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An agile team has defined their definition of done (DoD) for a sprint. However, during the demo, the product owner is not sure if a user story can be marked as done.

Select the most appropriate sequence of activities that would need to be completed to meet a well-defined, mature definition of done (DoD).

A.

Code is unit tested, code is peer reviewed, functional testing is passed, business testing is passed, and all acceptance criteria are met.

B.

Code is unit tested, all acceptance criteria are met, business testing passed, code is merged, code is peer reviewed, and documentation is updated.

C.

All acceptance criteria are met, documentation is updated, functional testing is passed, business testing is passed, and code is peer reviewed.

D.

Code is unit tested, all acceptance criteria are met, business testing is passed, functional testing is passed, code is merged, and documentation is updated.

Business partners are attending a daily standup meeting for a project. The business partners are asking questions about the sprint backlog and delivery timing.

How should the project manager explain why this is not the forum to ask these questions?

A.

The daily standup meeting provides a status update for the scrum.

B.

The daily standup meeting helps to resolve issues that arise within the backlog.

C.

The daily standup meeting helps the team prioritize the work.

D.

The daily standup meeting helps the team keep and synchronize commitments.

What should the team do?

A.

Reduce work in progress (WIP) limits to accommodate slack for riskier stories

B.

Create a triage step on the Kanban board to pre-identify risky stories

C.

Set a policy to break down stories larger than a specified complexity, then adjust the WIP

D.

Create a dedicated overflow swimlane on the Kanban board for stories that are too large

A project was delivered in a foreign country for a big customer, but there are a lot of complaints about the way the functionality was implemented. Now there is a new project to fix the defects of the first one.

What strategy should be used to deliver it successfully?

A.

Talk with the old project manager to learn about the problems they encountered and the lessons learned.

B.

Suggest organizing a meeting in order to analyze the situation and work to find a strategy.

C.

Analyze all defects and change requests carefully to understand their root causes and act accordingly.

D.

Suggest an iterative approach including timely engagement of all key stakeholders and hold regular review meetings.

A team working with a new technology faces a significant amount of uncertainty about its ability to deliver stories due to technical issues. What should the team do?

A.

Capture risks and make them visible, and use a burndown chart to focus on reducing risks early in the project.

B.

Ask the Scrum Master to extend the sprint's duration to allow more time to work through technical issues.

C.

Place the impacted stories on the story board, and use daily stand-ups to make the product owner aware of the technical issues.

D.

Seek guidance from the development manager.

During sprint planning, the product owner wants the team to prioritize and deliver a number of features that have the highest business value. Due to technical dependencies, the team does not agree with the prioritization.

What should the project leader do?

A.

Encourage the product owner and team to reprioritize the features and select ones which can be delivered without any dependencies

B.

Encourage the team to continue with the current plan, do what they can, and carry forward the work not done to the next iteration

C.

Ensure the team captures the technical dependencies as issues within the backlog and prioritize based on value optimization

D.

Ensure that the required subject matter experts (SMEs) are engaged by the product owner to help with backlog prioritization

An agile coach is guiding a team across multiple locations. They need a united communication approach that involves task-oriented communications and discussion boards with effectiveness.

Which method of communication would be most effective?

A.

Interactive communication

B.

Pull communication

C.

Interpersonal communication

D.

Push communication

Why is stakeholder engagement important for project success?

A.

To participate in establishing a shared vision as a member of the team

B.

To provide the acceptance criteria for the delivered items

C.

To propose implementation methods to the development team

D.

To evaluate the performance of the development team

An agile team and a traditional development team are working together on a project. Each team exceeds expectations regarding deliverables; however, issues arise when the deliverables are integrated. What should the agile practitioner do?

A.

Foster stronger communication by hosting cross-organizational meetings between the two teams.

B.

Suggest merging the teams to avoid misunderstandings.

C.

Create stories from full technical specifications to avoid ambiguity.

D.

Co-locate the teams to encourage osmotic communication.

An agile team is planning the next iteration for a product release that has accumulated technical debt. What should the team do?

A.

Add code cleanup activities to the product backlog and request prioritization by the product owner

B.

Add code cleanup activities to the next iteration and request clarification from the product owner

C.

Add code cleanup activities to the next iteration and ask the product owner to end the current iteration

D.

Add code cleanup activities to the next release backlog and request documentation from the product owner