1. D . Since the assignment is security classified , I tried to remove remaining options. 2. D. A well defined success criteria with customer is definitely avoid all the gaps in expectations 3. A. Testing team will start the validation after the completion of the development of all requirements. 4. B & D. The functional failure is seen on post delivery. So there is a gaps in definition of ready. This has to be explained. Also the fix was come out from an individual, he has to explain the risks and lessons learned post quick fix integration 5. predictive life cycle --> A project where scope, cost and time will be determined in the early phases of life cycle. Interactive life cycle --> A project where the scope is determined early in the project life but time and cost will be constantly modified. Teams will do series of repeated cycles until it reaches perfection. Incremental life cycle --> Scope is constantly changing for new deliverable, butt rollout of the deliverable would be done in a known phased approach. Hybrid life cycle --> A project which needs to be launched in the market as quickly as possible 6. D. Ensuring the format validity is the prior step before the other steps. 7. A & E. To keep the engineers familiar with their current job. 8. Analogous Estimating --> Some of the activities on the project have been done previously in some other similar project Parametric Estimating --> For the some of the activities , a range of estimates is preferred due to insufficient historical data Three point estimating --> Cable installation activity is directly proportional to the number of labor hours put in by the staff Bottom up Estimating--> LaKedra is planning to use WPs to estimate and make her way up on the WBS 9. D. This must be aligned with the project stake holders as the impact on timeline and budget is inevitable after 60% of project completion. 10.A & C. Options are derived directly from the figures given. 11. Avoid - I don't have time to deal with this right now. You both can take a decision on your own Smooth - I heard that you both did a great job in resolve the phase 1 issues. Good job and keep it. Compromise - Do half development as per Ron and other half as per Susy. Problem solve - Let's talk about the issue and reason for favoring one approach over the other. Once we discuss the viewpoints, lets adopt a solution which is good for the project 12. Activities - A direct reflection on what to accomplish 13. B & D . Kanban board will help to maintain the frequent tracking. Common milestones and overall dependency NW will ensure the alignment consistency. 14 A . CR will record the data for further steps and references. 15. B . Backlog refinement may help to explore options to avoid patented component dependency.
1. B - have retrospectives, so that feedback can be incorporated. 2. A - continuous retrospectives on the increments eliminates the surprises at the end of the projects, making sure customers be happy with end product. 3. D - once you finish once phase of all developments, you are into finishing testing the individuals. 4. B & C - deninition of ready & done will help. 5. Predictive - where scope, time, cost are dtermined in early phases Iterative - Project where scope will be determined, cost & time will be modified; because its repetetive, team doing series of repeated cycles until perfection Incremental - Project needs to be launched in market as soon as possible Hybrid - Scope is changing, other deliverbales are done in known phased approach 6. D - since its legal issue, any new modulation should be checked with compliance team. 7. A & B - as team may be lacking motivation and need creative spike; there seems there is enough tenchincal expertise in the team 8. Analogous - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours put in Parametric - Some activities on project have been done previously in some other similar project Three point - For some activities, a range of estimates is preferred due to insufficient historical data Bottom Up - Planning to use work packages estimate and her way up on WBS 9. D - as there is change reflecting in the schedule and budget, change request needs to be submitted informing to stakeholders 10. A & C - as 20k$ should be spent by time of 20% work done, actual spent is 15k$, so its under budget and schedule planned should be 30% work to be done but only 20% done, so 10% lack in schedule 11. Avoid - I dont have time to deal, you both take a decision on your own Smooth - I heard that you both did a great job in resolve phase 1 issue, good job and keep it up Compromise - Do half as per Ron and other hald per Susy Problem Solve - Lets sit and talk and reson for favor in approach over other. Once we discuss, lets adopt a solution good for project. 12. A - WBS has all activities listed into it. 13. B & D - common kanban boards can be used to see progress of both teams and also common milestones with overall dependency network which syncs the both teams deliverables 14. B - Since its disregard to legal requirements that changes are proposed, verify with organisation legal team for guidance. 15. B - since its legal issue, its better to perform backlog refinement working with compliance team
Question; 1 I choosed A because common E- Kanban is the best option to let everyone know what is going in project. I have also confused about option C but I little know about scrum of scrum. 2 This is obvious that continous and increment feedback is the strength of agile mindset. Hence conflits can be avoided further we one get incremental feedback rather than a unexpected outcome later. 3 I did not know about this answer. 4 I eliminated A & E since these were not the solutions. Among C,D, B, think C& D are the correct close one. 5 Its about PLCs. That’s quite explanatory. 6 When there is a legal mandate & a blocker to implement it, Once should first reach out to legal team to determine the solutions and way round. 7 Motivation & Meetings about the problem may help to increase the productivity. I am partially correct. 8 Its about estimation methods. That’s quite explanatory. 9 D comes out as an extreme next option to choose & this will help PM to move on with the right mindset. 10 While following SV & CV formula, it helped to choose the answer. 11 I learnt it in Eduhubspot 1st class. All self explainatory. 12 I did not know about this answer. 13 I did not know about this answer. 14 If there is an legal impact, First one should discuss with the legal team before an direct actions. A,B,C are direct actions which cant help. 15 B solving the problem.
Q1: C - scrum of scrums because it is a scaled agile technique that offers a way to connect multiple teams on more frequent basis to work together to deliver solutions. Q2: A - obtaining feedback on incremental more frequent basis to ensures that the consumer’s success criteria are being met. Q3: A - this dependency demonstrates that one activity must be fully complete before any following activity may begin. The development of all the requirements must be fully completed before testing individual modules may begin. Q4: C and D - The work is already completed in this scenario. Examination and identification of gaps in Definition of Done could help the team figure out the solution to the problem and prevent this from happening in future because it helps to answer the q’s of what’d did we miss, what went wrong. Additionally, understanding what the Team Member’s rational was for solving the problem the way he/she did, helps identify gaps in his/her thinking/approach. That combined with identification and analysis of lessons learned (why this things happened, what could be done to prevent it) contributes to prevention of the same issues in future. Q5: A-Iterative Life cycle; B-Predictive life cycle; C-Hybrid life cycle; D-Incremental Life cycle Q6: D - since this is a new regulation checking in with Compliance Team and making sure the application of fold-out flap meets the legal requirements (is in compliance with) of the Regulation should be the first step. Once confirmed the team can move on to the next steps, which would be updating sprint backlog and making sure the lanes are ready for printing the following week. Q7: C and D - adding T-shaped profiles may help because they have specified design engineering knowledge and skills but also have more general knowledge in the areas that cover execution of the new duties assigned to the team. Getting help to mentor the team on how they can combine their new duties with their design work would equipped them with skills necessary to execute their work effectively and efficiently. Q8: A - Bottom up; B - Three point estimating; C - Analogous estimating; D - Parametric estimating Q9: D - before any changes are made, the project manager needs to figure out what the updated delivery date and budget would be based on the circumstances . Once that done he/she should communicate with project stakeholders and submit the change request for approval before any “action” of changing is done. Q10: A and E EV = 100,000*0.2= $20,000 SV= EV-PV -- PV cannot be determined based on the scenario CV = EV-AC = 20,000-15,000 =5,000 >1 Below Budget Q11: A - Compromise; B - Avoid; C - Smooth; D: problem solve Q12: A - the goal of WBS is to have work to be broken into smaller and more manageable components, which are activates. The activities are big enough to allow tracking of completion of each of them by team members. Q13: B and D- common Kanban Board would help to visualize the work of both teams, limit the WIP so there is no confusion, and increase efficiency. Creating common milestones and dependency network will allow both teams to break the silos and work more as a cohesive unit with clear delivery/milestones/work dependency and sequence expectations. Q14: B - implementing those alternations may cause critical compliance issues. Verifying with legal team for guidance hour be the first step before any actions are taken Q15: B - working with legal department and team on refining the backlog would ensure legal compliance and reduce the risk of potential intellectual property legal issues
This is my first day of learning with nearly no agile knowledge or experience other than it’s use, so will be answering these at the moment without the PMI hat. 1. Unsure between A and C, electronic kanban board (basically common visualisations of activities) could work. Scrum of scrum layer i assume is a scrum between 2 different scrums(and by extension, 2 different teams with varying priorities), could work as well, as you might be able to align common goals/priorities together with the supplier. 2. A. As i feel with proper feedback on each release, the requirements could have been captured better. C was also in contention for me as the the scope/vision could have been laid out well initially itself. 3. A. Activity X has to finish for Y to begin. Possibly on critical path too. 4. C and D. Identifying scope gaps and trying to learn from the team member’s approach to solving the problem seem appropriate. 5. Predictive- 2, Iterative- 1, Incremental- 4, Hybrid- 3. Was confused if hybrid fit 3 or 4, but the key word was product launch needed to be asap 6. Unsure between C and D but probably leaning towards D. C could work as the team decides to solve the problem, hence add the scope into the backlog, not necessarily the unapproved solution. D Could work as the compliance team can approve/ disapprove of potential solution. 7. Unaware of most terms on there at the moment. Answering without the PMI hat, D & E are out, so I’ll go with A and B. 8. Unaware of these techniques at the moment. Answering without the PMI hat, i think Bottom up-1, parametric-2, analogous -3, 3 point -4 9. Unsure between B and D. A sounds like paperwork, that’s out for me. C is out, as it’s not the resource’s fault. B could work but is it fair to put all responsibility on the other members without knowing if they have the skillset? D as a statement doesn’t make sense to me, because if the stakeholders include a client, why do they have to live with a revised schedule and budget? Also don’t you submit a change request to a customer for out of scope or additional work? Why would you submit that to a potential client for someone from your team being removed by probably your executive. 10. Simple math. A and C, behind schedule, under budget 11. Avoid- 2, Smooth- 3, Compromise- 1, Problem solve- 4 12. Unsure between A or D 13. B and D sound right to track and visualise deliverables 14. B. Go to legal first 15. B sounds right. Work with the legal team to fix the backlog. C sounds a bit extreme, as that would stop work.
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Great Session & efforts! Below are my answers in attempt to get through the questions as a beginner to PMP. Q1 - Didn't know the answers. Q2 - A Q3 - A Q4 - C & D Q5 - Iterative , Predictive, Blank, Blank (Didn't know the definitions) Q6 - D Q7 - Didn't know the answers Q8 - Didn't know the answers Q9 - D Q10 - A & C Q11 - Compromised, Avoid, Smooth, Problem Solve Q12 - Opted A, But its the wrong answer, Didn't know definition of Team Buy In Q13 - B & D (Answered with uncertainty) Q14 - B Q15 - B
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. This shows me exactly how you think and this is important for your PMP exam. Varun
Q1 - Option C - Scrum of Scrums - Currently working in SAFe framework and we are utilizing the same concept of SOS to tackle all the dependencies. Q2 - I chose Option C - while selecting the answer my thought process is anyway as part of Agile ceremonies we are giving demos Sprint on Sprint and addressing the feedback so it's must be some change in product vision that's the reason the Product owner not considering this as completed, but after watching the explanation from Varun I also agree option A is better choice.
Q3 - I choose Option B - Start to finish - My answer is wrong and learn the new technique or concept called diagonal relationship techniques. Q4 - I Selected D&B - which is partially correct - My logic is D- Lesson learned to avoid such a situation in the future * B - Tighten the gap in the definition of ready to find out the impacted area with current fix. Q5 - I was Partially correct - Q6 - I chose Options A & D- Reason for A - it's change request came later in the development phase based on the Market regulation changes so we need approval from the steering committee and D - > and as this was raised by the compliance team so prototype /Format we need their approval as well Q7 - Option A & C - I recently completed some learning on T-shaped skills in one of the Agile sessions, so have the idea. Q8 - I was just guessing the answer based on little knowledge, which is wrong. Q9 - Option D - it was an obvious choice to inform the stakeholders of the impact and raise the change request Q10- Option A & Option C - Simple understanding of where the team was supposed to complete 30% of work but they were only able to complete 20% so they are behind the schedule on the cost side for 20% work they spent $15 k which is 5k less than Actual expenses so project is under budget. Q11 - It's an easy set of options, by reading the scenario able to choose the correct one. - A - Compromise, B - Avoid, C - Smooth, D - Problem Solve Q12 - I chose Option A - which was wrong, my understanding related to WBS is wrong. Q13 - I chose Option B & D - Option B because the common Kanban board gives visibility and more collaboration within teams & Option D makes a common goal and Milestone brings the team to work together to achieve the same. Q14 - I choose Option B - Any Alteration related to Legal needs to be verified and signed off by the Legal team before starting any changes. Q15 - I choose Option B - My thought process is like before taking any extreme decision on project closure /Termination visit the backlog with the Legal team who raised the concern that is the immediate next step.
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Question 3 : If you know my flip technique, then you know the answer is Finish to Start (key words cannot BEGIN until dev COMPLETED) Correct Ans A Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating. Varun
Q1 - C (having focused scheduled meetings to sync would help) Q2 - A (regular feedback from customer would help) Q3 - A (development has to Finish and only testing can Start) Q4 - C and D (A and E cannot be correct, between B and C, C is better choice as one solution has not worked) Q5 - Iterative (repeated cycles keyword), Predictive (Scope, Cost and Time are pre-fixed), Hybrid (scope flexible and known rollout, Incremental (last choice) Q6 - D (check first with Compliance before proceeding and making next decision) Q7 - A and C (B - takes time, D - again time consuming, E - worst fit) Q8 - 1 is Bottom up (keyword make her way up), rest no idea Q9 - D (none of the other 3 will help to mitigate the resource issue) Q10 - A (15% only spent though 20% work done) and C (20% work done whereas the plan was 30%) Q11 - 1-B (avoid dealing both), 2-C (making both happy), 3-A (splitting equally to both), 4-D (best solution by discussing with both all pro/cons of both approaches and then decide) Q12 - A (assuming WBS is work breakdown system and its linked to activities) Q13 - B and D (keyword Common in both that can tackle the Silos issue in question) Q14 - B (disregard for Legal requirements in question, so best to take Legal advice) Q15 - C (issue is use of Patented component, remove it and develop alternative and proceed)
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 11 : A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4: Below are the keywords. COMPROMISE - HALF AND HALF; Avoid - let them do the decision; Smooth - "I heard that you both; Problem Solve - talk about the viewpoints then adopt… Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D Question 15 : A - closing the project should be discussed first in a kill-point session to ensure everyone is on the same page. This is also an extreme choice. C is not a good choice because it of LEGAL issues with the current design. D is also an extreme choice. B is the best choice because knowing which features are patented can be removed and alternate solutions can be added in the backlog and reprioritized. Correct Ans B I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. This shows me exactly how you think and this is important for your PMP exam. Varun
@@Shripadshrivallabh haha. Thank you so much. I have heard this a lot in past and everytime someone new says this then it’s give that goosebumps. Thank you for making my day Varun
Q-5 A-iterative (repeated cycles), B-Defined in early phases (predictive) C-constantly changing but done in a known phased approach (hybrid), D-as quick as possible (incremental) Q-6 Since production is starting in a week there is only one thing that could be done is to get approval. But from whom? D or A. I will choose D Compliance Team for approval since this a regulatory issue instead of managerial or ethical which goes to Steering Committee. Q-7 B and E. Design work seems to be ok and that is why all creativity is out of scope. There is no lack of resource no T-shaped ones. Q-8 A-Bottom up since she is try to go up to WBS, B-Parametric since it depends on several parameters, C-Analogous since it is similar D-Three Point since it is only left :) Q-9 D-Armstrong technique before as a PM I will take it to stakeholders. Q-10 A and C-Behind the schedule because of % of completeness is less than it was expected. And spend money is less than should be spent. Q-11 A-Compromise half-half B-Avoid do not have time C-Smooth doing good D-Problem Solve let sit Q-12 A- Activities likes a result of WBS. This sound as most reasonable Q-13 B and D since they are related to scheduling Q-14 B first thing to do is to ask competent source for a help Q-15 B I will check with legal team and team itself whether there is anything related. Need to do the first thing
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. This shows me exactly how you think and this is important for your PMP exam. Varun
I completed these questions after I did the HW#2 chapter quiz. I missed 5 of 15 questions on this one but I did learn a great deal from the explanations you provided on these questions. My trouble questions were: Q1: I chose A. I missed the boat on the Scrum of Scrum concept. Q2: I chose D. I didn't pick the best choice. Q6: I chose B. I didn't really connect that this was a compliance issue, so didn't pick the best choice. Q8: I got the Bottom up and Analogous estimating techniques correct. I mixed up the 3 point and Parametric estimating techniques. Your keyword explanations helped me have a better understanding of these, but I'll need to make sure I spend more time studying these techniques. Q12: I chose A. I missed the point that the team buy in is the most valuable deliverable of the WBS. AS a side note, I got Q10 correct, but I really didn't fully understand how I got the answer until I watched your explanation of these values. Earned value is a tough topic for me!
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D Varun
Great video and a lot of new concepts to learn. Most of the questions that i answered followed elimination technique by trying to get keywords from the questions asked and filtering out the most appropriate answer. My answers to all questions along with my understanding is given below. Q1: Option C - Agile is the most popular project management approach with Scrum being the most popular methodologies followed. This seemed to be the most appropriate one comparing the remaining options. Q2: Option D - The question referred to Agile project management. My mindset to choose option D was because this one spoke about scrum concept like stories and it completion. Q3: Option B - This looked quiet straight as i went by the detailed explanation of the question to select answer. Never thought it should be flipped. Q4: Option B and D - Looked to me like there was a gap in the definition of done so selected B to ensure the gap in definition of done gets covered in the definition of ready. Q5: Predictive Life Cycle: A project where scope, cost and time will be determined in the early phases of life cycle. Iterative Life Cycle: A project where scope will be determine early in the project life cycle, but time and cost will be constantly modified. Team will do series of repeated cycles until it reaches perfection. Incremental Life Cycle: Scope is constantly changing for the new deliverable, but rollout of the deliverable would be done in a known phased approach. Hybrid Life Cycle: A project which needs to be launched in the market as quickly as possible. Q6: Option D - As regulations are involved, it is best to consult with Compliance to check how long the product is valid. Q7: Option A and E - As a new additional task was added into the iteration, i assumed extending the iteration made more sense. Q8: Honestly dont know much about estimation technique and did a wild guess on matching the answers. Analogous Estimating: For some of the activities, a range of estimates is preferred due to insufficient historical data Parametric Estimating: Some of the activities on the project have been done previously in some other similar project Three-Point Estimating: Cable installation activity is directly proportional to the number of labor hours put in be the staff Bottom Up Estimating: LaKedra is planning to use work packages to estimate and make her way up on the WBS Q9: Option D - It is best to keep the stakeholders informed to keep them informed. Q10: Option A and C - Team progress is 10% behind where it should be, but should have involved $20,000 (20% of budget), of which $5,000 less has actually been spent. Q11: Avoid: I don't have time to deal with this right now. You both can take a decision on your own Smooth: I heard that you both did a great job in resolve the phase 1 issue. Good job and keep it up Compromise: Do half development per Ron and other half as per Susy Problem Solve: Let's sit and talk about the issue and the reason for favoring one approach over the other. Once we discuss the viewpoints, let's adopt a solution which is good for the project Q12: Option A - Tried eliminating the incorrect options and arrived at A. Q13: Options B and D - shared items would facilitate increased collaboration between the teams Q14: Option B - as the legal team would be best to address any concerns with legal requirements Q15: Option D - Saving cost seemed to be appropriate as majority work was complete and associated budget used.
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Question 3 : If you know my flip technique, then you know the answer is Finish to Start (key words cannot BEGIN until dev COMPLETED) Correct Ans A Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D Question 15 : A - closing the project should be discussed first in a kill-point session to ensure everyone is on the same page. This is also an extreme choice. C is not a good choice because it of LEGAL issues with the current design. D is also an extreme choice. B is the best choice because knowing which features are patented can be removed and alternate solutions can be added in the backlog and reprioritized. Correct Ans B I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating. Varun
Q1- C (I've no idea about other 3 options but I'm aware of daily scrum since the question had "less frequently" so guessed that scrum layer would be conducted on daily basis.) Q2-D (An agreement with customer on success criteria might prevent future projects). Q3- A. (The development needs to be finished so that testing can be started.) Q4- C&D (It seems the correct approach of a project manager) Q5- (Predictive life cycle-->2nd), (Iterative life cycle-->1st), (Incremental life cycle-->4th), (Hybrid life cycle-->3rd) Q6- D (Any New regulation has to be checked with compliance team) Q7- A & D (Design work has to be creative hence opting for those both options) Q8- (Analogous-->3rd), (Parametric-->4th), (Three point-->2nd), (Bottom up-->1st) Q9- D (Stakeholders need to be notified in case of impact on project schedule and budget) Q10- A&C (The project budget $100,000 and for 20% money spent should have been $20,000) Q11- (Avoid-->2nd), (Smooth-->4th), (Compromise-->1st), (Problem solve->3rd) Q12- C (A list of risks will help new project manager ) Q13- B & D (Both options might sync up the teams) Q14- B (Alterations in legal need to be verified with organization legal team ) Q15- B (Guessed this option as none of the rest options seems to coordinate with legal team )
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 11 : A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4: Below are the keywords. COMPROMISE - HALF AND HALF; Avoid - let them do the decision; Smooth - "I heard that you both; Problem Solve - talk about the viewpoints then adopt… Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating. Varun
Just 13 minutes into the video- first class video, first class explanation. The way you broke the question into parts and explained to us is commendable.
Q3- Ans 3 Option A- Finish to start. I like you concept of flipping the key words. Nevertheless, I apply a logic as, the first activity must finish to start the next activity..so the answer is Finish-to-start relationship.
Here’s the answers I came up with; Q1-A (I believe the Kanban board could provide visibility to all stakeholders to review the work being done over the course of the project at their convenience) Q2-A (From my experience with alpha and beta runs on projects, trends emerged where the best results were yielded when iterative changes were integrated from stakeholders that would guarantee a quality MVP) Q3-B (I attended a masterclass from Varun and this technique resonated with me greatly to help me answer) Q4-C & D (I find that ‘lessons learned’ aid a progressive team and it’s often a case where the intention was well intended but the end result would need revision. The lessons learned can be documented along with the correct solution and signs to look out for when the product is not working correctly) Q5-1 is Hybrid, 2 is Iterative, 3 is Predictive & 4 is Incremental (Based on educated guesses with the scenario’s proposed timelines) Q6-D (It’s important to know if the solution is compliant before assigning resources to enact on it) Q7-B & E (New tasks being added to a designer’s workload can seem like ‘rewarding hard work with more work’ so it’s essential to provide additional time to complete the tasks but also to remind them that the hard work is not going unnoticed and motivate them when times seem dim) Q8-N/A I don’t know these terms Q9-D (As a PjM, it’s essential to perceive possible solutions and provide them to the stakeholders for the best agreed upon outcome) Q10-A & C(Educated guess based on the numbers reflected the money spent and actual status of the project as being behind vs where it should be) Q11-1 is Compromise, 2 is Avoid, 3 is Smooth, 4 is Problem Solve (Sounded like how I would think about solving issues in my actual role) Q12-D (In resource allocation, I keep a list of skillsets per person to assign with purpose, not just adding a body to a project and I believe the team will need to agree to work together to achieve the common goal) Q13-B & D (The use of the word ‘common’ in both answers suggest the teams have to work together) Q14-B (I heard the Neil Armstrong method before pausing and immediately thought to just check for guidance first if it were me in this position) Q15-B (The PO may deduce what conflicts with the patent and work with Legal to avoid doing work that strikes as a similarity)
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C Question 3 : If you know my flip technique, then you know the answer is Finish to Start (key words cannot BEGIN until dev COMPLETED) Correct Ans A Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. Varun
Q-8 -- After googling the definitions of each of the estimating technique, my answer is herewith Analagpous estimating -- some of the activities on the project have ... Paremetric estimating -- cable installation is directly ... Three point estimating -- for some of the activities a range ... Bottoms up estimating (ths one i already knew) -- Lakendra is using WP's to build an estimate for WBS
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Varun
8. Analogous: some activities have been done previously, comparing with the similar nature of previous projects. Parametric: effort is estimated on one unit and numbers are used to calculate by multiplying with total number units. Three point: estimate the best, worst and average case as no clear details available. And then reach to a conclusion. Bottom up: estimate for small work package and then reach up to the activity/WBS/project.
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Varun
Q11- Avoid -2, Smooth-3, Compromise-1, Problem solve -4 - shows deeps diving to understand the problem to resolve the same without favouring or avoiding any
Hi Varun, Thanks for the quick walkthrough and types of different questions Though i scored very less, however very helpful explanation to learn and correct 1. I am not aware of term scrum of scrum hence choose A 2. choose D, as question said stories completed and has Agile PM, expected Agile process followed 3. Good technique 4. choose B and D, rather than C,D 5. could answer it as course syllabus covered 6. choose C than D, clear after explanation 7. chose to Motivate the team as all of them are experts, new way to think after your explanation 8,9. could answer it as course syllabus covered 10. new concept could answer by math, clear after your explanation 11. could answer it as course syllabus covered 12. choose activities, new topic learnt 13. choosed common things between teams 15. CHoosed A than B as 60% of project already complete and legal issue to inform sponsor
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 9 : A is not a good choice because project management plan is the HOW to manage situations like this referring to schedule and budget. B is a good choice but will overload the existing team members because of added work on top of already assigned work. C is not a good choice because the team member is a shared resource which can be pulled out anytime for some higher priority. Answer is D because it will basically cause a variance in schedule and cost baseline. Correct Ans D Question 11 : A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4: Below are the keywords. COMPROMISE - HALF AND HALF; Avoid - let them do the decision; Smooth - "I heard that you both; Problem Solve - talk about the viewpoints then adopt… Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D Question 14 : PM is not sure what legal requirements that go disregarded. It can only be confirmed by Legal team. B. is the correct answer. A is not because the legal requirements are not validated yet. C is not because the change is not approved and validated. D can be a good choice to refer maybe there was a similar situation. Correct Ans B Question 15 : A - closing the project should be discussed first in a kill-point session to ensure everyone is on the same page. This is also an extreme choice. C is not a good choice because it of LEGAL issues with the current design. D is also an extreme choice. B is the best choice because knowing which features are patented can be removed and alternate solutions can be added in the backlog and reprioritized. Correct Ans B Varun
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Question 1. B Since already my day is packed with internal meeting common retrospective will help me to understand what has gone well and how we can keep continue that and what needed more focuse can be taken care in next sprint. Question no 2 D Defination of the done must be understood by the team to meet the client expectation. Agreement can help to decide if the task is actually done or not. Question 3. A - Finish to start One team is depend on the completion of one task from another Question 4 B & C Possibly the person could not have tested properly and would be having understading on the defination of done. Question 5. B Iterative life cycle will help to understand project better way. Question 6: C First of all we need to start acting on the mandate by introducing the task in our sprint. Question 7: A & D We need to use the existing resource by upskilling them so that they can be self sufficient and take advide from creating thinker so that we can intact the quality. Question 9 : D Stake holder should know the inconvenience so we can take care about the impact. Question 10 : AC Actual Cost (This is also called as spent) EV : Earned Value (Actual amount of work completed) PV : PLanned Value (Amount of work one should do) Question 12 : A list of risks If we getting the list of rist then we can prioritize the task. Question 13: B & D Common Kanban can help to analyze the progress and making common milestone can have the team to better collaboration to achive the goal. Question 14: B Since its related to legal. We should take the guidance from legal team. Question 15: B Again since its related to pattent so its better to work closely with the legal team.
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating.. Varun
11. Avoid: I don’t have time or some other constraint, hence I don’t want to do. Asking team to do themselves. Smooth: Appreciating for resolving the issue earlier and expecting team to do so again. Compromise: Equal weightage to 2 parties, hence half development as per Ron and other as per Susy Problem solve: analyzing the issue, getting solution from both. Measuring & comparing the factors against 2 parties and finally picking the best one.
Question 11 : A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4: Below are the keywords. COMPROMISE - HALF AND HALF; Avoid - let them do the decision; Smooth - "I heard that you both; Problem Solve - talk about the viewpoints then adopt… Varun
Hi, Q1: Option A : as it reduce the motion waste and be able to still fit in the schedule . Option C was my second option as well but i do not choose as I am not sure of the size of the project. Q2: Option A: as frequent customer interaction give timely feedback and helpful to attain the successrate. Option C was my second option though as I still thought product vision should be inline all the time. Q3 : Option A : Finish to start Q4: Option B &C as it ends up discussing with team, that is how we could attain the solution. We cannot blame the team member later on and also addressing the director is not required as it is not requested as well. Q5: Order - Iterative lifecycle, Predictive life cycle, Hybrid life cycle, Incremental lifecycle Q6: Option D: once the format is selected this requires approval as the next step. Q7: Option C&D : doubtful about A but not sure what is creativity spike. Q8: Order - Three point estimating, parametric, analagous, bottomup Q9: Option D : best out of all others didnt fit in the process Q10: Option A and C, as I see AC with 20% work is below budget and instead of 30% only 20% of work in done and already behind schedule. Q11: Order: Compromise, Avoid, Smooth, Problem solve Q12: Option A: Activities ( After seeing video : I dint know about Team buy-in) Q13: Option D&E, ( didnt choose kanban board because i thought they are not often used in predictive, basically dint read the question properly) Q14: Option B : that was the best of all as lessons learned cannot be better option due to legal issue. Q15: Option D: ( not familiar with backlog refinement, other options are not ok) -Preethi M
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D Question 15 : A - closing the project should be discussed first in a kill-point session to ensure everyone is on the same page. This is also an extreme choice. C is not a good choice because it of LEGAL issues with the current design. D is also an extreme choice. B is the best choice because knowing which features are patented can be removed and alternate solutions can be added in the backlog and reprioritized. Correct Ans B I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating. Varun
My choices as as below: 2-A ,feedback on demos and user tests is the way to go 3- A finish to start 4- B and C - gaps and lessons learned are key 6- D 7- A and either C or D 9- D impact on schedule and budget is stated in the question 10- A, C behind schedule and under budget 12 - guessing D 13- B and D 14 - b 15 - guessing b
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. This shows me exactly how you think and this is important for your PMP exam. Varun
Q5, my answer: Predictive Life Cycle is "A project where Scope, cost and time will be determined in the early phases of life cycle"; Iterative lc is "A project where scope will be determined early in the project..; Incremental lc is "Scope is constantly changing.."; Hybrid lc is " A project which needs to be launched.."
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Varun
1.) A - Kanban board will help you see the backlog visually and you can co-ordinate without meeting. 2.) D - You have a benchmark to compare so both you and the customer know what each iteraction entails- acceptance criteria 3.)F-F - u have to finish all requiremetns to finish the prodcut 4.) D - lessons learnt important to prevent future issues 5.) Iteractive - repeated cycles Predcitive - early phase Hybrid - phased Incremental - quick to market 6.) D - this is a compliance issue and hence their go ahead is important, Issue raised by FDA and not complaince commite of the company. 7.)B and C - T shaped profressionals preferered in Agile teams , Motivation importsnt. 8.) Analogous Estimating - 3 Parametric - 2 Three Point - 4 Bottom up - 1 9.) D 10.)a,C 11.) avoid - 2 smooth - 3 compromise - 1 problem solve - 4 12.) D - team buy in as the team has to agree to the timeline based in time and resource availibility 13.) B,D 14.) B - huge risk hence compliance important 15.) B - compliance to law important
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Question 3 : If you know my flip technique, then you know the answer is Finish to Start (key words cannot BEGIN until dev COMPLETED) Correct Ans A Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. This shows me exactly how you think and this is important for your PMP exam. Varun
Q13: B and D. Having a common kanban board will give more visibility and flow for work done by both teams. Having common milestones and dependency encourages team to work together - Atri
Q-13 -- Answer choice D -- as a common MS plan & overall dependency network will highlight the interdependencies for the two team which should help in eliminating the "silo" BASED APPROACH. Second choice can be C & E -- i would say E as decomposing the prject network diagram into granular tasks would be the next step after development of common MS plan & would highlight the interdependencies to the two team at the tak level & help in eliminating the silo based approach.
Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D Varun
5. 1=Iterative because of the word "repeat". 2= Predictive because everything is 'predicted' early 3= Hybrid because of the 'known phased approach' and the unpredictable nature of changing deliverables. 4= Incremental because it's the last choice and the speed demands of it will lead to it being incremented upon with time and developments one doesn't know about.
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Varun
Q2. A - this seems to be good, as it will enable the project team to have the feedback regularly from customer, rather than waiting till end. B - There is nothing mentioned about NFR in question, can be eliminated. C - product vision can give an over view of end product, but it won't provide the entire aspect in detail. D - This seems to be a good choice as well. This enables the project team to ensure the end result through “definition of done”. Between A & D, D is better. Final answer: D
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Varun
Q1. Execute with scrum of scrums because this could be considered a separate track although part of the bigger project. This would also ensure the machine learning part also gets prioritized as and when required in the project cycle. Q2. Obtain customer review feedback on Incremental release demos and User tests - This is a sure way of no surprises for both the team and the customer after the product is released. Q3. Finish to Start Q4. C, D. Q5. iterative, predictive, hybrid, incremental Q6. C - That is the immediate action to be taken. Only after adding requirement can we proceed with any work associated with it.(wrong. correct chice is D) Q7. C, D. Introducing Tshaped profiles increases versatility there by helping efficiency in Agile projects because they should be self sustaining. Getting help from creative thinkers can add perspectives which were not seen previously.(Wrong. A, C) Q8. Dont know Q9. D. The immediate next step should be to inform the impacted stakeholders and ask for extension. Q10. Dont know Q11. Compromise, Avoid, Smooth, Problem solve Q12. A. Activities are part of WBS.(Wrong. D) Q13. C, D. It is important to go granular in order to estimate better and not lose sight of the delivery schedule. Also, common milestone would help tighten areas of interdependency. (Wrong. B, D) Q14. B. Getting a go ahead from the concerned team is the best choice. Q15. B. Talk to Legal in order to avoid any issues for the completed part and also to avoid future isssues.
Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Varun Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 10 : It is behind schedule (C because work completed is less than planned) and is under budget (A) because at 20%, the cost 20,000 cost based on efforts x rate and the actual is only $15k Correct Ans A & C Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D Varun
Answer 15: B) Will work on Backlog refinement and closely discuss with Legal Team - Logical Step. Thank You Varun and Entire EduhubSpot Team for making suck a interactive video. How knew, learning can be fun as well. Love the enthusiasm showed by Varun in entire video. The passion is "Real".
For question 3, took a sec to realize why it's flipped but it's fairly obvious: while the question reads as the "start" task before the "finish" task, the "finish" task chronologically comes before the "start" task. So you have to finish dev before you can start testing (thus F-S).
question 1 : answer - C answer is C, as to what i understand the complexity of that nature of the project (classified) and it requires external involvement; the only way to involve people from outside is to have a robust system in pleace that could satisfy the sensitive information and keep the involvement of the out sourced company limited to requirement of the project.
I just followed your advice of pause the video use my intelligence to come up with the right answer choice. Q1 I was wrong, Q2-Q4, I have selected my choice correctly by understanding the question and selecting the right choice. TY
Q10- B + C were my initial selections, before watching your explanation and learning about the formula. Thank you for this most logical explanation I really appreciate it!
Question 10 : It is behind schedule (C because work completed is less than planned) and is under budget (A) because at 20%, the cost 20,000 cost based on efforts x rate and the actual is only $15k Correct Ans A & C Varun
Amazing video ….i can understand the effort it would have taken to create this simple, crisps and clear Agile concept video. Hats off Gautam and Eduhubspot team.
Q7 - Ans C & D, I think in this scenario, the team is already highly skilled, but because of additional duties there is drop in productivity, so I would recommend some more recruitments and also mentoring the existing team through creative thinkers so that the team members would not feel overburdened and can smartly juggle around in all of their duties in most effective manner.
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Varun
Q.5 Here are my matches and my understanding. Hybrid - Its looks like a combination of Predictive & Agile since the scope is fixed but time & cost are modified Predictive - Scope, Time & cost are fixed Iterative - Scope is changing but the Release is fixed Incremental - I think with Incremental, the product will launched with minimum features and features will be released as and when they are ready.
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Varun
Q9: options C and D seem to be good choices. Ideally, PM would ask the functional manager to explain his/her decision, contact the team member who's going to unavailable and then basically approve or reject the decision to remove the staffer and only after that (or in case if PM approves the decision to remove the team member) the PM would go further to inform the stakeholders about the change. But because we can only choose one answer option here, I would select C as the first choice.
Question 9 : A is not a good choice because project management plan is the HOW to manage situations like this referring to schedule and budget. B is a good choice but will overload the existing team members because of added work on top of already assigned work. C is not a good choice because the team member is a shared resource which can be pulled out anytime for some higher priority. Answer is D because it will basically cause a variance in schedule and cost baseline. Correct Ans D Varun
Lot of hardwork put in to create this video for us. Explaining each and every question with each choice in detail is really hard but you did it to help people like us who are trying to crack PMP.
Q7 - Option B & D, Explantion - Team building will help to motivate themselves,also a help or some kind of input on the desgin in the current assignment will help to gain the productivity.
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Varun
Hi Varun, This is my second Q&A after my first HW#0. I thought until my mentor gave, let me not lose my momentum, so I made a self-study plan in Eduhub spot and, it directed me to pick this up as an assignment. I thoroughly enjoyed and this time I heard the explanation in 1:75 speed as I was getting it and, I scored 10/15 i.e. 66.66 %. In this video for the first time I learnt the "Match the following" type of questions. I can't stop learning. Thank you so much. Regards, Ayesha
Q 2: I opted for Option D - Since its a Agile Project & Coming up with the agreement with customer for definition of done in the beginning of the sprint can help avoiding the situation of customer not considering it as success at the end of the project.
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Varun
1) C - Scrum of Scrum will help to sync with other agile team who part of project. 2) D - DOD prepard by Scrum team, Acceptance criteria prepared by PO, So Acceptance criteria should be integrated into DOD 3) a - Finish to start - As tesing havnig depencency on developing module completion 4) B,C - Went on with elimination technique because other 3 A,D & E are not much suitable options 5) Iterative LC - Team is doing repeated cycles until it reaches perfection [Perfection keyword] Predictive LC - A project where scope,cost & time will be determined in early phases of lc Hybrid LC - Scope is constantly changing - Agile, Rollout in Prdictive as it is known phased approach - So hybrid Incremental LC - A project which needs t be launch in the market as quickly as possible [Quick keyword] 6)C - As it is mandate, need to added part of dlievery. 7) A,B - don't know about spike but selected it..Motivation needed to get the performance 8) Parametric estimating- 1 bottomup - 2 Analogos -3 Parametric - 4 9)D 10)E - Noidea 11) Compromise Avoid Smooth Problem solve 12) Activities - Randonmly selected as i don't know WBS 13) B,D - these points are related to questions 14) B 15) B - relevent to question
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating. Varun
This is my HW#0 Here are my answers along with expalations: 1. C Here, in agile project, someone from outside the team is trying to join the daily meeting. This shows, he wants to communicate. In session, as Mentor Gautham told, in Scrum of Scrum, 1 person from each team joins the meeting and that too not so frequently. So, I chose answer C. 2. D I feel in D.O.D, exact answer to whats needs to be done should be there, along with the requirements. If you ask someone to design a study table for you, the details like height. width, purpose, how the surrounding should be, need a bookshelf or not etc should also be mentioned. So that, both parties are clear with the requirements and expectations. 3. A Used the Flip technique. 4. C, D C: To ensure that its good to move ahead of any module, each and every requirement of that module's use should be checked. D: As its post release, so retrospective has already taken place. So, what went well and what need to be improved should be known now. 5. Predictive: When all three: scope, time and cost are determined at early phase Incremental: Launch ASAP with MVP to show presence and test feasibility. Features can be added in further releases. Iterative: Scope is known but, time and cost are changing Hybrid: Scope is changing but, release will occur in a known phased(Fixed) 6. D As new change is to be implemented, it needs to go through a Change Request which should be run through the Change Compliance team. 7. C, D C: T-shaped profile means, jack for all/multiple traits D: Team members can enable themselves on performing new duties better if mentored by experts 8. Bottom up: Work packages to WBS Parametric: can be considered as, how many cables they installed per hour 3 point: Range of estimates Analogous: Some reference data is available 9. D Unavailability of resource is a known known. As employee is not available, it will definitely have some impact on schedule/deliverables. To meet that impact, some changes need to be done for correction. Any change, needs to go through a Change Request along with good impact analysis. 10. C,A C: By the time, question says that 30% work should have been done. But in real, only 20% is done. A: For 20% work, 20K$ was to spent. But in real, only 15K$ is spent. So, we still have 5K$ saving. So, we are good with budget. 11. Compromise: Manager is not helping them. He is just suggesting divide the work and do your bit your way then, Avoid: Here, manager seems not to provide any input to them Smooth: Manager is appreciating them but, not helping Problem solve: Manager invited them for a meeting to discuss the issue and brainstorm to conclude with a solution. Here, he really seems to help the team 12. A Expanding WBS gives us the work packages which tells us the activities 13. I did not get this question. 14. B If it feels to diregard the legal requirements, its better to check first with legal team that whether it is disregarding or not 15. B Product backlog should be refined by collaborating with legal team as they only informed about it.
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. Varun
Q7. C and E. I picked the answer using the process of elimination. B was eliminated because it does not say in the question the team is lacking motivation. The team was doing well for that reason they were given new task. D. was eliminated because in the question it stated they have good a good reputation and are known for quality and speed. Then I am down to A,C,E. E. was needed to help adjust to their new task they were given. A. was eliminated because the team does not need creativity. Then I was left for C. My overall, answers are C and E.
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Varun
6. Keyword "next". What's the first thing should the team do. A. sounds good. B. Before a change request doesn't look like a good idea. C. Seems like a good idea. D. Seems like the first thing to do; check with Legal - seeing as this is mandated by the authorities - before putting any more time into it.
Q5= I will put it in order, 1- hybrid , as scope defined early and at the same time repeated cycles until reaches perfection. 2. Predictive: scope cost time defined early 3. Iterative : time is fixed 4. Incremental : don’t know the reason but applied elimination techniques
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Varun
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Q5: I have Project lifecycle basics knowledge only. So, I’m trying to answer this question with the help of keywords meaning and logics. Iterative LC: series of repeated cycles until it reaches perfection. We perform number of cycles to sure the perfection. Predictive LC: all terms determined in the early phases of life cycle. We determined all things in early stage but situation can be varied in real time execution. Incremental LC: Scope is constantly changing for the new deliverable, but rollout of the deliverable would be done in know phased approach. Hybrid LC: A project which need to be launched in the marked as quickly as possible. We make another version or update the later after market or customer feedback received.
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Varun
Question 1: option C Having a scrum and providing quick summary on the activities will keep both team informed on progress as well it wouldn’t require more time and will be effective
Adding my answers to all the 15 questions 1. Answer C - Have 2 separate teams (internal and external) to address what needs to be done and then let the scrum masters of both the teams converge with the PM (me) and synchronize both the teams 2. Answer A - Always good to get feedback at every stage to address any course correction required for that particular run of testing 3. Answer A - Diagonal Relation from webinar 4. Answers C and D - A is generic, B should be discussed before execution and during execution, C determines the course correction route after release, D points at the RCA and lesson for the entire team, E doesn’t address the RCA and what needs to be done to fix it 5. Answer - 1=b waterfall, 2=a agile, 3=d quick rollout, 4=c mix of waterfall and agile 6. Answer D - Compliance >>> Change; Else there will be re-work and waste of time and resources 7. Answers A and B - A represents course of action for next iteration, B focuses on improving mental and emotional state of the team, C will increase the cost and focus is on improving efficiency, and not productivity, D suggests involving external person to improve creativity and not productivity, E implies shifting the goal post which is not ideal in this case. 8. Answers - 1=C analogous, 2=D parameters indicate range, 3=B(only remaining option :P), 4=A bottom up means way up 9. Answer D - All project stakeholders need to be informed for every timeline, budget and resource concern 10. Answers A and C - Spent less money for more % work and it is already mentioned that lesser % of work is completed than what % should have been completed 11. Answers - 1=B avoid, 2=C focusing on good parts, sweet-talk, 3=A 50-50 is usually a compromise, 4=D actually solving the problem 12. No idea 13. Answers B and D - Nudges both the teams to work towards the common goal and interact together 14. Answer B - Only option that involves the legal team 15. Answer B - Only option that involves the legal team >>Adding the correct response to the questions that i got wrong Q7. Correct Answers A and C Q8. Correct Answer 1=C, 2=B, 3=D, 4=A Q12. Correct Answer D
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. This shows me exactly how you think and this is important for your PMP exam. Varun
Q13: Answer Selected: B and D. Since the issue is related to working in Silos , better coordination and dependency network between projects will enable to better sync up the Deliverables and hence I have chosen B and D
Q1. A. Electronic kanban- it will help keep track the progress. Q2. D. Establishing success criteria - will ensure that the project is considered a success. Q3. B. Start to finish-as it would cover all requirements Q4. C&D. The reasons are logical. Q5. 1xB; 2xA; 3xC; 4xD; definitions Q6. D. Check with the compliance team- they will have better understanding of the regulation. Q7. A&D, to increase productivity Q8. 1xD; 2xC; 3xB; 4xA; definitions Q9. D - Always need to keep the stakeholders informed on updates. Q10. A&C - Project is under budget < $20k, but behind schedule < 30% Q11. 1xB; 2xC; 3xA; 4xD; definitions Q12. D - Team needs to buy-in to the WBS making it the most valuable deliverable Q13. B&D - it would help the team to work together Q14. B- need to verify with Legal team before proceeding and request guidance Q15. B- work with the legal department and refine the product
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Question 3 : If you know my flip technique, then you know the answer is Finish to Start (key words cannot BEGIN until dev COMPLETED) Correct Ans A Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 11 : A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4: Below are the keywords. COMPROMISE - HALF AND HALF; Avoid - let them do the decision; Smooth - "I heard that you both; Problem Solve - talk about the viewpoints then adopt… I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. This shows me exactly how you think and this is important for your PMP exam. Varun
Q. 4 answer - A & B its a positive approach to see a mistake, acknowledge it and accepting it, also stating the realty of the fact that mistakes happen going further being constructive with wanting to correcting it . the best way to correct an error of this size and inclusivity i think it is a productive approach to include the whole team to come up with a solution .
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Varun
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Q-10 -- C -- Behind Schedule -- as the project completion is onlt 20% compared to a target (baseline) of 30% A -- under budget -- as 20% value of work has been completed, the money spent should have been 20,000 (considering a productivity of 1) but the money spent is only 15,000 , which is equivalent to 15% of budget.
Q4 : I opted for Option C & D - Since its already the release is done, the next step is what a project manger should think about, RCA - Where it went wrong & Once the RCA is identified we will can come up with the lessons learned.
I must say that some of these concepts are strange, but I’ll try to answer as best as I can. Q1. B. They would need to find some alignment between their tasks to get the job done. Q2. A. Obtaining customer’s feedback would have exposed the customers concern early enough. Q3. A. Finish-to Start. You need to finish the development of all the requirements before they can commence testing. Q4. C & D. It is crucial to identify the gaps that caused the entire function. Also, it would be worthwhile to ask the team member to explain his thoughts and put forward the lessons learnt as reference for subsequent projects. Q5. Hybrid, Predictive, Iterative, and Incremental (in this order. This is a guess work though). Q6. D. The warning on label is non-negotiable and must be done. Whether the fold-out flab would be accepted needs to be checked with and approved. Q7. B & D. It is possible that the team moral is low, so it is important to motivate the team. Also, mentoring them is also a good idea. Q8. Bottom Up, Three-Point, Parametic and Analogous Estimate Q9. A. The Project Manager needs to note this in the plan and make the necessary updates. Q10. A & C. The project is behind schedule being that it is currently at 20% rather than 30%. Q11. Compromise, Avoid, Smooth and Problem Solve Q12. A. (I have no idea what a WBS means) Q13. B & C (I just think this are the most reasonable answers) Q14. A. Have their request documented and approved. Q15. B
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 9 : A is not a good choice because project management plan is the HOW to manage situations like this referring to schedule and budget. B is a good choice but will overload the existing team members because of added work on top of already assigned work. C is not a good choice because the team member is a shared resource which can be pulled out anytime for some higher priority. Answer is D because it will basically cause a variance in schedule and cost baseline. Correct Ans D Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D Question 14 : PM is not sure what legal requirements that go disregarded. It can only be confirmed by Legal team. B. is the correct answer. A is not because the legal requirements are not validated yet. C is not because the change is not approved and validated. D can be a good choice to refer maybe there was a similar situation. Correct Ans B I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. Varun
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Varun
1 - Answer: a , electronic Kanban - reason this gives view of project status and team can seamlessly connect. 2-Answer: D, agreement will determine the customer success 3- Answer: A- FS as the activity cannot start before completing the previous activity ie testing cannot start before development 4 - Answer:C&D (A&D ruled out, B is on DOR what we need is DOD in this scenario and Team member should alway be allowed to explain the mistake and take correction action) 5-Answer Drag n drop (Hybrid and incremental - need more reading) 6 - Answer: D - because team wants to do some changes on package so that has to be validated with the compliance team 7-Answer : (B&C) C - Tshaped to improve productivity,B - motivation required to ,D,E,(ruled out) A - not sure what is creativity spike 8 - Answers : analaogus is look for similar - some activities on project done with similar project (1-3) Parametric as it has some units of estimation mentione - cable installation activitie(2 - 2) Bottom up estimation (structured approach and need WBS) (4 - 1) 3 point estimation (always gives range)- (1-4) 9-Answer: B - inform the team member (A - nothing to do with project file, C - will not help by asking explanation, D - not required 10 - Answer -Math- (Need to understand more from upcoming classes) 11 - Answers:Compromise,Avoid,smooth and Problem solving 12:Answer:Team buyin 13- Answer: D) comeup with common milestones 14-answer:CR - because any changes has to go through CR but talking to legal team makes more sense so answer is B 15) answer:B is the best fit others are extreme steps.
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 9 : A is not a good choice because project management plan is the HOW to manage situations like this referring to schedule and budget. B is a good choice but will overload the existing team members because of added work on top of already assigned work. C is not a good choice because the team member is a shared resource which can be pulled out anytime for some higher priority. Answer is D because it will basically cause a variance in schedule and cost baseline. Correct Ans D Question 10 : It is behind schedule (C because work completed is less than planned) and is under budget (A) because at 20%, the cost 20,000 cost based on efforts x rate and the actual is only $15k Correct Ans A & C Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D Question 14 : PM is not sure what legal requirements that go disregarded. It can only be confirmed by Legal team. B. is the correct answer. A is not because the legal requirements are not validated yet. C is not because the change is not approved and validated. D can be a good choice to refer maybe there was a similar situation. Correct Ans B I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating. Varun
Dear Verun, firstly thank you for this QUALITY video!!! Small remark on question 7. T-shaped profiles are not just generalists. A T-shaped team member possesses a strong primary skill or area of expertise, often referred to as their “vertical” skill. What sets T-shaped individuals apart is their willingness and ability to acquire a broader skill set across various domains within the software development lifecycle. They have a working knowledge of other team members’ roles and responsibilities, which allows them to collaborate effectively. T-shaped team members excel in cross-functional collaboration. They can jump in to assist their colleagues when needed, ensuring the team can adapt to changes and tackle a wide range of tasks collectively.
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Varun
Q1 -A - because it gives visibility of WIP tasks and hence team can focus on discussing and completing the same to bring in efficiency and reduce project time. B , C, D- would still need time for meetings, sprints , live observation needs time hence No; C-will need cross functional team for all project sprints hence No B-
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C Varun
14. A doesn't seem too bad of a choice. B. Seems wise seeing as there is a merger and a question on 'disregarding legal requirements. C. Project plan changes should only come after. Perhaps legal will put a stop to it or something. D. Doable. ANSWER = B - go right to legal
1. I don't know most of the keywords. 2. Option D: I kind of guessed it. 3. Option A: Using the diagonal relationship.. Saw it in the free webinar 4. Option C & B: The other options were either extreme or not the solution. 5. I did not know the terms. 6. Confused between C & D 7. I don't know most of the terms. 8. 1. Bottom-up I did not know the other terms. 9. Option D 10. Option A & C . I understood this 11.I solved this using simple english 12. Activities. I did not know about WBS. 13. I did not know most of the terms. 14. Option B: Seek for legal guidance since the other options did not seem to be the fist step. 15. Option B: other options seemed extreme.
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Iterative, Predictive, Hybrid, Incremental Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 11 : A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4: Below are the keywords. COMPROMISE - HALF AND HALF; Avoid - let them do the decision; Smooth - "I heard that you both; Problem Solve - talk about the viewpoints then adopt… Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating. Varun
Q4: this question makes lots of situations because all team member is in panic situation when it appears the implemented caused the function to fail. If I’m in this situation as a project manager I would like go with Option B & C. Option B for checking with team whether project is ready for working or not, if it is not ready then when it will ready to working and is there any possibilities to meet deadline with definition of ready. Option C as a part of good manager who always part of team like leader not like a boss. I personally work on and examine the situation try to come out with solution.
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Varun
Q4: answers D and C. D --because that's where the explanation is as to why and how the failure happened. C --because obviously if the new solution leads to the failure then it means something was omitted from the definition of done (the assumption is that otherwise the team would have noted to check it before the release).
Q1. C - Because the question talks about Agile Team I feel Scrum approach would be better Q2. D - Success Criteria is an agreement on what is deemed successful upon completion of user stories Q3. A Q4. B & C - I used elimination technique and feel rest of the 3 choices are not appropriate responses Q5. 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a Q6. A - Before proceeding with any change an approval is needed from the Steering Committee Q7. A & C - T Shaped skill set people will have breadth in various areas. Option A was more through eliminating the other choices which I felt were not so relevant answers Q8. 1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a Q9. D - Any change to project constraints needs to be informed to the project stakeholders and raise a project change Q10. A & C Q11. 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d Q12. D - I believe we need to get an alignment from project team on the deliverables we plan to complete the project Q13. B & D - The rest of the 3 options only talks about addressing challenge with one particular team which is Software Development whereas we need an approach for both teams to sync up together Q14. B - As its a legal requirement it always better to engage Org. legal team for advice Q15. B - This is a good choice as we then pick up requirements which are different from those patented features
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 11 : A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4: Below are the keywords. COMPROMISE - HALF AND HALF; Avoid - let them do the decision; Smooth - "I heard that you both; Problem Solve - talk about the viewpoints then adopt… I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating. Varun
Q1. There are 2 teams, supplier and external expert. They are not able to sync up and have interaction. A - can be a good choice, but doesn't guarantee active interaction. B - retrospective is something done at the end of a sprint, so can be easily eliminated. C - adding scrum of scrum seems to be a good option, as it will make sure to have some interactions. D - am not aware of the term "Fishbowl". Final answer: C
Q2: I’m little bit confused between option A & D, but I would like to select option D. Because we can define the project specification, requirement & time schedule before the project start and also, we can take mutual agreement on the same. Once our mutual agreement done after that both teams are on the same page to understand the project improvement.
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Varun
This is my first video on the eduhubspot by Varun and my Homework#0 , great value addition, easy to understand explanations. Learnt some new techniques. Here are my answers Q1 - Option C - Scrum of Scrums - This approach works better when you work with multiple Agile teams and you have less time to show up to each of your agile teams standups. In SoS you usually have 1 key person from each of those teams represented in the call and as a PM you will get to know what you need in terms of how well each of the team is progressing in this sprint , we get to know if they have any dependencies or risks or issues collaborating or coordinating with other teams. Q2 - I chose Option D over A - although the incremental feedback is necessary , but we cannot call it a success unless it satisfies the success criteria defined and satisfies the Definition of Done , so I felt D is a better choice. May be I have to revisit and check the Video again for Varun's explanation Q3 - Option A - Finish to Start - It was more like a waterfall approach , finish the development first to get the testing started, but I like the diagonal relationship technique that Varun explained Q4 - D&C - Process of elimination - other options were easier to eliminate - In Retrospectives , we always capture the lessons learned and were we fell short, it is the same here. Q5 - I was totally off on this - need to revisit this again to check Varun's explanation Q6 - I chose Option B - I was wrong on this one, but after listening to Varun , the Neil armstrong technique made sense, correct choice is Option D - you cant go ahead and develop a prototype before determining the validity of the format, that makes sense as a logical next step Q7 - Option A & B - Option A because of the Creativity spike, but the other option I chose was B because I felt in the team building events you get to know people better and once you build that connection with other team members , you can get to the root cause on why they are under performing especially otherwise they are all high skilled designers. But I learnt something new about the T-shaped profile Option C , thats a valid option too. But my argument is without even knowing why they are underperforming adding a T-shaped profile doesn't make sense. Q8 - I was just guessing on the options on this and I was way off - learnt more about estimating techniques using Key words Q9 - Option D - it was an obvious choice to inform the stakeholders of the impact and raise the change request Q10- Option A & Option C - Under Budget because they spent only 15K in a place where they should have spent 20K , Behind schedule because they should have completed 30% instead they completed only 20%. Q11 - It was easy to determine from conflict resolution descriptions - A - Compromise , B - Avoid, C - Smooth, D - Problem Solve Q12 - I chose Option A - which was wrong , Option D - Team Buy in was a better option , The biggest deliverable from a WBS was how you break down the bigger scope into smaller phases and then to smaller activities & tasks Q13 - I chose Option B & C - Option B because common Kanban board & Option C align to the releases , but after listening to Varuns explanation , understood to use some key words there , there is a Common or shared milestones in Option D which was a better option Q14 - Option B - similar to the earlier question on compliance, this is the logical next step, didnt make the same mistake I made on the earlier Q6 Q15 - Option B - same as above , that is the immediate next step - to talk to the legal team to get their guidance
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating. Varun
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5. Predictive: scope, cost and time are all defined, like traditional waterfall model. Another synonym is Fixed price project. Iterative: scope is changing, but will be rolled out in phased manner. Incremental: needs to be launched in the market as quickly as possible, and enhance over it by adding new features gradually Hybrid: scope is defined early, but time and cost will be modified as and when project progresses. Repeated cycles till perfection.
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase. B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection. C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly. D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Varun
Hi Varun , You spent lot of time to prepare it & I really respect to it. Its really clear the concepts & help in understanding the fundamentals. Great work by you & your backend team.
Q4 Option C,B :if the dod is in place and steps towards dod is follwed there shouldnt be defect. So we need to fill gaps in dod if there is still an issue. Among other options i think B will be correct but idk definition of ready meaning -Atri
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Varun
Q2 - D - It's crucial to grasp the project success criteria in any project. This helps in understanding the client's mindset and the specific criteria they use to determine the success of a project. With this insight, we can plan releases according to the defined criteria, ensuring that they align with and meet the client's expectations.
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Varun
Q5 - Predictive Life Cycle - A project where scope, cost and time are determined in early phases of the life cycle. Iterative Life Cycle - Repeated Cycles Incremental Life Cycle - Scope changing frequently and deliverables ina phased manner. Hybrid Life Cycle - A project which needs to launched quickly to the market.
Q1. I choose option C, Why: As its a agile software project with daily meetings, executing scrum would help PM to sync with multiple meetings and can discuss things when its needed.
Q2. I selected A, because frequent feedback from customers can help reducing the amount of rework towards the end of the project. Keeping customers aligned helps keep the project in line with the requirement.
Q 15- Ans C, I think you already have more than half the project completed by now, so the best choice would be to continue work on the project and see if the patented component can be excluded and finalize the product accordingly. I think Ans B could also be a better choice.
Question 15 : A - closing the project should be discussed first in a kill-point session to ensure everyone is on the same page. This is also an extreme choice. C is not a good choice because it of LEGAL issues with the current design. D is also an extreme choice. B is the best choice because knowing which features are patented can be removed and alternate solutions can be added in the backlog and reprioritized. Correct Ans B Varun
Q-12 -- Developing the WBS with the team gives team alignment & buy-in into the scope of work for the team. Hence answer should be D. Rest other choices are output of futher detailing done on each WBS box (scope of work) by the team members.
Q13= B&D. B bcoz the kanban board will help each team to track progress from the other team and how to align with their respective developments/releases and D bcoz having common milestones and overall depency network will facilitate each team work within the most desirable scope in terms of both time vs deliverables
Thanks much Varun for sharing the wealth of information to crack these exams! really appreciated! The energy,interest and knowledge shows how passionate you are on what you do👏. After having worked in IT for over 20yrs in mostly engineering, and with the mgmt exposure,involvement I got from it, wanted to change gears and wanting to be a TPM.. and here I am watching these to see if I really skip reading the PMBOK and appear for the PMP test(using my practical exp and kb getting from you and other contributors). Let me know what you think about this reverse engineering approach. on a 2nd note, would like to comment on the 3rd question.. the reason as to why the answer is "finish-start" is, because of the dependency ie Until something(development) is "FINISH", something (testing) can not be begun ("START") and therefore it is what it is(FINISH-START)! Going to continue to watch and learn these great sessions! Thanks again!
Q13: option B is good choice I personally feel because kan-ban is good method to view whole project schedule, queues and progress. Other option C also seems good choice because IT work breakdown can help to software developing team to software release. It also helps to synchronous both team for the better communication and understand the deliverable.
Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D Varun
1.Option D;- A not chosen as there is no meeting/ discussion happening with kanban status display. B-Retrospective is happening not frequently and is at the end of sprint. C- Not sure what it is! 2. Option A :-Costumer feedback at regular intervals( ie before progressing to next stage) will help to achieve desired results 3.Option A :- The activity can start only after finishing another activity 4.C, D:- Examine the gap is important to identify the errors by which it can be corrected. Also, the team member can explain the reason for his decision and the team can learn lesson for their future projects. 5.Iterative (keyword perfection) Predictive (time and cost determined early) Hybrid Incremental (quick) 6. Option D. Knowing Validity of selected format is required:- i.e. the new method of displaying info on the foldup flap is acceptable or not 7.B&D 8.Bottom up (WBS) Parametric (no. of labours in hrs) Analogous (previously) Three-point estimation (range of estimates) 9.Option B. (Trying to recover the project impacts is the first step and if still slippage opt for change request) 10. Options C, A (20% only done instead of planned 30% and spent 15,000 instead of 20,000) 12.A (WBS depends on activities) 13.B &D :-Kanban helps to have more visibility on project status and hence can take corrective action wherever reqd. Common milestones and & overall dependency network help team to develop strategies to align the schedule. 14.B:-Disregard legal requirements are not advisable. 15 B. It is better to understand from a legal perspective how they will be getting affected and how to move forward (what to discard, legal validity of the alternate options chosen etc ) and backlog refinement as per the discussion.
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Question 9 : A is not a good choice because project management plan is the HOW to manage situations like this referring to schedule and budget. B is a good choice but will overload the existing team members because of added work on top of already assigned work. C is not a good choice because the team member is a shared resource which can be pulled out anytime for some higher priority. Answer is D because it will basically cause a variance in schedule and cost baseline. Correct Ans D Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating. Varun
Q1- Ans C & D, Scrum of scrum is used when we have multiple teams, here we have internal and external teams, also fish bowl window is useful both internal and external team members are available in video conferencing to make easy connection.
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C Varun
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Question 2 : 00:09:55
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Question 4 : 00:19:36
Question 5 : 00:26:41
Question 6 : 00:33:23
Question 7 : 00:37:56
Question 8 : 00:42:54
Question 9 : 00:49:18
Question 10 : 00:52:15
Question 11 : 01:01:09
Question 12 : 01:04:18
Question 13 : 01:07:45
Question 14 : 01:11:22
Question 15 : 01:13:04
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1. D . Since the assignment is security classified , I tried to remove remaining options.
2. D. A well defined success criteria with customer is definitely avoid all the gaps in expectations
3. A. Testing team will start the validation after the completion of the development of all requirements.
4. B & D. The functional failure is seen on post delivery. So there is a gaps in definition of ready. This has to be explained. Also the fix was come out from an individual, he has to explain the risks and lessons learned post quick fix integration
5. predictive life cycle --> A project where scope, cost and time will be determined in the early phases of life cycle.
Interactive life cycle --> A project where the scope is determined early in the project life but time and cost will be constantly modified. Teams will do series of repeated cycles until it reaches perfection.
Incremental life cycle --> Scope is constantly changing for new deliverable, butt rollout of the deliverable would be done in a known phased approach.
Hybrid life cycle --> A project which needs to be launched in the market as quickly as possible
6. D. Ensuring the format validity is the prior step before the other steps.
7. A & E. To keep the engineers familiar with their current job.
8. Analogous Estimating --> Some of the activities on the project have been done previously in some other similar project
Parametric Estimating --> For the some of the activities , a range of estimates is preferred due to insufficient historical data
Three point estimating --> Cable installation activity is directly proportional to the number of labor hours put in by the staff
Bottom up Estimating--> LaKedra is planning to use WPs to estimate and make her way up on the WBS
9. D. This must be aligned with the project stake holders as the impact on timeline and budget is inevitable after 60% of project completion.
10.A & C. Options are derived directly from the figures given.
11. Avoid - I don't have time to deal with this right now. You both can take a decision on your own
Smooth - I heard that you both did a great job in resolve the phase 1 issues. Good job and keep it.
Compromise - Do half development as per Ron and other half as per Susy.
Problem solve - Let's talk about the issue and reason for favoring one approach over the other. Once we discuss the viewpoints, lets adopt a solution which is good for the project
12. Activities - A direct reflection on what to accomplish
13. B & D . Kanban board will help to maintain the frequent tracking. Common milestones and overall dependency NW will ensure the alignment consistency.
14 A . CR will record the data for further steps and references.
15. B . Backlog refinement may help to explore options to avoid patented component dependency.
1. B - have retrospectives, so that feedback can be incorporated.
2. A - continuous retrospectives on the increments eliminates the surprises at the end of the projects, making sure customers be happy with end product.
3. D - once you finish once phase of all developments, you are into finishing testing the individuals.
4. B & C - deninition of ready & done will help.
5. Predictive - where scope, time, cost are dtermined in early phases
Iterative - Project where scope will be determined, cost & time will be modified; because its repetetive, team doing series of repeated cycles until perfection
Incremental - Project needs to be launched in market as soon as possible
Hybrid - Scope is changing, other deliverbales are done in known phased approach
6. D - since its legal issue, any new modulation should be checked with compliance team.
7. A & B - as team may be lacking motivation and need creative spike; there seems there is enough tenchincal expertise in the team
8. Analogous - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours put in
Parametric - Some activities on project have been done previously in some other similar project
Three point - For some activities, a range of estimates is preferred due to insufficient historical data
Bottom Up - Planning to use work packages estimate and her way up on WBS
9. D - as there is change reflecting in the schedule and budget, change request needs to be submitted informing to stakeholders
10. A & C - as 20k$ should be spent by time of 20% work done, actual spent is 15k$, so its under budget and schedule planned should be 30% work to be done but only 20% done, so 10% lack in schedule
11. Avoid - I dont have time to deal, you both take a decision on your own
Smooth - I heard that you both did a great job in resolve phase 1 issue, good job and keep it up
Compromise - Do half as per Ron and other hald per Susy
Problem Solve - Lets sit and talk and reson for favor in approach over other. Once we discuss, lets adopt a solution good for project.
12. A - WBS has all activities listed into it.
13. B & D - common kanban boards can be used to see progress of both teams and also common milestones with overall dependency network which syncs the both teams deliverables
14. B - Since its disregard to legal requirements that changes are proposed, verify with organisation legal team for guidance.
15. B - since its legal issue, its better to perform backlog refinement working with compliance team
Question;
1 I choosed A because common E- Kanban is the best option to let everyone know what is going in project. I have also confused about option C but I little know about scrum of scrum.
2 This is obvious that continous and increment feedback is the strength of agile mindset. Hence conflits can be avoided further we one get incremental feedback rather than a unexpected outcome later.
3 I did not know about this answer.
4 I eliminated A & E since these were not the solutions. Among C,D, B, think C& D are the correct close one.
5 Its about PLCs. That’s quite explanatory.
6 When there is a legal mandate & a blocker to implement it, Once should first reach out to legal team to determine the solutions and way round.
7 Motivation & Meetings about the problem may help to increase the productivity. I am partially correct.
8 Its about estimation methods. That’s quite explanatory.
9 D comes out as an extreme next option to choose & this will help PM to move on with the right mindset.
10 While following SV & CV formula, it helped to choose the answer.
11 I learnt it in Eduhubspot 1st class. All self explainatory.
12 I did not know about this answer.
13 I did not know about this answer.
14 If there is an legal impact, First one should discuss with the legal team before an direct actions. A,B,C are direct actions which cant help.
15 B solving the problem.
Q1: C - scrum of scrums because it is a scaled agile technique that offers a way to connect multiple teams on more frequent basis to work together to deliver solutions.
Q2: A - obtaining feedback on incremental more frequent basis to ensures that the consumer’s success criteria are being met.
Q3: A - this dependency demonstrates that one activity must be fully complete before any following activity may begin. The development of all the requirements must be fully completed before testing individual modules may begin.
Q4: C and D - The work is already completed in this scenario. Examination and identification of gaps in Definition of Done could help the team figure out the solution to the problem and prevent this from happening in future because it helps to answer the q’s of what’d did we miss, what went wrong. Additionally, understanding what the Team Member’s rational was for solving the problem the way he/she did, helps identify gaps in his/her thinking/approach. That combined with identification and analysis of lessons learned (why this things happened, what could be done to prevent it) contributes to prevention of the same issues in future.
Q5: A-Iterative Life cycle; B-Predictive life cycle; C-Hybrid life cycle; D-Incremental Life cycle
Q6: D - since this is a new regulation checking in with Compliance Team and making sure the application of fold-out flap meets the legal requirements (is in compliance with) of the Regulation should be the first step. Once confirmed the team can move on to the next steps, which would be updating sprint backlog and making sure the lanes are ready for printing the following week.
Q7: C and D - adding T-shaped profiles may help because they have specified design engineering knowledge and skills but also have more general knowledge in the areas that cover execution of the new duties assigned to the team. Getting help to mentor the team on how they can combine their new duties with their design work would equipped them with skills necessary to execute their work effectively and efficiently.
Q8: A - Bottom up; B - Three point estimating; C - Analogous estimating; D - Parametric estimating
Q9: D - before any changes are made, the project manager needs to figure out what the updated delivery date and budget would be based on the circumstances . Once that done he/she should communicate with project stakeholders and submit the change request for approval before any “action” of changing is done.
Q10: A and E EV = 100,000*0.2= $20,000
SV= EV-PV -- PV cannot be determined based on the scenario
CV = EV-AC = 20,000-15,000 =5,000 >1 Below Budget
Q11: A - Compromise; B - Avoid; C - Smooth; D: problem solve
Q12: A - the goal of WBS is to have work to be broken into smaller and more manageable components, which are activates. The activities are big enough to allow tracking of completion of each of them by team members.
Q13: B and D- common Kanban Board would help to visualize the work of both teams, limit the WIP so there is no confusion, and increase efficiency. Creating common milestones and dependency network will allow both teams to break the silos and work more as a cohesive unit with clear delivery/milestones/work dependency and sequence expectations.
Q14: B - implementing those alternations may cause critical compliance issues. Verifying with legal team for guidance hour be the first step before any actions are taken
Q15: B - working with legal department and team on refining the backlog would ensure legal compliance and reduce the risk of potential intellectual property legal issues
This is my first day of learning with nearly no agile knowledge or experience other than it’s use, so will be answering these at the moment without the PMI hat.
1. Unsure between A and C, electronic kanban board (basically common visualisations of activities) could work. Scrum of scrum layer i assume is a scrum between 2 different scrums(and by extension, 2 different teams with varying priorities), could work as well, as you might be able to align common goals/priorities together with the supplier.
2. A. As i feel with proper feedback on each release, the requirements could have been captured better. C was also in contention for me as the the scope/vision could have been laid out well initially itself.
3. A. Activity X has to finish for Y to begin. Possibly on critical path too.
4. C and D. Identifying scope gaps and trying to learn from the team member’s approach to solving the problem seem appropriate.
5. Predictive- 2, Iterative- 1, Incremental- 4, Hybrid- 3. Was confused if hybrid fit 3 or 4, but the key word was product launch needed to be asap
6. Unsure between C and D but probably leaning towards D. C could work as the team decides to solve the problem, hence add the scope into the backlog, not necessarily the unapproved solution. D Could work as the compliance team can approve/ disapprove of potential solution.
7. Unaware of most terms on there at the moment. Answering without the PMI hat, D & E are out, so I’ll go with A and B.
8. Unaware of these techniques at the moment. Answering without the PMI hat, i think Bottom up-1, parametric-2, analogous -3, 3 point -4
9. Unsure between B and D. A sounds like paperwork, that’s out for me. C is out, as it’s not the resource’s fault. B could work but is it fair to put all responsibility on the other members without knowing if they have the skillset? D as a statement doesn’t make sense to me, because if the stakeholders include a client, why do they have to live with a revised schedule and budget? Also don’t you submit a change request to a customer for out of scope or additional work? Why would you submit that to a potential client for someone from your team being removed by probably your executive.
10. Simple math. A and C, behind schedule, under budget
11. Avoid- 2, Smooth- 3, Compromise- 1, Problem solve- 4
12. Unsure between A or D
13. B and D sound right to track and visualise deliverables
14. B. Go to legal first
15. B sounds right. Work with the legal team to fix the backlog. C sounds a bit extreme, as that would stop work.
I have no idea how you have the time to reply to every comment, but it's exactly the reason I chose your site. Anyone who works this hard definitely has my respect. Your questions are exactly like the course material and the video is REALLY helping me. This is perfect. I have a long way to go, but my application should be approved any day now (mine got audited, naturally) and then it's go time. Oh, and I love your accent! Don't apologize for talking so much, it's what we're here for!
Thank you so much for an amazing comment which is a blessing for me.
Me & my team is working defiantly very hard to avail the best content for the PMP aspirants to ace PMP in their first attempt.
Varun
@@EduHubSpot I believe it's not whether they have time to reply to each comment. It shows the commitment and dedication towards students and their ethics. After attending just 1 intro video and watching 1st video of Varun itself, my thought process has changed on how to look at solving the questions. I'm just sharing my thoughts and nothing otherwise 😊
Q8.
A- Bottom up
B- Analogous
C- Parametric
D- Three Point
Wasn't sure about the definitions of any
Q9. B, as it's important to keep the team members informed and ask them to take up the work to complete the project on time
Thanks for this video it was so helpful.
Questions can really get tricky! I really love the importance of understanding questions by scanning for keywords. The techniques such as Einstein, Neil Armstrong and process of elimination really came handy in answering questions as you get to be more focused in what is being asked so you can come up with better answers . Great Video #Eduhubspot !
Thanks Clarisse for your lovely comment & loving my different techniques. Good Luck !!!
Varun
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Great Session & efforts! Below are my answers in attempt to get through the questions as a beginner to PMP.
Q1 - Didn't know the answers.
Q2 - A
Q3 - A
Q4 - C & D
Q5 - Iterative , Predictive, Blank, Blank (Didn't know the definitions)
Q6 - D
Q7 - Didn't know the answers
Q8 - Didn't know the answers
Q9 - D
Q10 - A & C
Q11 - Compromised, Avoid, Smooth, Problem Solve
Q12 - Opted A, But its the wrong answer, Didn't know definition of Team Buy In
Q13 - B & D (Answered with uncertainty)
Q14 - B
Q15 - B
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased.
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. This shows me exactly how you think and this is important for your PMP exam. Varun
Q1 - Option C - Scrum of Scrums - Currently working in SAFe framework and we are utilizing the same concept of SOS to tackle all the dependencies.
Q2 - I chose Option C - while selecting the answer my thought process is anyway as part of Agile ceremonies we are giving demos Sprint on Sprint and addressing the feedback so it's must be some change in product vision that's the reason the Product owner not considering this as completed, but after watching the explanation from Varun I also agree option A is better choice.
Q3 - I choose Option B - Start to finish - My answer is wrong and learn the new technique or concept called diagonal relationship techniques.
Q4 - I Selected D&B - which is partially correct - My logic is D- Lesson learned to avoid such a situation in the future * B - Tighten the gap in the definition of ready to find out the impacted area with current fix.
Q5 - I was Partially correct -
Q6 - I chose Options A & D- Reason for A - it's change request came later in the development phase based on the Market regulation changes so we need approval from the steering committee and D - > and as this was raised by the compliance team so prototype /Format we need their approval as well
Q7 - Option A & C - I recently completed some learning on T-shaped skills in one of the Agile sessions, so have the idea.
Q8 - I was just guessing the answer based on little knowledge, which is wrong.
Q9 - Option D - it was an obvious choice to inform the stakeholders of the impact and raise the change request
Q10- Option A & Option C - Simple understanding of where the team was supposed to complete 30% of work but they were only able to complete 20% so they are behind the schedule on the cost side for 20% work they spent $15 k which is 5k less than Actual expenses so project is under budget.
Q11 - It's an easy set of options, by reading the scenario able to choose the correct one. - A - Compromise, B - Avoid, C - Smooth, D - Problem Solve
Q12 - I chose Option A - which was wrong, my understanding related to WBS is wrong.
Q13 - I chose Option B & D - Option B because the common Kanban board gives visibility and more collaboration within teams & Option D makes a common goal and Milestone brings the team to work together to achieve the same.
Q14 - I choose Option B - Any Alteration related to Legal needs to be verified and signed off by the Legal team before starting any changes.
Q15 - I choose Option B - My thought process is like before taking any extreme decision on project closure /Termination visit the backlog with the Legal team who raised the concern that is the immediate next step.
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Question 3 : If you know my flip technique, then you know the answer is Finish to Start (key words cannot BEGIN until dev COMPLETED) Correct Ans A
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased.
Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating.
Varun
Q1 - C (having focused scheduled meetings to sync would help)
Q2 - A (regular feedback from customer would help)
Q3 - A (development has to Finish and only testing can Start)
Q4 - C and D (A and E cannot be correct, between B and C, C is better choice as one solution has not worked)
Q5 - Iterative (repeated cycles keyword), Predictive (Scope, Cost and Time are pre-fixed), Hybrid (scope flexible and known rollout, Incremental (last choice)
Q6 - D (check first with Compliance before proceeding and making next decision)
Q7 - A and C (B - takes time, D - again time consuming, E - worst fit)
Q8 - 1 is Bottom up (keyword make her way up), rest no idea
Q9 - D (none of the other 3 will help to mitigate the resource issue)
Q10 - A (15% only spent though 20% work done) and C (20% work done whereas the plan was 30%)
Q11 - 1-B (avoid dealing both), 2-C (making both happy), 3-A (splitting equally to both), 4-D (best solution by discussing with both all pro/cons of both approaches and then decide)
Q12 - A (assuming WBS is work breakdown system and its linked to activities)
Q13 - B and D (keyword Common in both that can tackle the Silos issue in question)
Q14 - B (disregard for Legal requirements in question, so best to take Legal advice)
Q15 - C (issue is use of Patented component, remove it and develop alternative and proceed)
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 11 : A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4: Below are the keywords. COMPROMISE - HALF AND HALF; Avoid - let them do the decision; Smooth - "I heard that you both; Problem Solve - talk about the viewpoints then adopt…
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
Question 15 : A - closing the project should be discussed first in a kill-point session to ensure everyone is on the same page. This is also an extreme choice. C is not a good choice because it of LEGAL issues with the current design. D is also an extreme choice. B is the best choice because knowing which features are patented can be removed and alternate solutions can be added in the backlog and reprioritized. Correct Ans B
I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. This shows me exactly how you think and this is important for your PMP exam.
Varun
Super...feel like listening to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Same tone same body language with great PMP skills
@@Shripadshrivallabh haha. Thank you so much. I have heard this a lot in past and everytime someone new says this then it’s give that goosebumps. Thank you for making my day
Varun
Q-5 A-iterative (repeated cycles), B-Defined in early phases (predictive) C-constantly changing but done in a known phased approach (hybrid), D-as quick as possible (incremental)
Q-6 Since production is starting in a week there is only one thing that could be done is to get approval. But from whom? D or A. I will choose D Compliance Team for approval since this a regulatory issue instead of managerial or ethical which goes to Steering Committee.
Q-7 B and E. Design work seems to be ok and that is why all creativity is out of scope. There is no lack of resource no T-shaped ones.
Q-8 A-Bottom up since she is try to go up to WBS, B-Parametric since it depends on several parameters, C-Analogous since it is similar D-Three Point since it is only left :)
Q-9 D-Armstrong technique before as a PM I will take it to stakeholders.
Q-10 A and C-Behind the schedule because of % of completeness is less than it was expected. And spend money is less than should be spent.
Q-11 A-Compromise half-half B-Avoid do not have time C-Smooth doing good D-Problem Solve let sit
Q-12 A- Activities likes a result of WBS. This sound as most reasonable
Q-13 B and D since they are related to scheduling
Q-14 B first thing to do is to ask competent source for a help
Q-15 B I will check with legal team and team itself whether there is anything related. Need to do the first thing
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. This shows me exactly how you think and this is important for your PMP exam.
Varun
I completed these questions after I did the HW#2 chapter quiz. I missed 5 of 15 questions on this one but I did learn a great deal from the explanations you provided on these questions. My trouble questions were:
Q1: I chose A. I missed the boat on the Scrum of Scrum concept.
Q2: I chose D. I didn't pick the best choice.
Q6: I chose B. I didn't really connect that this was a compliance issue, so didn't pick the best choice.
Q8: I got the Bottom up and Analogous estimating techniques correct. I mixed up the 3 point and Parametric estimating techniques. Your keyword explanations helped me have a better understanding of these, but I'll need to make sure I spend more time studying these techniques.
Q12: I chose A. I missed the point that the team buy in is the most valuable deliverable of the WBS.
AS a side note, I got Q10 correct, but I really didn't fully understand how I got the answer until I watched your explanation of these values. Earned value is a tough topic for me!
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
Varun
Great video and a lot of new concepts to learn. Most of the questions that i answered followed elimination technique by trying to get keywords from the questions asked and filtering out the most appropriate answer. My answers to all questions along with my understanding is given below.
Q1: Option C - Agile is the most popular project management approach with Scrum being the most popular methodologies followed. This seemed to be the most appropriate one comparing the remaining options.
Q2: Option D - The question referred to Agile project management. My mindset to choose option D was because this one spoke about scrum concept like stories and it completion.
Q3: Option B - This looked quiet straight as i went by the detailed explanation of the question to select answer. Never thought it should be flipped.
Q4: Option B and D - Looked to me like there was a gap in the definition of done so selected B to ensure the gap in definition of done gets covered in the definition of ready.
Q5:
Predictive Life Cycle: A project where scope, cost and time will be determined in the early phases of life cycle.
Iterative Life Cycle: A project where scope will be determine early in the project life cycle, but time and cost will be constantly modified. Team will do series of repeated cycles until it reaches perfection.
Incremental Life Cycle: Scope is constantly changing for the new deliverable, but rollout of the deliverable would be done in a known phased approach.
Hybrid Life Cycle: A project which needs to be launched in the market as quickly as possible.
Q6: Option D - As regulations are involved, it is best to consult with Compliance to check how long the product is valid.
Q7: Option A and E - As a new additional task was added into the iteration, i assumed extending the iteration made more sense.
Q8: Honestly dont know much about estimation technique and did a wild guess on matching the answers.
Analogous Estimating: For some of the activities, a range of estimates is preferred due to insufficient historical data
Parametric Estimating: Some of the activities on the project have been done previously in some other similar project
Three-Point Estimating: Cable installation activity is directly proportional to the number of labor hours put in be the staff
Bottom Up Estimating: LaKedra is planning to use work packages to estimate and make her way up on the WBS
Q9: Option D - It is best to keep the stakeholders informed to keep them informed.
Q10: Option A and C - Team progress is 10% behind where it should be, but should have involved $20,000 (20% of budget), of which $5,000 less has actually been spent.
Q11:
Avoid: I don't have time to deal with this right now. You both can take a decision on your own
Smooth: I heard that you both did a great job in resolve the phase 1 issue. Good job and keep it up
Compromise: Do half development per Ron and other half as per Susy
Problem Solve: Let's sit and talk about the issue and the reason for favoring one approach over the other. Once we discuss the viewpoints, let's adopt a solution which is good for the project
Q12: Option A - Tried eliminating the incorrect options and arrived at A.
Q13: Options B and D - shared items would facilitate increased collaboration between the teams
Q14: Option B - as the legal team would be best to address any concerns with legal requirements
Q15: Option D - Saving cost seemed to be appropriate as majority work was complete and associated budget used.
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Question 3 : If you know my flip technique, then you know the answer is Finish to Start (key words cannot BEGIN until dev COMPLETED) Correct Ans A
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
Question 15 : A - closing the project should be discussed first in a kill-point session to ensure everyone is on the same page. This is also an extreme choice. C is not a good choice because it of LEGAL issues with the current design. D is also an extreme choice. B is the best choice because knowing which features are patented can be removed and alternate solutions can be added in the backlog and reprioritized. Correct Ans B
I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating. Varun
Q1- C (I've no idea about other 3 options but I'm aware of daily scrum since the question had "less frequently" so guessed that scrum layer would be conducted on daily basis.)
Q2-D (An agreement with customer on success criteria might prevent future projects).
Q3- A. (The development needs to be finished so that testing can be started.)
Q4- C&D (It seems the correct approach of a project manager)
Q5- (Predictive life cycle-->2nd), (Iterative life cycle-->1st), (Incremental life cycle-->4th), (Hybrid life cycle-->3rd)
Q6- D (Any New regulation has to be checked with compliance team)
Q7- A & D (Design work has to be creative hence opting for those both options)
Q8- (Analogous-->3rd), (Parametric-->4th), (Three point-->2nd), (Bottom up-->1st)
Q9- D (Stakeholders need to be notified in case of impact on project schedule and budget)
Q10- A&C (The project budget $100,000 and for 20% money spent should have been $20,000)
Q11- (Avoid-->2nd), (Smooth-->4th), (Compromise-->1st), (Problem solve->3rd)
Q12- C (A list of risks will help new project manager )
Q13- B & D (Both options might sync up the teams)
Q14- B (Alterations in legal need to be verified with organization legal team )
Q15- B (Guessed this option as none of the rest options seems to coordinate with legal team )
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 11 : A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4: Below are the keywords. COMPROMISE - HALF AND HALF; Avoid - let them do the decision; Smooth - "I heard that you both; Problem Solve - talk about the viewpoints then adopt…
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating.
Varun
Just 13 minutes into the video- first class video, first class explanation. The way you broke the question into parts and explained to us is commendable.
Thank you so much loving the video.
Varun
Q3- Ans 3 Option A- Finish to start. I like you concept of flipping the key words. Nevertheless, I apply a logic as, the first activity must finish to start the next activity..so the answer is Finish-to-start relationship.
Keep up the good work!! Varun
Here’s the answers I came up with;
Q1-A (I believe the Kanban board could provide visibility to all stakeholders to review the work being done over the course of the project at their convenience)
Q2-A (From my experience with alpha and beta runs on projects, trends emerged where the best results were yielded when iterative changes were integrated from stakeholders that would guarantee a quality MVP)
Q3-B (I attended a masterclass from Varun and this technique resonated with me greatly to help me answer)
Q4-C & D (I find that ‘lessons learned’ aid a progressive team and it’s often a case where the intention was well intended but the end result would need revision. The lessons learned can be documented along with the correct solution and signs to look out for when the product is not working correctly)
Q5-1 is Hybrid, 2 is Iterative, 3 is Predictive & 4 is Incremental (Based on educated guesses with the scenario’s proposed timelines)
Q6-D (It’s important to know if the solution is compliant before assigning resources to enact on it)
Q7-B & E (New tasks being added to a designer’s workload can seem like ‘rewarding hard work with more work’ so it’s essential to provide additional time to complete the tasks but also to remind them that the hard work is not going unnoticed and motivate them when times seem dim)
Q8-N/A I don’t know these terms
Q9-D (As a PjM, it’s essential to perceive possible solutions and provide them to the stakeholders for the best agreed upon outcome)
Q10-A & C(Educated guess based on the numbers reflected the money spent and actual status of the project as being behind vs where it should be)
Q11-1 is Compromise, 2 is Avoid, 3 is Smooth, 4 is Problem Solve (Sounded like how I would think about solving issues in my actual role)
Q12-D (In resource allocation, I keep a list of skillsets per person to assign with purpose, not just adding a body to a project and I believe the team will need to agree to work together to achieve the common goal)
Q13-B & D (The use of the word ‘common’ in both answers suggest the teams have to work together)
Q14-B (I heard the Neil Armstrong method before pausing and immediately thought to just check for guidance first if it were me in this position)
Q15-B (The PO may deduce what conflicts with the patent and work with Legal to avoid doing work that strikes as a similarity)
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C
Question 3 : If you know my flip technique, then you know the answer is Finish to Start (key words cannot BEGIN until dev COMPLETED) Correct Ans A
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased.
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating.
Varun
Q-8 -- After googling the definitions of each of the estimating technique, my answer is herewith
Analagpous estimating -- some of the activities on the project have ...
Paremetric estimating -- cable installation is directly ...
Three point estimating -- for some of the activities a range ...
Bottoms up estimating (ths one i already knew) -- Lakendra is using WP's to build an estimate for WBS
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Varun
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Thank you so much loving the video !!
Varun
8. Analogous: some activities have been done previously, comparing with the similar nature of previous projects.
Parametric: effort is estimated on one unit and numbers are used to calculate by multiplying with total number units.
Three point: estimate the best, worst and average case as no clear details available. And then reach to a conclusion.
Bottom up: estimate for small work package and then reach up to the activity/WBS/project.
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance) Varun
Q11- Avoid -2, Smooth-3, Compromise-1, Problem solve -4 - shows deeps diving to understand the problem to resolve the same without favouring or avoiding any
Great job!!
Varun
Hi Varun, Thanks for the quick walkthrough and types of different questions
Though i scored very less, however very helpful explanation to learn and correct
1. I am not aware of term scrum of scrum hence choose A
2. choose D, as question said stories completed and has Agile PM, expected Agile process followed
3. Good technique
4. choose B and D, rather than C,D
5. could answer it as course syllabus covered
6. choose C than D, clear after explanation
7. chose to Motivate the team as all of them are experts, new way to think after your explanation
8,9. could answer it as course syllabus covered
10. new concept could answer by math, clear after your explanation
11. could answer it as course syllabus covered
12. choose activities, new topic learnt
13. choosed common things between teams
15. CHoosed A than B as 60% of project already complete and legal issue to inform sponsor
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased.
Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 9 : A is not a good choice because project management plan is the HOW to manage situations like this referring to schedule and budget. B is a good choice but will overload the existing team members because of added work on top of already assigned work. C is not a good choice because the team member is a shared resource which can be pulled out anytime for some higher priority. Answer is D because it will basically cause a variance in schedule and cost baseline. Correct Ans D
Question 11 : A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4: Below are the keywords. COMPROMISE - HALF AND HALF; Avoid - let them do the decision; Smooth - "I heard that you both; Problem Solve - talk about the viewpoints then adopt…
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D
Question 14 : PM is not sure what legal requirements that go disregarded. It can only be confirmed by Legal team. B. is the correct answer. A is not because the legal requirements are not validated yet. C is not because the change is not approved and validated. D can be a good choice to refer maybe there was a similar situation. Correct Ans B
Question 15 : A - closing the project should be discussed first in a kill-point session to ensure everyone is on the same page. This is also an extreme choice. C is not a good choice because it of LEGAL issues with the current design. D is also an extreme choice. B is the best choice because knowing which features are patented can be removed and alternate solutions can be added in the backlog and reprioritized. Correct Ans B
Varun
I just started one of your Bootcamps. I have spent almost a year studying based on other program's approach. "everyone' told me that by taking more tests; I would improve - but I wasnt at all. I really appreciate - that I get to learn WHY the answers are correct or wrong. I wish I would of known about this last year. I am MORE CONFIDENT that I WILL pass the PMP - the first time. Thanks in advance, Brenda
Thanks for loving the video.
I am sure you will ace the PMP in first attempt.
All the best !!
Varun
Question 1.
B
Since already my day is packed with internal meeting common retrospective will help me to understand what has gone well and how we can keep continue that and what needed more focuse can be taken care in next sprint.
Question no 2
D
Defination of the done must be understood by the team to meet the client expectation. Agreement can help to decide if the task is actually done or not.
Question 3.
A - Finish to start
One team is depend on the completion of one task from another
Question 4
B & C
Possibly the person could not have tested properly and would be having understading on the defination of done.
Question 5.
B
Iterative life cycle will help to understand project better way.
Question 6:
C
First of all we need to start acting on the mandate by introducing the task in our sprint.
Question 7: A & D
We need to use the existing resource by upskilling them so that they can be self sufficient and take advide from creating thinker so that we can intact the quality.
Question 9 : D
Stake holder should know the inconvenience so we can take care about the impact.
Question 10 :
AC Actual Cost (This is also called as spent)
EV : Earned Value (Actual amount of work completed)
PV : PLanned Value (Amount of work one should do)
Question 12 : A list of risks
If we getting the list of rist then we can prioritize the task.
Question 13: B & D
Common Kanban can help to analyze the progress and making common milestone can have the team to better collaboration to achive the goal.
Question 14: B
Since its related to legal. We should take the guidance from legal team.
Question 15: B
Again since its related to pattent so its better to work closely with the legal team.
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased.
Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating..
Varun
11. Avoid: I don’t have time or some other constraint, hence I don’t want to do. Asking team to do themselves.
Smooth: Appreciating for resolving the issue earlier and expecting team to do so again.
Compromise: Equal weightage to 2 parties, hence half development as per Ron and other as per Susy
Problem solve: analyzing the issue, getting solution from both. Measuring & comparing the factors against 2 parties and finally picking the best one.
Question 11 : A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4: Below are the keywords. COMPROMISE - HALF AND HALF; Avoid - let them do the decision; Smooth - "I heard that you both; Problem Solve - talk about the viewpoints then adopt… Varun
Hi,
Q1: Option A : as it reduce the motion waste and be able to still fit in the schedule . Option C was my second option as well but i do not choose as I am not sure of the size of the project.
Q2: Option A: as frequent customer interaction give timely feedback and helpful to attain the successrate. Option C was my second option though as I still thought product vision should be inline all the time.
Q3 : Option A : Finish to start
Q4: Option B &C as it ends up discussing with team, that is how we could attain the solution. We cannot blame the team member later on and also addressing the director is not required as it is not requested as well.
Q5: Order - Iterative lifecycle, Predictive life cycle, Hybrid life cycle, Incremental lifecycle
Q6: Option D: once the format is selected this requires approval as the next step.
Q7: Option C&D : doubtful about A but not sure what is creativity spike.
Q8: Order - Three point estimating, parametric, analagous, bottomup
Q9: Option D : best out of all others didnt fit in the process
Q10: Option A and C, as I see AC with 20% work is below budget and instead of 30% only 20% of work in done and already behind schedule.
Q11: Order: Compromise, Avoid, Smooth, Problem solve
Q12: Option A: Activities ( After seeing video : I dint know about Team buy-in)
Q13: Option D&E, ( didnt choose kanban board because i thought they are not often used in predictive, basically dint read the question properly)
Q14: Option B : that was the best of all as lessons learned cannot be better option due to legal issue.
Q15: Option D: ( not familiar with backlog refinement, other options are not ok)
-Preethi M
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D
Question 15 : A - closing the project should be discussed first in a kill-point session to ensure everyone is on the same page. This is also an extreme choice. C is not a good choice because it of LEGAL issues with the current design. D is also an extreme choice. B is the best choice because knowing which features are patented can be removed and alternate solutions can be added in the backlog and reprioritized. Correct Ans B
I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating.
Varun
My choices as as below:
2-A ,feedback on demos and user tests is the way to go
3- A finish to start
4- B and C - gaps and lessons learned are key
6- D
7- A and either C or D
9- D impact on schedule and budget is stated in the question
10- A, C behind schedule and under budget
12 - guessing D
13- B and D
14 - b
15 - guessing b
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D
I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. This shows me exactly how you think and this is important for your PMP exam. Varun
Q5, my answer: Predictive Life Cycle is "A project where Scope, cost and time will be determined in the early phases of life cycle"; Iterative lc is "A project where scope will be determined early in the project..; Incremental lc is "Scope is constantly changing.."; Hybrid lc is " A project which needs to be launched.."
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Varun
1.) A - Kanban board will help you see the backlog visually and you can co-ordinate without meeting.
2.) D - You have a benchmark to compare so both you and the customer know what each iteraction entails- acceptance criteria
3.)F-F - u have to finish all requiremetns to finish the prodcut
4.) D - lessons learnt important to prevent future issues
5.) Iteractive - repeated cycles
Predcitive - early phase
Hybrid - phased
Incremental - quick to market
6.) D - this is a compliance issue and hence their go ahead is important, Issue raised by FDA and not complaince commite of the company.
7.)B and C - T shaped profressionals preferered in Agile teams , Motivation importsnt.
8.) Analogous Estimating - 3
Parametric - 2
Three Point - 4
Bottom up - 1
9.) D
10.)a,C
11.) avoid - 2
smooth - 3
compromise - 1
problem solve - 4
12.) D - team buy in as the team has to agree to the timeline based in time and resource availibility
13.) B,D
14.) B - huge risk hence compliance important
15.) B - compliance to law important
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Question 3 : If you know my flip technique, then you know the answer is Finish to Start (key words cannot BEGIN until dev COMPLETED) Correct Ans A
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. This shows me exactly how you think and this is important for your PMP exam. Varun
Q13: B and D. Having a common kanban board will give more visibility and flow for work done by both teams. Having common milestones and dependency encourages team to work together
- Atri
Great job!! Varun
Q-13 -- Answer choice D -- as a common MS plan & overall dependency network will highlight the interdependencies for the two team which should help in eliminating the "silo" BASED APPROACH.
Second choice can be C & E -- i would say E as decomposing the prject network diagram into granular tasks would be the next step after development of common MS plan & would highlight the interdependencies to the two team at the tak level & help in eliminating the silo based approach.
Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D Varun
5. 1=Iterative because of the word "repeat". 2= Predictive because everything is 'predicted' early 3= Hybrid because of the 'known phased approach' and the unpredictable nature of changing deliverables. 4= Incremental because it's the last choice and the speed demands of it will lead to it being incremented upon with time and developments one doesn't know about.
Keep up the good work!! Varun
For Q5, I selected
A- iterative
B- predictive
C- incremental
D- hybrid.
As I wasn't very clear with the concepts of hybrid life cycle
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Varun
Q2. A - this seems to be good, as it will enable the project team to have the feedback regularly from customer, rather than waiting till end. B - There is nothing mentioned about NFR in question, can be eliminated. C - product vision can give an over view of end product, but it won't provide the entire aspect in detail. D - This seems to be a good choice as well. This enables the project team to ensure the end result through “definition of done”. Between A & D, D is better. Final answer: D
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Varun
Q1. Execute with scrum of scrums because this could be considered a separate track although part of the bigger project. This would also ensure the machine learning part also gets prioritized as and when required in the project cycle.
Q2. Obtain customer review feedback on Incremental release demos and User tests - This is a sure way of no surprises for both the team and the customer after the product is released.
Q3. Finish to Start
Q4. C, D.
Q5. iterative, predictive, hybrid, incremental
Q6. C - That is the immediate action to be taken. Only after adding requirement can we proceed with any work associated with it.(wrong. correct chice is D)
Q7. C, D. Introducing Tshaped profiles increases versatility there by helping efficiency in Agile projects because they should be self sustaining. Getting help from creative thinkers can add perspectives which were not seen previously.(Wrong. A, C)
Q8. Dont know
Q9. D. The immediate next step should be to inform the impacted stakeholders and ask for extension.
Q10. Dont know
Q11. Compromise, Avoid, Smooth, Problem solve
Q12. A. Activities are part of WBS.(Wrong. D)
Q13. C, D. It is important to go granular in order to estimate better and not lose sight of the delivery schedule. Also, common milestone would help tighten areas of interdependency. (Wrong. B, D)
Q14. B. Getting a go ahead from the concerned team is the best choice.
Q15. B. Talk to Legal in order to avoid any issues for the completed part and also to avoid future isssues.
Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Varun
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 10 : It is behind schedule (C because work completed is less than planned) and is under budget (A) because at 20%, the cost 20,000 cost based on efforts x rate and the actual is only $15k Correct Ans A & C
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D
Varun
amazing video Varun, thanks a ton!!! the knowledge you've given us free of cost is invaluable. you're an amazing amazing teacher!!
Thanks for a wonderful comment which motivates us to make more free content for PMP aspirants.
Varun
Answer 15: B) Will work on Backlog refinement and closely discuss with Legal Team - Logical Step. Thank You Varun and Entire EduhubSpot Team for making suck a interactive video. How knew, learning can be fun as well. Love the enthusiasm showed by Varun in entire video. The passion is "Real".
Really loved your thought process. I need to steal this reasoning. Hahah !! Varun
For question 3, took a sec to realize why it's flipped but it's fairly obvious: while the question reads as the "start" task before the "finish" task, the "finish" task chronologically comes before the "start" task. So you have to finish dev before you can start testing (thus F-S).
Awesome Job !!
Varun
question 1 :
answer - C
answer is C, as to what i understand the complexity of that nature of the project (classified) and it requires external involvement; the only way to involve people from outside is to have a robust system in pleace that could satisfy the sensitive information and keep the involvement of the out sourced company limited to requirement of the project.
Awesome job!! Varun
I just followed your advice of pause the video use my intelligence to come up with the right answer choice. Q1 I was wrong, Q2-Q4, I have selected my choice correctly by understanding the question and selecting the right choice. TY
Your Most Welcome !! You can follow that till Qus 15.
Varun
Q10- B + C were my initial selections, before watching your explanation and learning about the formula. Thank you for this most logical explanation I really appreciate it!
Question 10 : It is behind schedule (C because work completed is less than planned) and is under budget (A) because at 20%, the cost 20,000 cost based on efforts x rate and the actual is only $15k Correct Ans A & C Varun
Amazing video ….i can understand the effort it would have taken to create this simple, crisps and clear Agile concept video.
Hats off Gautam and Eduhubspot team.
I am glad you liked the video! Varun
Q7 - Ans C & D, I think in this scenario, the team is already highly skilled, but because of additional duties there is drop in productivity, so I would recommend some more recruitments and also mentoring the existing team through creative thinkers so that the team members would not feel overburdened and can smartly juggle around in all of their duties in most effective manner.
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Varun
Q.5 Here are my matches and my understanding.
Hybrid - Its looks like a combination of Predictive & Agile since the scope is fixed but time & cost are modified
Predictive - Scope, Time & cost are fixed
Iterative - Scope is changing but the Release is fixed
Incremental - I think with Incremental, the product will launched with minimum features and features will be released as and when they are ready.
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Varun
Q9: options C and D seem to be good choices. Ideally, PM would ask the functional manager to explain his/her decision, contact the team member who's going to unavailable and then basically approve or reject the decision to remove the staffer and only after that (or in case if PM approves the decision to remove the team member) the PM would go further to inform the stakeholders about the change. But because we can only choose one answer option here, I would select C as the first choice.
Question 9 : A is not a good choice because project management plan is the HOW to manage situations like this referring to schedule and budget. B is a good choice but will overload the existing team members because of added work on top of already assigned work. C is not a good choice because the team member is a shared resource which can be pulled out anytime for some higher priority. Answer is D because it will basically cause a variance in schedule and cost baseline. Correct Ans D Varun
Lot of hardwork put in to create this video for us. Explaining each and every question with each choice in detail is really hard but you did it to help people like us who are trying to crack PMP.
Thanks for a wonderful comment & loving the video.
Varun
Q7 - Option B & D, Explantion - Team building will help to motivate themselves,also a help or some kind of input on the desgin in the current assignment will help to gain the productivity.
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Varun
Hi Varun, This is my second Q&A after my first HW#0. I thought until my mentor gave, let me not lose my momentum, so I made a self-study plan in Eduhub spot and, it directed me to pick this up as an assignment. I thoroughly enjoyed and this time I heard the explanation in 1:75 speed as I was getting it and, I scored 10/15 i.e. 66.66 %. In this video for the first time I learnt the "Match the following" type of questions. I can't stop learning. Thank you so much. Regards, Ayesha
10/15 is good score, i know you can get 15/15. thanks for the participation.
Varun
Q 2: I opted for Option D - Since its a Agile Project & Coming up with the agreement with customer for definition of done in the beginning of the sprint can help avoiding the situation of customer not considering it as success at the end of the project.
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Varun
1) C - Scrum of Scrum will help to sync with other agile team who part of project.
2) D - DOD prepard by Scrum team, Acceptance criteria prepared by PO, So Acceptance criteria should be integrated into DOD
3) a - Finish to start - As tesing havnig depencency on developing module completion
4) B,C - Went on with elimination technique because other 3 A,D & E are not much suitable options
5)
Iterative LC - Team is doing repeated cycles until it reaches perfection [Perfection keyword]
Predictive LC - A project where scope,cost & time will be determined in early phases of lc
Hybrid LC - Scope is constantly changing - Agile, Rollout in Prdictive as it is known phased approach - So hybrid
Incremental LC - A project which needs t be launch in the market as quickly as possible [Quick keyword]
6)C - As it is mandate, need to added part of dlievery.
7) A,B - don't know about spike but selected it..Motivation needed to get the performance
8)
Parametric estimating- 1
bottomup - 2
Analogos -3
Parametric - 4
9)D
10)E - Noidea
11)
Compromise
Avoid
Smooth
Problem solve
12) Activities - Randonmly selected as i don't know WBS
13) B,D - these points are related to questions
14) B
15) B - relevent to question
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D
Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating.
Varun
This is my HW#0
Here are my answers along with expalations:
1. C
Here, in agile project, someone from outside the team is trying to join the daily meeting. This shows, he wants to communicate. In session, as Mentor Gautham told, in Scrum of Scrum, 1 person from each team joins the meeting and that too not so frequently.
So, I chose answer C.
2. D
I feel in D.O.D, exact answer to whats needs to be done should be there, along with the requirements. If you ask someone to design a study table for you, the details like height. width, purpose, how the surrounding should be, need a bookshelf or not etc should also be mentioned. So that, both parties are clear with the requirements and expectations.
3. A
Used the Flip technique.
4. C, D
C: To ensure that its good to move ahead of any module, each and every requirement of that module's use should be checked.
D: As its post release, so retrospective has already taken place. So, what went well and what need to be improved should be known now.
5.
Predictive: When all three: scope, time and cost are determined at early phase
Incremental: Launch ASAP with MVP to show presence and test feasibility. Features can be added in further releases.
Iterative: Scope is known but, time and cost are changing
Hybrid: Scope is changing but, release will occur in a known phased(Fixed)
6. D
As new change is to be implemented, it needs to go through a Change Request which should be run through the Change Compliance team.
7. C, D
C: T-shaped profile means, jack for all/multiple traits
D: Team members can enable themselves on performing new duties better if mentored by experts
8.
Bottom up: Work packages to WBS
Parametric: can be considered as, how many cables they installed per hour
3 point: Range of estimates
Analogous: Some reference data is available
9. D
Unavailability of resource is a known known. As employee is not available, it will definitely have some impact on schedule/deliverables.
To meet that impact, some changes need to be done for correction.
Any change, needs to go through a Change Request along with good impact analysis.
10. C,A
C: By the time, question says that 30% work should have been done. But in real, only 20% is done.
A: For 20% work, 20K$ was to spent. But in real, only 15K$ is spent. So, we still have 5K$ saving.
So, we are good with budget.
11.
Compromise: Manager is not helping them. He is just suggesting divide the work and do your bit your way then,
Avoid: Here, manager seems not to provide any input to them
Smooth: Manager is appreciating them but, not helping
Problem solve: Manager invited them for a meeting to discuss the issue and brainstorm to conclude with a solution. Here, he
really seems to help the team
12. A
Expanding WBS gives us the work packages which tells us the activities
13. I did not get this question.
14. B
If it feels to diregard the legal requirements, its better to check first with legal team that whether it is disregarding or not
15. B
Product backlog should be refined by collaborating with legal team as they only informed about it.
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D
I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating.
Varun
Q7. C and E. I picked the answer using the process of elimination. B was eliminated because it does not say in the question the team is lacking motivation. The team was doing well for that reason they were given new task. D. was eliminated because in the question it stated they have good a good reputation and are known for quality and speed. Then I am down to A,C,E. E. was needed to help adjust to their new task they were given. A. was eliminated because the team does not need creativity. Then I was left for C. My overall, answers are C and E.
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Varun
6. Keyword "next". What's the first thing should the team do. A. sounds good. B. Before a change request doesn't look like a good idea. C. Seems like a good idea. D. Seems like the first thing to do; check with Legal - seeing as this is mandated by the authorities - before putting any more time into it.
Very impressive!! Varun
Q5= I will put it in order, 1- hybrid , as scope defined early and at the same time repeated cycles until reaches perfection.
2. Predictive: scope cost time defined early
3. Iterative : time is fixed
4. Incremental : don’t know the reason but applied elimination techniques
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Varun
Excellent video and really helpful in preparation. I was struggling to go through all the reference books for exam preparation but now got the clarity about exam preparation. Thanks a lot
I am glad you loved the video.
All the best for your PMP exam preparation.
Varun
@@EduHubSpot thank you very much. But after watching your video I am thinking that why I took this course from someone else.... :-(
We were told to just go through pmbok 6 + 7 + Rita + video lectures etc etc..... And now in last month of preparation
@@rahmanshahid6570 Don’t worry. What has happened has happened. Just spend rest of your time on your TH-cam channel. There are enough videos for you to be prepared. Watch out 180 questions video, that is game changer
Q5: I have Project lifecycle basics knowledge only. So, I’m trying to answer this question with the help of keywords meaning and logics.
Iterative LC: series of repeated cycles until it reaches perfection. We perform number of cycles to sure the perfection.
Predictive LC: all terms determined in the early phases of life cycle. We determined all things in early stage but situation can be varied in real time execution.
Incremental LC: Scope is constantly changing for the new deliverable, but rollout of the deliverable would be done in know phased approach.
Hybrid LC: A project which need to be launched in the marked as quickly as possible. We make another version or update the later after market or customer feedback received.
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Varun
Question 1: option C
Having a scrum and providing quick summary on the activities will keep both team informed on progress as well it wouldn’t require more time and will be effective
Keep up the good work!! Varun
Adding my answers to all the 15 questions
1. Answer C - Have 2 separate teams (internal and external) to address what needs to be done and then let the scrum masters of both the teams converge with the PM (me) and synchronize both the teams
2. Answer A - Always good to get feedback at every stage to address any course correction required for that particular run of testing
3. Answer A - Diagonal Relation from webinar
4. Answers C and D - A is generic, B should be discussed before execution and during execution, C determines the course correction route after release, D points at the RCA and lesson for the entire team, E doesn’t address the RCA and what needs to be done to fix it
5. Answer - 1=b waterfall, 2=a agile, 3=d quick rollout, 4=c mix of waterfall and agile
6. Answer D - Compliance >>> Change; Else there will be re-work and waste of time and resources
7. Answers A and B - A represents course of action for next iteration, B focuses on improving mental and emotional state of the team, C will increase the cost and focus is on improving efficiency, and not productivity, D suggests involving external person to improve creativity and not productivity, E implies shifting the goal post which is not ideal in this case.
8. Answers - 1=C analogous, 2=D parameters indicate range, 3=B(only remaining option :P), 4=A bottom up means way up
9. Answer D - All project stakeholders need to be informed for every timeline, budget and resource concern
10. Answers A and C - Spent less money for more % work and it is already mentioned that lesser % of work is completed than what % should have been completed
11. Answers - 1=B avoid, 2=C focusing on good parts, sweet-talk, 3=A 50-50 is usually a compromise, 4=D actually solving the problem
12. No idea
13. Answers B and D - Nudges both the teams to work towards the common goal and interact together
14. Answer B - Only option that involves the legal team
15. Answer B - Only option that involves the legal team
>>Adding the correct response to the questions that i got wrong
Q7. Correct Answers A and C
Q8. Correct Answer 1=C, 2=B, 3=D, 4=A
Q12. Correct Answer D
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. This shows me exactly how you think and this is important for your PMP exam.
Varun
Q13: Answer Selected: B and D. Since the issue is related to working in Silos , better coordination and dependency network between projects will enable to better sync up the Deliverables and hence I have chosen B and D
Loving your thought process. Varun
Q1. A. Electronic kanban- it will help keep track the progress.
Q2. D. Establishing success criteria - will ensure that the project is considered a success.
Q3. B. Start to finish-as it would cover all requirements
Q4. C&D. The reasons are logical.
Q5. 1xB; 2xA; 3xC; 4xD; definitions
Q6. D. Check with the compliance team- they will have better understanding of the regulation.
Q7. A&D, to increase productivity
Q8. 1xD; 2xC; 3xB; 4xA; definitions
Q9. D - Always need to keep the stakeholders informed on updates.
Q10. A&C - Project is under budget < $20k, but behind schedule < 30%
Q11. 1xB; 2xC; 3xA; 4xD; definitions
Q12. D - Team needs to buy-in to the WBS making it the most valuable deliverable
Q13. B&D - it would help the team to work together
Q14. B- need to verify with Legal team before proceeding and request guidance
Q15. B- work with the legal department and refine the product
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Question 3 : If you know my flip technique, then you know the answer is Finish to Start (key words cannot BEGIN until dev COMPLETED) Correct Ans A
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 11 : A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4: Below are the keywords. COMPROMISE - HALF AND HALF; Avoid - let them do the decision; Smooth - "I heard that you both; Problem Solve - talk about the viewpoints then adopt…
I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating. This shows me exactly how you think and this is important for your PMP exam. Varun
Q. 4
answer - A & B
its a positive approach to see a mistake, acknowledge it and accepting it, also stating the realty of the fact that mistakes happen going further being constructive with wanting to correcting it .
the best way to correct an error of this size and inclusivity i think it is a productive approach to include the whole team to come up with a solution .
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Varun
I found this video helpful, great work Varun. I am taking my exam 30th May.
All the best !!
Varun
I really liked the videos and the way you are explaining things. I am preparing for the PMP exam and gaining confidence after seeing your videos and explanations. Keep it up
Awesome, I'm so happy to hear the videos are helpful!
Varun
Q-10 -- C -- Behind Schedule -- as the project completion is onlt 20% compared to a target (baseline) of 30%
A -- under budget -- as 20% value of work has been completed, the money spent should have been 20,000 (considering a productivity of 1) but the money spent is only 15,000 , which is equivalent to 15% of budget.
Awesome job!! Varun
Q4 : I opted for Option C & D - Since its already the release is done, the next step is what a project manger should think about, RCA - Where it went wrong & Once the RCA is identified we will can come up with the lessons learned.
Loving your thought process. Varun
I must say that some of these concepts are strange, but I’ll try to answer as best as I can.
Q1. B. They would need to find some alignment between their tasks to get the job done.
Q2. A. Obtaining customer’s feedback would have exposed the customers concern early enough.
Q3. A. Finish-to Start. You need to finish the development of all the requirements before they can commence testing.
Q4. C & D. It is crucial to identify the gaps that caused the entire function. Also, it would be worthwhile to ask the team member to explain his thoughts and put forward the lessons learnt as reference for subsequent projects.
Q5. Hybrid, Predictive, Iterative, and Incremental (in this order. This is a guess work though).
Q6. D. The warning on label is non-negotiable and must be done. Whether the fold-out flab would be accepted needs to be checked with and approved.
Q7. B & D. It is possible that the team moral is low, so it is important to motivate the team. Also, mentoring them is also a good idea.
Q8. Bottom Up, Three-Point, Parametic and Analogous Estimate
Q9. A. The Project Manager needs to note this in the plan and make the necessary updates.
Q10. A & C. The project is behind schedule being that it is currently at 20% rather than 30%.
Q11. Compromise, Avoid, Smooth and Problem Solve
Q12. A. (I have no idea what a WBS means)
Q13. B & C (I just think this are the most reasonable answers)
Q14. A. Have their request documented and approved.
Q15. B
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased.
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 9 : A is not a good choice because project management plan is the HOW to manage situations like this referring to schedule and budget. B is a good choice but will overload the existing team members because of added work on top of already assigned work. C is not a good choice because the team member is a shared resource which can be pulled out anytime for some higher priority. Answer is D because it will basically cause a variance in schedule and cost baseline. Correct Ans D
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D
Question 14 : PM is not sure what legal requirements that go disregarded. It can only be confirmed by Legal team. B. is the correct answer. A is not because the legal requirements are not validated yet. C is not because the change is not approved and validated. D can be a good choice to refer maybe there was a similar situation. Correct Ans B
I read all your comments, overall great job and thank you for participating.
Varun
Q8 Analogous- 3, Parametric-2, 3 point -4, bottom up-1-> clear by definition
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
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1 - Answer: a , electronic Kanban - reason this gives view of project status and team can seamlessly connect.
2-Answer: D, agreement will determine the customer success
3- Answer: A- FS as the activity cannot start before completing the previous activity ie testing cannot start before development
4 - Answer:C&D
(A&D ruled out, B is on DOR what we need is DOD in this scenario and Team member should alway be allowed to explain the mistake and take correction action)
5-Answer Drag n drop (Hybrid and incremental - need more reading)
6 - Answer: D - because team wants to do some changes on package so that has to be validated with the compliance team
7-Answer : (B&C)
C - Tshaped to improve productivity,B - motivation required to ,D,E,(ruled out) A - not sure what is creativity spike
8 - Answers : analaogus is look for similar - some activities on project done with similar project (1-3)
Parametric as it has some units of estimation mentione - cable installation activitie(2 - 2)
Bottom up estimation (structured approach and need WBS) (4 - 1)
3 point estimation (always gives range)- (1-4)
9-Answer: B - inform the team member
(A - nothing to do with project file, C - will not help by asking explanation, D - not required
10 - Answer -Math- (Need to understand more from upcoming classes)
11 - Answers:Compromise,Avoid,smooth and Problem solving
12:Answer:Team buyin
13- Answer: D) comeup with common milestones
14-answer:CR - because any changes has to go through CR but talking to legal team makes more sense so answer is B
15) answer:B is the best fit others are extreme steps.
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased.
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 9 : A is not a good choice because project management plan is the HOW to manage situations like this referring to schedule and budget. B is a good choice but will overload the existing team members because of added work on top of already assigned work. C is not a good choice because the team member is a shared resource which can be pulled out anytime for some higher priority. Answer is D because it will basically cause a variance in schedule and cost baseline. Correct Ans D
Question 10 : It is behind schedule (C because work completed is less than planned) and is under budget (A) because at 20%, the cost 20,000 cost based on efforts x rate and the actual is only $15k Correct Ans A & C
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D
Question 14 : PM is not sure what legal requirements that go disregarded. It can only be confirmed by Legal team. B. is the correct answer. A is not because the legal requirements are not validated yet. C is not because the change is not approved and validated. D can be a good choice to refer maybe there was a similar situation. Correct Ans B
I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating.
Varun
Thank you very much Varun. Now I passed PMP exam. Hope to see you continue doing such a great work!
Many Congratulations ! Thanks for a wonderful comment, I am very happy that my video has helped in your PMP journey.
Varun
Dear Verun, firstly thank you for this QUALITY video!!!
Small remark on question 7. T-shaped profiles are not just generalists. A T-shaped team member possesses a strong primary skill or area of expertise, often referred to as their “vertical” skill. What sets T-shaped individuals apart is their willingness and ability to acquire a broader skill set across various domains within the software development lifecycle. They have a working knowledge of other team members’ roles and responsibilities, which allows them to collaborate effectively.
T-shaped team members excel in cross-functional collaboration. They can jump in to assist their colleagues when needed, ensuring the team can adapt to changes and tackle a wide range of tasks collectively.
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C Varun
Q1 -A - because it gives visibility of WIP tasks and hence team can focus on discussing and completing the same to bring in efficiency and reduce project time. B , C, D- would still need time for meetings, sprints , live observation needs time hence No; C-will need cross functional team for all project sprints hence No B-
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C
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14. A doesn't seem too bad of a choice. B. Seems wise seeing as there is a merger and a question on 'disregarding legal requirements. C. Project plan changes should only come after. Perhaps legal will put a stop to it or something. D. Doable. ANSWER = B - go right to legal
Very impressive!! Varun
1. I don't know most of the keywords.
2. Option D: I kind of guessed it.
3. Option A: Using the diagonal relationship.. Saw it in the free webinar
4. Option C & B: The other options were either extreme or not the solution.
5. I did not know the terms.
6. Confused between C & D
7. I don't know most of the terms.
8. 1. Bottom-up I did not know the other terms.
9. Option D
10. Option A & C . I understood this
11.I solved this using simple english
12. Activities. I did not know about WBS.
13. I did not know most of the terms.
14. Option B: Seek for legal guidance since the other options did not seem to be the fist step.
15. Option B: other options seemed extreme.
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased.
Iterative, Predictive, Hybrid, Incremental
Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 11 : A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4: Below are the keywords. COMPROMISE - HALF AND HALF; Avoid - let them do the decision; Smooth - "I heard that you both; Problem Solve - talk about the viewpoints then adopt…
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D
I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating.
Varun
Q11 L-R
Avoid : B
Smooth : C
Compromise : A
Problem solve : D
But havw confusion between smooth and problem solving
- Atri
Great job!! Varun
Analogous -3. Parametric - 2. Three-point estimating (optimistic, pessimistic & the most likely) - 4. Bottomup - 1.
Great job!! Varun
Q4: this question makes lots of situations because all team member is in panic situation when it appears the implemented caused the function to fail. If I’m in this situation as a project manager I would like go with Option B & C. Option B for checking with team whether project is ready for working or not, if it is not ready then when it will ready to working and is there any possibilities to meet deadline with definition of ready. Option C as a part of good manager who always part of team like leader not like a boss. I personally work on and examine the situation try to come out with solution.
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Varun
Q4: answers D and C. D --because that's where the explanation is as to why and how the failure happened. C --because obviously if the new solution leads to the failure then it means something was omitted from the definition of done (the assumption is that otherwise the team would have noted to check it before the release).
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Q1. C - Because the question talks about Agile Team I feel Scrum approach would be better
Q2. D - Success Criteria is an agreement on what is deemed successful upon completion of user stories
Q3. A
Q4. B & C - I used elimination technique and feel rest of the 3 choices are not appropriate responses
Q5. 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a
Q6. A - Before proceeding with any change an approval is needed from the Steering Committee
Q7. A & C - T Shaped skill set people will have breadth in various areas. Option A was more through eliminating the other choices which I felt were not so relevant answers
Q8. 1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a
Q9. D - Any change to project constraints needs to be informed to the project stakeholders and raise a project change
Q10. A & C
Q11. 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d
Q12. D - I believe we need to get an alignment from project team on the deliverables we plan to complete the project
Q13. B & D - The rest of the 3 options only talks about addressing challenge with one particular team which is Software Development whereas we need an approach for both teams to sync up together
Q14. B - As its a legal requirement it always better to engage Org. legal team for advice
Q15. B - This is a good choice as we then pick up requirements which are different from those patented features
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased.
Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 11 : A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4: Below are the keywords. COMPROMISE - HALF AND HALF; Avoid - let them do the decision; Smooth - "I heard that you both; Problem Solve - talk about the viewpoints then adopt…
I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating.
Varun
Q1. There are 2 teams, supplier and external expert. They are not able to sync up and have interaction. A - can be a good choice, but doesn't guarantee active interaction. B - retrospective is something done at the end of a sprint, so can be easily eliminated. C - adding scrum of scrum seems to be a good option, as it will make sure to have some interactions. D - am not aware of the term "Fishbowl". Final answer: C
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Q2: I’m little bit confused between option A & D, but I would like to select option D. Because we can define the project specification, requirement & time schedule before the project start and also, we can take mutual agreement on the same. Once our mutual agreement done after that both teams are on the same page to understand the project improvement.
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A Varun
This is my first video on the eduhubspot by Varun and my Homework#0 , great value addition, easy to understand explanations. Learnt some new techniques. Here are my answers
Q1 - Option C - Scrum of Scrums - This approach works better when you work with multiple Agile teams and you have less time to show up to each of your agile teams standups. In SoS you usually have 1 key person from each of those teams represented in the call and as a PM you will get to know what you need in terms of how well each of the team is progressing in this sprint , we get to know if they have any dependencies or risks or issues collaborating or coordinating with other teams.
Q2 - I chose Option D over A - although the incremental feedback is necessary , but we cannot call it a success unless it satisfies the success criteria defined and satisfies the Definition of Done , so I felt D is a better choice. May be I have to revisit and check the Video again for Varun's explanation
Q3 - Option A - Finish to Start - It was more like a waterfall approach , finish the development first to get the testing started, but I like the diagonal relationship technique that Varun explained
Q4 - D&C - Process of elimination - other options were easier to eliminate - In Retrospectives , we always capture the lessons learned and were we fell short, it is the same here.
Q5 - I was totally off on this - need to revisit this again to check Varun's explanation
Q6 - I chose Option B - I was wrong on this one, but after listening to Varun , the Neil armstrong technique made sense, correct choice is Option D - you cant go ahead and develop a prototype before determining the validity of the format, that makes sense as a logical next step
Q7 - Option A & B - Option A because of the Creativity spike, but the other option I chose was B because I felt in the team building events you get to know people better and once you build that connection with other team members , you can get to the root cause on why they are under performing especially otherwise they are all high skilled designers. But I learnt something new about the T-shaped profile Option C , thats a valid option too. But my argument is without even knowing why they are underperforming adding a T-shaped profile doesn't make sense.
Q8 - I was just guessing on the options on this and I was way off - learnt more about estimating techniques using Key words
Q9 - Option D - it was an obvious choice to inform the stakeholders of the impact and raise the change request
Q10- Option A & Option C - Under Budget because they spent only 15K in a place where they should have spent 20K , Behind schedule because they should have completed 30% instead they completed only 20%.
Q11 - It was easy to determine from conflict resolution descriptions - A - Compromise , B - Avoid, C - Smooth, D - Problem Solve
Q12 - I chose Option A - which was wrong , Option D - Team Buy in was a better option , The biggest deliverable from a WBS was how you break down the bigger scope into smaller phases and then to smaller activities & tasks
Q13 - I chose Option B & C - Option B because common Kanban board & Option C align to the releases , but after listening to Varuns explanation , understood to use some key words there , there is a Common or shared milestones in Option D which was a better option
Q14 - Option B - similar to the earlier question on compliance, this is the logical next step, didnt make the same mistake I made on the earlier Q6
Q15 - Option B - same as above , that is the immediate next step - to talk to the legal team to get their guidance
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased.
Question 6 : This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be MISSED especially. Mass production of labels are beginning in a week (close). Option A is a predictive method that follows Change control process, so it's not agile. Option B can be a good choice so they can get feedback because the existing one is small to accommodate the warnings. Option C update the sprint backlog to add the new requirement is not the process of agile in terms it should be submitted first to Product Backlog and reprioritized. Option D can be a good choice but mass production will be done in a week which will cost the organization some wastage if not done sooner. To be sure though, the compliance team knows when it will start. If we know the validity, we can have time to plan for the requirement. Correct Answer is D
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 8 : A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1: Below are the keywords. Bottom Up - use work packages to estimate all the way up on the WBS. Parametric - Cable installation is directly proportional to number of labor hours. Analogous.- From previous similar project. Three point - range of estimates (triangular, standard, beta, variance)
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D
I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating.
Varun
Just subscribed your channel..Got reference from one of my friend. Your presentation and teaching techniques are really amazing and it helps us to get the clarity and will be helpful in passing he exam..
Glad you are finding it helpful!
Varun
5. Predictive: scope, cost and time are all defined, like traditional waterfall model. Another synonym is Fixed price project.
Iterative: scope is changing, but will be rolled out in phased manner.
Incremental: needs to be launched in the market as quickly as possible, and enhance over it by adding new features gradually
Hybrid: scope is defined early, but time and cost will be modified as and when project progresses. Repeated cycles till perfection.
Question 5 : A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3: Below are the keywords. A- 2 Predictive - cost, time, scope are determined at early phase.
B-1 Iterative - series of repetitive cycles until it reaches perfection.
C-4 can be used if product need to be launched quickly.
D-3 scope is changing but roll out can be phased. Varun
Hi Varun , You spent lot of time to prepare it & I really respect to it. Its really clear the concepts & help in understanding the fundamentals. Great work by you & your backend team.
Thanks for a wonderful comment & loving the video.
Varun
Q4 Option C,B :if the dod is in place and steps towards dod is follwed there shouldnt be defect. So we need to fill gaps in dod if there is still an issue.
Among other options i think B will be correct but idk definition of ready meaning
-Atri
Question 4 : Option A is an extreme choice. it is not giving the Director a solution. I remembered in engagement, before coming up to the executives, you need to come up with a solution and not just say it will be corrected. Option B - Definition of Ready will ensure that requirements are clear and before beginning the work, this should be established. At this point, the work has already been selected for that iteration. Option C is a good choice because definition of Done will ensure that the functions are working and meets the acceptance criteria and more importantly, the functions are working and it passed testing. Examining this can fill in the gaps on WHY the scenario happened. Option D is a good choice because this is taking ACCOUNTABILITY of the work done and recording the lesson learned to prevent this from happening in the future. Option E is an extreme choice. Correct Ans C & D Varun
Q3- Easy-peasy, visual learner, here! ! Answer is A--I know this because you taught the "flip flop" during the demo class and I drew sample chart...
Great job!! Varun
Q2 - D - It's crucial to grasp the project success criteria in any project. This helps in understanding the client's mindset and the specific criteria they use to determine the success of a project. With this insight, we can plan releases according to the defined criteria, ensuring that they align with and meet the client's expectations.
Question 2 : Another good question, if the all stories has been completed, it means they have met the DoD. Option D is eliminated. Option C, a product backlog is dynamic, it changes based upon the feedback, it is prepared by the Product Owner who has a clear understanding of the. customer being its representative. Option B is eliminated. Option B is eliminated because the test plan is only to make sure that the acceptance criteria is met. Option A is the best answer because Agile is more on getting constant feedback and involvement from the customer. Correct Ans A
Varun
Q5 -
Predictive Life Cycle - A project where scope, cost and time are determined in early phases of the life cycle.
Iterative Life Cycle - Repeated Cycles
Incremental Life Cycle - Scope changing frequently and deliverables ina phased manner.
Hybrid Life Cycle - A project which needs to launched quickly to the market.
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Varun
Q1. I choose option C, Why: As its a agile software project with daily meetings, executing scrum would help PM to sync with multiple meetings and can discuss things when its needed.
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Great video on my way to becoming PMP certified. Thank you, Varun.
Thanks for loving the video.
Varun
Q2. I selected A, because frequent feedback from customers can help reducing the amount of rework towards the end of the project. Keeping customers aligned helps keep the project in line with the requirement.
Very impressive!! Varun
i am humbly thankful for technique of finsh to start i stopped the video to whrite my comment you are amazing varun
You made my day ❤️❤️❤️
Varun
Q 15- Ans C, I think you already have more than half the project completed by now, so the best choice would be to continue work on the project and see if the patented component can be excluded and finalize the product accordingly. I think Ans B could also be a better choice.
Question 15 : A - closing the project should be discussed first in a kill-point session to ensure everyone is on the same page. This is also an extreme choice. C is not a good choice because it of LEGAL issues with the current design. D is also an extreme choice. B is the best choice because knowing which features are patented can be removed and alternate solutions can be added in the backlog and reprioritized. Correct Ans B Varun
Thank you very much Varun. This is a great video lesson which I got in the beginning of PMP journey. Thanks
I am glad you loved the video.
Varun
Q-12 -- Developing the WBS with the team gives team alignment & buy-in into the scope of work for the team. Hence answer should be D.
Rest other choices are output of futher detailing done on each WBS box (scope of work) by the team members.
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Thanks.... really good and tricky questions, your did with great effort for understanding.
I am glad you loved my video. Thanks for watching.
Varun
Q13= B&D. B bcoz the kanban board will help each team to track progress from the other team and how to align with their respective developments/releases and D bcoz having common milestones and overall depency network will facilitate each team work within the most desirable scope in terms of both time vs deliverables
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Varun
Thanks much Varun for sharing the wealth of information to crack these exams! really appreciated! The energy,interest and knowledge shows how passionate you are on what you do👏. After having worked in IT for over 20yrs in mostly engineering, and with the mgmt exposure,involvement I got from it, wanted to change gears and wanting to be a TPM.. and here I am watching these to see if I really skip reading the PMBOK and appear for the PMP test(using my practical exp and kb getting from you and other contributors). Let me know what you think about this reverse engineering approach.
on a 2nd note, would like to comment on the 3rd question.. the reason as to why the answer is "finish-start" is, because of the dependency ie Until something(development) is "FINISH", something (testing) can not be begun ("START") and therefore it is what it is(FINISH-START)!
Going to continue to watch and learn these great sessions! Thanks again!
Very Impressive !!
Varun
Great job Varun in sharing this valuable information . Thank you so much !!
Thanks for liking the video.
Varun
Q13: option B is good choice I personally feel because kan-ban is good method to view whole project schedule, queues and progress.
Other option C also seems good choice because IT work breakdown can help to software developing team to software release. It also helps to synchronous both team for the better communication and understand the deliverable.
Question 13 : B is to have visibility of the deliverables and D is to have common milestones. A is not a good choice because agile is more suitable for software dev projects. C is maybe a good choice to split different tasks of the work package that will align with the software releases dependency but will not ensure sync for 2 different teams. E is same as C. Correct Ans B & D Varun
1.Option D;-
A not chosen as there is no meeting/ discussion happening with kanban status display.
B-Retrospective is happening not frequently and is at the end of sprint.
C- Not sure what it is!
2. Option A :-Costumer feedback at regular intervals( ie before progressing to next stage) will help to achieve desired results
3.Option A :- The activity can start only after finishing another activity
4.C, D:- Examine the gap is important to identify the errors by which it can be corrected. Also, the team member can explain the reason for his decision and the team can learn lesson for their future projects.
5.Iterative (keyword perfection)
Predictive (time and cost determined early)
Hybrid
Incremental (quick)
6. Option D. Knowing Validity of selected format is required:- i.e. the new method of displaying info on the foldup flap is acceptable or not
7.B&D
8.Bottom up (WBS)
Parametric (no. of labours in hrs)
Analogous (previously)
Three-point estimation (range of estimates)
9.Option B. (Trying to recover the project impacts is the first step and if still slippage opt for change request)
10. Options C, A (20% only done instead of planned 30% and spent 15,000 instead of 20,000)
12.A (WBS depends on activities)
13.B &D :-Kanban helps to have more visibility on project status and hence can take corrective action wherever reqd. Common milestones and & overall dependency network help team to develop strategies to align the schedule.
14.B:-Disregard legal requirements are not advisable.
15 B. It is better to understand from a legal perspective how they will be getting affected and how to move forward (what to discard, legal validity of the alternate options chosen etc ) and backlog refinement as per the discussion.
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C
Question 7 : There is a problem and you do spike to find out that problem. So A is a good choice. Option B is not a good choice because the question is on productivity and motivation. Option C is a good choice because Agile Team should be cross functional and generalized experts/ team member can help when we have requirements facing with different competencies. Option D is not a good choice because the problem is not about creativity. Option E is not even an option. We don’t do that. Time is fixed in Agile. Correct Ans : A & C
Question 9 : A is not a good choice because project management plan is the HOW to manage situations like this referring to schedule and budget. B is a good choice but will overload the existing team members because of added work on top of already assigned work. C is not a good choice because the team member is a shared resource which can be pulled out anytime for some higher priority. Answer is D because it will basically cause a variance in schedule and cost baseline. Correct Ans D
Question 12 : Activities come after WBS, so A is out. Bar chart and WBS are two different things all together, so B is out as well. List of risks are part of risk register, so C is out. Only option left is D which is team buy in. You want team to agree on whatever deliverables are assigned to them, so D is the best choice. Correct Ans D
I read all your comments, overall good job and thank you for participating.
Varun
Thank you so much Mr. Varun for the feedback and detailed explanation.
Q1- Ans C & D, Scrum of scrum is used when we have multiple teams, here we have internal and external teams, also fish bowl window is useful both internal and external team members are available in video conferencing to make easy connection.
Question 1 : Identify the problem in question. Problem is that your day is filled with meetings but you still want to know what’s going on. This is a real problem and real problem can be resolved by doing a scrum of scrum meeting. Coming up with a Kanban board is also good but still you are not meeting or its not really the best. Coming up with fishbowl or common retrospective might not be the best strategy. Correct Ans C
Varun
Q10= A&C: A bcoz the budget consumed is below the %age of the work completed and C due to predicted execuction at the time versus the exact execution
Keep up the good work!!
Varun