Sample Quiz - 10 questions
1) Many modern project teams are practicing a standup meeting of the team members. If conducted well, they can be very effective in enhancing team communication and team spirit. However there can be many failure modes or anti-patterns to this meeting. Which of the following are NOT anti-patterns in daily standup meetings? (Select 2 options)
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Teams finish the meeting within 15 minutes
It might become a status meeting
The team facilitator has to force the teams to run it
Teams solve problems in the meeting
Every team member informs the others on what they did, will do and impediments they see
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2) After conducting a retrospective meeting, the project team identified items that would improve the process in the upcoming period. In order to ensure that the improvements actually happen, it is a good idea to: (Select 2 options)
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Determine the accountability for why those actions were not done earlier
Ask the product owner to reduce the product backlog to enable working on the improvements
Explain to the customer why those improvements are necessary
Decide how to measure the outcomes
Add improvement items to the backlog and rank them
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3) A project team failed to make an important deliverable on time. The reason was that the team experienced several impediments due to the work infrastructure which delayed progress. The project manager was surprised that the impact of the impediments was so significant. What could have been done to prevent this situation? (Select 2 options)
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The project manager should have implemented all the risk responses that were planned in the beginning
The team could have conducted daily standup meetings to bubble up the impediments
The infrastructure team should have been involved in signing off the plan
The project sponsor should have increased the resources available to the team
Use Kanban boards to see the flow of work and work in progress limits to understand the impact.
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4) A project that is expected to encounter a high degree of change will benefit from adopting: (Select 2 options)
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Strong disincentives for making excessive changes
A fixed price contract with incentive and penalty clauses
An incremental delivery model with detailed up-front planning
An iterative approach to allow feedback to improve
An agile approach to provide customer visibility, confidence and control of the product
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5) Many project teams create a team charter which is the team's social contract that explains how the team members interact with each other. Which of the following may NOT be a part of the team charter? (Select 2 options)
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High level scope of the project
Team values such as core working hours
Team agreements such as what "done" means
Ground rules such as only one person speaks at a time
Timeline indicating key milestones
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6) Agile project teams often benefit from the presence of a team facilitator who acts like a servant leader. Which of the following are NOT titles for a team facilitator? (Select 2 options)
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Product owner
Scrum master
Project manager
Team coach
Sponsor
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7) The project is running behind schedule. It seems that the team is struggling to provide good estimates as they consistently fail to deliver at the milestones. What can be options to solve this problem? (Select 2 options)
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Ask the expert to estimate the stories on behalf of the team as they have more experience
Avoid committing to the milestones or add sufficient buffer to the schedule based on past experience
Consider breaking up the work items into smaller units and involve the entire team in the estimation process
Keep a reserve team on standby just in case the schedule slips by too much
Plan spikes to understand work items better
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8) A self-organized project team failed to meet the deadline for an important deliverable. This came as a complete surprise to the project manager who was expecting it to be on track. What could have been done to prevent this last minute surprise? (Select 2 options)
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Track impediments and impediment removal on an impediment board
The team members should send a daily status on their tasks
The project manager should also be taking up some tasks so they better understand the situation
The schedule should have had some buffer or slack built in
The team should have used Daily Stand Ups to uncover problems and synchronize themselves regarding work progress
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9) A product was released by a project team with great expectations. The team had worked very hard to understand the user requirements and had met all the specifications the best that they could. Yet, the product did not get good reviews from the end users. Which of the following have most likely caused this? (Select 2 options)
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The team may not have applied user experience design practices
The team may have forgotten to include the likelihood of user dissatisfaction in the risk register
The team may not have gotten sign-off on the user requirements
The project charter might not have clearly specified the requirements
The team might not have used demos to gather feedback.
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10) The project team should try to find ways to deliver a product early - even if it is not fully complete, because (Select 2 options):
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It unlocks value quicker to the customer
It helps pre-empt changes that might occur in the future
It results in early billing and revenue for the supplier organization
It helps the team members with their performance appraisals
It provides a learning opportunity for the team through customers' feedback
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