PMI-ACP · Question #641
PMI-ACP Question #641: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D: Encourage the team member to use experimentation/spikes for continuous improvement and help. In Scrum, a 'spike' is a time-boxed research or investigation task used to reduce uncertainty and support continuous improvement. The Scrum Master's role is to serve and enable the team, not to police them. Encouraging the team member to use a spike and helping them integrate the
Question
During a current sprint, a team member asks permission from the scrum master to investigate an alternative design approach. What should the scrum master do?
Options
- ADiscourage the team member from deviating from the plan and document the request during the
- BEncourage the team member to research the issue and present the findings during the
- CDiscourage the team member from using experimentation/spikes unless it is fully developed and
- DEncourage the team member to use experimentation/spikes for continuous improvement and help
Explanation
In Scrum, a 'spike' is a time-boxed research or investigation task used to reduce uncertainty and support continuous improvement. The Scrum Master's role is to serve and enable the team, not to police them. Encouraging the team member to use a spike and helping them integrate the findings aligns with agile principles of self-organization, experimentation, and empirical process control. Options A and C are anti-agile because they discourage learning and exploration. Option B is partially correct but less supportive—the Scrum Master should actively help, not just tell them to 'present findings later.'
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