PMI ACP 301-360

301. The project manager has requested that the customer participate in the requirements gathering session for the next release. A conflict comes up regarding the requirements between the customer and team. What should the project manager do?. A. Based on value to the organization, the project manager should decide what can be included or not in the final requirements. B. The customer is the end user of the product and should have the authority to decide about the product requirements. C. The project manager should discuss the requirements with the customer alone so that the team can deliver the prioritized requirements. D. Encourage self-organization by communicating the importance of a collaborative approach in decision making about the requirements.

302. A project is to be started with a team of nine existing and nine new members. The scrum master feels that the team is too large and wants to break it into three teams. The scrum master sets a constraint that each team have an equal number of existing team members for knowledge sharing and experience. What should the scrum master do to accomplish this?. A. Ask the team members' functional managers for guidance on how to group the team members. B. Observe which team members are comfortable working together, then assign accordingly. C. Ensure that members begin to self-organize as small teams with efficiently distributed skills. D. Assign team members to their respective teams based on the skills known to the scrum master.

303. A key stakeholder feels they do not understand the project at a comprehensive level. What should the agile practitioner do?. A. Send daily status emails to let stakeholders know what progress is being made. B. Invite stakeholders to attend daily Scrum meetings to get feedback. C. Share information via interactive methods such as a brainstorming session. D. Build the feature backlog and then solicit stakeholder feedback.

304. A team member does not understand what the project risks are or the impact that they could have. How should an agile leader communicate risks in a way that the team will understand?. A. Create a RACI chart (responsible, accountable, consulted, informed) that identifies who is accountable for each risk. B. Create a Gantt chart that includes slack to accommodate for unknowns. C. Create a communications management plan that details who is responsible for communicating risks. D. Create a risk burndown chart showing the reduction of risks over time.

305. A large, corporate organization is forced to hire new team members in a geographically remote location from the current team. The manager of the department is concerned about the team not being colocated. What behavior would indicate the team is not working well together?. A. Team members are sending more emails to the team. B. The duration of feedback cycles has increased. C. The velocity has increased by having the new team work on items. D. New team members requested to move meetings due to time differences.

306. A software company is developing an accounting software system to market to customers. The team has been working on the project for six weeks and has great velocity. One of the major stakeholders approached the scrum master and asked for a bi-weekly status report because they feel they are not being properly updated. How should the scrum master respond to this request?. A. Inform the stakeholder that all updates are provided in the sprint review sessions and encourage them to attend. B. Create and update bi-weekly project status reports for the stakeholder who requested the report. C. Escalate this to the stakeholder's supervisor because this is an unreasonable request. D. Ignore the stakeholder's request and continue working on the project as they have been for the past six weeks.

307. The project lead of a newly created agile project delivery team realizes that there are gaps in the knowledge of some team members. The lack of specific skills will add risk to the project delivery if the project becomes too dependent on specific resources for complete delivery. What should the project lead do to address the gaps and develop a high-performing team?. A. Ask each team member to document their solutions extensively in a knowledge repository for knowledge exchange between the team. B. Pair team members and ensure review of technical deliverables by partners in each sprint before integration of the solution. C. Create an environment of continued learning by providing opportunities for team members to develop their skills as generalized specialists. D. Replace the team members with highly qualified individuals that have experience in the specific technologies required for completing delivery.

308. Stakeholders are unhappy because they have not been consulted on a user interface (UI) for a project that will have a significant impact on end users once it is launched. How should this situation be handled?. A. The agile team should engage stakeholders regarding the proposed designs and ensure that sufficient engagement occurs throughout the project in an adaptive way. B. The agile practitioner should inform the stakeholders that the UI has already been approved by the project team and the project sponsor, so the team is committed to staying the course. C. All stakeholders should go through the approved project charter and the business requirements document to reduce the number of late changes or requests. D. The stakeholders should contact the project sponsor to get the project halted until new requirements are agreed upon.

309. A client has provided their requirements and deadline to the project team. The requirements are confusing, and the team is frustrated. What should the team's servant leader do?. A. Try to motivate the team by recounting examples of their past successes. B. Ask the team to find user stories from similar projects for this customer. C. Ask the team to restate the requirements and review them with the client. D. Ask the team to develop user stories and build deliverables based on the requirements.

310. During an agile team retrospective, some junior team members discussed an approach that could improve the overall team performance. How should the agile practitioner handle the recommendation?. A. Record the suggestion to be considered for future projects. B. Invite the team to evaluate the suggestion and measure the effectiveness of the implementation. C. Let the product owner consider the proposal and decide whether to adopt the suggested practice. D. Let the team’s senior members decide whether to adopt the suggested practice.

311. A new Scrum team is struggling with the various ceremonies of Scrum. Among other things, the product owner and stakeholders find the technical architecture and design presentations during sprint reviews less than informative. What should the team do?. A. Refocus the sprint review meetings to demonstrate working software and seek feedback on the product. B. Reach out to other, more experienced teams to seek input as to how to present the technical details in a more informative manner. C. Explain the importance of the technical architecture and design presentations and improve the presentation format. D. Invite technical managers and architects who will be a more appropriate audience to their sprint reviews.

312. Two team members are working together to deliver an asset management tool. The code delivered by team member A during this sprint is not aligning with the specifications written by team member B. Both team members do not seem to agree on the look and feel of some functionality. What should the scrum master do in this situation?. A. Understand the root cause of this issue and recommend discussing their differences to find common ground. B. Hold a team meeting to discuss these issues and help direct the whole team on how to proceed further. C. Let the two team members resolve the conflict on their own. D. Ask their functional manager to intervene and resolve the issue.

313. An agile team is continuously interrupted by stakeholders wanting to ask product backlog questions. Distractions can have a negative impact on value delivery and quality. Who is responsible for protecting against distractions?. A. Product owner. B. Project manager. C. Agile leader. D. Developers.

314. An organization is shifting to an agile delivery methodology. An agile project manager has been assigned to the transformation project. What should the agile project manager do to ensure a high level of adoption?. A. Focus on not just the "what," but also the "how" of delivering projects. B. Ensure that there is buy-in from senior management to adopt agile. C. Identify strong product owners to ensure project teams are delivering value. D. Train the team on the fundamentals of the agile mindset and principles.

315. An agile team is struggling to achieve their goal during the first release due to an unstable environment beyond the authority of the product owner. Close to the end of the current sprint, the release manager resigns and a new person takes over. What should the scrum master do?. A. Report the issue to the product owner and request help. B. Let the new release manager participate in the daily standup. C. Invite the new release manager to the sprint demo and ask for help. D. Send a status report to the release manager, highlighting the issue.

316. A customer has given a project team several requests for new features on a product. The customer is upset that the requests have been placed in the backlog and are not currently being worked on by the team. What should the team do next?. A. Review the feature requests and reject the most complex ones. B. Organize the feature requests from simple to complex. C. Prioritize the requests for the next sprint. D. Turn the requests into user stories and prioritize them.

317. An agile practitioner is in the process of refining requirements. The requirements keep changing based upon with whom the agile practitioner speaks. What should the agile practitioner do in this situation?. A. Ask the scrum master to help reduce the rate of change. B. Work with the agile coach to document the requirements in a collaborative way. C. Work with the stakeholder directly rather than go through different layers of people. D. Work with the development team to confirm the requirements.

318. An agile team is having a meeting with a customer to formulate the product requirements for the next iteration. The outcome of the meeting is a set of clear and detailed requirements. What should the team do next?. A. Run automated tests on the legacy functionality. B. Ask the customer to write tests that will be used to know when a story has been correctly developed. C. Start coding on the selected user stories to meet the requirements. D. Write tests that will be used to know when a story has been correctly developed.

319. A Kanban team is struggling to prioritize and determine which tasks to handle first according to value. What should the team do to improve this situation?. A. Involve their product owner. B. Review their work in progress (WIP) limits. C. Use class of service. D. Measure their lead time.

320. The product owner is very concerned about work not being completed and tested before a hard release date. What can the agile team do to mitigate this risk?. A. High-risk features can be prioritized to fit into releases with less work in progress. B. Low-risk, low-value features can be prioritized and completed first. C. High-risk, low-value features can be evaluated by the team early in the release. D. The work in progress can be adjusted to get more reviews with high-risk features.

321. A project team tasked with delivering a solution with extremely aggressive timelines is facing an issue with meeting their sprint velocity targets. To address this issue and bring the project back on track, what action should the team take?. A. Perform value stream analysis to eliminate the processes with wastage. B. Reevaluate the minimum viable product (MVP) deliverables to remove high-risk stories and meet timelines. C. Adjust the story points included in each sprint to represent the actual velocity. D. Include high-risk stories in earlier sprints to deliver incremental velocity.

322. An organization wants to increase value delivery in its agile projects. What should the agile teams do?. A. Perform analysis and development work, but no testing because that should be managed by another specialized team. B. Master available technology and tools to provide informative dashboards to the stakeholders. C. Work with product owners and turn product backlog items into potentially shippable product increments. D. Complete projects by their deadlines and share the budgets upfront with project sponsors.

323. During a six-week iteration, an issue is identified by a team member. After analysis, the team member determines that it will take at least two weeks to resolve. What should the team member do?. A. Notify the product owner and begin resolution. B. Communicate the issue to the team in the next stand up meeting. C. Immediately begin resolution, and communicate it to the team during the retrospective. D. Work on the next activity, and communicate it to the team during the retrospective.

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

325. A project team's standups often run over the allotted time as members attempt to resolve issues. With a large team, this is leading to productivity impacts and bringing complaints from some members that the meetings are wasting their time when they are not directly involved in an issue’s resolution. How can the project leader help to manage the team's time?. A. Set up individual status meetings and find ways to make sure issues are resolved in advance so that time is not wasted for all team members during the standups. B. Add time to the standups to accommodate issue-resolution discussions so that everyone is up to date on the decisions made. C. Change the standups to weekly status meetings with a longer duration to allow team members to resolve issues collaboratively. D. Ask team members to raise issues during standups and then discuss resolution options with specific members in separate conversations.

326. A team member on a self-directed team is concerned that a feature the customer wants is outside of what the team will be able to deliver. What should the team member do next?. A. Escalate the concern to the project sponsor for necessary action. B. Adjust the feature to make it work as needed. C. Work directly with the customer to arrive at a suitable compromise. D. Log this into the risk register and inform the team at the next standup meeting.

327. A team worked with a customer to estimate all user stories for the must have features. During release planning sessions, the customer indicated they prefer 3-week iterations that begin on Thursdays and end on Wednesdays. The team spent several days determining which stories should be developed for iteration 0 and understanding the customer’s priorities for the remaining stories. The project sponsor attends the Friday meeting and requests a high-level estimate of when they can invite the chief executive officer (CEO) to a demonstration of the minimum viable product (MVP). What should the team tell the sponsor at this point in the planning process?. A. They do not have enough information to estimate a date range yet but can provide the number of 3-week iterations required. B. They can provide an anticipated date with the assumption that conditions will be ideal. C. They can provide a broad range but cannot realistically set a target release date until the team's velocity stabilizes. D. They will send an update when all of the stories are estimated and prioritized in the backlog.

328. An agile coach is guiding a team across multiple locations. They need a united communication approach that involves task-oriented communications and discussion boards with effectiveness. Which method of communication would be most effective?. A. Interactive communication. B. Pull communication. C. Interpersonal communication. D. Push communication.

329. An agile team is building a training safety video based on current government regulations. The agile coach knows the regulations are likely to change before the release date. How should the agile coach address this change?. A. Plan for the second release to include regulatory changes and new features. B. Hold off making changes during the current release because the regulatory changes cannot be planned for. C. Verify the team is building the product in increments which can be adapted at the last minute if necessary. D. Monitor regulatory discussions to get a head start on the upcoming regulatory changes.

330. HOTSPOT - Organizations that implement agile project management focus on upgrading existing products and services through cost reductions, time savings, or quality enhancements for existing customers (i.e., operational agility). Organizations need to realize that the major financial gains from agile project management will result from the practice of what? (Select answer from dropdown). 1. 2. 3. 4.

331. An employee just received an Agile certification and has been promoted to team leader. They are working on a project that is experiencing issues with late deliverables. After monitoring project progress, they notice that one impediment is continuously repeated at start of each phase, affecting team's productivity. How should the team leader exhibit servant leadership?. A. By being a change agent. B. By being the authority on processes. C. By being a coach. D. By removing impediments.

332. During agile training, an aspiring scrum master with experience in predictive projects asks about the differences between the Kanban approach and the agile approach. How should the agile trainer respond?. A. The Kanban approach relies on storyboards. B. The Kanban approach focuses on adaptive, simultaneous workflows. C. There are no work-in-process limits in the Kanban approach. D. Kanban teams employ a pull system.

333. In several recent agile team status meetings, there have been discussions about increases in costly bugs and late product deliveries, resulting in lower quality and higher costs. Team members feel they spend too much time in planning and process meetings, then feel rushed to complete their work. How should the agile lead implement an effective and efficient solution?. A. Review the quality assurance and control processes with the team to ensure that even new team members understand the service level agreement (SLA) made with the customer. B. Suggest the team commit to a 2-month trial using Kanban. Focus on delivering value to the customer using pull criteria before advancing work. The team will have planning meetings as needed with no special meetings about the process. C. Hire a consultant team to perform a root cause analysis, which will determine the fundamental issues from both perspectives, then meet with the team to determine the best method to get the project back on track. D. Work with the team to create a spike story for the next iteration to investigate the issue. Create a plan to get the project back on track and present it at the next status meeting to gain stakeholder acceptance.

334. In an adaptive environment, project managers use their skills and expertise to help the team adapt to changing circumstances and deliver to their stakeholders. While some agile practitioners may argue that the role of a project manager is not needed in self-organizing teams, pragmatic agile practitioners and organizations recognize that project managers can add benefit in many situations. The key difference is that their roles and responsibilities may look somewhat different in an adaptive environment. What are some of the practices a project manager can bring to an adaptive environment?. A. Building a collaborative decision-making environment with key stakeholders, teams, and sponsors. B. Ownership of detailed project planning, user histories, retrospectives, showcases and metrics board. C. Ensuring agile values and principles are adopted by all teams involved in delivery of the project. D. Developing the project charter, writing the project plan, and following the achievement of all milestones.

335. An agile coach advised a project manager to continuously improve their ability to support their team and remove any obstacles in the project's way. What role is the agile coach advising to the project manager to take on?. A. Scrum master. B. People manager. C. Servant leader. D. Squad leader.

336. An agile team is optimizing the workflow by investing in initiatives to identify and reduce unnecessary handovers and delays. What should the team do in this situation?. A. Create a value stream map. B. Draw a risk burndown chart. C. Use a kanban board. D. Make a cumulative flow diagram.

337. An agile team is working on refining project requirements. Due to new dependencies uncovered in every working session, the team is unable to complete the detailed solution requirements. Instead of trying to complete requirements, what should the team do to work collaboratively to identify and prioritize the most important requirements and adapt to changes as needed?. A. Report this as a blocker and ask senior management to provide the right subject matter experts (SMEs) until all the outstanding issues can be dosed. B. Identify the key business stakeholders and invite them to day-long sessions until all the dependencies and outstanding issues can be closed. C. Identify the key dependencies that need to be resolved in order of priority level so the user stories can meet the definition of ready (DoR) criteria. D. Report this as a blocker and ensure the product owner is able to deprioritize the issues so the user stories can meet the definition of ready (DoR) criteria.

338. A Scrum team decided to switch to Kanban for the maintenance phase of the product. The kanban board consists of the following columns "To do," "In progress," "Ready to be tested," "Test in progress," and "Done." Since the team changed their way of working, they have noticed the work is flowing slower in the system. A large queue of "Ready to be tested" work items has been building up. What should the team do to improve its speed of delivery?. A. Analyze the process efficiency, cycle time, and lead time of the entire process. B. Estimate in story points and pull in new work per the team’s capacity. C. Add limits to all columns and only pull work in when the queue is not full. D. Create a cumulative flow diagram and start looking for bottlenecks.

339. An agile lead is working on a project to build a new product that will bring substantial business value to a company. Company executives want to present the first release at an important industry fair the following month. The agile lead started the project the previous month, and the team planned the release to take 8 iterations. For the past 4 iterations, work has been performed as planned and on time. In the current iteration, however, one team member will be out for the remainder of the project. Without this team member, velocity would drop 30%. What should the agile lead do to ensure the release will be on time for the fair?. A. Reduce the scope of the release to meet the deadline. B. Deliver as many features as possible based on the new velocity. C. Extend the project timeline to accommodate the missing team member. D. Hire a new team member to replace the missing one.

340. What is a specific development practice that has been effective in implementing disciplined DevOps?. A. Put the client first. B. Create a safe environment. C. Practice continuous delivery. D. Manage risk.

341. During a recent sprint review meeting with stakeholders, the product owner received detailed feedback indicating the critical changes needed for upgrading the legacy system to better align with the latest technologies and user needs. How should the product owner help ensure the product backlog is effectively managed, while helping the team remain focused? (Refer to the Product Backlog Exhibit). A. Prioritize the stakeholder feedback, considering the impact on strategic objectives and current workload, and discuss these priorities with the team in the next sprint planning meeting to collaboratively decide on the next steps. B. Implement the changes in the current sprint, reallocating resources and adjusting the sprint goals to accommodate the feedback immediately, regardless of the current workload and potential impact on ongoing tasks. C. Update the product backlog immediately without consulting the team, ensuring that the most critical feedback is addressed as soon as possible, even if it disrupts the current workflow. D. Disregard the feedback until the next product release, focusing solely on the current sprint commitments to avoid any disruption and maintain the current workflow, even if it means delaying potentially valuable changes.

342. What should a product owner do when a new stakeholder is complaining that they are not receiving the relevant financial data regarding the project. A. Work with the scrum master to give the stakeholder access to the related information radiator. B. Invite the stakeholder to the next sprint planning session so they can ask questions of the team. C. Ask the team to prepare the requested data in the next iteration. D. Direct the stakeholder to the project team so they can provide more data.

343. A business analyst has been assigned to optimize a process to deliver healthcare services to patients in a clinic. In creating a value stream map, what will the business analyst’s key observations include?. A. Process breakdowns and workflow. B. Wait times and cycle times. C. Process maps and story points. D. Activity sequences and earned value (EV).

344. An agile coach is working on a software development project. Their team is approaching the sprint deadline, but their client is requesting to include additional features that will bring added value. What should the agile coach do to address this requirement?. A. Explain to the client that the sprint deadline is approaching and the feature can be included in the next iteration. B. Remind the team and the client of the importance of assessing the risks of these features before deciding to include them. C. Negotiate with the team to add the additional features in this sprint because they are important requirements. D. Ask the client for an extension of the deadline to enable delivery of this sprint with the additional features.

345. A user interface (UI) developer has features for channels ready for review. During the team review, the architect is disappointed that Splunk software has not been implemented for better server and client logs. The architect insists on the implementation of Splunk software, which will impact the release date. Which one of the following is the ideal option for the team to resolve this conflict?. A. Have the team brainstorm and propose error logging at the client level, which will have a higher impact with less effort within the release timeline. B. The product owner should explain to the architect that monitoring, alerting, and logging are not essential for the customer and can be prioritized post-release. C. Inform the sponsor that features are being added and will extend the release date after getting approval and communicating this to the architect. D. Ask the developer to build and let the testing be postponed until after the release, and inform the architect that the feature will be implemented.

346. The team is working to build a new Al model that will summarize and create presentation materials for executive leaders from external and internal content. The team believes there is value in increasing the scope of work as it will benefit the organization. Which two actions should the product owner take first? (Choose two.). A. Determine the cost and resource requirements. B. Create a spike to determine the dependencies. C. Create a change request to formalize the requirements. D. Seek executive approval on the approach. E. Determine the purpose and value proposition on the approach.

347. A product owner needs to elaborate on a product roadmap. How can the product owner collaborate with stakeholders to identify the features that offer maximum value?. A. Identify the product users and their high-level key activities to get their perspective because the product is intended for them. B. Obtain the project sponsor's perspective to get an initial idea of the features they believe the product should have to guide the development team. C. Analyze the development team's capacity and skills because these will determine which features to include in the roadmap. D. Create a draft of the product roadmap that the development team can use as a guide for further guidance.

348. Daily coordination meeting attendance has been declining recently. Those who attend have little to contribute outside of what they are currently working on. The project manager met with the team to remind them of the importance of regular, face-to-face communication. The project team feels the daily coordination meetings are not adding value. What should the project manager do?. A. Keep the meetings because some find them valuable and assume that those not attending are working steadily and have no blockers. B. Change the meeting to the end of the day ensure it lasts only 15 minutes and require all team members to attend. C. Work with team members to create a wiki where they can record their current accomplishments. D. Reduce the occurrence of meetings because team members regularly communicate with one another and the customer.

349. A product owner adds user stories to the backlog on a daily basis. The stories are vague requests, and the product owner expects the details to be clarified once the team works on the prioritization list. How should the team members address this challenge so that the prioritization meeting does not become a brainstorming session?. A. Ask the product owners to invite a subject matter expert (SME) to the meeting so the prioritization meeting will be more effective. B. Ask the product owner to review their items with the product owner’s teammates before adding user stories to the backlog. C. Ask the product owner to schedule a meeting with a subject matter expert (SME) to review items before adding user stories to the backlog. D. Ask the product owner to review the stories with the scrum master before the prioritization meeting takes place.

350. An organization is undergoing an agile transformation to improve its market position. Management wants minimal overhead in connection with the agile initiative and wants the agile teams to control the work in process (WIP) and ensure that iterations do not result in waste. Which approach should be used in this scenario?. A. Feature-driven development (FDD). B. Extreme Programming (XP). C. Scrum. D. Kanban.

351. An agile project was underway for two months and delivered the expected value to the stakeholders. However, during a sprint review, a team member complained that the product owner constantly changes requirements and the member feels that this is blocking the team’s performance. How can the scrum master handle this situation?. A. Work with the product owner to include fewer features in the next sprint planning. B. Hire more team members to elevate the team's velocity to increase performance. C. Tell the team members that changes are natural and welcome if the project is delivering value. D. Schedule more meetings with the team and the product owner to refine the backlog constantly.

352. As part of the organizational change, all project teams within the digital channel’s portfolio have been directed to move from 3-week iterations to 2-week iterations. The development team is frustrated as they think there will not be enough time to test. The product owner does not like this change as it will increase the number of ceremonies. Which two actions should the scrum master take? (Choose two.). A. Proactively engage the resource managers to lead the team and provide the required support. B. Request the enterprise coach and human resources support the team with the transition. C. Document the pros and cons and review with stakeholders to determine the dependencies. D. Protect the team from disruptions and seek an exemption for status quo. E. Assess the impacts of the change and brainstorm potential solutions.

353. A project manager was assigned to lead the development of a new application for a company. The application will be widely used by all company employees around the world. During the first meeting with key project stakeholders, the project manager was asked to find a way to determinate all possible types of users who may interact with the application that is going to be developed. What should the project manager do next?. A. Push it back due to the number of users and socialize the idea of developing a standard application and training session for all users. B. Identify and create personas that can help the team better understand the needs of the target user base. C. Build a minimum viable product (MVP), a standard application for all users, and release the new version (per users/areas). D. Engage the human resources (HR) team to identify the key users and interview all of them accordingly.

354. The vice president (VP) of an organization has been asked by the chief information officer (CIO) to have their teams to embrace an agile approach to projects. The VP , however, often insists teams use a more predictive approach to project management which allows the project managers to do what they like. How should an agile team member coach the VP and teams be more effective?. A. Coach the chief information officer (CIO) on implementation of agile benefits and expectations. B. Coach the teams on implementation of agile benefits and expectations. C. Coach the managers on implementation of agile benefits and expectations. D. Coach the vice president (VP) on implementation of agile benefits and expectations.

355. A team developing application software is working in pairs. A project manager notices that important information is sometimes not shared among team members, leading to delays in the development process. What should the project manager do to improve team performance and eliminate any communication impediments?. A. Form new pairs of developers based on the years of expertise and project management knowledge. B. Use task boards so the team can keep track of the work done and future implementation planning. C. Schedule in-person meetings at the end of each iteration, allowing team members to share knowledge and experience. D. Seek expert judgment and a new collaboration model that will strengthen team cohesiveness.

356. The product owner is working on an application that will be built in a data lake leveraging a data integration and transformation software application. With a budget of US$17,000 remaining, how should the product owner allocate the money? (Refer to Exhibit A). A. Prioritize the features based on customer feedback and potential value. B. Focus on the reporting module since it has the highest estimated cost. C. Complete the data repository and reprioritize based on the remaining budget. D. Proceed with all of the planned features to ensure completeness.

357. A Scrum team has worked hard to reach their sprint goal, but impediments have prevented them from succeeding. The team needed help from a specialist on another team, but the specialist was on a 2-week vacation. What should the scrum master do?. A. At the sprint retrospective, the scrum master and development team should discuss why the team did not know the specialist was unavailable during the sprint. The scrum master should then set clear rules so situations like these can be avoided in the future. B. It can be very distressing for a Scrum team not to reach its sprint goals. The scrum master should hold an evaluation meeting to discuss who in the team was responsible for discovering the specialist was not available, then make an improvement task for the next sprint. C. The scrum master, as a servant leader, should always try to remain positive about the team's work. Even when team members’ make mistakes, there should be trust that everyone is doing their best. Engaged team members work more efficiently, and a sustainable pace is important for project success. D. At the sprint retrospective, the Scrum team should reflect on how the past sprint has worked out. The scrum master should facilitate an open discussion to discover the root causes for the missed sprint goals and find a way to avoid similar situations in future sprints.

358. The team is considering committing to 44 story points for the upcoming sprint. Based on the velocity chart, what advice should the scrum master offer the team?. A. Reduce the commitment to 40 story points to ensure a higher chance of meeting the commitment. B. Maintain a commitment of 46 story points, representing the most frequently completed velocity. C. Increase the commitment to 48 story points to push the team toward higher performance. D. Commit to 44 story points as it aligns with the team's average velocity for completed story points.

359. During sprints, the development team members are frequently invited to various meetings to provide technical opinions, consuming the team's working time and causing compliance issues. Which action should the scrum master take to address this situation?. A. Request additional resources to prevent compliance issues while still fostering a collaborative workplace. B. Escalate the concern to the product owner and request that they prioritize the development work. C. Designate a single team member to attend the meetings and establish a capacity buffer for each sprint. D. Reject all external meetings for the development team so they can fully focus on their sprint tasks.

360. DRAG DROP - All the developers on a project team are working offshore in a different time zone, resulting in many issues. Match the issues to the agile practitioner's recommendations for resolutions below. (Drag the Problems/Issues on the left to the box in the center, corresponding to the correct Recommendations for Resolution on the right).