PMI-ACP Mock Examination

There are 30 multiple choice questions to complete.

1. Which of the following is a principle of Kanban?

a. Review the work that has been done today

b. Visualise the work that has been done today
c. Assess the work that has been done today
d. Record the work that has been done today

2. Integrative negotiation involves parties that bargain to extract as much as possible

for oneself. True or false?

a. True
b. False

3. Resisting control and showing hostility is part of which stage of the Tuckman
model?

a. Norming
b. Adjourning
c. Performing
d. Storming

4. Fill in the gap. Story maps provide a visual depicting the relationship between
different ________ in a project.

a. User stories
b. Epic Stories
c. Customer stories
d. Product Stories

5. What is the function of the Scrum Team in the risk adjusted backlog?

a. Implement top backlog items

b. Provide feedback
c. Evaluate feedback and update backlog
d. Implement all backlog items
6. Which of the following is NOT one of the five levels of agile planning?

a. Release planning
b. Iteration planning
c. Daily Planning
d. Weekly Planning

7. The twelve principles of agile development can be categorised under design

excellence, team communication, and which other category?

a. Regular delivery of designs

b. Regular delivery of software
c. Team Collaboration
d. Change and Requirements

8. Project status and which of the following elements are evaluated in the daily
scrum?

a. Progress of the iteration

b. Progress of the sprint
c. Progress of the iteration/sprint
d. Review of the sprint

9. Which of the following descriptions do NOT apply to a burn down chart?

a. Graphical representation of work remaining on each day

b. Displays how quickly the team is working on user stories
c. Indicates the progress of work towards a specific goal
d. Enables project events to become visible

10. What is the third stage of the Test Driven Development process?

a. Write the code to make the test pass

b. Refactor to improve quality
c. Run the test and watch it fail
d. Write a test
11. What is the third stage of the continuous improvement cycle?

a. Identify
b. Assess
c. Plan
d. Execute

12. An iteration is a period during which the Agile team produce the next increment of
the software. An iteration lasts for a period of how many weeks?

a. 1-2
b. 1-3
c. 1-4
d. 2-4

13. Which of the following models allow for participatory decisions?

i. Voting
ii. Decision spectrum
iii. Brainstorming
iv. Fist of five

a. i, ii, iii
b. ii, iii, iv
c. i, iii, iv
d. All of the above

14. Fill in the gap. The time taken to complete a feature from start (entering product
backlog) to end (done) is referred to as the _________.

a. Complete Time
b. Production Time
c. Order Time
d. Cycle Time
15. Which of the following are key agile principles?

I. Feedback and continuous improvement

II. Highest value tops the priority list
III. Baseline and Change Control
IV. Small but integrated teams

a. i, ii, iv
b. ii, iii, iv
c. i, iii, iv
d. All of the above

16. Which of the following financial metrics is used to evaluate the efficiency of a
project investment?

a. Internal Rate of Return

b. Net Present Value
c. Return of Investment
d. Net Cash Flow

17. Which Kaizen concepts is concerned with cleanliness in the workplace?

a. Shitsuke
b. Seiketsu
c. Seiton
d. Seiso

18. Fill in the gap. Crucial requirements are dealt with and delivered first in
__________.

a. A project Charter
b. Customer Valued Prioritisation
c. Value based decomposition
d. MoSCoW Prioritisation

19. Which of the following is the correct definition for Osmotic Communication?

a. Indirect information transfer through overheard conversations

b. Direct information transfer through direct conversations
c. Indirect information transfer through direct conversations
d. Direct information transfer through indirect conversations
20. Which of the following is NOT an active listening skill?

a. Ask open-ended questions

b. Request information
c. Request clarification
d. Paraphrase

21. Continuous improvement is a process that identifies new opportunities for which
of the following elements?

i. Reducing Waste
ii. Product Development
iii. Improving Savings
iv. Streamlining Work

a. i, ii, iii
b. ii, iii, iv
c. i, iii, iv
d. All of the above

22. What does the PDCA stand for?

a. Predict, Decide, Control, Administer

b. Plan, Decide, Check, Action
c. Predict, Do, Change, Agree
d. Plan, Do, Check, Act

23. The risks in an Agile project should be determined in which type of planning?

a. Initial planning
b. Rolling wave planning
c. Progressive elaboration
d. Re-planning

24. The development team prioritise the product backlog according to ____________.

a. Customer purchases
b. Customer surveys
c. Customer values
d. Customer Complaints
25. Which of the following is NOT an agile technical approach for code development?

a. Code Driven Design

b. Automated Testing
c. Code Refactoring
d. Design Patterns

26. Which of the following are core values of extreme programming?

i. Feedback
ii. Simplicity
iii. Courage
iv. Communication

a. i, ii, iii
b. ii, iii, iv
c. i, iii, iv
d. All of the above

27. Which type of communication is used for large audiences to access at their own
discretion?

a. Push communication
b. Pull communication
c. Interactive communication
d. Social media communication

28. Which of the following facilitation techniques is used to discuss the significant
abilities of an Agile Team and how the team compares against them?

a. Buy a feature
b. Sailboat
c. Spider Web
d. White Elephant Sizing

29. Fill in the gap. __________ is defined on the team’s velocity and the length of the
iteration timebox.

a. Iteration backlog
b. Iteration planning
c. Product backlog
d. Iteration
30. A Value Stream Map is a visual tool used to display which of the following
components?

i. Gaps in information
ii. Links between past to current state
iii. Information flows supporting the product
iv. Snapshot view of the value stream

a. i, ii, iii
b. ii, iii, iv
c. i, iii, iv
d. All of the above