An agile team is working on the first sprint, and have already planned the second and third sprints. However, market conditions now require a change to the features. What should the product owner do?

1. A. Communicate the importance of the business need to the team and refine the product backlog.
2. B. Ask the team to discuss the changes to the features with the customer.
3. C. Meet with the agile team lead to prioritize the requirements.
4. D. Discuss and prioritize the requirements with the team.

Correct Answer: A

How can a scrum team obtain more feedback from a minimally responsive outside stakeholder?

1. A. Keep sprints short.
2. B. Invite the stakeholder to the daily stand ups.
3. C. Ask the stakeholder for estimates for each user story.
4. D. Schedule more demos during each sprint.

Correct Answer: A

A mature agile team welcomes a new member. Due to poor experiences with a previous team, the new member is reluctant to communicate.
What should the agile project leader do?

1. A. Bring up the new member's impediments at the next meeting to demonstrate team support of input.
2. B. Assure the new member that inputs on impediments are valued, and demonstrate this at the next meeting.
3. C. Have a senior lead work with the new member to avoid a negative impact on team productivity.
4. D. Privately work with the new member to address any impediments.

Correct Answer: C

A learn using Kanban identifies mat their cycle time has significant variation After brainstorming, the team determines that the root cause is the stones' varying sizes and risks What should the team do?

1. A. Reduce work in progress (W1P) limits to accommodate slack for riskier stories
2. B. Create a triage step on the Kanban board to pre-identify risky stones
3. C. Set a policy lo break down stories larger than a specified complexity, then adjust the WIP
4. D. Create a dedicated overflow swimlane on the Kanban board for stones that are loo large

Correct Answer: C

A new CIO advocates an agile framework for new IT projects, but the team has reservations. How should the CIO ensure that the team will be aligned with this?

1. A. Obtain executive team buy-in by conducting a meeting to present the advantages of agile principles and processes.
2. B. Issue a memo of understanding that agile principles should be implemented for all new projects.
3. C. Introduce agile principles and processes, then make the change an experiment to obtain buy-in.
4. D. Require all staff and management to attend agile training and adhere to its principles.

Correct Answer: C