IST 442 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
You are working with a customer who is use to Waterfall frameworks and formal project charters. They
ask you to explain the difference between a Waterfall project charter and an Agile project charter. How
do you explain it to them?
A. "Waterfall project charters are mandatory, and Agile charters are not."
B. "Agile project charters are more flexible and describe who and what."
C. "Waterfall project charters don't get to the definition of done like Agile charters."
D. "Agile project charters aren't formal, and Waterfall project charters are formal." - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅"Agile project charters are more flexible and describe who and what."
An Agile team wants to setup an information radiator that will be utilized to manage the product and
sprints backlog, and show the flow of work and its bottlenecks. Which Agile tool would you recommend
to achieve this objective?
A. Scrum Board
B. Daily Stand up
C. Katzen Events
D. War Room - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Scrum Board
You have just completed planning the first sprint of your project. What should be your next step?
A. Communicate the plan to relevant stakeholders.
B. Groom the product backlog.
C. Estimate the user stores.
D. Prioritize the user stores - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Communicate the plan to relevant
stakeholders
An effective user story follows which of the following formats?
,A. As a(n) _______ l want _______ because _______
B. As a(n) _______ l need _______ in order to _______
C. As _______ I need _______ so that I can _______
D. As a user _______ l need _______ so that l have _______ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅As _______ I
need _______ so that I can _______
You are developing an online complaint management system. Recently the product owner has
requested you to drop a feature from the current iteration plan that was earlier requested by the
compliance department. What should you do?
A. Drop the feature from the iteration plan and notify compliance.
B. Reject the change request as feature was requested by compliance.
C. Arrange a meeting between the product owner and compliance. D. Drop the feature from the release
plan. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Drop the feature from the iteration plan and notify compliance.
Which of the following is NOT a prime benefit of prototyping project features?
A. Clarifying user requirements
B. Keeping the customer engaged
C. Obtaining customer feedback
D. Developing accurate estimates - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Developing accurate estimates
On Agile projects, who is primarily responsible for developing project roadmaps?
A. Agile coach
B. Agile team
C. Servant-leader
D. Product owner - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Product owner
When is a good time for soliciting feedback on project deliverables, processes and methods?
, A. During demonstrations.
B. During daily standups.
C. Throughout the life of the project.
D. During retrospectives. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Throughout the life of the project.
You have to resolve a conflict. Your programmer has developed a new feature. The product owner is not
happy as he wasn't involved in this decision. What should you do?
A. Ask both parties to amicably resolve the issue.
B. Agree with the product owner and ask him how he wants to resolve the issue.
C. Support your team member as the project team can make business decisions.
D. Remove the feature from the next release. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Agree with the product
owner and ask him how he wants to resolve the issue.
The gulf of evaluation refers to what?
A. The gap between what the product owner knows and what the testers know
B. The mismatch between the customer's vision of the solution and how the developers understand it
C. The difference between what the ScrumMaster tells the team to do and what they actually produce
D. The disparity between what the customer wants and what they really need - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The mismatch between the customer's vision of the solution and how the developers
understand it
You've been asked to recommend how a team should transition to using agile. How would you reply?
A. Try out some agile practices first to see if they are helpful in your situation.
B. Hire the best ScrumMaster you can afford and make that person accountable for the transition.
C. Identify a successful agile team and copy what they are doing.
You are working with a customer who is use to Waterfall frameworks and formal project charters. They
ask you to explain the difference between a Waterfall project charter and an Agile project charter. How
do you explain it to them?
A. "Waterfall project charters are mandatory, and Agile charters are not."
B. "Agile project charters are more flexible and describe who and what."
C. "Waterfall project charters don't get to the definition of done like Agile charters."
D. "Agile project charters aren't formal, and Waterfall project charters are formal." - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅"Agile project charters are more flexible and describe who and what."
An Agile team wants to setup an information radiator that will be utilized to manage the product and
sprints backlog, and show the flow of work and its bottlenecks. Which Agile tool would you recommend
to achieve this objective?
A. Scrum Board
B. Daily Stand up
C. Katzen Events
D. War Room - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Scrum Board
You have just completed planning the first sprint of your project. What should be your next step?
A. Communicate the plan to relevant stakeholders.
B. Groom the product backlog.
C. Estimate the user stores.
D. Prioritize the user stores - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Communicate the plan to relevant
stakeholders
An effective user story follows which of the following formats?
,A. As a(n) _______ l want _______ because _______
B. As a(n) _______ l need _______ in order to _______
C. As _______ I need _______ so that I can _______
D. As a user _______ l need _______ so that l have _______ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅As _______ I
need _______ so that I can _______
You are developing an online complaint management system. Recently the product owner has
requested you to drop a feature from the current iteration plan that was earlier requested by the
compliance department. What should you do?
A. Drop the feature from the iteration plan and notify compliance.
B. Reject the change request as feature was requested by compliance.
C. Arrange a meeting between the product owner and compliance. D. Drop the feature from the release
plan. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Drop the feature from the iteration plan and notify compliance.
Which of the following is NOT a prime benefit of prototyping project features?
A. Clarifying user requirements
B. Keeping the customer engaged
C. Obtaining customer feedback
D. Developing accurate estimates - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Developing accurate estimates
On Agile projects, who is primarily responsible for developing project roadmaps?
A. Agile coach
B. Agile team
C. Servant-leader
D. Product owner - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Product owner
When is a good time for soliciting feedback on project deliverables, processes and methods?
, A. During demonstrations.
B. During daily standups.
C. Throughout the life of the project.
D. During retrospectives. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Throughout the life of the project.
You have to resolve a conflict. Your programmer has developed a new feature. The product owner is not
happy as he wasn't involved in this decision. What should you do?
A. Ask both parties to amicably resolve the issue.
B. Agree with the product owner and ask him how he wants to resolve the issue.
C. Support your team member as the project team can make business decisions.
D. Remove the feature from the next release. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Agree with the product
owner and ask him how he wants to resolve the issue.
The gulf of evaluation refers to what?
A. The gap between what the product owner knows and what the testers know
B. The mismatch between the customer's vision of the solution and how the developers understand it
C. The difference between what the ScrumMaster tells the team to do and what they actually produce
D. The disparity between what the customer wants and what they really need - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The mismatch between the customer's vision of the solution and how the developers
understand it
You've been asked to recommend how a team should transition to using agile. How would you reply?
A. Try out some agile practices first to see if they are helpful in your situation.
B. Hire the best ScrumMaster you can afford and make that person accountable for the transition.
C. Identify a successful agile team and copy what they are doing.
