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Questions # 61:

During backlog refinement, the team uses an online planning poker tool for estimation. The junior developers change their number of story points after they see the estimations provided by the developers. The junior developers state that the reason for this is that they do not have enough experience and do not want to be blamed for sizing it wrong.

What should the scrum master do?

Options:

A.

Ask the developers to keep their estimation so that the team is transparent with their level of understanding of work.


B.

Agree with the team to keep their estimation as the final number of story points will be the average of all team members.


C.

Propose to consider the estimations of only senior developers and have the junior developers learn from them.


D.

Encourage the team to keep their estimation as this will help surface different constraints and assumptions that others might have missed.


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Questions # 62:

An agile team had unexpected technical problems in a project and was not able to complete the deliverables on time. During the retrospective meeting, the team openly discussed the causes for these issues and what can be done to avoid similar situations in the future.

What agile values and principles did the team demonstrate?

Options:

A.

The team is being proactive by discussing how to better balance demands and capacity and make sure they have the right competencies.


B.

The team shows respect for one another by listening to everyone's opinions and valuing human interaction during face-to-face meetings.


C.

The team is providing one another with fast feedback to find those responsible for any mistakes so they can be avoided in the future.


D.

The team eliminates potential waste by discussing who should be responsible for future risk management by actively applying the pi an-do-check-act (PDCA) method.


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Questions # 63:

Question # 63

A scrum master is overseeing the launch of a chatbot for the service desk. Complaints come up post-release about edge case responses to queries. After analyzing the issues, the business decision was made to take the chatbot offline, resulting in workflow disruptions and risking the reputation.

How could this situation have been avoided? (Refer to Testing Protocol Table)

Options:

A.

Conduct user acceptance testing to ensure the chatbot meets stakeholder needs and expectations.


B.

Perform integration testing to minimize any bugs between the chatbot components.


C.

Perform functional testing to verify the chatbot performs the reguired functions.


D.

Conduct regression testing to ensure all previously functioning chatbot features continue to work after updates.


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Questions # 64:

The product owner is present at the sprint review meeting and states that an estimation for the end of the project must be shared with the company’s steering committee. The scrum master declares that the team reached an average velocity of 40 story points per sprint, considering a biweekly iteration. The team members predict that there are 240 story points remaining.

What is the estimated project conclusion?

Options:

A.

Twelve months


B.

Three months


C.

Six months


D.

Two months


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Questions # 65:

A product owner obtains customer confirmation on product requirements and provides them to the team. After explaining the user stories, the product owner receives agreement for acceptance from the team. What should the team do next?

Options:

A.

Use agile estimation techniques to create a shared understanding of when the user stories will be completed.


B.

Agree upon development and testing activities for the user stories.


C.

Complete the user stories, and provide a demo for the product owner and customer.


D.

Complete the user stories, and hold a retrospective to discuss them.


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Questions # 66:

During a review session, an agile team presented done requirements to a group of stakeholders Stakeholder feedback indicated that the done requirements failed to meet the most pressing needs and provide value.

What should the team have done to prevent this?

Options:

A.

Reprioritized requirements prior to committing to iteration work


B.

Ensured that requirements remained stable during the iteration cycle


C.

Had stakeholders focus on items created after the product backlog was initially built


D.

Worked on features rather than a set of components


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Questions # 67:

An agile team consisting of eight members is in their 11th iteration of a project. In the last iteration, the team was not able to complete every scope item it had committed to before the demonstration.

Which approach should the agile lead take?

An agile team consisting of eight members is in their 11th iteration of a project. In the last iteration, the team was not able to complete every scope item it had committed to before the demonstration.

Which approach should the agile lead take?

Options:

A.

Coach the team to decompose the backlog activities to granular, simple tasks that are easier to estimate and complete.


B.

Evaluate the team's capacity and help them select user stories for the iteration based on 60% of their capacity utilization.


C.

Discuss options to add more people to the team so they can complete the tasks on time and within budget.


D.

Evaluate the team's capacity and help them select user stories for the iteration based on 80% of their capacity utilization.


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Questions # 68:

An agile leader has been assigned to a project that involves significant technical complexity. What should the agile leader do to set the project up for success?

Options:

A.

Address this impediment by obtaining suitable training for the team.


B.

Address the risks resulting from complexity within sprint zero.


C.

Facilitate team brainstorming of the risks resulting from complexity for the risk register.


D.

Motivate the team to try new technical approaches.


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Questions # 69:

Iterations last between a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference for the shorter time. What is the goal for each iteration?

Options:

A.

Complete the assigned tasks.


B.

Deliver working software frequently.


C.

Demonstrate the software to the customer.


D.

Provide a high-level timeline.


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Questions # 70:

Conversation transcript between the customer and the product owner (PO):

Customer: I am requesting a calendar feature for scheduling and reminding of upcoming releases that we can manage. We also need the calendar to indicate quarterly metrics deadlines, code freeze dates for financial close, and things like that.

PO: My understanding is that this is for tracking project deadlines. Would you need to see the project deadlines on your phone calendar?

Customer: Yes. I need to see a single snapshot on my phone. So, is it possible for me to connect my phone to this calendar app?

PO: Let me write up the requirements and get the development team on board with the deadlines. What phone do you own?

Customer: I own an Android phone, but I also need integration with the Apple phones.

Identify three minimum viable product (MVP) items. (Refer to Conversation transcript between the customer and the product owner (PO). Choose three.)

Options:

A.

Monthly calendar view


B.

Android phone integration


C.

Windows end of support deadlines


D.

Vacation calendar for team members


E.

Scheduler to add events


F.

Product increment release dates


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