PK0-005 Tools and Documentation Practice Question
An agile team uses a tool where they maintain a list of features, enhancements, and bug fixes that are not yet scheduled for a sprint. This list is prioritized by the product owner. What is this list called?
⚠ Common exam trap
PK0-005 often tests the distinction between the product backlog (all unscheduled, prioritized work) and the sprint backlog (committed current-sprint work), catching candidates who assume any backlog is the sprint backlog.
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Product backlog
The product backlog is the single, prioritized list of all desired work for the product — features, enhancements, and bug fixes — that are not yet scheduled for a sprint, and it is owned and ordered by the product owner. Items move from the product backlog into the sprint backlog only when selected during sprint planning. Because the question describes an unscheduled, product-owner-prioritized list, the product backlog is the correct answer.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Sprint backlog
Why it's wrong here
The sprint backlog holds items the team has already committed to for the current sprint, not the unscheduled, product-owner-prioritised list of features, enhancements and fixes. It is tempting because both are ordered lists of work, and it would be correct when describing the subset selected during sprint planning for delivery in that iteration.
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Product backlog
Why this is correct
The product backlog is the prioritised, emergent list of features, enhancements and bug fixes not yet scheduled into a sprint, owned and ordered by the product owner. It satisfies the stem's description of an unscheduled, product-owner-prioritised list.
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Issue log
Why it's wrong here
An issue log records problems, impediments and their resolution status during a project; it does not hold the prioritised, unscheduled features, enhancements and bug fixes. It is tempting because defects appear in both, and it would be correct when the requirement is tracking active blockers or issues raised by stakeholders rather than future work.
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Risk register
Why it's wrong here
A risk register records identified risks with probability, impact, owner and mitigation responses; it does not hold features, enhancements and bug fixes awaiting sprint scheduling. It is tempting because both are maintained lists with owners, and it would be correct when the requirement is tracking uncertain events that could affect project objectives.
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