Sample questions
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), 2024-revamped exam outline (PMI-ACP) practice questions
A team's cycle time has significantly increased over three sprints. What is the most appropriate first step to identify the root cause?
During sprint planning, a team discovers that their velocity has decreased by 20% over the last two iterations. What should the team do first?
An organization is moving from project-based to product-based funding. How should the agile practitioner advise the team to measure success?
Which TWO of the following are effective ways to foster 'meaningful outcomes' rather than just 'output'?
A team member is consistently finishing their tasks early but other members are struggling. How should the team respond to optimize flow?
A team is consistently missing sprint goals because they over-commit. What is the most Agile-aligned response?
When writing user stories, which criteria ensure the story is ready for the development team to estimate?
A stakeholder asks to change a completed feature. What is the correct response?
Your team has high technical skill but lacks collaboration, with members working in silos. Which technique is most effective to foster a collaborative culture?
Which THREE characteristics of a servant leader are most effective for an agile coach? (Choose THREE)
During a retrospective, two senior team members disagree on the technical architecture for a new feature, leading to a standstill. How should you facilitate this?
A team is experiencing frequent bottlenecks at the 'Quality Assurance' stage of their Kanban board. Which metric would provide the most insight into the nature of this bottleneck?
A team is coordinating releases across three different scrum teams working on the same product. Which THREE practices should be utilized?
A team is using a WIP (Work In Progress) limit of 3 on their 'Testing' column. A developer moves a fourth item into 'Testing' because the current items are blocked by a third party…
A team is struggling with frequent context switching during their sprint. Which lean technique should the practitioner implement to optimize end-to-end flow?
Which THREE techniques improve communication within distributed agile teams?
Your team is failing to complete tasks due to frequent context switching. What is your role in resolving this?
An organization is scaling agile across five teams working on a single product. To optimize the end-to-end delivery flow, the teams identify dependencies between them. Which approa…
You notice a high-performer is hoarding knowledge, creating a bottleneck. How do you handle this?
A team is struggling with high levels of 'technical debt' that slow down new feature delivery. What should the team do?
A team is struggling to maintain a consistent cadence due to external dependencies. Which action best aligns with optimizing end-to-end flow?
Which TWO actions demonstrate servant leadership?
In the context of the product roadmap, what is the primary purpose of a release plan?
Which TWO of the following indicate an 'agile' approach to documentation?