Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) — Question 128

During Sprint Planning the Product Owner and the Developers are unable to reach an understanding about the highest order Product Backlog items. Because of this, the Developers are unable to determine how many Product Backlog items they can forecast for the upcoming Sprint. However, the Product Owner and the
Developers are able to agree on a Sprint Goal.
Which of the following actions should the Scrum Master support? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Cancel the Sprint. Send the entire team to an advanced Scrum training and then start a new Sprint.
• B. Forecast the Product Backlog items that are most likely to meet the Sprint Goal and create the Sprint Backlog. Conclude Sprint Planning and start the development work. Continue to analyze, decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint.
• C. Continue the Sprint Planning event past its timebox until an adequate number of Product Backlog items are well enough understood for the Developers to make a complete forecast. Then start the Sprint.
• D. During the next Sprint Retrospective discuss why this happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur.
• E. Ask everyone to take as much time as needed to analyze the Product Backlog first, and then reconvene another Sprint Planning meeting.

Correct answer: B, D

Explanation

The correct actions, B and D, focus on continuing the development work while addressing the underlying issues in the next retrospective. Option A is not practical as canceling the Sprint and sending the team for training does not resolve the immediate issue. Option C extends the planning time unnecessarily, and E delays the Sprint Planning process without immediate resolution.