Task 1 Experiment Early PMI-ACP Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · easy

   What is a key element of creating an innovation environment in an agile team?

   • ARequiring team members to follow a strict plan
   • BLimiting feedback to the project manager
   • CEncouraging risk-taking without fear of punishment
   • DFocusing only on successful experiments
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2. 22foundation · easy

   What is a key characteristic of an effective feedback loop in agile?

   • AFeedback is documented but not used for changes
   • BFeedback is collected only at the end of the project
   • CFeedback is limited to the product owner
   • DFeedback is gathered frequently and acted upon quickly
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4. 23expert · hard

   A team has a strong continuous learning culture, but the product owner is concerned that the team is spending too much time on internal improvements and not enough on delivering features. The team's velocity has dropped by 15% over the last two sprints. How should the team balance continuous learning with delivery?

   • AAllocate a fixed percentage of each sprint, such as 10%, to improvement work and track its impact on velocity and quality.
   • BStop all improvement work until the velocity returns to the previous level.
   • CIncrease the sprint length to give the team more time for both improvement and feature work.
   • DAsk the product owner to prioritize improvement items in the product backlog alongside features.
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5. 24foundation · easy

   Which practice best supports a safe environment for experimentation?

   • AAssigning blame when an experiment fails
   • BCelebrating learning from failed experiments
   • CRequiring approval for every experiment
   • DKeeping experiments secret until they succeed
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6. 25application · medium

   A team has a culture where team members are hesitant to share their mistakes during daily stand-ups. They worry that admitting a mistake will make them look incompetent. What practice would most effectively encourage a continuous learning culture?

   • AStart each retrospective by having the team share a 'failure of the week' and what they learned from it.
   • BRequire all mistakes to be reported directly to the department manager for a formal review.
   • CCreate a public leaderboard that ranks team members by the number of defects they have caused.
   • DDiscourage discussion of mistakes in meetings to keep the team's morale high.
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