PSM-I Question #63: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool, because they show:

Options

• AAn estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint.
• BHow much effort has gone into a Sprint.
• CHow many hours have been worked by each Development Team member.
• DHow many Product Backlog items remain.

Explanation

Sprint burndown charts track the remaining work (typically in story points or hours) against time across a Sprint, giving the team a visual signal of whether they're on pace to complete their commitment - which is exactly what option A describes.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B is wrong because burndown charts show what's left, not what's been spent - that would be a burnup or effort-tracking chart.
• C is wrong because burndown charts are team-level, not individual - tracking hours per person is a scope beyond what they're designed for.
• D is close but wrong because burndown charts track work remaining (effort), not a raw count of backlog items - two items can have vastly different effort weights.

Memory tip: Think of "burndown" as burning down toward zero - the chart shows the remaining pile of work shrinking (ideally) to zero by Sprint end. If it tracked effort spent or item counts, it would be climbing up, not burning down.

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