PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) — Question 49

The project team is ahead of schedule and beginning to gold-plate the feature included in the current sprint.
What should the agile project manager do?

Answer options

• A. Since the team has extra time, notify the product owner and secure approval for the extra work on this feature
• B. Encourage the team to document the improvement and prioritize it for the upcoming iteration, instead of building it now
• C. Instruct the Scrum Master to have the team use the extra time to complete the extra feature work in the current iteration
• D. Notify the product owner and have the product owner verify the backlog priority, then encourage team to continue working on the backlog

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because it ensures that the team stays focused on prioritized work while involving the product owner in the decision-making process. A suggests unnecessary approval for extra work, B diverts attention from the current sprint, and C may lead to scope creep by focusing on additional work instead of the backlog.