CAPM Agile Frameworks and Methodologies Practice Test 2 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Given the exhibit, which action should the Scrum Master take?

Accepted Answer

Encourage the team to focus on completing User Story A, and defer B and D to the next Sprint.. Option D is correct because the Scrum Master should protect the Sprint Goal and ensure the team focuses on completing committed work. In this scenario, User Story A is the highest priority and likely critical for the Sprint Goal; deferring B and D to the next Sprint maintains focus, avoids overloading the team, and preserves the integrity of the current Sprint. This aligns with the Scrum principle of delivering a potentially releasable increment at the end of each Sprint.

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Ask the team to start work on User Story B in parallel.

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Add another user story to the Sprint Backlog to keep the team busy.

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Cancel the Sprint and start a new one.

Question 2

You are the Scrum Master for a distributed team of 8 developers working on a mobile app. The team uses two-week Sprints and has a stable velocity of 20 story points. In the current Sprint, the team committed to 22 points. By Day 5 of the Sprint (out of 10), the team has completed only 6 points. During the Daily Scrum, several members mention they are blocked by missing API documentation from a third-party vendor. The Product Owner says the vendor promised the documentation by Day 3, but it has not arrived. The developers have started working on other tasks, but they are not well-defined and are causing confusion. What should the Scrum Master do?

Accepted Answer

Facilitate a meeting with the vendor to escalate the issue, and work with the team to re-prioritize the Sprint Backlog, possibly removing low-priority items to achieve a realistic Sprint Goal.. Option B is correct because the Scrum Master's primary responsibility is to remove impediments and facilitate the team's progress. By escalating the missing API documentation to the vendor and facilitating a re-prioritization of the Sprint Backlog, the Scrum Master directly addresses the blocker and ensures the team can focus on well-defined, achievable work. This aligns with the Scrum Guide's principle of transparency and adaptation within the Sprint, especially given the team's stable velocity of 20 points and the current 6-point completion rate.

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Tell the team to continue working on other tasks and hope the documentation arrives soon.

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Ask the Product Owner to remove the blocked stories from the Sprint Backlog without consulting the team.

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Extend the Sprint by 3 days to allow the vendor to deliver the documentation and the team to complete the work.

Question 3

You are the project manager for a cross-functional team developing a mobile banking application using Scrum. The team consists of 7 members: 3 developers, 2 testers, 1 UX designer, and 1 product owner. The product owner is highly available and prioritizes the backlog weekly. The team has been working for 3 months and consistently delivers each sprint. However, after the last sprint review, stakeholders complained that the product does not meet their expectations—specifically, the user interface is not intuitive, and a critical security feature is missing. The product owner insists that the backlog items were clearly defined and prioritized. The development team argues that they followed the acceptance criteria exactly. Retrospectives have been unproductive, with team members blaming each other. The Scrum Master is frustrated. Based on the Scrum Guide, what is the MOST likely root cause of these issues?

Accepted Answer

The Product Owner did not sufficiently refine the Product Backlog and ensure acceptance criteria were clear and complete.. Option D is correct because the root cause is that the Product Owner failed to sufficiently refine the Product Backlog and ensure acceptance criteria were clear and complete. The stakeholders' complaints about an unintuitive UI and missing critical security feature indicate that the Product Owner did not validate the backlog items against stakeholder expectations or include non-functional requirements (like security) in the acceptance criteria. According to the Scrum Guide, the Product Owner is responsible for ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible, and understood, which includes refining items to a level of detail that enables the team to deliver value.

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The team did not conduct a proper sprint review to gather stakeholder feedback early.

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The development team did not collaborate enough with the Product Owner during the sprint.

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The Scrum Master failed to facilitate effective retrospectives and team collaboration.

Question 4

A software development team is transitioning from a plan-driven approach to Scrum. The Product Owner is enthusiastic but struggles to break down the product backlog into small, independent items. The team frequently encounters dependencies between user stories, causing delays in sprints. What is the best course of action for the Scrum Master to address this issue?

Accepted Answer

Coach the Product Owner on how to split user stories to minimize dependencies.. The Scrum Master's primary responsibility is to coach the Product Owner and the team on Scrum practices. In this scenario, the root cause is the Product Owner's inability to decompose user stories into small, independent items, which creates dependencies. By coaching the Product Owner on effective story splitting techniques (e.g., using vertical slicing, splitting by workflow steps, or by acceptance criteria), the Scrum Master directly addresses the source of the problem, enabling the team to deliver value incrementally without cross-story delays.

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Have the team self-organize to handle dependencies by assigning a dependency owner.

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Increase the sprint duration to allow more time to resolve dependencies.

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Ask developers to manage dependencies during the sprint by coordinating with other teams.

Question 5

Which TWO of the following are core roles in the Scrum framework?

Accepted Answer

Product Owner. The Product Owner is a core Scrum role responsible for maximizing the value of the product and managing the Product Backlog. This role is explicitly defined in the Scrum Guide as one of the three accountabilities (alongside the Scrum Master and Developers) and is essential for the framework's operation.

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Business Analyst

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Project Manager

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Tester

Question 6

Based on the exhibit, what is the most significant risk for the upcoming iteration?

Accepted Answer

The team is overcommitting based on historical velocity data.. The exhibit shows a planned velocity of 40 story points per iteration, but the historical velocity data indicates the team consistently completes only 30 story points. This mismatch means the team is overcommitting, which will likely lead to unfinished work and reduced quality. In Agile, using historical velocity as a baseline is critical for realistic iteration planning.

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The product backlog may have scope creep from new requirements.

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The team's velocity is dropping, indicating a need to add more team members.

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The team's velocity is trending upward, so the plan is realistic.

Question 7

Drag and drop the steps for initiating a project in the correct order according to PMI's project management framework.

Question 8

Drag and drop the steps for managing project quality in the correct order.

Question 9

Match each project management process group to its primary purpose.

Question 10

Match each conflict resolution technique to its description.

Question 11

During a Sprint, the development team realizes they have taken on more work than they can complete. According to Scrum, what should they do?

Accepted Answer

Collaborate with the Product Owner to remove or defer some Product Backlog items.. Option B is correct because in Scrum, the team collaborates with the Product Owner to adjust the Sprint scope while preserving the Sprint Goal. Option A is wrong because management is not involved in day-to-day adjustments. Option C violates the timeboxed Sprint. Option D is not transparent; the team should negotiate scope changes proactively.

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Continue working and deliver whatever is done at the end of the Sprint, regardless of missing items.

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Inform management about the issue and ask for more resources.

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Extend the Sprint duration to complete all the work.

Question 12

A project team is adopting Kanban. They currently have a cycle time of 10 days and a throughput of 5 items per week. The team wants to improve predictability. Which action would most directly help?

Accepted Answer

Make the work items smaller.. Option D is correct because smaller work items reduce variability and make cycle time more predictable. Option A (increase WIP) could reduce flow. Option B (decrease WIP) may improve flow but not as directly as sizing. Option C (add members) does not guarantee predictability.

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Add more team members.

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Decrease the WIP limits.

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Increase the WIP limits.

Question 13

An organization is scaling Scrum across multiple teams. They have dependencies between teams that cause delays. What is the most appropriate framework to address this?

Accepted Answer

Use the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) with program increment planning.. Option A is correct because SAFe provides program increment planning to synchronize teams and manage dependencies. Option B is ideal but often impractical. Option C creates a bottleneck. Option D ignores the need for coordination.

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Keep teams independent by decoupling all dependencies.

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Have all teams work in the same Sprint but with no synchronization.

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Use a separate integration team to handle dependencies.

Question 14

In Extreme Programming (XP), which practice involves integrating and testing the entire system multiple times per day?

Accepted Answer

Continuous integration. Option C is correct. Continuous integration (CI) is the practice of integrating code changes frequently, often multiple times per day, followed by automated testing. Option A (pair programming) involves two developers working together. Option B (TDD) focuses on writing tests before code. Option D (refactoring) is about improving code structure.

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Test-driven development

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Refactoring

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Pair programming

Question 15

A Scrum Master notices that the development team is not self-organizing and often waits for instructions. What is the best coaching approach?

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Encourage the team to make decisions collaboratively and support them when they face obstacles.. Option A is correct. The Scrum Master should coach the team to make decisions collaboratively, fostering self-organization. Option B undermines self-organization by assigning a lead. Option C shifts responsibility to PO. Option D is command-and-control, not agile.

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Escalate to the Product Owner to provide more detailed specifications.

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Assign a technical lead to direct the team.

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Hold daily status meetings to assign tasks.

CAPM Agile Frameworks and Methodologies Practice Test 2 — 15 Questions

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CAPM Agile Frameworks and Methodologies Practice Test 2 — 15 Questions

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