PMP Agile and Hybrid Approaches 2

Question 1

A Scrum team consistently fails to complete all sprint backlog items by the end of each sprint. What should the team do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Inspect and adapt by examining why items are not completed

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Add more team members to increase capacity

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Reduce sprint length to create more frequent deadlines

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Escalate the issue to the project sponsor

Question 2

In a hybrid project, the team uses Kanban for ongoing maintenance work alongside a waterfall phase for a major regulatory deliverable. What is the PRIMARY benefit of this arrangement?

Accepted Answer

Each work stream uses the method best suited to its nature

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It eliminates the need for a project charter

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It removes the need for risk management

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It allows the team to skip retrospectives

Question 3

Which artifact in Scrum represents the team's understanding of what 'done' means for a product increment?

Accepted Answer

Definition of Done

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Sprint Backlog

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Product Backlog

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Sprint Goal

Question 4

A product owner wants to add a high-priority feature mid-sprint. What is the CORRECT Scrum response?

Accepted Answer

The Development Team decides whether to accept it or negotiate with the Product Owner

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Immediately add it to the current sprint backlog

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The Scrum Master overrides the decision and rejects it

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Cancel the sprint and start a new one with the new feature

Question 5

In SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework), what is a Program Increment (PI)?

Accepted Answer

A timebox of 8–12 weeks during which multiple Agile teams deliver value

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A single user story delivered by one team

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A release plan spanning one fiscal year

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A meeting cadence for the project management office

Question 6

A team practicing Extreme Programming (XP) is debating whether to implement a feature that may be needed in the future. What XP principle should guide their decision?

Accepted Answer

YAGNI — You Aren't Gonna Need It

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Build it now to avoid future technical debt

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Develop it in a spike to assess effort

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Defer to the customer's intuition

Question 7

Which metric BEST indicates the predictability of an agile team's delivery?

Accepted Answer

Velocity variance across multiple sprints

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Number of defects found in testing

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Total story points in the product backlog

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Customer satisfaction score after each release