Professional Scrum Master I PSM I · Free Practice Question Medium
Question 50
During a Sprint, the CEO asks the Developers to add work on something critical not part of the Sprint Backlog. What should the Developer do?
(choose the best answer)
- A Since it is critical, add the item to the current Sprint and drop a less important item of equal size.
- B Add it to the Product Backlog.
- C Start working on it.
- D Let the Product Owner be aware so that he or she handles the requests of the CEO.
Reveal correct answer
Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is “ Let the Product Owner be aware so … ”. If the CEO or any stakeholder asks the Developers to add work during a Sprint, they must inform the Product Owner immediately. The Product Owner manages the Product Backlog and decides the work's priority and order. The Scrum Team's Sprint work is based on items selected during Sprint Planning from the Product Backlog. Introducing new work during a Sprint could disrupt focus and commitment to the Sprint Goal. Thus, the Product Owner must handle such requests and decide if the new work should be added to the Product Backlog for future Sprints. Note that changing the Sprint scope is possible, but it would require discussions between the Product Owner and Developers and assessing if such change hinders the Sprint Goal.Discussion
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