PMI PMI-ACP Free Practice Questions

NEW QUESTION 1
Project managers use velocity to determine:

• A. If the team is committing to an appropriate amount of work for the iteration.
• B. How much work each team member is capable of completing during an iteration.
• C. How much work teams that are similar in size are capable of completing during an iteration.
• D. If the Product Owner is prioritizing work appropriately in preparation for iteration planning.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 2
A story point is the:

• A. Relative measure of the size of a user story.
• B. Duration it takes to complete a user story.
• C. Priority of the user story in the backlog.
• D. Business value of the user story.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 3
The ScrumMaster and the Product Owner disagree on the value of a Product Backlog item. In order to resolve the disagreement, the first step the ScrumMaster should take is to ask:

• A. The Product Owner to clarify the requirement.
• B. The business owner to resolve the problem.
• C. The business analyst to research the product value.
• D. Another project manager how to resolve the problem.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 4
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.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 5
Which of the following is a list of valid Agile project planning practices?

• A. Release planning, Iteration planning, and Estimation
• B. Estimation, Spike Solutions, and Iteration planning
• C. Iteration planning, Continuous Integration, and Estimation
• D. Vision, Release planning, and Performance Optimization

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 6
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.

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 7
When are acceptance tests typically written for a user story?

• A. After coding the story, but before user acceptance testing begins
• B. After writing the story, but before coding begins
• C. At the start of Product Backlog prioritization planning
• D. After estimating the Product Backlog, but before Sprint planning begins

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 8
Information transmission is greatest amongst team members who are working on:

• A. Individual tasks in the same work area.
• B. The same task through pair programming.
• C. The same group of tasks individually.
• D. Different tasks on the same project.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 9
When developing user stories, user expectations are best captured in what form?

• A. Acceptance tests
• B. Entrance criteria
• C. Done criteria
• D. Go and no-go limits

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 10
Which of the seven principles of software development is best intended to solve the problem of inventories causing hidden errors in the process?

• A. Fast-Flexible-Flow
• B. Optimize the Whole
• C. Deliver Early and Often
• D. Eliminate Waste

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 11
Which of the following drivers is the most important factor in determining the order in which stories will be developed?

• A. Relative cost
• B. Customer value
• C. Development effort
• D. Dependencies

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 12
What do project reports show during the Sprint review meeting?

• A. Estimates compared to the baseline
• B. Actual results to the plan
• C. Return on investment (ROI)
• D. Earned value measurement (EVM)

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 13
Which of the following best represents both a principle of the Agile manifesto and a Lean method of simplicity?

• A. Maximizing the amount of work not done
• B. Delivering early and continuously
• C. Welcoming changing requirements
• D. Deciding at the last responsible moment

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 14
Acceptance tests of user stories are specified by the:

• A. Customer at the start of the iteration.
• B. Customer as late as possible during the iteration.
• C. Tester after the team has finished the coding.
• D. Development team at the start of the iteration.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 15
A development team has finished identifying the tasks they will be accountable for during the next sprint. Which of the following tools best provides transparency into the progress throughout the sprint?

• A. Burndown chart
• B. Gantt chart
• C. Hours expended chart
• D. Management baseline chart

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 16
Which of the following would be most likely to assist when a customer has difficulty prioritizing stories?

• A. Split the stories into smaller ones to allow the customer to choose the pieces that they want.
• B. Have the team provide guidance into where their priorities lie to the customer.
• C. Provide additional technical details to give the customer insight into technical challenges.
• D. Have the team rewrite the stories with additional details to clarify requirements.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 17
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