ACP-620 Sample Questions

ACP-620 Sample Questions & Answers

Topics include setting up a brand-new project, choosing board types and tuning filters and columns, controlling who can do what, shaping workflows and screens, writing automation rules, and pulling reports together with JQL, dashboards and agile charts.

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  1. Question 1Advanced

    Reporting and JQL · Advanced JQL Queries

    A consultant is tasked with creating a JQL query to find all stories that were in the 'In Review' status at any point during the previous calendar month but are NOT currently assigned to anyone in the 'Contractors' group. Which JQL query correctly represents this requirement?

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    Correct answer: B

    This query correctly uses the WAS operator with a DURING predicate to find issues that were historically in the specified status during the previous month. It also correctly uses the membersOf() function, which is the proper way to reference a group of users in a JQL query for the assignee field. The other options either check the current status only, use incorrect syntax for group membership, or misuse date functions.

  2. Question 2Advanced

    Board Configuration · Shared Sprints and Board Permissions

    Case Study

    Company Background:
    Innovate Inc. is a software development company that uses Jira for two main development teams: 'Phoenix' and 'Griffin'. Both teams work on separate but related products and have their own company-managed Scrum projects. Historically, they have managed their sprints and backlogs independently.

    Current Situation:
    Management has decided to merge the teams' efforts for a major upcoming product launch. They need a unified view of all work for the next quarter. A new, shared Scrum board named 'Unified Launch Board' has been created with a filter that includes both the Phoenix (PHX) and Griffin (GRF) projects: project in (PHX, GRF) ORDER BY Rank ASC. Both teams will now need to plan and execute sprints from this single board.

    Requirements:

    1. Sprints must contain issues from both PHX and GRF projects.
    2. When a sprint is started on the 'Unified Launch Board', it should be visible and active on the original PHX and GRF boards as well.
    3. Team members from Phoenix should not be able to accidentally start or stop sprints that only contain Griffin team issues.

    Problem:
    After setting up the board, the project lead for Phoenix reports that when they start a sprint on the Unified Launch Board, the sprint does not appear on their original Phoenix-only board. What is the most likely cause of this issue?

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    Correct answer: B

    For a sprint to be visible on multiple boards, the issues within that sprint must be visible by each board's filter. If the Phoenix board's filter is project = PHX, it cannot 'see' the sprint container if that sprint also includes issues from the GRF project. To share sprints across boards, the board filters must be inclusive enough to see all issues in the shared sprint, or the sprints will only appear on the board from which they were created and any other boards with compatible filters.

  3. Question 3Intermediate

    Board Configuration · Days in Column Indicator

    During a project review, a team lead notices that the 'Days in column' indicator is not visible on cards in the 'In Progress' column of their Kanban board, even though it is enabled in the board settings. The indicator appears correctly for all other columns. What is the most likely reason for this behavior?

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    Correct answer: D

    The 'Days in column' indicator does not display for the leftmost column of a Kanban or Scrum board. Jira considers this column the entry point for work on the board, and the timer starts once an issue moves out of this column. To track time for the 'In Progress' status, there must be a column to its left (e.g., 'To Do' or 'Selected for Development').

  4. Question 4Beginner

    Project Configuration and Administration · Permission Schemes

    A project administrator is creating a new permission scheme for a highly confidential project. They have configured the 'Browse Projects' permission to be granted only to the 'Project Lead' and 'Team Members' project roles. What is the direct consequence for a user who is NOT in either of these roles?

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    Correct answer: B

    The 'Browse Projects' permission is the fundamental permission required to see a project and its issues. Without this permission, the project will be completely hidden from the user. They will not see it in dropdowns, on dashboards, or be able to access any of its content, even with a direct URL.

  5. Question 5Intermediate

    Reporting and JQL · Dashboard Gadgets

    A stakeholder wants a dashboard gadget that shows the number of bugs created versus the number of bugs resolved each day over the last 30 days. Which gadget is best suited to visualize this trend?

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    Correct answer: C

    The 'Created vs. Resolved Chart' gadget is specifically designed for this purpose. It generates a line chart showing the number of issues created and resolved over a specified period, making it easy to visualize trends, backlogs, and the team's capacity to handle incoming work.

  6. Question 6Beginner

    Board Configuration · Swimlanes

    A project manager is configuring a Scrum board and wants to visually separate issues assigned to the 'Mobile-Team' from all other issues on the board. The issues should be grouped into horizontal lanes based on this assignment. Which board configuration should be used?

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    Correct answer: B

    Swimlanes are horizontal lanes on a Scrum or Kanban board used to group issues. Configuring swimlanes based on JQL queries allows the project manager to create a specific lane for 'assignee in membersOf("Mobile-Team")' and another for everything else. This perfectly matches the requirement to visually separate a specific set of issues.

  7. Question 7Intermediate

    Project Creation and Setup · Migrating Team-Managed Projects

    A team using a team-managed project has decided they now need to standardize their workflow and field configurations with several other teams in the organization. This requires sharing schemes, which is not possible in their current project type. What is the recommended path forward for this team?

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    Correct answer: C

    Jira Cloud provides a migration tool specifically for this purpose. A Jira or project administrator can navigate to the project's settings and use the 'Migrate to company-managed' feature. This tool guides the user through mapping the team-managed statuses, issue types, and fields to new or existing company-managed schemes, preserving project data while enabling standardization.

  8. Question 8Intermediate

    Project Configuration and Administration · Workflow Validators

    You are managing a project where a workflow has been configured with a 'Submit for Approval' transition. A workflow validator has been added to this transition to ensure the 'Due Date' field is not empty. What happens when a user tries to execute this transition on an issue without a due date?

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    Correct answer: B

    A workflow validator checks if a condition is met before a transition is executed. If the validation fails (in this case, the 'Due Date' field is empty), the transition is completely blocked, and the issue remains in its current status. The user is presented with the error message defined in the validator's configuration.

  9. Question 9Intermediate

    Automation · Multi-Project Automation

    A project administrator needs to create a single automation rule that can add a specific label, 'NEEDS_REVIEW', to issues in three different projects (Alpha, Beta, Gamma) whenever an issue's priority is raised to 'Highest'. Which automation rule configuration is the most efficient way to achieve this?

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    Correct answer: B

    Jira Automation allows rules to be scoped to a single project, multiple projects, or globally. The most efficient method is to create a single rule, set its scope to 'Multiple projects', and select Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. This single rule will then be triggered by the 'Field value changed' event for the 'Priority' field in any of the selected projects, avoiding redundant configuration and simplifying maintenance.

  10. Question 10Beginner

    Board Configuration · WIP Limits

    A team is using a Kanban board with a backlog enabled. The project manager wants to introduce a Work in Progress (WIP) limit of 3 on the 'Code Review' column to prevent bottlenecks. What will happen if a fourth issue is dragged into the 'Code Review' column?

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    Correct answer: B

    Jira's WIP limits are a visual guide, not a hard enforcement. When the number of issues in a column exceeds its configured WIP limit, the column's background color changes (typically to red) to visually alert the team. The move is still allowed, encouraging the team to discuss the bottleneck rather than strictly preventing the action.

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