PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) — Question 160

During backlog refinement meeting, the new developer on the team asks the product owner to discuss a new performance threshold requirement and how it impacts the stories in the backlog.
What should the team do?

Answer options

• A. Add this threshold requirement request as acceptance criteria in all impacted stories
• B. Create a spike story to analyze the impact of the threshold requirement on current stories
• C. Conduct design planning session to review the performance threshold requirement
• D. Identify the tasks for the new performance threshold requirement

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because creating a spike story allows the team to investigate and understand the implications of the new performance threshold before making changes to the backlog. Option A is incorrect since adding criteria without analysis may lead to incomplete understanding. Option C is not ideal as it does not directly address the need for analysis. Option D focuses on task identification but lacks the necessary exploration of impacts.