Q 31

Question 31

An agile project manager is assigned to a new project while still managing two other projects. The existing project teams are in the performing stage of development with stable velocities. How should the project manager spend her next few weeks?

Select one:

a. Focus on making sure the new project's charter is complete, the team has everything they need, and planning is underway.

b. Dedicate equal time between the three teams, being sure to attend as many standups and planning sessions as possible.

c. Transition to a program manager role that focuses on managing the team coaches and their communications.

d. Continue to focus on the other two teams while the new team gets oriented and plans its work.

32 Your team wants to try incremental delivery on their next product. Why is this useful?

Select one:

a. Continuously tailor our agile processes.

b. Increase team member commitment.

c. Speed up the planning process.

d. Get an early return on investment.

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For an agile project, changes are an important part of the process, allowing the product owner to maximize value delivery. As the manager of an agile project, how should you approach managing changes?

Select one:

a. Agile tools and methods should be used to reduce the number of changes needed and their disruptive impact.

b. There is no difference in the basis for managing changes on agile projects compared to plan-driven projects.

c. To avoid delays and cost overruns, only changes that add measurable value should be approved.

d. Changes should be addressed as low as possible on the cost-of-change curve.

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Question 34

The CFO is a key stakeholder on your agile project. One day he emails you: "I just saw the backlog, and we have a problem! We need to update the descriptions of stories 12.4 to 12.6 to reflect our new digital business strategy." How should you respond?

Select one:

a. I noticed that and have already referred this request to the change control board for approval.

b. The backlog has already been prioritized based on the features that will add the most business value.

c. I will refer this request to the product owner, who will decide what to do about it.

d. The team has already made those updates; they will be included in the next backlog version.

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Question 35

An agile team is using a software testing environment managed by another team because these environments are complex to set up. The testing environment periodically fails, causing the team's work to be delayed. What should the project manager do?

Select one:

a. Request the budget to set up a unique testing environment dedicated to this team.

b. Talk with the project manager of the other team to determine the cause of the outages.

c. Nothingagile teams are self-managing and will handle their own problems.

d. Ask the other team's coach to attend daily standups to coordinate communications about outages

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Question 36

How is chartering a hybrid-agile project different from chartering a predictive project?

Select one:

a. Agile practices are typically more spontaneous, so the project doesn't need to be defined as clearly.

b. Agile projects typically have fewer external stakeholders, so the charter doesn't need to be as long.

c. The budget is typically smaller, so the charter doesn't need to be as formal and detailed.

d. We expect to discover the details of what will be built during the project, so the scope is typically less clearly defined.

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Question 37

Which of the following would be most important to include in a charter for an agile project?

Select one:

a. The preassigned resources available to the project

b. The roles and responsibilities of the team members assigned to the project

c. The approvals required for specific product development milestones

d. Authorization for the product owner to prioritize features to maximize value

Q 38

Question 38

Which approach would be a hybrid of agile and traditional methods?

Select one:

a. Colocating the team while delivering the product in releases

b. Holding daily standups while using a pull system to move work through the process

c. Using Gantt charts for tracking progress with a WBS for planning the work

d. Estimating and planning in story points while using traditional vendor contracts based on product specifications

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Question 39

What is planning like on an agile project?

Select one:

a. Planning is done in rolling waves of planning meetings between iterations.

b. As a rule, agile teams spend less time on planning than nonagile teams, unless more is required for compliance or procurement purposes.

c. Plans are made upfront and progressively elaborated whenever there are change requests.

d. The team might have to try out different approaches, so their plans are likely to have a high likelihood of changes.

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Question 40

You are managing an agile project with a high level of requirements uncertainty. What is the best way to manage changes throughout the project to ensure the project goals are met?

Select one:

a. Ask the development team to create a change management plan before the work begins.

b. Ask the product owner to refer all substantive changes to the change management team.

c. Delegate authority to the team and the product owner to manage changes as they arise.

d. Prepare a comprehensive change management plan, and manage to the plan