[Mar-2026] Updated PMI PMI-ACP Dumps – PDF & Online Engine [Q36-Q55]

QUESTION 36
The product owner is present at the sprint review meeting and states that an estimation for the end of the project must be shared with the company’s steering committee. The scrum master declares that the team reached an average velocity of 40 story points per sprint, considering a biweekly iteration. The team members predict that there are 240 story points remaining.
What is the estimated project conclusion?

Twelve months

Three months

Six months

Two months

QUESTION 37
A new project is scheduled to begin next month. The project manager has had plenty of time to review and plan all the activities and has adopted the best approach for the project and the organization.
Which action did the project manager most likely take when choosing the approach?

They most likely used a process that was successfully used for other projects; what has worked before is less likely to fail.

They most likely discussed the best approach for this project with the team and will adapt and tailor the approach periodically by reviewing and verifying the scope with the customer.

They most likely requested an increase in the management reserve; this will help the project manager to be more flexible during change requests and risk response activities.

They most likely implemented a predictive approach; this approach might limit the freedom of making changes but secures the project from unknown risks.

QUESTION 38
Which of the following drivers is the most important factor in determining the order in which stories will be developed?

Relative cost

Customer value

Development effort

Dependencies

QUESTION 39
In a vision meeting, the vision for the project is defined and presented by the:

management

project manager

customer

project team

QUESTION 40
A team member has made a mistake on a project. How should the scrum master address the mistake?

Encourage all team members to follow existing processes.

Require team members to complete a peer review of work and deliverables.

Facilitate a retrospective to identity areas of improvement.

Reward those who have the lowest occurrences of mistakes.

QUESTION 41
A scrum team is working on an important project with a short deadline. To save time and reduce overhead, the product owner proposes that the regular sprint reviews should be cancelled and replaced with a review of each release according to the release plan.
What should the scrum master do?

Review the release plan with the product owner and invite the stakeholders to a series of release reviews.

Review the metrics and the process to determine where the overhead could be further reduced to speed up delivery.

Explain to the product owner why the sprint reviews are now replaced by release reviews as inspect and adapt is a key principle in Scrum.

Explain to the product owner that getting feedback early and often from stakeholders is important so necessary changes can be made quickly.

QUESTION 42
When developing user stories, user expectations are best captured in what form?

Acceptance tests

Entrance criteria

Done criteria

Go and no-go limits

QUESTION 43
Who is responsible for determining the business value of each feature?

Product Owner

Steering committee

ScrumMaster

Team

QUESTION 44
The optimum size of the Scrum Team is:

7

Between 3 and 9

5

It depends

QUESTION 45
A business analyst has identified a new risk in an Agile project.
What is the best first step the business analyst should take regarding this risk?

Call a meeting with the project manager and senior management to determine how the risk will be managed.

Email the project manager and add it to the risk register so that it is discussed during the next daily standup.

Add the risk in a clearly visible location and ensure it is discussed after the next daily stand up.

Call an immediate meeting with all team members to discuss the newly identified risk.

QUESTION 46
During a review close to a product release, the customer spotted several features that will need to be changed.
What caused this to happen?

Reduced or improper customer collaboration.

Reduced or improper product knowledge by the development team.

Reduced or improper release planning.

Reduced or improper product specification.

QUESTION 47
At the end of first iteration, the team finishes User Stories A, Band 50% of C.
What is the team velocity?

11.5

9

14

16

QUESTION 48
Based on the backlog metrics in the chart, what can explain the jump in points at the end of iteration 4?

The team neglected to account for support and maintenance costs associated with other supported products

The team discovered that previously accepted work could be greatly improved and added story points associated with that work

The team realized that some stories were underestimated relative to other stories and reestimated as needed

The team learned that the product owner needed to increase the output in the next release

QUESTION 49
A project’s first iteration contains item A and its second iteration contains item B The first iteration is behind schedule, which will impact the second iteration. Since items A and B are similar, a team member suggests beginning the design of item B.
What should the agile practitioner do?

Defer starting the design of item B until the second iteration is being planned

Proceed with the design of item B; since it will hasten the second iteration

Escalate the issue to the customer, and obtain their approval before starting the design of item B

Log the issue in the risk register, and request change control board (CCB) approval

QUESTION 50
The Scrum Master’s job is to work with the Scrum Team and the organization to increase the awareness of the artifacts. Which pillar of Scrum does this represent?

Transparency

Inspection

Adaption

QUESTION 51
In reference to Scrum, each sprint should produce:

An increment of potentially shippable product functionality.

Aset of documented product requirements and specifications.

Arelease with testable and measurable functionality.

An increment of potentially testable product functionality.

QUESTION 52
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.)

Proactively engage the resource managers to lead the team and provide the required support.

Request the enterprise coach and human resources support the team with the transition.

Document the pros and cons and review with stakeholders to determine the dependencies.

Protect the team from disruptions and seek an exemption for status quo.

Assess the impacts of the change and brainstorm potential solutions.

QUESTION 53
Order the 5 focusing steps of the Theory of Constraints.

QUESTION 54
A ScrumMaster consistently holds Daily Scrums and keeps them to 15 minutes or less. The ScrumMaster brings a list of assigned tasks and checks the status of each task with the relevant team members. The ScrumMaster then assigns new tasks for the day and ends the meeting. Is this an appropriate approach to running Daily Scrums?

Yes, the ScrumMaster should get status updates and distribute new tasks to the team.

Yes, the ScrumMaster should hold Scrums daily and keep the time to 15 minutes or less.

No, the ScrumMaster should act in the role of facilitator to foster team self-organization.

No, the ScrumMaster should allow the Scrum to run as long as is required by the team.

QUESTION 55
During sprint planning, team members have differing opinions on a feature that delivers business value but fails to provide a long-term solution for the customer.
How should the team resolve this?

Refer to the values of the agile framework and the team

Review the signed customer contract

Check the sprint priority list

Submit the problem to the product owner