Task 4 Promote Agile Mindset Principles and Practices PMI-ACP Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   Which behavior best exemplifies the agile value of customer focus?

   • AInviting the customer to the sprint review to gather feedback on the delivered increment
   • BMaking decisions based on the team's preferences rather than customer needs
   • CDelaying the release until all features are perfect
   • DPrioritizing technical debt over customer-requested features
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2. 17foundation · easy

   Which approach uses storytelling to promote agile principles?

   • ADistributing a slide deck that lists the 12 principles
   • BSharing a success story of how a team improved delivery by using iterative feedback
   • CCreating a checklist of agile practices for the team to follow
   • DHolding a daily stand-up meeting to review progress
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4. 18foundation · easy

   Which coaching approach best encourages a team member to adopt agile practices?

   • ATelling the team member exactly what to do and expecting compliance
   • BAssigning a mentor to monitor the team member's daily work
   • CAsking open-ended questions to help the team member discover the benefits of the practice
   • DIgnoring the team member's resistance and hoping it resolves itself
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5. 19expert · hard

   A team is under pressure to deliver a critical release on time. A team member proposes trying a new pair-programming approach that could improve quality but may slow down initial progress. The product owner is skeptical and wants to stick to the current process. The agile coach wants to encourage experimentation without jeopardizing the release. What is the best course of action?

   • AAgree to try pair programming on a small, non-critical user story and evaluate the results at the next retrospective.
   • BPostpone the experiment until after the release to avoid any risk.
   • CAsk the product owner to make the final decision on whether to try pair programming.
   • DEncourage the team to use pair programming for all stories in the next sprint to get maximum benefit.
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6. 20application · medium

   During a retrospective, a team member proposes a radical change to the team's workflow that could improve efficiency but also carries risk of disruption. The team is divided. As the facilitator, what is the best way to handle this?

   • AEncourage the team to run a small, time-boxed experiment to test the change and evaluate the results.
   • BReject the proposal because it is too risky and could disrupt the current sprint.
   • CDefer the decision to the product owner, who can decide what is best for the product.
   • DVote on the proposal and implement it if the majority agrees.
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