Task 6 Shorten Feedback Loops PMI-ACP Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1application · medium

   A product team is designing a new mobile app for a fitness company. The team has a hypothesis that users want a social feature to compete with friends. They want to validate this assumption quickly before building the full feature. What should the team do to shorten the feedback loop?

   • AWait for the next quarterly planning meeting to discuss the feature with stakeholders.
   • BBuild the full social feature and release it to all users to see if they use it.
   • CConduct a survey with a large sample of users to ask if they would use the feature.
   • DCreate a low-fidelity prototype of the social feature and test it with a small group of target users within a week.
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2. 2foundation · easy

   In design thinking, which activity is used to gather rapid user feedback on a proposed solution?

   • AUser story mapping
   • BRetrospective meeting
   • CUsability testing with a prototype
   • DBurndown chart review
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4. 3application · medium

   A project team is developing a new mobile app for a retail client. The client's executives have strong opinions about the app's features, but the end users (store employees) have not been consulted. The project has a fixed 3-month deadline. What is the most effective way to ensure stakeholder needs are integrated early without delaying the timeline?

   • ASend a survey to store employees after the first release to collect feedback for the next iteration.
   • BRely on the executives' requirements since they are the paying client and will approve the final product.
   • CBuild a prototype based on executive input and show it to store employees only at the final demo.
   • DConduct a joint workshop with executives and store employees in the first week to define priorities and gather feedback on initial concepts.
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5. 4application · medium

   A company is launching a new customer portal. The product owner wants to gather feedback from end users early, but the IT department insists on completing a full technical architecture review before showing anything to users. The team has only 6 weeks to deliver a working portal. What should the agile team do to shorten the feedback loop while respecting the IT constraint?

   • ACreate a clickable prototype of the portal's key screens and conduct user testing sessions in week 2, while the architecture review proceeds in parallel.
   • BBuild a minimal viable product with only the login screen and send it to users for feedback before designing the rest of the portal.
   • CWait until the architecture review is complete, then build the full portal and release it to a small pilot group for feedback.
   • DAsk the IT department to skip the architecture review so the team can start coding immediately and get user feedback sooner.
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6. 5expert · hard

   A government agency is developing a new citizen services portal. The project has a fixed budget and a 6-month deadline. The agency's leadership wants to involve citizens in the design process, but there are concerns that public workshops will slow down the project. The team has a limited budget for user research. What is the most effective way to involve citizens early without significantly delaying the project?

   • ARely on the agency's internal staff to represent citizen needs, since they have experience with the services.
   • BHold a large public town hall meeting at the start of the project to gather broad input.
   • CConduct a series of short, focused usability tests with a small group of citizens at key milestones, using prototypes.
   • DWait until the portal is fully developed and then conduct a public beta test to gather feedback.
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