PSPO-I · Question #45
In the middle of the Sprint, the customer decides that there are two new features she wants. The Product Owner could: (choose the best two answers)
Options B and C are correct. The Product Owner's primary responsibility is to manage the Product Backlog, so adding new features there (C) is always appropriate - it's exactly what the backlog exists for. The PO can also ask the Developers to consider including those features…
Question
In the middle of the Sprint, the customer decides that there are two new features she wants. The Product Owner could:
(choose the best two answers)
Options
- AIntroduce these features at the next Daily Scrum.
- BAsk the Developers to consider whether they can add these features to the
- CAdd these features to the Product Backlog.
- DHave the Scrum Master add these features to the current Sprint.
Explanation
Options B and C are correct.
The Product Owner's primary responsibility is to manage the Product Backlog, so adding new features there (C) is always appropriate - it's exactly what the backlog exists for. The PO can also ask the Developers to consider including those features in the current Sprint (B), because Developers own the Sprint Backlog and have the authority to accept or decline - the key word is "consider," not "mandate."
Why the distractors fail:
- A is wrong because the Daily Scrum is a Developers-only event for planning the next 24 hours, not a forum for the PO to introduce new scope.
- D is wrong on two counts: the Scrum Master doesn't control Sprint content, and adding features mid-Sprint without Developer agreement violates the Sprint commitment and undermines the Sprint Goal.
Memory tip: Think of it as the PO's two valid levers - ask the team (B) or queue it up for later (C). Anything that bypasses the team or hijacks their ceremonies (A, D) is a Scrum anti-pattern.
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