During a Kanban team's daily stand up, an agile coach observes that the team seems disinterested in the work status. While it appears that there are no issues with flow, there is a marked lack of attention to team effort. When the agile coach queries the team for reasons, members explain that work continues to be scheduled with no end in sight.
What should the agile coach do?

1. A. Work with the team to determine points at which to celebrate its work.
2. B. Provide the team with a break by scheduling a team event.
3. C. Have the team increase work in progress (WIP) levels to more quickly complete the flow.
4. D. Rejuvenate the team by temporarily reducing WIP levels.

Correct Answer: A

A key stakeholder cannot attend the project vision statement development workshop. The stakeholder has emailed their requirements to the agile team lead, and believes that the vision statement is not critical.
How should the agile team lead respond?

1. A. Emphasize to the stakeholder that a common, detailed vision will better ensure team understanding of the project.
2. B. Personally meet with the stakeholder to understand their requirements, and then share the vision with the team.
3. C. Work with the team to create a vision from the stakeholder's supplied requirements.
4. D. Explain to the team that creating a vision is not critical in agile projects, as requirements may change over time.

Correct Answer: A

More details for a story are required before the upcoming sprint planning meeting. What should the scrum master do?

1. A. Email the product owner requesting detailed story specifications and wait for a response
2. B. Gather the details from the team members before sprint planning
3. C. Schedule a story grooming session with the product owner before sprint planning
4. D. Conduct a planning poker session with the team

Correct Answer: C

How should a project leader manage stakeholder expectations in an agile project?

1. A. Establish a common vision and success criteria and involve all the stakeholders in the iteration reviews.
2. B. Invite stakeholders for the iteration reviews but do not include new stakeholders which may limit project success.
3. C. Involve all the stakeholders in iteration reviews but do not entertain all expectations of all stakeholders.
4. D. Communicate issues to all stakeholders via email and only communicate risks to internal stakeholders.

Correct Answer: A

An event management team is following an agile approach to prepare for an upcoming conference. The regional sales manager, from where the conference is to be held, contacts the team with a number of questions about the company's booth.
What should the team do?

1. A. Inform the sponsor about the regional sales manager's disruptiveness and ask that all questions be diverted to the weekly meetings.
2. B. Stay focused on the current iteration and let the project manager deal with the regional sales manager's questions.
3. C. Invite the regional sales manager to the next iteration review to share the progress.
4. D. Create a risk on the risk register to account for some potentially new requirements from the regional sales manager.

Correct Answer: C