1. The agile team for which you are the project manager has determined several key values to deliver to the customer. How should these tasks be tackled by the team?

2. Most agile software developers use continuous integration tools to test code. These tools tell them whether the code passed or failed by communicating what status?

3. You are the project manager of an agile project. An agile team’s focus is to maximize value. When the team needs to make a decision, what question should be the first to be asked?

4. The agile team you are working with utilizes a whiteboard and writes tasks on sticky notes. Initially, you feel like they’ve taken a step backward by not utilizing an electronic project planning tool. After a period of time, you come to value the whiteboard system more and more. Why do you think this method is beneficial?

5. The agile team for which you are the project manager has identified the highest-value features of the project and wants to deliver them as soon as possible. Why is this a good idea?

6. You are attending the kick-off meeting with the agile team and the business owners. The business owners have decided to use MoSCoW as a priority tool. What are the categories for this method?

7. The agile team you are working with has just finished an iteration and all tasks are completed. You are ready to move to the next iteration. How do you determine which iteration should be next?

8. With all the different methods of testing, either a software or product deliverable, when should the team determine what method of testing should be performed?

9. Agile teams use different methods to manage work in progress (WIP). What is a drawback of not having limits to WIP?

10. With all the different methods of testing, either a software or product deliverable, when should the team determine what method of testing should be performed?

11. The agile team you are working with utilizes a whiteboard and writes tasks on sticky notes. Initially, you feel like they’ve taken a step backward by not utilizing an electronic project planning tool. After a period of time, you come to value the whiteboard system more and more. Why do you think this method is beneficial?

12. Approximately midway through an agile project, the business partner asks, “If we stick to the agreed-upon scope, when do you think the project will be done, and how much will it cost?” How will you gather the information necessary to answer the business partner?

13. Approximately midway through an agile project, the business partner asks, “If we stick to the agreed-upon scope, when do you think the project will be done, and how much will it cost?” How will you gather the information necessary to answer the business partner?

14. Agile teams use different methods to manage work in progress (WIP). What is a drawback of not having limits to WIP?

15. You are on an agile software implementation project with a very short deadline. How do agile teams shorten the time between identifying a defect and resolving the defect?

16. As a member of the PMO, you have been analyzing upcoming projects and have identified one particular project that you believe project teams will push back on. You understand this project is meant to implement safety standards for an off-shore manufacturing plant. Some project teams may not understand the value of this project. How do you avoid a long, drawn-out process of getting this project approved to move forward?

17. The agile team you are working with has just finished an iteration and all tasks are completed. You are ready to move to the next iteration. How do you determine which iteration should be next?

18. You have been identified as a team member on a project. When you begin gathering requirements, what is a logical first question that should be asked and answered?

19. While meeting with the customers or business owners, they introduce several pieces of new functionality into the priority list. Since the deadline date cannot be moved out, how should the team react to these additions?

20. You are attending the kick-off meeting with the agile team and the business owners. The business owners have decided to use MoSCoW as a priority tool. What are the categories for this method?