Apply Agile Planning Tools Across the Software Development Lifecycle GITLAB-CERTIFIED-GIT-ASSOCIATE Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21application · medium

   A product team is preparing for a major release in three months. They have a large backlog of features and want to group them into logical releases. They also want to track progress toward the release date. What is the most effective way to manage this in their agile planning tool?

   • ACreate a milestone for the release and assign the relevant issues and merge requests to it, then use the milestone's progress bar to track completion.
   • BCreate a new label called 'Release 1.0' and apply it to all the features in the backlog.
   • CCreate a new epic for the release and add all the features as child issues.
   • DAdd all the features to the next sprint and track them on the sprint burndown chart.
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2. 22application · medium

   A developer has completed a feature and created a merge request. The merge request is linked to issue #123. The developer wants to ensure that the issue is automatically closed when the merge request is merged. What should the developer do?

   • ACreate a new issue for the merge request and link it to issue #123.
   • BManually close issue #123 after the merge request is merged.
   • CInclude the text 'Closes #123' in the merge request description.
   • DAdd a comment to issue #123 with a link to the merge request.
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4. 23application · medium

   A team's Kanban board has columns for 'Backlog', 'Ready', 'In Progress', 'Review', and 'Done'. A developer finishes a task and moves it to 'Review'. The developer then notices that the 'In Progress' column has only one item left. According to Kanban principles, what should the developer do next?

   • AAsk the product owner for a new task to work on, since the 'Ready' column is empty.
   • BMove the item from 'Review' to 'Done' to make room in the 'In Progress' column.
   • CWait for the item in 'Review' to be approved before starting any new work.
   • DPull a new item from the 'Ready' column into 'In Progress', if the WIP limit allows.
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5. 24application · medium

   A team is planning their two-week sprint. The product owner has a prioritized backlog, but the team is concerned that they cannot commit to all the top items because of a team member's planned vacation. The team wants to ensure they have a realistic plan and can track progress against it. What is the most appropriate action for the team to take during sprint planning?

   • AMove the vacationing member's tasks to the next sprint and commit to the remaining top-priority items, then set a sprint goal that reflects the reduced capacity.
   • BAsk the product owner to re-prioritize the backlog so that only the vacationing member's tasks are in the current sprint.
   • CCommit to all top-priority items as originally planned and ask the vacationing member to work extra hours before leaving to complete their tasks.
   • DKeep the full backlog in the sprint and use the burndown chart to show that the team will be behind schedule during the vacation week.
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6. 25foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of agile planning tools in the software development lifecycle?

   • ATo enforce strict hierarchical reporting structures in an organization
   • BTo automate code compilation and deployment processes
   • CTo track and manage work items, priorities, and progress across the development lifecycle
   • DTo replace direct communication between team members
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