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CAPM Agile Frameworks and Methodologies Practice Question

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{
  "sprint": 5,
  "totalStoryPoints": 40,
  "completedByDay": {
    "day1": 0,
    "day2": 0,
    "day3": 0,
    "day4": 0,
    "day5": 0,
    "day6": 0,
    "day7": 0,
    "day8": 0,
    "day9": 0,
    "day10": 0
  },
  "remainingWork": [40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40]
}

Refer to the exhibit. What is the most likely explanation for the data?

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

✓

The team has not begun the sprint work.

The exhibit shows a sprint burndown chart where the remaining work line remains flat at the initial value across all 10 days, indicating that no work has been completed. This is the most likely explanation because if the team had begun any work, the burndown line would show a downward trend. Option A is incorrect because a too-short sprint would still show some completion of tasks. Option B is incorrect because high productivity would result in a steeper downward slope. Option C is incorrect because overestimated story points might cause a slower start but would not prevent all 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.

✗
The sprint duration is too short.
Why it's wrong here
Duration is unrelated to zero progress.
✗
The team is highly productive.
Why it's wrong here
Productivity would show completed work; the data shows zero progress.
✗
The story points are overestimated.
Why it's wrong here
Overestimation could explain slow progress, but zero progress indicates no work at all.
✓
The team has not begun the sprint work.
Why this is correct
Zero completion across all days strongly suggests work has not started.

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CAPM Agile Frameworks and Methodologies Practice Question

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Why each option matters

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