ACP Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Which agile estimation technique groups a large number of items on a wall from smallest to largest without using numerical values? → Affinity Estimation
2. What is the best way to manage stakeholder expectations in Agile? → Using regular feedback loops and incremental delivery.
3. What is the primary benefit of adaptive planning in Agile? → Enabling teams to adjust to changing requirements.
4. Which leadership approach best supports process improvement? → Collaborative leadership that empowers team members and fosters innovation
5. What is a key risk of using a team's velocity from a previous project to plan a new project with different team members? → Team composition changes affect velocity, making prior data unreliable
6. What is a key benefit of Agile methodologies? → Adaptability to changing requirements.
7. Which technique helps prioritize stakeholder needs in Agile? → Using a prioritized product backlog.
8. Which metric is most useful for showing both completed work and changes in total scope over a release? → Burnup chart
9. What is the primary objective of performance metrics in professional practice? → Creating sustainable value for all stakeholders
10. How does iterative development support adaptive planning? → Reassessing plans frequently based on iterations.
11. What does the 'definition of done' (DoD) ensure for an agile team? → A shared understanding of what criteria must be met before work is considered complete
12. Which leadership approach best supports stakeholder management? → Collaborative leadership that empowers team members and fosters innovation
13. In Scrum, which ceremony is specifically designed for process improvement? → Sprint retrospective
14. What does the term 'cone of uncertainty' mean in agile project planning? → Estimate accuracy improves as more is known about the project over time
15. How should performance be measured in strategic planning? → Using balanced scorecards with multiple key performance indicators
16. What is the primary objective of organizational leadership in professional practice? → Creating sustainable value for all stakeholders
17. Which technique involves subject-matter experts independently submitting estimates, sharing rationale anonymously, and iterating until consensus is reached? → Wideband Delphi
18. What is the main purpose of a sprint (iteration) goal in strategic planning? → To give the team a focused objective that ties iteration work to broader product goals
19. How can Agile teams ensure stakeholder satisfaction? → Maintaining open communication and frequent delivery of value.
20. What is the primary objective of financial analysis in professional practice? → Creating sustainable value for all stakeholders
21. What is a cross-functional agile team? → A team that includes all skills necessary to deliver a complete product increment
22. What is the primary objective of business ethics in professional practice? → Creating sustainable value for all stakeholders
23. Which leadership approach best supports strategic planning? → Collaborative leadership that empowers team members and fosters innovation
24. What risk management principle applies to stakeholder management? → Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks through a structured framework
25. Which statement best reflects the agile view on estimation accuracy? → Estimates are approximations that improve over time as the team learns
26. Which leadership approach best supports performance metrics? → Collaborative leadership that empowers team members and fosters innovation
27. What does a burn-down chart primarily help an agile team improve? → Awareness of remaining work and pace, enabling adjustments to meet sprint goals
28. A team's velocity over the last five iterations was 22, 30, 18, 28, and 27. To give stakeholders a realistic forecast, the team should: → Give a range based on lower and upper velocity values
29. What agile concept describes the team's shared responsibility for delivering quality work? → Collective ownership
30. What is the primary objective of stakeholder management in professional practice? → Creating sustainable value for all stakeholders