PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) — Question 51

A product owner with experience in a predictive approach wants the team to develop very detailed schedules and cost estimates for the next 10 sprints.
What should the Scrum Master do?

Answer options

• A. Suggest the product owner start by focusing on the next 2 sprints instead of 10
• B. Spend the first few sprints to develop detailed schedules and budgets
• C. Invite the product owner to the retrospective to explain the team's approach to schedule and budget
• D. Explain that detailed project schedules and budgets are not artefacts in agile projects

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because agile methodologies do not prioritize detailed scheduling and budgeting as they are more flexible and adaptive to change. Options A, B, and C suggest creating or focusing on detailed plans, which contradicts the agile principle of responding to change over following a fixed plan.