ExpertPMP · Question 91 · Task 7: Plan and manage quality of products/deliverables
A software project team has been tracking defects across six sprints. The data shows: Sprint 1: 12 found, 10 fixed; Sprint 2: 18 found, 15 fixed; Sprint 3: 22 found, 18 fixed; Sprint 4: 28 found, 22 fixed; Sprint 5: 32 found, 25 fixed; Sprint 6: 38 found, 30 fixed. The cumulative unresolved defects have grown from 2 to 25. What does this trend indicate?
A software project team has been tracking defects across six sprints. The data shows: Sprint 1: 12 found, 10 fixed; Sprint 2: 18 found, 15 fixed; Sprint 3: 22 found, 18 fixed; Sprint 4: 28 found, 22 fixed; Sprint 5: 32 found, 25 fixed; Sprint 6: 38 found, 30 fixed. The cumulative unresolved defects have grown from 2 to 25. What does this trend indicate?
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The team's testing effectiveness is improving significantly as they find more defects each sprint
Technical debt is accumulating at an unsustainable rate because defects are being created faster than they can be resolved
The increasing defect discovery rate is expected as the product becomes more complex and feature-rich
The team should reduce testing efforts in upcoming sprints to focus on fixing the existing defect backlog
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