PMI-ACP Practice Test Questions

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The most appropriate model for a geographically distributed project team is one in which
the team is distributed across:


A.

relatively few locations, with each location team comprised of a complete development
group developing decoupled subsystems.


B.

locations in the same time zone, working on the same systems while leveraging rich
communication channels.


C.

relatively few locations, and tasks are divided along functional lines with design in one
location, coding in another, and testing in another.


D.

many locations, with relatively few people at each location developing and testing
decoupled subsystems.





A.
  

relatively few locations, with each location team comprised of a complete development
group developing decoupled subsystems.



In a Lean project environment, visual controls:


A.

Can be used by management for communicating specific corrective direction.


B.

Are easy to use, reflect the team's progress, and show the team what to do next.


C.

Are helpful while the team is forming but are less important for more experienced teams.


D.

Should be kept to a minimum to avoid distracting the team from high-value activities.





A.
  

Can be used by management for communicating specific corrective direction.



Which of the following is an example of a visual aid used in Lean-Agile software
development?


A.

Business value delivered chart


B.

Product technical specifications


C.

Automated code coverage report


D.

Scrum-of-Scrum report





A.
  

Business value delivered chart



What is one of the main benefits that Lean portfolio management provides to a business?


A.

Maximizing work-in-progress


B.

Quality and thoughtfulness


C.

Line of sight to business needs


D.

Maximizing multitasking





C.
  

Line of sight to business needs



On a project using eXtreme Programming (XP), a customer test is a:


A.

Technique to determine if the software is easy for customer use.


B.

Tool for a customer to verify the business requirements.


C.

Technique to determine if a customer will use a software feature.


D.

Test for determining if a customer will purchase the product.





B.
  

Tool for a customer to verify the business requirements.



During which activity is the sequence of numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 often used?


A.

Denoting development sequence


B.

Estimating development hours


C.

Indicating priority of a story


D.

Estimating points of a story





C.
  

Indicating priority of a story



A high-performance Agile team:


A.

is fully committed to team success yet respects the prescribed roles and titles of team
members.


B.

owns its decisions and commitments and is motivated to succeed at any cost.


C.

is self-organizing, empowered to make decisions, and consensus-driven, with
constructive disagreement.


D.

produces a high volume of business value through intensive collaboration and
avoidance of conflict.





C.
  

is self-organizing, empowered to make decisions, and consensus-driven, with
constructive disagreement.



The term ¡°last responsible moment¡± refers to the moment at which:


A.

the iteration testing deadline arrives and code testing must stop.


B.

failing to make a decision eliminates an important alternative.


C.

release planning is complete and the first iteration planning starts.


D.

the implementation date is set and sponsor approval has been received.





B.
  

failing to make a decision eliminates an important alternative.



The primary purpose of a Sprint Review is for the team to:


A.

Demonstrate what was accomplished during the sprint.


B.

Discuss what went well, whatdidn’t, and ways to improve.


C.

Prioritize and estimate stories planned for the next sprint.


D.

Individually provide status updates on user stories in progress.





A.
  

Demonstrate what was accomplished during the sprint.



Team A is producing 61 points per iteration and Team B is producing 20 points per
iteration. Team A has more senior engineers. A manager demands that Team B match
Team A’s points in the next iteration. Based on this information, it is reasonable to tell the
manager that:


A.

it is impossible to compare two separate teams on points alone.


B.

Team B’s points will match Team A if Team B gets more senior engineers.


C.

Team B must have help self-organizing so their points match Team A.


D.

Team B’s points will increase if the Product Owner becomes more involved.





A.
  

it is impossible to compare two separate teams on points alone.



The purpose of a project burndown chart is to:


A.

Identify and communicate upcoming milestones.


B.

Display the level of effort and resources utilized.


C.

Identify dependencies between sprints or iterations.


D.

Display the remaining work across time.





D.
  

Display the remaining work across time.



Based on the following figure, during Iteration 5, there was an increase in story point value
(shown on the graph); however, the team completed all of the work it promised to deliver in
the iteration and existing estimates were not changed. From this information, one can
inferthat:


A.

Work was removed from the Product Backlog.


B.

Work was added to the Product Backlog.


C.

The team's velocity increased.


D.

The team's velocity decreased.





B.
  

Work was added to the Product Backlog.




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