and eliminating non-essential process tasks or activities to decrease cycle time

• C. Ensuring only the highest value and highest quality deliverables are produced

• D. Creating a visual map of a process that can be used by other teams to build value for their customers