PK0-005 Tools and Documentation Practice Question
A project manager is tracking remaining work over the course of a sprint to see if the team is on pace to complete all committed stories. Which agile artifact should the project manager use?
⚠ Common exam trap
PK0-005 often tests the confusion between burndown (remaining work over time within a sprint) and burnup (completed work over time, often across sprints), or between velocity (cross-sprint throughput) and burndown (intra-sprint pace).
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Burndown chart
A burndown chart tracks the amount of remaining work (typically story points or hours) over the sprint duration, showing whether the team is on pace to complete all committed stories by sprint end. It plots remaining work on the Y-axis against time on the X-axis, with an ideal trend line for comparison.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Velocity chart
Why it's wrong here
A velocity chart compares story points completed per sprint, giving a historical average rather than intra-sprint remaining work. It is tempting because velocity supports release forecasting and capacity planning across iterations, but tracking daily progress toward the sprint goal requires a burndown chart.
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Burnup chart
Why it's wrong here
A burnup chart plots completed work rising toward a scope line, so it does not directly display remaining work declining day by day. It is tempting because burnup exposes scope changes during a sprint, which burndown hides, but the question asks specifically about remaining work pace.
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Burndown chart
Why this is correct
A burndown chart plots remaining work against time across the sprint, directly showing whether the team's current pace will reach zero by the sprint's end. This satisfies the stem's requirement to track remaining work and assess whether all committed stories will be completed on schedule.
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Gantt chart
Why it's wrong here
A Gantt chart plots scheduled tasks against calendar dates, so it cannot show remaining work declining across a sprint. It is tempting because Gantt charts excel at waterfall schedule sequencing and dependency tracking, but the sprint-progress requirement needs a burndown or burnup artefact instead.
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