Free Agile Project Management (AgilePM) Practitioner Exam AgilePM-Practitioner Exam Practice Test

Review sessions have been scheduled at end of Investigation, Refinement and Consolidation for the later Timeboxes to ensure that the mistakes made in Timebox A do nothappen again.Which Agile principle MOST influences this course of action?

• Focus on the business need.
• Deliver on time.
• Build incrementally from firm foundations.
• Demonstrate control.

If the team cannot agree the system content, which 2 actions should the Workshop Facilitator take?

• Present own interpretation of what the system should include.
• Present the group with a predefined specification of what should be included.
• Facilitate the creation of a list of actions to be carried out after the workshop, to resolve the issue.
• Agree to disagree, and close the workshop acknowledging that all participants are entitled to theirown view.
• Prepare a report describing the outcome of the workshop.

Answer the following questions about the acceptance criteria within the project.Decide whether the approach to setting and using acceptance criteria has been applied appropriately and select the response that supports your decision.When specifying high-level prioritised requirements during Foundations, the Business Visionary has suggested that acceptance criteria for the requirement to "temporarily weatherproof the roof" should NOT be set until Solution Development Timebox

• Is this an appropriate approach to setting high-level acceptance criteria?
• Yes, because the Local Planning Authority Officer will set the acceptance criteria.
• Yes, because acceptance criteria are NOT set before the Timeboxed work is started.
• No, because by the end of Foundations the quality expectations and overall acceptance criteria for at least the first increment should have been set, and high-level acceptance criteria set for later increments.
• No, because a Review Session should have been scheduled during Feasibility to enable the Solution Development Team to validate their understanding of the Local Planning Authority Officer's expectations.

Using the Project Scenario and the additional information provided for this question in the Scenario Booklet, answer the following questions about Feasibility.Remember to limit your answers to the number of selections requested in each question.Which 2 statements describe the appropriate application of Agile Project Management when developing the Solution Architecture Definition (SAD)?

• Paper-based drawings are to be used for each option being considered for the building and gardens.
• The SAD must include a physically-built miniature model of the Hoy Hall building.
• The Architecture Angels' Marketing Director can request a SAD to illustrate the achievability of complex elements of the solution.
• The views of the 'Hoy for Hoy Hall' Action Group members are NOT relevant to the business decision made by Architecture Angels' Finance Director when approving the final option.
• The SAD should contain high-level costs for all elements of each solution option.

How should the lack of provision of a fire escape from the upstairs of the building in Timebox B initially be dealt with?

• The Solution Development Team should revise the Timebox Plans for Timeboxes B and C.
• The Solution Development Team should commence understanding and delivering the new requirement.
• The Architect, in the role of Technical Co-ordinator, should escalate the issue to Architecture Angels' Senior Management Team.
• The Project Manager should escalate the issue to the Marketing Director, who is in the role of Business Visionary.

How should the Project Manager assist the electricians to deliver the wiring?

• Provide separate electricians' rooms so they can focus on their work.
• Hold a weekly meeting for electricians so they can report on progress.
• Encourage the Business Ambassador to be available to discuss location of electrical sockets.
• Produce a detailed design of all electrical socket locations, to be approved by the Technical Co- ordinator.

Xan Insurance Company operates from one location - a large, open-plan office in the centre of a city. Those employees that will be working within the Solution Development Team are all based in this office but work at different ends of the office in separate departments.What action should the Project Manager suggest to ensure the most effective collaboration of the Solution Development Team?

• Create an email group for the Solution Development Team to collaborate on ideas.
• Set up a telephone or video conferencing facility so that all members of the team can collaborate effectively.
• Relocate these employees to a new project area, with a number of desks where the Solution Development Team can sit together.
• No action required as these employees are located in the same office.

Answer the following questions about the acceptance criteria within the project.Decide whether the approach to setting and using acceptance criteria has been applied appropriately and select the response that supports your decision.The objective of Solution Development Timebox B is to ensure that the front and east wings are finished and approved. The Project Manager has pointed out that acceptance criteria for this part of the solution need to be agreed.Is this an appropriate action related to acceptance criteria?

• Yes, because this will allow the Solution Development Team to focus on the quality of the Solution Development Timebox's deliverable as a whole, in order to keep focus on the business need.
• Yes, because it will be easier to set acceptance criteria for the Solution Development Timebox as a whole, rather than setting specific acceptance criteria for each individual requirement.
• No, because the acceptance criteria for the Solution Development Timebox are just the amalgamation of the individual requirements' acceptance criteria, with nothing extra.
• No, because the Solution Development Timebox objective will change if any new requirements emerge or any lower priority requirements are de-scoped.

Which 2 statements explain why the Architecture Angels' Marketing Director would be an appropriate Business Visionary?

• Is a friend of the Architecture Angels' Chief Executive.
• Is fully committed to changing the company's strategic direction to include hotel renovation.
• Is one of the original four founders of the company.
• As a Director, will ensure that the project is NOT driven by the cost-consciousness of the Finance Director in the role of Business Sponsor.
• Has a passion for old buildings and can see the potential for business opportunity.

An external web developer is to be contracted to create the new coffee bar insurance area on the existing web site. The chosen web developer will only agree to work on a 'fixed price for a fixed specification' contract.What action should the Project Manager take?

• Ensure the later elements of the project reflect the most valuable features of the product being built by the contractor.
• Agree to a 'fixed price for a fixed specification' contract with a requirement for the web developer to provide daily progress reports.
• Refuse to employ the chosen web developer as this is not an Agile approach to project management.
• Divide the work into component parts to ensure the web developer is focused on, and is paid to deliver, only what is specified for each component.