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CAPM Agile Frameworks and Methodologies Practice Question

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

Sprint Backlog:
- User Story A (8 points) - In Progress
- User Story B (5 points) - To Do
- User Story C (3 points) - Done
- User Story D (2 points) - To Do
- User Story E (5 points) - Done

Team velocity from previous Sprints: 13 points per Sprint.

Sprint duration: 2 weeks.

Time remaining in current Sprint: 3 days.

Given the exhibit, which action should the Scrum Master take?

⚠ Common exam trap

Candidates often think adding more work (Option B) or parallelizing (Option A) shows efficiency, but Scrum values focus and completion over multitasking, and canceling a Sprint (Option C) is only for when the Sprint Goal is invalid, not for workload management.

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

✓

Encourage the team to focus on completing User Story A, and defer B and D to the next Sprint.

The Scrum Master should protect the Sprint Goal and ensure the team focuses on completing committed work. In this scenario, User Story A is the highest priority and likely critical for the Sprint Goal; deferring B and D to the next Sprint maintains focus, avoids overloading the team, and preserves the integrity of the current Sprint. This aligns with the Scrum principle of delivering a potentially releasable increment at the end of each Sprint.

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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Ask the team to start work on User Story B in parallel.
Why it's wrong here
Starting new work may leave both A and B incomplete.
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Add another user story to the Sprint Backlog to keep the team busy.
Why it's wrong here
Adding work when time is limited risks incomplete work.
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Cancel the Sprint and start a new one.
Why it's wrong here
Cancelling a Sprint is only for rare circumstances; not warranted here.
✓
Encourage the team to focus on completing User Story A, and defer B and D to the next Sprint.
Why this is correct
Completing A aligns with velocity; uncommitted items can wait.

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CAPM Agile Frameworks and Methodologies Practice Question

Exhibit

Why each option matters

Option-by-option breakdown

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