Task 5 Perform Continuous Improvements PMI-ACP Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1application · medium

   A team is using a cumulative flow diagram (CFD) to monitor their workflow. They notice that the 'In Progress' column is growing larger over time. What does this indicate, and what should the team do?

   • AThe team should ignore the CFD because it is not a useful metric.
   • BThe team is doing more work in progress, which is good for productivity.
   • CThe team is experiencing bottlenecks, and they should limit work in progress.
   • DThe team should add more team members to handle the increased workload.
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2. 2foundation · easy

   An agile team is deciding which metrics to track to support continuous improvement. Which metric would be most useful for assessing the team's ability to deliver value consistently?

   • AVelocity, which measures the amount of work completed in each iteration
   • BNumber of team members who are certified in agile
   • CPercentage of time spent in meetings
   • DNumber of lines of code written per day
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4. 3application · medium

   A team wants to improve their delivery predictability. They have been tracking the percentage of committed stories completed each sprint. The metric has been stable at 80% for several sprints. What is the most useful next step?

   • AIncrease the team's velocity to complete more stories.
   • BStop tracking the metric because it is stable.
   • CSet a goal to increase the percentage to 100%.
   • DAnalyze the reasons for the incomplete stories to identify common causes.
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5. 4expert · hard

   A team has a high rate of defects in production. In the retrospective, they identify that code reviews are often rushed. They decide to implement a policy that all code reviews must take at least 30 minutes. After two sprints, the defect rate has not improved, but the team is spending significantly more time on reviews. What is the most likely reason for the lack of improvement?

   • AThe defect rate is not a good metric to measure the effectiveness of code reviews.
   • BThe team should have increased the time to 60 minutes instead of 30.
   • CThe policy is too rigid and does not address the root cause of rushed reviews.
   • DThe team is not following the policy consistently.
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6. 5expert · hard

   A team has been using a burn-down chart to track progress. They notice that the chart often shows a sharp drop at the end of the sprint, indicating that most work is completed late. What is the most likely cause, and what improvement action should they take?

   • AThe team is procrastinating, so they should enforce stricter deadlines.
   • BWork is not being broken down into small enough pieces, so they should decompose tasks more granularly.
   • CThe team is not estimating accurately, so they should improve their estimation skills.
   • DThe team should stop using burn-down charts because they are not useful.
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