CAPM Agile Frameworks and Methodologies Practice Test 4 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A Scrum team has a stable velocity of 30 story points per sprint. The Product Owner requests that the team deliver 50 story points in the next sprint to meet a market deadline. What is the best course of action for the Scrum Master?

Accepted Answer

Coach the Product Owner on the team's capacity and discuss options such as scope reduction or deadline extension.. Option A is correct because the Scrum Master should coach the Product Owner on the importance of sustainable pace and realistic planning, and facilitate a conversation about trade-offs. Option B is wrong as pushing the team can lead to burnout and quality issues. Option C is wrong as skipping events undermines the framework. Option D is wrong as the Scrum Master should not make unilateral changes.

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Instruct the Development Team to work overtime to meet the request.

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Remove the Sprint Retrospective to free up time for development.

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Add two extra days to the Sprint to allow more work.

Question 2

A geographically distributed agile team using Scrum is experiencing frequent integration issues and delays caused by incompatible code changes. Which Extreme Programming (XP) practice would best address this problem?

Accepted Answer

Continuous integration. Option B is correct because Continuous Integration (CI) involves merging all developer working copies to a shared mainline several times a day, ensuring early detection of integration issues. Option A is wrong as pair programming focuses on code quality but not specifically integration. Option C is wrong since test-driven development improves unit tests but not integration. Option D is wrong as refactoring improves design but not integration frequency.

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Pair programming

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Test-driven development (TDD)

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Refactoring

Question 3

In the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), what is the primary responsibility of the Solution Train Engineer (STE)?

Accepted Answer

Acting as a servant leader to coordinate and improve the solution train's delivery.. Option D is correct because the Solution Train Engineer is the servant leader responsible for facilitating and guiding the solution train's events and processes, similar to a Release Train Engineer at the program level. Option A is wrong as that describes the Product Manager. Option B is wrong as that describes the System Architect/Engineering. Option C is wrong as that describes the Release Train Engineer for the ART.

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Designing the technical architecture for the solution.

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Facilitating the Agile Release Train (ART) ceremonies.

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Defining the solution vision and roadmap.

Question 4

A Scrum Master observes that the Development Team consistently overcommits during Sprint Planning and often fails to deliver all committed items by the Sprint Review. What should the Scrum Master do?

Accepted Answer

Coach the team on using historical velocity data and encourage them to commit to a realistic amount of work.. Option A is correct because the Scrum Master should coach the team on using historical velocity data and encourage a realistic commitment. Option B is wrong as the Scrum Master should not directly tell the team what to do. Option C is wrong as it undermines the team's self-management. Option D is wrong because the Sprint Goal should align with their capacity, not be arbitrary.

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Take over the Sprint Planning and assign work based on the Product Owner's priorities.

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Change the Sprint Goal to be less ambitious each Sprint to ensure delivery.

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Mandate that the team can only commit to a maximum of 80% of their velocity.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Prioritizing items in the Product Backlog. Options B and E are correct because adding detailed acceptance criteria and prioritizing items are key refinement activities that help make backlog items ready for Sprint Planning. Options A, C, and D are not part of refinement.

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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 6

Which TWO statements about the Sprint Backlog are true? (Select TWO)

Accepted Answer

It is created during Sprint Planning.. Options B and D are correct. The Sprint Backlog is created during Sprint Planning and includes decomposed tasks. Option A is false because the Development Team owns the Sprint Backlog. Option C is false because the team can modify it during the Sprint. Option E is false because the Sprint Backlog includes not only selected Product Backlog items but also the plan for delivering them, so it is more than a subset.

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It is a subset of the Product Backlog.

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It is owned by the Product Owner.

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It cannot be changed during the Sprint.

Question 7

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

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Scrum Master. Options A, C, and D are correct. The Scrum Guide defines three roles: Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Development Team. Options B and E are not Scrum roles; Project Manager and Customer are external or not part of the Scrum Team.

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Customer

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Project Manager

Question 8

Refer to the exhibit. A team uses this CI pipeline. What action should the team take to resolve the pipeline failure?

Accepted Answer

Fix the failing unit test in test_calculator.py and re-run the pipeline.. Option C is correct because the Test stage failed due to a unit test error; the team must fix the failing test and re-run the pipeline. Option A is wrong as skipping tests would compromise quality. Option B is wrong because the Build stage succeeded. Option D is wrong because the pipeline is not yet ready for deployment.

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Skip the Test stage and proceed to Deploy.

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Review the Build stage for errors.

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Deploy the code manually because the Build succeeded.

Question 9

Refer to the exhibit. What does the increase in remaining work from Day 3 to Day 4 indicate?

Accepted Answer

The team added new work to the Sprint Backlog.. Option A is correct because a burndown chart should only decrease as work is completed; an increase suggests the team added new work (or re-estimated). Option B would show no change or a decrease if scope was removed. Option C would show a steeper decline. Option D would cause a drop, not an increase.

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The team had a holiday on Day 4.

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The team removed some work from the Sprint Backlog.

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The team finished work faster than expected.

Question 10

Refer to the exhibit. What problem does this Kanban board reveal?

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The WIP limit for In Progress is exceeded.. Option B is correct because the In Progress column has 5 items while the WIP limit is 3, indicating a violation. Option A is wrong as Done has a reasonable count. Option C is wrong because To Do has 3 items. Option D is not indicated.

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The To Do column is nearly empty.

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Too many items are in the Done column.

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There are blocked items that need attention.

Question 11

A team using Scrum consistently fails to complete all planned work in a sprint. What should the Scrum Master do first?

Accepted Answer

Help the team break down user stories into smaller pieces.. Option B is correct because breaking stories into smaller pieces helps the team better estimate and complete work within the sprint. Option A is wrong because increasing sprint length reduces feedback frequency. Option C is wrong because adding members doesn't fix sizing issues. Option D is wrong because the Product Owner should attend daily stand-ups.

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Add more team members.

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Remove the Product Owner from daily stand-ups.

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Increase the sprint length.

Question 12

What is the primary purpose of the daily stand-up in Scrum?

Accepted Answer

Identify impediments to progress.. Option D is correct because the daily stand-up is primarily used to identify impediments and synchronize the team's work. Option A is wrong because it is not a status report to management. Option B is wrong because it's not just about planning the next 24 hours, but about inspecting progress. Option C is wrong because review of completed work occurs in the sprint review.

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Provide a status report to management.

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Review completed work from the previous day.

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Plan work for the next 24 hours.

Question 13

A Product Owner is struggling to prioritize a backlog that includes both technical debt and new features. According to agile principles, which approach is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Prioritize based on business value, considering the cost of delay for each item.. Option C is correct because agile prioritization focuses on business value and cost of delay, considering both new features and technical debt. Option A is wrong because ignoring technical debt can harm future value delivery. Option B is wrong because value should be the primary driver. Option D is wrong because arbitrary alternation is not value-driven.

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Alternate between technical debt and features each sprint.

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Always prioritize technical debt because it improves velocity.

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Always prioritize new features over technical debt because they deliver immediate value.

Question 14

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. Option A is correct because remaining capacity is velocity minus committed work: 30 - 22 = 8 points. Option B is wrong because 30 is the full velocity. Option C is wrong because 22 is committed work, not capacity. Option D is wrong because it adds velocity to committed.

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22 points

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30 points

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52 points

Question 15

Refer to the exhibit. The team wants to pull a new item into In Progress. What should they do first?

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Move an item from In Progress to Done.. Option A is correct because the In Progress column is at its WIP limit (3 items). The team must complete an item in In Progress (move it to Done) before pulling a new item. Option B is wrong because they want to pull into In Progress, not add to To Do. Option C is wrong because ignoring WIP limits violates Kanban principles. Option D is wrong because increasing the limit should be a deliberate decision, not automatic.

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Ignore the WIP limit and pull the item.

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Increase the WIP limit for In Progress.

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Add the item to To Do.