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Which of the following is NOT one of the benefits of reducing work-in-progress?

A.
Allows you to multi-task between many high priority items
A.
Allows you to multi-task between many high priority items
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B.
Reduces the lead time
B.
Reduces the lead time
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C.
Creates a greater incentive to prioritize
C.
Creates a greater incentive to prioritize
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D.
Create focus
D.
Create focus
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Suggested answer: A

The principle "Organize around products/services" means that:

A.
Customers should be asked to pick from the available products or services
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Customers should be asked to pick from the available products or services
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B.
Building dedicated cross-functional teams focused on customer offerings
B.
Building dedicated cross-functional teams focused on customer offerings
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C.
Project teams are best equipped to deliver products
C.
Project teams are best equipped to deliver products
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Suggested answer: B

True or False: The Control process blade is also responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance

A.
True
A.
True
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B.
False
B.
False
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Suggested answer: B

True or False: A project that follows a Scrum or Agile life-cycle still needs the Inception, Construction or Transition phases.

A.
True
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True
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B.
False
B.
False
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Suggested answer: A

The primary advantage of breaking a project into phases is that:

A.
It makes the transition from waterfall to agile easier
A.
It makes the transition from waterfall to agile easier
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B.
You can bring in new teams in each phase depending upon the skills needed for it
B.
You can bring in new teams in each phase depending upon the skills needed for it
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C.
It allows the team to perform mini-waterfalls in each phase
C.
It allows the team to perform mini-waterfalls in each phase
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D.
It enables teams to focus on critical themes and ease of governance
D.
It enables teams to focus on critical themes and ease of governance
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Suggested answer: D

If the frequency of changes to requirements is very high (almost daily), which of the following lifecycle models might make most sense?

A.
Scrum
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Scrum
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B.
Lean
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Lean
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C.
Continuous delivery Agile
C.
Continuous delivery Agile
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D.
Agile
D.
Agile
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Suggested answer: B

According to the DA manifesto, Transparency is valued over false predictability. This means that:

A.
It is pointless trying to be predictable
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It is pointless trying to be predictable
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B.
Being open is better than pretending that we can predict the future
B.
Being open is better than pretending that we can predict the future
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C.
Stakeholders don't really need to know about the goals
C.
Stakeholders don't really need to know about the goals
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D.
Predictability is achieved only through transparency
D.
Predictability is achieved only through transparency
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Suggested answer: B

Which of the following is a disadvantage of having a feature team as opposed to component teams?

A.
One team delivers a feature from top to bottom
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One team delivers a feature from top to bottom
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B.
There are lesser hand-offs across teams
B.
There are lesser hand-offs across teams
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C.
Require cross-functional team members
C.
Require cross-functional team members
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D.
There is a temptation to build everything from scratch
D.
There is a temptation to build everything from scratch
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Suggested answer: D

Which of the following best expresses the meaning of a Value Stream Map?

A.
The physical movement of parts or people in a process
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The physical movement of parts or people in a process
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B.
A pictorial representation of the organization's product or offerings
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A pictorial representation of the organization's product or offerings
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C.
A method used to quantify the return on investment for an organization
C.
A method used to quantify the return on investment for an organization
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D.
A series of steps that are carried out to deliver something of value to the customer
D.
A series of steps that are carried out to deliver something of value to the customer
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Suggested answer: D

Which of the following may not help in improving predictability?

A.
Estimate in hours instead of points
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Estimate in hours instead of points
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B.
Reduce technical debt
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Reduce technical debt
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C.
Reduce feedback cycles
C.
Reduce feedback cycles
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D.
Respect WIP limits
D.
Respect WIP limits
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E.
Adopt a test-first approach
E.
Adopt a test-first approach
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Suggested answer: A
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