PMI PMI-ACP Quiz 9 Topic 2 Questions 41-45

Question: 1

A newly formed development team experienced difficulty with accurately estimating product backlog items. As a result, the team failed to deliver all of the features in the sprint backlog for the past two iterations.

What should the team do to improve the accuracy of their estimates?

ADecrease the sprint time box until the team is able to deliver the entire agreed-upon sprint backlog in a single sprint

BDiscuss estimating techniques in the daily scrum meeting

CIncrease the size of the development team until the team is able to deliver the entire agreed-upon sprint backlog in a single sprint

DBegin tracking estimated effort metrics as an input to performance evaluation

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Question: 2

Midway through a sprint, the scrum master identifies that reassigning a certain task could help the team meet its sprint goals.

What should the scrum master do next?

AAlert the team that sprint goals might not be met and create an alternative plan

BObtain team buy-in to perform modifications to the sprint backlog

CHave the sprint proceed as planned

DAsk the team to decide if the task should be reassigned

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Question: 3

A legal department representative contacts the scrum master because, while the project's budget has been maintained, it has exceeded its original contracted time and scope.

What should the scrum master do?

AMeet with the team to gain alignment with the legal department's need to stay within the contracted time and scope

BWork with the customer to narrow the scope

CShare the project's trajectory with the legal department

DMeet with the legal department to help them understand that the customer and the team are satisfied with the time and deliverables

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Question: 4

An agile practitioner wants to communicate the effect of technical debt on the project.

What should the practitioner do?

APost and discuss rises in the burn down chart

BAdjust story points to account for technical debt

CLog technical debt as an impediment

DAdd refactoring tasks to all stories

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Question: 5

A member of a project's development team approaches the team lead and requests database administrator training. The team member believes that their inability to handle this work, and to rely on outside specialists, is impacting team velocity.

What should the agile team lead do?

ASend the member to training

BAsk the outside specialists if database administration is required from the team

CSend one member to training only after asking the team if there is an issue with the current work flow

DWait until all members of the team can attend training

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PMI PMI-ACP Quiz:9 Topic:2 Questions:41-45