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A user interface (UI) developer has features for channels ready for review. During the team review, the architect is disappointed that Splunk software has not been implemented for better server and client logs. The architect insists on the implementation of Splunk software, which will impact the release date.

Which one of the following is the ideal option for the team to resolve this conflict?

A.

Have the team brainstorm and propose error logging at the client level, which will have a higher impact with less effort within the release timeline.

B.

The product owner should explain to the architect that monitoring, alerting, and logging are not essential for the customer and can be prioritized post-release.

C.

Inform the sponsor that features are being added and will extend the release date after getting approval and communicating this to the architect.

D.

Ask the developer to build and let the testing be postponed until after the release, and inform the architect that the feature will be implemented.

Several team members have complained to senior management about their scrum master's processes. What should the scrum master do to address the team's process concerns?

A.

Include senior management in the process decisions.

B.

Communicate the processes and expectations to the team.

C.

Conduct retrospectives at the end of every sprint.

D.

Include process feedback in the next sprint planning session.

A development team and product owner disagree on a user story in the product backlog What should the agile practitioner do?

A.

Have the development team follow the product owner's direction

B.

Openly challenge the product owner in an effort to poke holes in their approach

C.

Facilitate a conversation about the user story between the development team and the product owner

D.

Serve as a nonpartisan evaluator of each option, and provide direction to the development team and product owner

In a project, the customer asks for a requirement that clearly deviates from the contract terms. How should the contractor react?

A.

Proceed with the work only after the contract is amended.

B.

Discuss the value of the change for the project with the customer.

C.

Evaluate effort and impact and ask for steering committee and shareholder approval.

D.

Stick with the contract terms and agree to review the requirement if time allows.

A new stakeholder has recently joined a project. During a meeting with the scrum master, the new stakeholder tries to understand the status of the project and the remaining tasks for completion.

How should the scrum master inform the new stakeholder?

A.

Show the stakeholder the latest release breakdown for the project.

B.

Invite the stakeholder to attend the next sprint review meeting.

C.

Show the stakeholder the progress radiators for the project.

D.

Invite the stakeholder to attend the next sprint planning meeting.

Following an upgrade, a software support team is overwhelmed by the number of tickets being submitted by end users. The team's manager is pushing the team to "work smart" by focusing on activities that deliver the most value in the least amount of time.

What should the team do?

A.

Work longer hours to complete more of the support backlog.

B.

Work support tickets in the order in which they were received.

C.

Place tickets on hold until the team completes an analysis of the backlog to identify and resolve systemic issues.

D.

Add members to the support team.

During an interview for an agile team lead for a global company, a candidate is asked: "How do you ensure your project is aligned with the stakeholders' priorities?"

How should the candidate respond?

A.

Engage the change management team to determine prioritization of the backlog.

B.

Allow the stakeholders to decide on the priority and build the backlog.

C.

The entire team should discuss and prioritize the backlog factoring in stakeholder input.

D.

Only the agile team lead and team need to decide how to prioritize the project deliverables.

A project team held a working session with a finance team to understand the procurement process. After the meeting, while the agile lead was facilitating the value stream mapping exercise, one of the team members asked: "When calculating the cycle time, which factors should be considered?"

How should the agile lead respond?

A.

Total time and average process time

B.

Critical path and queue lengths

C.

Delays and bottlenecks in the process

D.

End date/time and start date/time

During team meetings, the team often struggles with making decisions about their technical approach. What should be done to improve the quality and timeliness of decisions?

A.

Work with the team to improve collaboration by fostering group decision making and conflict resolution techniques.

B.

Promote team discussion but give the product owner the ultimate decision making authority.

C.

Assign individual team members as decision owners for each key decision to avoid conflict.

D.

Identify team members that demonstrate servant leadership qualities to facilitate discussion and make decisions.

A new project starts and team members are pooled together to execute it. The team works together and moves from the forming stage into the storming stage. However, potentially destructive conflicts are now arising.

What should the agile coach do to develop members into a high-performance team?

A.

Teach the team how to work comfortably in chaos.

B.

Provide strong facilitation and conflict-resolution guidance.

C.

Allow the team to resolve issues on their own.

D.

Observe each team member and advise them on team relationships.