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Agile team A struggles to deliver committed stories due to technical dependencies with team B, which continuously fails to meet its delivery commitments. What should the agile team lead do?

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Create a new team to deliver the dependencies, and bring team B under performance management.
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Create a new team to deliver the dependencies, and bring team B under performance management.
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B.
Conduct a vision-sharing session with the teams to communicate the project's overall goals.
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Conduct a vision-sharing session with the teams to communicate the project's overall goals.
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C.
Swap team members from both teams so that deliveries are better supported.
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Swap team members from both teams so that deliveries are better supported.
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D.
Discuss negotiating the delivery timelines with team A.
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Discuss negotiating the delivery timelines with team A.
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Suggested answer: B

Two teams have received project requirements and completed estimates. Team A estimates 420 story points for scope and 30 story points for velocity per sprint. Team B estimates 280 story points for scope and 20 story points for velocity per sprint. Both teams have same number of team members and have an assumed sprint duration of 2 weeks.

What can an agile practitioner conclude about team A and team B's estimates?

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Team B has underestimated scope compared to team A.
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Team B has underestimated scope compared to team A.
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B.
Team A is more confident in delivering velocity than team B.
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Team A is more confident in delivering velocity than team B.
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C.
Both teams need to indicate their proposed technology before the estimates can be analyzed.
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Both teams need to indicate their proposed technology before the estimates can be analyzed.
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D.
Both teams have estimated the project to be of same size.
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Both teams have estimated the project to be of same size.
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Suggested answer: D

Unable to meet a sprint's committed velocity, an agile team approaches the agile coach to define the next sprint's velocity. What should the agile coach advise?

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Split each story into multiple stories to meet the desired velocity.
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Split each story into multiple stories to meet the desired velocity.
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B.
Set the velocity to the delivered story points of the last sprint.
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Set the velocity to the delivered story points of the last sprint.
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C.
Use different estimation methods for stories and defects to meet the desired velocity.
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Use different estimation methods for stories and defects to meet the desired velocity.
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D.
Re-estimate by assigning more story points to smaller stories to increase the velocity.
D.
Re-estimate by assigning more story points to smaller stories to increase the velocity.
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Suggested answer: B

At the retrospective, the burndown chart shows that the project is slightly behind schedule. The project team identifies an inexperienced software engineer as the source of reduced velocity-How should the project team address this issue?

A.
Suggest pair programming during the retrospective.
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Suggest pair programming during the retrospective.
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B.
Ask the product owner to re-prioritize the user stories at the next retrospective.
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Ask the product owner to re-prioritize the user stories at the next retrospective.
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C.
Re-estimate the story points with team members at the next iteration planning meeting.
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Re-estimate the story points with team members at the next iteration planning meeting.
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D.
Assign less complex user stories to the inexperienced software engineer at the next iteration planning meeting.
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Assign less complex user stories to the inexperienced software engineer at the next iteration planning meeting.
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Suggested answer: A

A globally distributed project team is using email and phone calls as the only way to share information. Delays in resolving issues often occur due to misinterpreted communications, leading to a lower team velocity.

What steps should the project leader take to improve knowledge sharing?

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Meet individually with each team member to identify the issues and relay information to the remaining members through status reports.
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Meet individually with each team member to identify the issues and relay information to the remaining members through status reports.
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B.
Establish a live video feed between the dispersed teams to enable spontaneous engagement and collaboration on issues.
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Establish a live video feed between the dispersed teams to enable spontaneous engagement and collaboration on issues.
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C.
Request that the customer co-locate the team to overcome the communication issues, as this is the only method to ensure agility.
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Request that the customer co-locate the team to overcome the communication issues, as this is the only method to ensure agility.
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D.
Inform the customer of the challenges and lower velocity of the project to accomodate for the slower delivery pace.
D.
Inform the customer of the challenges and lower velocity of the project to accomodate for the slower delivery pace.
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Suggested answer: B

During a sprint, the team encounters a technical problem that becomes an impediment to completing two stories. What should the scrum master do?

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Ask the lead developer to identify a solution, and then share the details with the team.
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Ask the lead developer to identify a solution, and then share the details with the team.
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B.
Ask a technical manager or architect to determine a solution to the problem.
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Ask a technical manager or architect to determine a solution to the problem.
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C.
Work with the product owner to add a spike to the next sprint to identify a solution.
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Work with the product owner to add a spike to the next sprint to identify a solution.
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D.
Create a collaborative team environment so that the team can explore a solution together.
D.
Create a collaborative team environment so that the team can explore a solution together.
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Suggested answer: D

A seven-member agile team's composition varies considerably in age, gender, culture, personality type, and professional background. When planning a team-building event, what type of interpersonal skills should the project leader use?

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Networking
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Networking
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Social awareness
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Social awareness
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C.
Communication
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Communication
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D.
Leadership
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Leadership
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Suggested answer: B

A Scrum Master would like to provide information to key stakeholders on the daily resource and project activities. Which tool should the Scrum Master use to provide these updates?

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Shared vision statement and sprint goal
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Shared vision statement and sprint goal
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B.
Release burnup chart
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Release burnup chart
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C.
Velocity metrics
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Velocity metrics
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D.
Iteration burndown chart
D.
Iteration burndown chart
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Suggested answer: C

An agile team is working well together, but productivity has been flat. What can the project leader do to help them improve performance?

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Review the burndown chart to identify ways to increase efficiency.
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Review the burndown chart to identify ways to increase efficiency.
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B.
Chair a weekly team retrospective focusing on identifying areas for continuous improvement.
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Chair a weekly team retrospective focusing on identifying areas for continuous improvement.
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C.
Ask a senior manager to initiate a root-cause analysis.
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Ask a senior manager to initiate a root-cause analysis.
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D.
Identify team key performance indicators (KPIs) and create positive incentives when targets are achieved.
D.
Identify team key performance indicators (KPIs) and create positive incentives when targets are achieved.
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Suggested answer: B

An agile team discovers a new risk and identifies that its impact may be severe. What should an agile practitioner recommend?

A.
Add a goal to the current iteration to fully mitigate or control the risk.
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Add a goal to the current iteration to fully mitigate or control the risk.
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B.
Balance risk reduction and value adding activities in the next iteration.
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Balance risk reduction and value adding activities in the next iteration.
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C.
Continue with the current plan to maintain team velocity.
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Continue with the current plan to maintain team velocity.
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D.
Update the risk register and seek direction from a risk specialist.
D.
Update the risk register and seek direction from a risk specialist.
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Suggested answer: A
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