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Question 286

A new project management software tool has come onto the market. You spend the weekend taking an online tutorial to learn about it. This is an example of:

A.Not paying for copyrighted software
B.Lessons learned
C.Enhancing personal professional competence
D.Contributing to the project management body of knowledge

Question 287

A key stakeholder has validated the feasibility of an idea that will bring significant cost reduction to the company and wants to include it as part of a new project. The project manager is preparing the project charter and includes this new idea to be presented to the stakeholders. The project manager is aware that there are other competing priorities and there is a limited budget.
Which skills will the project manager need to use to ensure the idea and project will move forward?

A.Analytical and emotional intelligence
B.Influencing and facilitation
C.Planning and benchmarking
D.Problem solving and creativity

Question 288

A project manager has been assigned to a new project. The project schedule is extremely short.
During an iteration review meeting. the key stakeholder mentions that they are experiencing some inefficiencies in their work processes.
What should the project manager do?

A.Ask the team to evaluate their process
B.Perform a schedule impact analysis with the team.
C.Seek support from the project sponsor.
D.Review deliverables with the key stakeholder.

Question 289

A project team has recently completed the initial sprint for developing an automated payroll system for a company The project manager has scheduled a sprint planning meeting with the product owner and team members to discuss which features should be worked on next Which two pieces of information does the project manager need in order to make this meeting productive and effective? (Choose two)

A.Sprint charter
B.Burndown chart
C.Company mission and vision
D.Product backlog
E.Sprint goal

Correct Answer: D,E

A sprint planning meeting is an event in scrum that kicks off the sprint. The purpose of sprint planning is to define what can be delivered in the sprint and how that work will be achieved. Sprint planning is done in collaboration with the whole scrum team1.
Sprint planning addresses the following topics1:
* Topic One: Why is this Sprint valuable? The Product Owner proposes how the product could increase its value and utility in the current Sprint. The whole Scrum Team then collaborates to define a Sprint Goal that communicates why the Sprint is valuable to stakeholders. The Sprint Goal must be finalized prior to the end of Sprint Planning.
* Topic Two: What can be Done this Sprint? Through discussion with the Product Owner, the Developers select items from the Product Backlog to include in the current Sprint. The Scrum Team may refine these items during this process, which increases understanding and confidence. Selecting how much can be completed within a Sprint may be challenging. However, the more the Developers know about their past performance, their upcoming capacity, and their Definition of Done, the more confident they will be in their Sprint forecasts.
* Topic Three: How will the chosen work get done? For each selected Product Backlog item, the Developers plan the work necessary to create an Increment that meets the Definition of Done. This is often done by decomposing Product Backlog items into smaller work items of one day or less. How this is done is at the sole discretion of the Developers. No one else tells them how to turn Product Backlog items into Increments of value.
The Sprint Goal, the Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint, plus the plan for delivering them are together referred to as the Sprint Backlog1.
Therefore, the two pieces of information that the project manager needs in order to make the sprint planning meeting productive and effective are the Product Backlog and the Sprint Goal. The Product Backlog is the source of the work items that the Developers will select and commit to deliver in the Sprint. The Sprint Goal is the outcome that the Scrum Team wants to achieve in the Sprint and that guides their work.
The other options are not essential for the sprint planning meeting. A Sprint Charter is not a scrum artifact and is not required for sprint planning. A Burndown Chart is a tool to track the progress of the Sprint, but it is not needed for planning the Sprint. The Company Mission and Vision are important for the overall product strategy, but they are not specific enough for the Sprint planning.
References: 1: What is Sprint Planning? | Scrum.org

Question 290

A project manager has team members around the world in many different time zones Project work frequently stalls because people in one office need to wait until another office is awake to have questions answered.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

A.Planned and scheduled tasks and work packages to overcome geographical and time zone challenges
B.Ensured that the project would be the highest priority for all team members
C.Learned more about how each team member prefers to communicate before assigning project work
D.Used communication tools, such as video conferencing so different offices could communicate.

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