Delivering Continuous Value with Visual Studio 2012 Application Lifecycle Management

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You have 95 total questions across 19 pages (5 per page)
These questions were last updated on February 17, 2026
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Question 1 of 95

You are the lead developer and architect of a development team that develops line of business (LOB) applications.
You need to define an architectural design process for the LOB applications.
Which three architectural goals and principles should you adopt? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose three.)

Build to change, instead of building to last.

Model to analyze and reduce risk.

Consider the team velocity.

Use models and visualizations as a communication and collaboration tool.

Baseline the architecture to ensure consistency and minimize deviation.

Question 2 of 95

You are the product owner for a new application. You have the list of product backlog items (PBIs) with assigned business values for the first release of the application. You will be working with an established scrum master and development team. You know the teams capacity and the planned sprint duration.
You need to plan the release schedule based on your existing backlog.
Which three actions should you and the team perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose three.)

Ask the development team to decompose the PBIs into individual tasks and estimate hours.

Ask the development team to provide high level estimates to complete each PBI.

Assign the PBIs to different sprints to define the release.

Use the TFS 2012 task board features.

Schedule the release using the Iteration Planning workbook.

Order the product backlog by business value.

Question 3 of 95

You manage a development team that uses the Microsoft Visual Studio Scrum 2.0 process template.
You establish a product backlog, allocate backlog items for a sprint, and define the tasks required to complete the sprint.
You need to ensure that the agreed upon work is assigned to team members.
Who should be responsible for assigning work to team members?

Team members

Product owner

Scrum master

Team lead

Question 4 of 95

Your development team uses the Microsoft Visual Studio Scrum 2.0 process template. You are the product owner.
Your product backlog includes a number of items that appear to have equal priority. However, the items have differing business value, complexity, and risk.
You need to order the backlog based on risk, complexity, and business value.
What should you do?

Work on items with the highest ratio of business value to effort first.

Work on items that have the highest effort first.

Work on items that have the lowest effort first.

Assign a risk factor to each product backlog item and work on items with the highest risk factor first.

Work on items that have the highest business value first.

Question 5 of 95

You are developing release plans for a new software development project.
You need to document a flexibility matrix.
Which three elements should you use? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose three.)

About the Microsoft 70-498 Certification Exam

About the Exam

The Microsoft 70-498 (Delivering Continuous Value with Visual Studio 2012 Application Lifecycle Management) validates your knowledge and skills. Passing demonstrates proficiency and can boost your career prospects in the field.

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