APPIAN CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE DEVELOPER TRAINING EXAMS:
INSIGHTFUL A+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following best describes the role of the product owner in scrum?
A) They guard agile practices and remove impediments for the developers
B) They are responsible for delivering a usable piece of software in regular
increments
C) They are responsible for defining and prioritizing the work that the developers
will perform
C) They are responsible for defining and prioritizing the work that the developers will
perform
What is a user story?
A) A feature of an application; can be large or small
B) An increment of time, also known as a sprint
C) A high level estimate of the amount of work a team can complete in a sprint
D) Smallest unit of work that creates a functional part of the application
D) Smallest unit of work that creates a functional part of the application
What is meant by DoR?
A) list of criteria a user story must meet in order to be considered ready for
testing
B) list of criteria a user story must meet in order to be added to a sprint for
development
C) list of criteria a user story must meet in order to be considered complete
D) list of criteria a user story must meet in order to be included in a refinement
session
B) list of criteria a user story must meet in order to be added to a sprint for development
Which of the following design objects are useful to model in advance of
development work?
A) user interfaces
B) All of the above
C) data structures
D) process models
,A) user interfaces
B) All of the above
C) data structures
D) process models
What is the product backlog?
A) prioritized list of user stories from which developers pull work
B) list of criteria for unit and user acceptance testing
C) list of criteria a user story must meet before it can be considered complete
D) a list of high level features or characteristics that will drive the product value
A) prioritized list of user stories from which developers pull work
What is the purpose of a release plan?
A) to communicate detailed info about user stories to the development team
B) to identify steps in the deployment pipeline
C) to communicate feature delivery expectations to project stakeholders
D) to document potential development blockers to the team lead
C) to communicate feature delivery expectations to project stakeholders
In Sprint 0, which of the following should you complete?
A) All
B) Agree on a way of working
C) Create a release plan
D) Define success
A) All
B) Agree on a way of working
C) Create a release plan
D) Define success
Sprint 0 aka Initiate Phase
What are the three stages of the Build phase?
A) Planning, Disciplined Development, Inspect and Adapt
B) Planning, Development, Testing
,C) Development, Testing, Adapting
D) Disciplined Development, Inspecting, Adapting
A) Planning, Disciplined Development, Inspect and Adapt
Which of the following statements is true?
A) What will I accomplish tomorrow?
B) What will I accomplish today?
C) What did I accomplish yesterday?
B) What will I accomplish today?
C) What did I accomplish yesterday?
Also, what, if any, are my blockers?
What is Sprint Review?
A) A meeting to reflect on the progress and release of the application
B) A meeting to showcase the completed features from the Sprint to stakeholders
C) A meeting to review how to improve the way the team operates
D) A meeting for team members to review the backlog and refine user story
details
B) A meeting to showcase the completed features from the Sprint to stakeholders
What happens in a backlog refinement session?
A) The product owner and lead developer prioritize the backlog until there are 2
weeks worth of stories that meet the DoR
B) The product owner prioritizes the backlog and the lead developer ensures
there are 2 weeks worth of stories that meet the DoD
C) The team reviews user stories and ask questions until 2 weeks worth of stories
meets the DoR
D) The team reviews user stories and ask questions until 2 weeks worth of stories
meets the DoD
C) The team reviews user stories and ask questions until 2 weeks worth of stories
meets the DoR
Release Phase
, Ensure technical readiness (Team Lead job) and stakeholder are ready to accept (PO
job)
Optimize Phase
Sustain and enhance an application
PO measure the impact/adoption, collect user feedback, track changes to KPIs, and
other metrics
Initiate Phase
Define the goals of the project, explore what the application must do to reach those
goals, and map out a plan to deliver value quickly.
Analyst (aka PO) responsibilities include:
-Gather business requirements and write user stories
-Review current state of work and identify KPIs to measure success of an application
-Prioritize work and create a release plan to set realistic stakeholder expectations
Build Phase
Build the application in rapid iterations where a subset of features goes through the full
development cycle. Facilitate continuous collaboration between the development team
and stakeholders.
Analyst (aka PO) responsibilities include:
-Work with development team to add design requirements and AC to US to ensure
there is always dev work ready to be done
5 Key Discussion Topics to Define Desired Outcome (commonly done in an
Application Vision Board by Analyst/PO)
1. Vision
2. Target Group
3. Needs
4. Application
5. Business Goals
What are key responsibilities of an Analyst in the Initiate Sprint 0 phase?
INSIGHTFUL A+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following best describes the role of the product owner in scrum?
A) They guard agile practices and remove impediments for the developers
B) They are responsible for delivering a usable piece of software in regular
increments
C) They are responsible for defining and prioritizing the work that the developers
will perform
C) They are responsible for defining and prioritizing the work that the developers will
perform
What is a user story?
A) A feature of an application; can be large or small
B) An increment of time, also known as a sprint
C) A high level estimate of the amount of work a team can complete in a sprint
D) Smallest unit of work that creates a functional part of the application
D) Smallest unit of work that creates a functional part of the application
What is meant by DoR?
A) list of criteria a user story must meet in order to be considered ready for
testing
B) list of criteria a user story must meet in order to be added to a sprint for
development
C) list of criteria a user story must meet in order to be considered complete
D) list of criteria a user story must meet in order to be included in a refinement
session
B) list of criteria a user story must meet in order to be added to a sprint for development
Which of the following design objects are useful to model in advance of
development work?
A) user interfaces
B) All of the above
C) data structures
D) process models
,A) user interfaces
B) All of the above
C) data structures
D) process models
What is the product backlog?
A) prioritized list of user stories from which developers pull work
B) list of criteria for unit and user acceptance testing
C) list of criteria a user story must meet before it can be considered complete
D) a list of high level features or characteristics that will drive the product value
A) prioritized list of user stories from which developers pull work
What is the purpose of a release plan?
A) to communicate detailed info about user stories to the development team
B) to identify steps in the deployment pipeline
C) to communicate feature delivery expectations to project stakeholders
D) to document potential development blockers to the team lead
C) to communicate feature delivery expectations to project stakeholders
In Sprint 0, which of the following should you complete?
A) All
B) Agree on a way of working
C) Create a release plan
D) Define success
A) All
B) Agree on a way of working
C) Create a release plan
D) Define success
Sprint 0 aka Initiate Phase
What are the three stages of the Build phase?
A) Planning, Disciplined Development, Inspect and Adapt
B) Planning, Development, Testing
,C) Development, Testing, Adapting
D) Disciplined Development, Inspecting, Adapting
A) Planning, Disciplined Development, Inspect and Adapt
Which of the following statements is true?
A) What will I accomplish tomorrow?
B) What will I accomplish today?
C) What did I accomplish yesterday?
B) What will I accomplish today?
C) What did I accomplish yesterday?
Also, what, if any, are my blockers?
What is Sprint Review?
A) A meeting to reflect on the progress and release of the application
B) A meeting to showcase the completed features from the Sprint to stakeholders
C) A meeting to review how to improve the way the team operates
D) A meeting for team members to review the backlog and refine user story
details
B) A meeting to showcase the completed features from the Sprint to stakeholders
What happens in a backlog refinement session?
A) The product owner and lead developer prioritize the backlog until there are 2
weeks worth of stories that meet the DoR
B) The product owner prioritizes the backlog and the lead developer ensures
there are 2 weeks worth of stories that meet the DoD
C) The team reviews user stories and ask questions until 2 weeks worth of stories
meets the DoR
D) The team reviews user stories and ask questions until 2 weeks worth of stories
meets the DoD
C) The team reviews user stories and ask questions until 2 weeks worth of stories
meets the DoR
Release Phase
, Ensure technical readiness (Team Lead job) and stakeholder are ready to accept (PO
job)
Optimize Phase
Sustain and enhance an application
PO measure the impact/adoption, collect user feedback, track changes to KPIs, and
other metrics
Initiate Phase
Define the goals of the project, explore what the application must do to reach those
goals, and map out a plan to deliver value quickly.
Analyst (aka PO) responsibilities include:
-Gather business requirements and write user stories
-Review current state of work and identify KPIs to measure success of an application
-Prioritize work and create a release plan to set realistic stakeholder expectations
Build Phase
Build the application in rapid iterations where a subset of features goes through the full
development cycle. Facilitate continuous collaboration between the development team
and stakeholders.
Analyst (aka PO) responsibilities include:
-Work with development team to add design requirements and AC to US to ensure
there is always dev work ready to be done
5 Key Discussion Topics to Define Desired Outcome (commonly done in an
Application Vision Board by Analyst/PO)
1. Vision
2. Target Group
3. Needs
4. Application
5. Business Goals
What are key responsibilities of an Analyst in the Initiate Sprint 0 phase?
