PMP Questions agile page 2

11.

A project manager has structured his Agile project in a less prescriptive way to be less disruptive to the team. He and the team focus on driving work through a continuous flow as a way of delivering value to the customer versus using iterations. This approach is associated with which Agile method?

Select one

Scrum

Feature-driven development

Crystal

Kanban method

12.

You are guiding your organization through the adoption of an Agile approach and are also teaching project managers about servant leadership. A tenured project manager approaches you and asks how this will change his role and approach to managing the team. How should you respond?

Select one

The emphasis will now be on allowing the team to make their own decisions and set their own goals by taking a more hands-off approach.

The emphasis will now be on fostering a collaborative environment and serving as an inspiration to the team that will be executing the work.

The emphasis will now be on reducing the impact of change by stressing the collection of requirements early on within the project’s life cycle.

The emphasis will now be on coaching team members, distributing responsibility to the team, and fostering a collaborative environment.

13.

You are a project manager working within a division that recently experienced a reorganization. During a staff meeting, you learn that division leadership announced shifting technology to the cloud as the top strategic priority. You have been managing a project using an Agile approach, and you know this has a direct impact on your project. What are you likely to do next?

Select one

Sit down with the sponsor to assess the impact and proceed with the change management process

Assess the impact to the backlog and refine the backlog with the help of the team

Cancel the project and submit a new project that will properly address the updated scope

Meet with division leadership to obtain an exception against going to the cloud

Select one

A set of project management standards

Methods of managing a project

Global practices for managing projects

Project management tools and techniques

Select one

To deliver frequently

To reduce waste in planning

To operate using small, focused teams

To deliver business value often

16.

A project team that is attempting to adopt an Agile mindset may use all of the following questions to develop an implementation strategy, except for which one?

Select one

What work can be avoided to focus on high-priority items?

How can the team act in a predictable manner?

What work can the team deliver rapidly to obtain early feedback?

How can a servant-leadership approach aid the achievement of goals?

Select three

At the start of the project

When the team feels stuck

When a major milestone is reached

At the conclusion of an iteration or increment

18.

Agile practices promote dedicated team members. When this is not the case, team members must multitask and experience productivity losses. On average, what range of productivity loss occurs?

Select one

0 percent to 10 percent

15 percent to 30 percent

50 percent to 75 percent

20 percent to 40 percent

19.

Sue is the head of an Agile PMO. She delivers a presentation at the annual company meeting to describe her role’s responsibilities and the value of the PMO. As part of her presentation, Sue delivers an award to a project manager for exhibiting strength in defining critical success factors of the project, facilitating iteration planning, and knowing when to ask for help. What skill set is she recognizing the project manager for?

Select one

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Business management and strategic skills

Technical project management skills

Select two

How can the project team act in an Agile manner?

How can the team avoid changes to maintain progress against the plan?

How can the team finalize clear requirements early?

What work can be avoided in order to focus on high-priority items?

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