PMP Question 651

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You’re the Scrum Master for a team in Sprint 6 of a critical release. Midway through the sprint, a team member raises a new risk: a recently updated API from an external provider might break integration features planned for next sprint, and possibly affect current sprint stories.

The team is fully committed to this sprint, and the Product Owner is hesitant to shift focus. However, ignoring this risk could result in major rework or failure in the next iteration.

What should the Scrum Master do?

A. Facilitate a quick discussion and create a spike to explore the risk
B. Add the risk to the RAID log and revisit it in the next sprint
C. Ask the Product Owner to cancel the sprint to address the risk
D. Advise the team to stay focused and bring it up in the review

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✅ Correct Answer: A. Facilitate a quick discussion and create a spike to explore the risk

🔍 Explanation:
A. Facilitate a quick discussion and create a spike to explore the risk
✅ Correct.
In Agile, emerging risks are handled as soon as they surface. A spike (time-boxed investigation or research task) can be added to the current sprint if capacity allows or prioritized for the next sprint. Facilitating a conversation immediately helps the team assess impact and adapt without panic.

B. Add the risk to the RAID log and revisit it in the next sprint
❌ Too passive.
Waiting until the next sprint to act on a high-impact, time-sensitive risk goes against Agile’s principle of responding to change quickly.

C. Ask the Product Owner to cancel the sprint to address the risk
❌ Too drastic.
Cancelling a sprint is rare and only justified when the sprint goal becomes obsolete. The risk here can be managed within the current structure.

D. Advise the team to stay focused and bring it up in the review
❌ Too late.
By the review, it may be too late to explore or mitigate the risk. Agile favors early feedback and fast inspection to avoid surprises.

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