Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 3

In a software development project, the product owner and development team agree on a sprint backlog. The highest priority in the backlog is to build a payment module. The team worked on the module during the first half of the sprint, but now two developers want to spend the rest of the sprint focusing on refactoring another feature that might create issues in the future.
What should the project manager do?

Answer options

• A. Let the developers focus on the refactoring work and discuss it in the retrospective.
• B. Restate to the developers the importance of focusing and meeting the sprint goal.
• C. Escalate the issue to the developers' functional managers.
• D. Praise the developers for their proactivity and focus on quality.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because it emphasizes the importance of adhering to the sprint goal, which is to complete the payment module. Allowing the developers to refactor instead would not align with the agreed priorities, while escalating the issue may not address the immediate need for focus on the sprint goal. Praising the developers for their initiative, as in option D, does not help in meeting the sprint objectives.