CAPM Agile Frameworks and Methodologies Practice Test 6 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A Kanban team notices that cycle time is increasing despite stable demand. Which action is most likely to reduce cycle time?

Accepted Answer

Implement continuous integration to reduce integration delays.. Implementing continuous integration reduces integration delays and defects, which directly lowers cycle time. Increasing WIP limits (C) would likely increase cycle time. Pair programming (B) may improve quality but not primarily cycle time. Adding more team members (A) can increase handoffs and slow flow.

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Add more developers to the team.

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Use pair programming for all development tasks.

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Increase WIP limits to allow more work in progress.

Question 2

Refer to the exhibit. An Agile team used this project policy to control access to user stories in their project management tool. A developer reports that they cannot access a user story in the 'confidential' folder. Their request includes the tag 'confidential'. What is the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

The developer's request matches the condition in the Deny statement.. The developer's request matches the condition in the Deny statement. The project policy includes a Deny statement that applies when the request tag 'confidential' is present. Since the developer's request includes that tag, the Deny overrides the Allow, blocking access. Option B is incorrect because the developer is authorized by the Allow statement, but the Deny explicitly revokes that authorization for this specific condition.

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The policy is malformed.

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The developer is not authorized to read any user stories.

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The user story is located in a different project.

Question 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

Which TWO are core practices of Extreme Programming (XP)?

Accepted Answer

Test-driven development (TDD).. Test-driven development (TDD) (option B) and pair programming (option C) are core practices of Extreme Programming (XP). TDD involves writing automated tests before writing the code, and pair programming involves two programmers working together at one workstation. The other options are not XP core practices: Sprint review (A) is a Scrum ceremony, product backlog grooming (D) is a Scrum activity, and retrospectives (E) are also a Scrum event.

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Sprint review.

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Product backlog grooming.

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Retrospectives.

Question 7

A company uses Scrum with two-week sprints. The team's velocity is 30 story points per sprint, and they have a well-refined product backlog. However, stakeholders frequently introduce urgent, high-priority requests mid-sprint, which the Product Owner accepts because of stakeholder pressure. As a result, the team is overcommitted each sprint, often leaving 40% of planned work incomplete. The Product Owner is frustrated because promised features are delayed, and the team feels demotivated due to constant interruptions. The Scrum Master has been asked to intervene. What is the best course of action for the Scrum Master?

Accepted Answer

Facilitate stakeholder negotiation to limit mid-sprint changes and reinforce the importance of the sprint goal.. The Scrum Master's primary role is to protect the Scrum framework and facilitate collaboration. By negotiating with stakeholders and reinforcing the sprint goal's importance, the Scrum Master addresses the root cause—uncontrolled scope changes—without violating Scrum principles. This approach preserves the team's focus and velocity, preventing overcommitment and demotivation.

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Instruct the Product Owner to defer all mid-sprint changes to the next sprint.

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Add a capacity buffer to each sprint to accommodate unexpected requests.

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Implement a change control board to approve all mid-sprint changes.

Question 8

A software development team has been using a feature branch workflow with long-lived branches. They frequently experience merge conflicts and integration delays. The team wants to adopt a more agile approach to reduce these issues. Which practice should the team adopt?

Accepted Answer

Adopt continuous integration, integrating code at least daily. Continuous integration (CI), which requires developers to merge their changes into the main branch frequently (at least daily) to detect conflicts early. Feature flags allow incomplete work to be hidden while merged, but the core practice to avoid merge conflicts is CI. Pair programming helps code quality but not integration delays. Timeboxing is a sprint planning technique, not directly related to integration.

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Implement timeboxed iterations for each feature

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Implement feature flags to hide incomplete work

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Use pair programming to improve code quality

Question 9

During a Scrum sprint, the development team discovers that a critical dependency on another team's API cannot be resolved until the next sprint. The product owner insists on delivering the current sprint goal without adjusting scope. The team is struggling to meet the definition of done. What should the Scrum Master do first?

Accepted Answer

Facilitate a discussion between the product owner and team to renegotiate the sprint goal. The Scrum Master should facilitate a discussion with the product owner and team to explore options, such as removing the blocked work or adjusting the sprint goal. The Scrum Master is a servant leader who helps the team and product owner negotiate scope. Ordering the team to work overtime violates Scrum principles. Escalating to management bypasses the Scrum framework. Ignoring the impediment would lead to failure.

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Order the team to work overtime to complete the remaining work

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Ignore the dependency and ask the team to do their best

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Escalate the issue to the program manager for resolution

Question 10

A product owner is writing user stories for a new feature. Which of the following is a best practice for ensuring the stories are well-formed?

Accepted Answer

Ensure each story is small enough to complete in one sprint. The INVEST criteria (Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable) are the standard for well-formed user stories. Storing stories in a single document makes them hard to prioritize and track. Assigning stories before the sprint limits flexibility. Writing stories after the sprint is too late.

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Store all stories in a single document for traceability

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Assign each story to a specific developer for ownership

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Write stories after the sprint starts to ensure accuracy

Question 11

An organization is transitioning from a traditional project management approach to Scrum. The project manager has been reassigned as a Scrum Master but continues to assign tasks to team members and track individual progress. The team is becoming demotivated. What should the Scrum Master do differently?

Accepted Answer

Coach the team to self-organize and take ownership of their work. In Scrum, the team is self-organizing and decides how to do the work. The Scrum Master should facilitate the team's ownership of tasks, not assign them. Asking the team to write daily status reports adds bureaucracy. Changing to Kanban may not be necessary; the issue is the Scrum Master's behavior. Firing team members is not a solution.

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Continue assigning tasks but explain that it is necessary for accountability

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Switch to Kanban to reduce process overhead

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Ask the team to write daily status reports to increase visibility

Question 12

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 13

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 14

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 15

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