Free Practice Questions for PMI DASSM Exam

Question 1

One of the important changes in the Finance processes in Agile teams is that:

AYou will have less oversight over spending as teams are self-organized

BTeams will have a definite budget allocated and will manage to it

CThe organization has to be structured around functions like Sales, Development, etc.

DYou will not need to monitor cash flows to large extent

Correct Answer: C. The organization has to be structured around functions like Sales, Development, etc.

Question 2

Your organization wants to provide employees and customers with more information about its products and services so that they better understand how to take advantage of what the organization offers.

AWhich process blade is most likely to offer potential techniques to address this?

BAgile Documentation

CSupport

DReuse Engineering

EEnterprise Architecture

Correct Answer: E. Enterprise Architecture

Question 3

What is Epic?

AA collection of smaller user stories

BLarge stories that take a lot of effort, often multiple iterations, to complete.

CGreat way to visually work through the analysis of a high-level requirement or strategy.

DA simple way to explore the entities and their relationships.

Correct Answer: B. Large stories that take a lot of effort, often multiple iterations, to complete.

Question 4

What is the definition of Disciplined Agile (DA)?

AIt is an approach that frequently assesses the change within an organization to ensure all associated projects, programs, and portfolios are aligned

BIt is a process-decision tool kit that provides straightforward guidance to help people, teams, and organizations to streamline their processes in a context-sensitive matter.

CIt is an agile set of practices that promotes autonomy within a project management office.

DIt is a methodology that explores the various approaches to conducting agile and waterfall-based practices to project management.

Correct Answer: B. It is a process-decision tool kit that provides straightforward guidance to help people, teams, and organizations to streamline their processes in a context-sensitive matter.

Question 5

Why is the coordination meeting important for a project team?

AIt provides a demo of the product to keep everyone up to date.

BIt allows the stakeholders to see how well the team is working together.

CIt allows the team to reassess the backlog to meet their needs.

DIt provides an opportunity for the team to help itself stay in sync.

Correct Answer: D. It provides an opportunity for the team to help itself stay in sync.

Question 6

Who defines the amount of work to be completed during an iteration?

AThe product owner based on their estimation of what should be done.

BThe team lead who is responsible for ensuring that the work gets done.

CThe team members based on their understanding of the team's current capacity.

DThe quality tester based on their estimation of how much completed work can be tested.

Correct Answer: C. The team members based on their understanding of the team's current capacity.

Question 7

How do you know that you are finished estimating your user stories using the "Team Estimation" technique?

AThere are no more user stories left to estimate, and no team member wishes to move a card

BYou have spent the one hour set aside for planning

CThe Product Owner is done estimating all the user stories

Correct Answer: A. There are no more user stories left to estimate, and no team member wishes to move a card

Question 8

For an Agile or Lean project team, which best describes the aim of the Construction phase?

AThe team develops a consumable solution in a collaborative and incremental manner

BThe team develops software, releasing it into production every two weeks

CThe team develops new software every two weeks, demoing it to their stakeholders who may decide to release it into production

DThe team develops software in a collaborative and regular manner

Correct Answer: A. The team develops a consumable solution in a collaborative and incremental manner

Question 9

If the frequency of changes to requirements is very high (almost daily), which of the following life-cycle models might make most sense?

AScrum

BLean

CContinuous delivery Agile

DAgile

Correct Answer: B. Lean

Question 10

True or False: The principle of pragmatism means that we will always do what the customer wants.

ATrue

BFalse

Correct Answer: B. False

Question 11

Who is responsible for choosing the team's lifecycle?

AThe team's Agile coach

BThe team members

CIt depends on the context

DThe team's manager

Correct Answer: B. The team members

Question 12

True or False: Shared services teams are always based on specialization

ATrue

BFalse

Correct Answer: B. False

Question 13

What is the last step in Ester Derby and Diana Larsen's 5-step retrospective template?

ASet the stage

BClose the retrospective

CGather data

DDecide what to do

ECelebrate our successes

FCreate a plan for executing the Improvement items

Correct Answer: B. Close the retrospective

Question 14

What are Disciplined Agile milestones based on?

ADocumentation

BLean governance

CContinuous integration

DLifecycle

Correct Answer: D. Lifecycle

Question 15

Which of the following is not a responsibility of the team members in a disciplined agile team?

ASet appropriate expectations about release timings with the customer

BSelf-organize

CEvolve their way of working

DEvolve the architecture with help of architecture owner

Correct Answer: A. Set appropriate expectations about release timings with the customer