3.4: PMI-ACP Style Sample Questions

Sample Questions

1. A team handles production support tickets. Work arrives unpredictably, and urgent issues often interrupt planned work. Which Agile approach is likely the best fit?
   1. Scrum, because all Agile teams should work in Sprints.
   2. Kanban, because the team needs to visualize work and manage continuous flow.
   3. SAFe, because every support team must use a scaling framework.
   4. Waterfall, because support work cannot be Agile.
2. A product team is building a new customer-facing application. Requirements are uncertain, and stakeholders want frequent opportunities to review working product and adjust priorities. Which thinking lens best fits this situation?
   1. Iteration-based thinking.
   2. Governance-oriented thinking.
   3. Fixed-scope thinking.
   4. Annual planning thinking.
3. A company wants every team to adopt Scrum because Scrum worked well for one product team. Some teams handle operations work, some do research, and some work in regulated compliance environments. What should an Agile coach recommend?
   1. Require Scrum for all teams to maintain consistency.
   2. Select Agile approaches based on each team's work, risks, and delivery needs.
   3. Stop using Agile because one framework cannot fit every team.
   4. Use only traditional project management for regulated teams.
4. A team already uses Scrum events, but it has frequent defects, slow integration, and a codebase that is becoming harder to change. Which Agile method or practice area would most directly help?
   1. XP practices such as test-driven development, refactoring, and continuous integration.
   2. Longer Sprint Reviews.
   3. More status reports from the Scrum Master.
   4. Larger batches of work.
5. A large organization has eight Agile teams working on the same product. The teams are struggling with dependencies, integration issues, and cross-team coordination. Which thinking lens is most relevant?
   1. Scaling thinking.
   2. Individual productivity thinking.
   3. No-process thinking.
   4. Single-team isolation thinking.
6. A healthcare organization wants to adopt Agile but must also maintain auditability, documentation, compliance reviews, and risk controls. What is the best approach?
   1. Avoid Agile because governance and Agile cannot coexist.
   2. Use an approach that balances Agile adaptability with governance and compliance needs.
   3. Remove all documentation because Agile does not use documentation.
   4. Ask teams to ignore compliance during Sprints.
7. A team has many handoffs, long delays, and partially completed work sitting in queues. Customers complain that even small requests take too long. Which thinking lens should the team emphasize?
   1. Lean thinking.
   2. Fixed annual planning.
   3. Individual task assignment.
   4. Scope protection.
8. A startup is testing a new product idea. The team is unsure whether customers actually want the product. What should the team prioritize?
   1. Build the entire product before showing it to users.
   2. Use rapid experimentation and short feedback loops to test assumptions.
   3. Freeze the roadmap for one year.
   4. Avoid customer feedback until the product is complete.
9. Which statement best describes fit-for-purpose agility?
   1. Every team should use the same Agile method for consistency.
   2. Teams should choose the most popular Agile method.
   3. Teams should select practices based on their work, customer needs, risks, and context.
   4. Agile methods should be selected only by senior executives.
10. A team chooses Kanban because they believe it means they no longer need planning, prioritization, or discipline. What is the best response?
    1. Agree, because Kanban eliminates the need for planning.
    2. Explain that Kanban still requires explicit policies, prioritization, WIP limits, and continuous improvement.
    3. Replace Kanban with no process at all.
    4. Tell the team to stop visualizing work.