Agile Question 528

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A senior stakeholder asks the team to add an urgent feature mid-sprint. The Product Owner agrees it’s important. What should the team do?

A. Add the feature to the current sprint immediately
B. Pause the sprint and begin a new sprint with the feature
C. Reject the request and stay focused on sprint goals
D. Add it to the backlog for future prioritization

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✅ Correct Answer: D. Add it to the backlog for future prioritization
🔍 Explanation:
A. Add the feature to the current sprint immediately
❌ Incorrect. Once a sprint begins, the scope is fixed. Adding work mid-sprint disrupts team focus and violates Agile discipline.

B. Pause the sprint and begin a new sprint with the feature
❌ Incorrect. Cancelling or pausing a sprint is rare and only done under extreme circumstances, usually by the Product Owner—not for a single feature.

C. Reject the request and stay focused on sprint goals
❌ Incorrect. While maintaining sprint focus is important, outright rejection ignores product value and stakeholder collaboration. The correct Agile approach is to address it via backlog.

D. Add it to the backlog for future prioritization
✅ Correct. The proper Agile way is to place the item in the product backlog. It can then be prioritized for a future sprint based on business value and team capacity.

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