PK0-005 Tools and Documentation Practice Question
A project manager is leading a project using an agile approach and wants a visual tool that shows the amount of work remaining versus time, helping the team predict whether it will complete the backlog by the target date. Which tool should the project manager use?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is choosing a scheduling or quality chart for agile forecasting; only the burndown chart tracks remaining work against time to predict completion.
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
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Burndown chart
A burndown chart displays remaining work over time and is the standard agile tool for forecasting whether the team will complete the backlog by the target date. It reveals velocity trends and early warning signs of slippage. Gantt, Pareto, and control charts serve scheduling, quality prioritization, and process stability purposes, not iterative progress forecasting.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Burndown chart
Why this is correct
A burndown chart plots remaining work against time and is used to forecast whether the team will finish the backlog by a target date. It visualizes progress and helps identify trends early. For predicting completion of an agile project, the burndown chart directly addresses the scenario's need to compare remaining work with time.
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Gantt chart
Why it's wrong here
A Gantt chart displays tasks as horizontal bars with dependencies and durations, typically used in predictive scheduling. While it shows time and work, it is not designed to track remaining backlog work in an agile context. It does not provide the burndown view of remaining effort over time, so it would not serve the stated forecasting purpose here.
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Control chart
Why it's wrong here
A control chart tracks process stability over time using statistical limits to detect special-cause variation. It is a quality control tool, not a progress or forecasting tool for agile work. It cannot show remaining backlog items against time, so it would not help the project manager predict completion of the agile project.
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Pareto chart
Why it's wrong here
A Pareto chart ranks causes or defects by frequency to highlight the few that account for most problems. It supports quality analysis, not schedule forecasting. It does not show remaining work versus time, so it would not help the agile team predict whether the backlog will be completed by the target date in this scenario.
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