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PK0-005 Practice Question: A project manager for a software development…
You are a project manager for a software development company that uses an Agile methodology with two-week sprints. The team uses Jira for task tracking and Confluence for documentation. During the latest sprint review, stakeholders expressed confusion about the current project status because the burndown chart shows a steady increase in remaining work. Upon investigation, you discover that the development team has been adding new tasks to the current sprint without updating the sprint backlog or adjusting the scope. The product owner is unaware of these additions. The team complains that they are overworked and missing deadlines. Which of the following is the BEST course of action to address the situation?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently choose Option A (stop adding tasks) as a quick fix, but it fails to address the existing unauthorized tasks and the need for product owner involvement to reset the sprint backlog in Jira.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Hold a meeting with the product owner and the team to review the sprint backlog, remove unauthorized tasks, and reinforce the importance of scope management.
It directly addresses the root cause: unauthorized scope changes. The burndown chart's steady increase indicates unapproved tasks inflating the sprint backlog. By holding a meeting with the product owner and team, you can review Jira's sprint backlog, remove unauthorized tasks, and reinforce Agile scope management—ensuring the product owner controls the backlog and the burndown chart accurately reflects progress.
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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Tell the team to stop adding tasks to the sprint and focus only on the original scope.
Why it's wrong here
Ordering the team to stop adding tasks treats the symptom while leaving the undocumented scope changes and the product owner's ignorance of them unaddressed. It is tempting because halting unplanned work restores the burndown chart, and it would be right if the additions were merely unauthorised rather than a backlog transparency failure needing product owner involvement.
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Hold a meeting with the product owner and the team to review the sprint backlog, remove unauthorized tasks, and reinforce the importance of scope management.
Why this is correct
Unauthorised tasks added mid-sprint inflate remaining work, so the burndown rises. Reviewing the sprint backlog with the product owner and team, removing those tasks and reinforcing scope management restores the agreed sprint commitment and makes status reporting accurate again.
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Add two more developers to the team to help handle the increased workload.
Why it's wrong here
Adding developers does not correct the sprint backlog, so the burndown chart and stakeholder reporting remain inaccurate, and the product owner still cannot prioritise the added work. It is tempting because the team reports being overworked, and capacity increases would be correct if velocity were genuinely insufficient rather than scope being added invisibly.
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Extend the sprint by one week to give the team time to complete all the added tasks.
Why it's wrong here
Extending the sprint breaks the fixed two-week timebox and legitimises scope added without product owner approval, leaving the backlog and burndown chart still wrong. It is tempting because the team is missing deadlines, and a longer iteration would help if the problem were estimation error rather than uncontrolled scope creep.
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