PMI-ACP · Question #402
Which one is NOT a reason to perform a Spike?
The correct answer is C. To defer a story until a later Sprint while still showing progress to the Product Owner. Options A, B, and D are all legitimate reasons to run a spike: exploring unfamiliar technology, analyzing a large story to enable splitting, or prototyping to validate an approach. Option C describes gaming the system-using a spike label to create the appearance of progress while
Question
Which one is NOT a reason to perform a Spike?
Options
- ATo perform basic research to familiarize the team with a new technology or domain
- BTo analyze the expected behavior of a large story so the team can split the story into estimable
- CTo defer a story until a later Sprint while still showing progress to the Product Owner
- DTo do some prototyping to gain confidence in a technological approach
How the community answered
(27 responses)- A4% (1)
- C93% (25)
- D4% (1)
Explanation
Options A, B, and D are all legitimate reasons to run a spike: exploring unfamiliar technology, analyzing a large story to enable splitting, or prototyping to validate an approach. Option C describes gaming the system-using a spike label to create the appearance of progress while actually deferring real work. A spike is a research and risk-reduction tool; its deliverable is knowledge or a validated decision, not a placeholder that buys time. Using it this way violates its intent and misleads stakeholders.
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