CAPM Practice Test 14 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Refer to the exhibit. The team's velocity is 30 points per sprint, and they have already committed to stories totaling 22 points. What is the team's remaining capacity for this sprint?

Accepted Answer

8 points. The team's remaining capacity is the difference between their velocity (30 points) and the work already committed (22 points), so 30 - 22 = 8 points. Option C is correct. Option A (22 points) is the committed work, not remaining capacity. Option B (30 points) is the full velocity. Option D (52 points) adds them instead of subtracting.

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22 points

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30 points

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52 points

Question 2

During a sprint, the team identifies a critical defect that requires immediate attention. What should the Scrum Master do?

Accepted Answer

Allow the team to fix the defect within the sprint if possible.. The Scrum Master should facilitate the team to self-organize and address the critical defect within the current sprint if it does not compromise the sprint goal. Option A is wrong because reporting to management is not the Scrum Master's immediate action; the team handles the work. Option B is wrong because adding the defect to the product backlog would delay the fix, and urgent defects are best handled within the sprint. Option D is wrong because stopping the sprint is a drastic measure that should be reserved for extreme situations, not a typical response to a defect.

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Report to management.

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Add the defect to the product backlog.

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Stop the sprint and restart.

Question 3

During a sprint retrospective, the team identifies that they often spend too much time in daily stand-up meetings. What is the recommended timebox for the daily Scrum in Scrum?

Accepted Answer

15 minutes, focused on progress toward the sprint goal. The daily Scrum is timeboxed to 15 minutes regardless of team size. Extending the time would reduce productivity. Adding an agenda or switching to email are not prescribed and would change the event's purpose.

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As long as needed to resolve all blockers

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30 minutes, to allow for detailed discussion

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10 minutes, with a strict agenda

Question 4

Which TWO activities are considered part of Product Backlog refinement? (Select TWO)

Accepted Answer

Prioritizing items in the Product Backlog. Options C and E are correct because prioritizing items in the Product Backlog and adding detailed acceptance criteria to user stories are key activities in Product Backlog refinement. Refinement involves breaking down items, adding details, and ordering them to make them ready for upcoming Sprints. Options A, B, and D are not part of refinement: the Daily Scrum, Sprint Retrospective, and Sprint Review are separate Scrum events.

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Running the Daily Scrum

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Conducting the Sprint Retrospective

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Demonstrating the increment at the Sprint Review

Question 5

A Scrum team has a Product Backlog Item (PBI) that is too large to be completed in one sprint. What is the best action for the team to take?

Accepted Answer

Ask the Product Owner to break the PBI into smaller PBIs.. The best action is to ask the Product Owner to break the PBI into smaller PBIs. Large PBIs are difficult to estimate and complete within a sprint, so decomposition is key. Option B is incorrect because adding it to the sprint backlog would risk incomplete work. Option C is incorrect because merely deferring does not solve the issue of size. Option D is too drastic and may lose valuable scope.

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Add the PBI to the sprint backlog and try to complete it.

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Move the PBI to the next sprint to allow more time.

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Remove the PBI from the product backlog entirely.

Question 6

Refer to the exhibit. An Agile team uses Git for source control. Based on the git log, which integration strategy is the team using to incorporate changes from feature branches?

Accepted Answer

Merge. The presence of a merge commit (a1b2c3d) with two parents indicates a merge strategy. Rebase would show a linear history, squash would show a single commit, and cherry-pick would not show a merge commit.

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Cherry-pick

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Rebase

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Squash

Question 7

Which TWO statements correctly describe characteristics of the Kanban method?

Accepted Answer

Work in progress limits are used to improve flow. Kanban focuses on visualizing workflow, limiting work in progress (WIP), and managing flow. It does not prescribe fixed-length iterations (that's Scrum) nor require a dedicated team (teams can be shared).

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The team must be dedicated to a single project

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Roles are strictly defined as product owner, Scrum Master, and development team

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Iterations are timeboxed to two weeks

Question 8

According to the Scrum Guide, which THREE of the following are Scrum events?

Accepted Answer

Daily Scrum. Scrum defines five events: Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective. Product Backlog refinement is an ongoing activity, not an event. Release planning is not part of Scrum. The other three are official events.

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Product Backlog Refinement

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Release Planning

Question 9

At the daily stand-up meeting, a team member consistently arrives 10 minutes late, causing the meeting to start late. What is the best agile practice to address this?

Accepted Answer

Have the team discuss the issue and agree on a new start time, with a commitment to start promptly.. Agile teams are self-organizing and should collaboratively address issues like tardiness. The team can agree on a new start time and hold each other accountable, with the Scrum Master facilitating if needed. Option A is wrong because imposing a fine is punitive and conflicts with agile principles of respect and collaboration. Option C is wrong because escalating to management bypasses the team's self-organization and can damage trust. Option D is wrong because canceling the stand-up removes a key inspect-and-adapt opportunity and does not solve the underlying issue.

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Impose a fine for lateness to discourage the behavior.

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Escalate the issue to management to enforce punctuality.

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Cancel the daily stand-up until the team member arrives on time.

Question 10

Which TWO are benefits of self-organizing teams?

Accepted Answer

Faster decision making.. Self-organizing teams make faster decisions (A) because they are empowered to act without waiting for management approval. They also reduce overhead of management (E) because less direct supervision is needed. Option B (higher creativity) may occur but is not a primary benefit; C (consistent processes) is not a benefit as self-organization may lead to variability; D (better adherence to fixed plan) contradicts the adaptive nature of self-organization. Therefore, the correct answers are A and E.

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Higher creativity.

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More consistent processes.

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Better adherence to a fixed plan.

Question 11

Which TWO are benefits of using an iterative approach in agile projects?

Accepted Answer

Ability to adapt to changing requirements. Iterative development allows early and frequent delivery of working product increments, enabling faster feedback. With shorter cycles, the team can adapt to changing requirements. Iterations do not necessarily reduce total project cost (often they increase predictability but not cost), and they do not postpone testing—testing occurs each iteration. Final documentation is not reduced; documentation is typically just-in-time.

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Less documentation is needed

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Reduced overall project cost

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Postponed testing until the end of the project

Question 12

Which THREE are formal Scrum ceremonies (events) as defined in the Scrum Guide?

Accepted Answer

Sprint Planning.. The Scrum Guide defines five formal events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, and the Sprint itself. Backlog refinement is not a formal ceremony; it is an ongoing activity. Release planning is not part of Scrum. Therefore, the three correct ceremonies among the options are Sprint Planning (A), Daily Scrum (C), and Sprint Review (D).

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Backlog refinement.

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Release planning.

Question 13

Which THREE roles are defined in the Scrum Guide? (Select THREE)

Accepted Answer

Scrum Master. Options B, C, and D are correct. The Scrum Guide defines three roles on a Scrum Team: the Scrum Master (B), the Product Owner (C), and the Development Team (D). Option A (Customer) is not a defined Scrum role; customers are stakeholders external to the team. Option E (Project Manager) is also not a Scrum role, as traditional project management responsibilities are distributed among the Scrum roles.

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Customer

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Project Manager

Question 14

A company transitioning from a waterfall to a Scrum framework wants to ensure continuous improvement. Which Scrum event is specifically designed for inspecting and adapting the process?

Accepted Answer

Sprint Retrospective. Sprint Retrospective. The Sprint Retrospective is the Scrum event specifically designed for inspecting and adapting the team's process to enable continuous improvement. Option A (Daily Scrum) is for daily coordination, option B (Sprint Review) inspects the product increment and adapts the Product Backlog, and option D (Sprint Planning) plans the work for the upcoming sprint.

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Daily Scrum

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Sprint Review

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Sprint Planning

Question 15

Which of the following is a key benefit of using a Kanban board?

Accepted Answer

Visualizing the workflow.. Kanban boards make the workflow visible, showing the status of each work item. Options A, C, and D are characteristics of Scrum, not Kanban.

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Fixed time iterations.

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Sprint planning ceremonies.

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Defined roles such as Product Owner.