Agile PM#2 Quiz

An agile project is operating within a highly regulated environment. During a sprint review, the product owner has requested a change that might conflict with a legal requirement. What should the scrum master do first?

• Approve the change since it was requested by the product owner

• Submit a change request to the change control board

• Discuss the legality of the change during the next daily standup

• Consult with the appropriate legal subject matter expert

During a sprint review, a stakeholder suggests adding a feature to the product. A quick analysis shows that the proposed functionality would significantly increase the project cost. However, everyone agrees that the value the new feature brings will be notably greater than the cost of developing it. What should the scrum master do?

• Thank the stakeholder for their input, but reiterate that the proposal would be out of scope

• Instruct the team to develop the feature and cover the costs using the management reserve

• Confer with the relevant authority to seek approval for the additional scope and budget

• Apply the Cynefin framework model to evaluate the actual cost-benefit value of the new feature

A scrum master is assigned to a new project in which ongoing stakeholder engagement will be a critical factor for the project's success. What strategy might the scrum master employ to monitor the satisfaction of key stakeholders?

• Ask for feedback during the project retrospective

• Have conversations with stakeholders during the sprint reviews

• Conduct a poll during the project kickoff meeting

• Send out a questionnaire as part of the project closure

An agile team is trying to determine the ideal iteration length. The team members are having a long and intense argument about it, but no one is willing to compromise. The scrum master is called in to help resolve the conflict. What is the best course of action for a scrum master?

• Avoid being involved in the process and let the team work out toward a consensus

• Recommend evaluating the pros and cons of each one of the suggested iteration lengths

• Threaten the team with disciplinary actions if they are unable to come to an agreement

• Break the impasse by making the decision for the team before relationships are damaged

A company authorizes an internal scrum project to develop a reporting tool for senior management. To save costs, the company requests the technical lead to also act as a product owner. The lead works with the management to develop user stories. At the sprint review, the management representative is disappointed as the tool is not what they expected. What is the technical lead's best course of action?

• Ask the scrum master to fill in for the product owner

• Delegate the product owner responsibilities to the team members

• Ask the company to provide a dedicated product owner

• Continue to perform the duties of both the technical lead and product owner

An agile coach wants to ensure that team members understand and work toward the same goal. What should the coach ask team members to do?

• Prepare their goals and share them with the team.

• Write an elevator pitch about the project.

• Conduct a collaboration workshop for goal setting.

• Meet to determine roles and responsibilities.

During sprint execution, a team member notices that a missed feature must be implemented. What should the agile project manager do next?

• Quickly estimate, design, and complete the story implementation.

• Ask the product owner to add the story to the product backlog for future prioritization and planning.

• During the retrospective, determine the root cause of why the story was missed during the planning stage.

• Extend the iteration deadline to accommodate the implementation of the missed story.

An agile team is repeatedly asked for status updates by senior management, some of whom are not collocated with the team. What should the team do to address this?

• Provide senior management with access to the team's online kanban board.

• Ask the agile coach to speak with senior management.

• Invite senior management to the next iteration planning meeting.

• Provide accurate and timely answers to all requests from senior management.

A product owner asks the development team to add an item during backlog grooming. What should the product owner do to validate the assumption that the added item will generate value?

• Accept an increment of functionality during the sprint review.

• Set the sprint goal before selecting product backlog items during sprint planning.

• Release a product increment to the market, and validate it against users and the market.

• Inspect the sprint burndown, and reprioritize the backlog at the daily scrum.

How should a project lead ensure that stakeholders are aware of a project's progress?

• Present stakeholders with relevant data compiled in graphs.

• Showcase specific prioritization techniques to reassure stakeholders that important feature requirements are being implemented.

• Provide stakeholders with metrics and lessons learned from similar previous projects.

• Involve the stakeholders at every level of the decision-making process.