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Fred Heath is a freelance developer and consultant based in Wales, UK. Over the last 20 years, he's worked at every stage of the software development life cycle using a variety of languages and platforms and ended up falling in love with Ruby and its ecosystem. Fred enjoys solving tricky problems, FOSS, meta programming, Behavior-Driven Development, and Agile processes. He also frequently writes online and speaks at conferences about Ruby, software development, and best practices. Fred is always happy to hear from you and chat about Ruby and Rails on Twitter.
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  1. Developers have estimated a Product Backlog item at 8 story points. Which of the following statements is true? (Choose one answer.)

    a) The item will require 8 working days to complete.

    b) The item is likely to take more effort or be more complex than an item estimated at 5 points.

    c) The item is too large or complex to be completed within a Sprint.

    d) The item will require 8 working hours to complete.

  2. In what ways is the product roadmap useful? (Choose the three most appropriate answers.)

    a) It clearly identifies priorities and initiatives that should be pursued to realize the product goal.

    b) It sets specific dates for software releases in order to focus and motivate the Scrum team.

    c) It communicates the product strategy to external stakeholders.

    d) It demonstrates to stakeholders how we are going to realize the product goal as a series of activities leading to achievable milestones.

  3. What do estimation techniques such as planning poker encourage exactly? (Choose one...
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Fred Heath is a freelance developer and consultant based in Wales, UK. Over the last 20 years, he's worked at every stage of the software development life cycle using a variety of languages and platforms and ended up falling in love with Ruby and its ecosystem. Fred enjoys solving tricky problems, FOSS, meta programming, Behavior-Driven Development, and Agile processes. He also frequently writes online and speaks at conferences about Ruby, software development, and best practices. Fred is always happy to hear from you and chat about Ruby and Rails on Twitter.
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