PMP Agile and Hybrid Approaches 3

Question 1

A project manager is transitioning a traditionally managed team to agile. Stakeholders are uncomfortable with the lack of a detailed upfront plan. What is the BEST approach?

Accepted Answer

Provide a high-level roadmap and demonstrate value through early working increments

Answer

Providing a roadmap and delivering early working increments builds stakeholder confidence while embracing agile's adaptive planning.

Question 2

In Lean thinking, which concept focuses on eliminating activities that consume resources without delivering customer value?

Accepted Answer

Muda

Answer

Muda is the Japanese term for waste — any activity that consumes resources but does not create value for the customer.

Question 3

A Scrum team discovers a critical defect in production during a sprint. The bug was not in the sprint backlog. How should the team handle it?

Accepted Answer

The team and Product Owner assess severity and may add it to the current sprint if critical

Answer

Critical production defects may warrant adding work to the current sprint after the team and Product Owner assess impact on the sprint goal.

Question 4

What does WIP (Work In Progress) limit enforcement primarily help a Kanban team achieve?

Accepted Answer

Reduce context switching and improve flow efficiency

Answer

WIP limits reduce multitasking and context switching, helping work flow more smoothly through the system.

Question 5

In agile, what is the purpose of a 'spike'?

Accepted Answer

A time-boxed research activity to reduce uncertainty about a technical approach

Answer

A spike is a time-boxed exploration or research task used to gain knowledge needed to reduce the risk or uncertainty of a story or technical decision.

PMP - Project Management Professional Practice Test

PMP - Project Management Professional Practice Test

PMP Agile and Hybrid Approaches 3