PMI Updated PMI-ACP Exam Questions and Answers by ezra

Agile encourages team collaboration and self-organization. If a team member feels underutilized, the team should be encouraged to engage that person more fully, leveraging their skills across tasks. According to the PMI Agile Practice Guide (Section 4.3: Team Performance) and Mike Griffiths’ PMI-ACP Exam Prep Book (Chapter 3: Team Development), the agile practitioner supports healthy team dynamics and facilitates inclusive participation.

Option C is correct: promoting team-level inclusion helps resolve underutilization and fosters engagement.

Option A is a last resort and undermines team stability.

Option B reframes the issue as a performance problem when it may not be.

Option D unnecessarily escalates what should be resolved within the team.

Velocity is a team-specific metric and cannot be reliably estimated until the team has worked together for several sprints. According to the PMI Agile Practice Guide (Section 5.4 Sprint Planning and Velocity Tracking), velocity should be measured empirically, not predicted based on assumptions or external input.

Mike Griffiths (PMI-ACP Exam Prep Book, Chapter 6: Adaptive Planning) emphasizes that new teams need to run a few sprints to establish a reliable velocity through real performance data, not estimation.

Option D is correct: actual performance determines true velocity.

Option A and B rely on speculation.

Option C incorrectly uses sponsor input for team planning, which goes against agile principles.

The correct answer is C — Ask probing questions to other team members to encourage dissenting viewpoints.

Agile coaches foster team collaboration and help surface diverse opinions. When one member dominates, the coach should use facilitation techniques to ensure equal voice. Encouraging quieter team members to contribute through thoughtful questions promotes balanced participation and trust.

PMI Agile Practice Guide:

“Agile coaches foster an environment of trust and collaboration. When team dynamics are unbalanced, the coach helps ensure psychological safety and equal participation.”

(PMI Agile Practice Guide, Section 6.2 – Coaching the Agile Team)

Mike Griffiths:

“Coaches use powerful questions to draw out quieter team members and help build a culture where everyone feels heard and valued.”

(PMI-ACP Exam Prep, Chapter 4 – Team Performance)

Incorrect choices:

A is extreme and non-collaborative.

B ignores the coach’s facilitative responsibilities.

D is reactive and too late.

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To estimate the project ' s conclusion using velocity, we use the formula:

Given:

Velocity = 40 story points per sprint

Remaining Work = 240 story points

Sprint Duration = 2 weeks

Since each sprint is 2 weeks, the total duration will be:

6 × 2 weeks = 12 weeks = 3 months