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    PracticePMI PMP®PMI PMP Practice Exam 2Question 07
    Hard1 markMultiple Choice
    Task 7: Plan and manage quality of products/deliverablesquality-managementdata-analysistechnical-debttrend-analysis

    PMP · Question 07 · Task 7: Plan and manage quality of products/deliverables

    A software project team has been tracking defects found during testing sprints. The data shows:<br/><br/>| Sprint | Defects Found | Defects Fixed | Remaining Defects |<br/>|--------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|<br/>| 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 |<br/>| 2 | 31 | 28 | 6 |<br/>| 3 | 28 | 25 | 9 |<br/>| 4 | 35 | 30 | 14 |<br/>| 5 | 40 | 32 | 22 |<br/><br/>What does this trend MOST likely indicate about the project?

    Answer options:

    A.

    The team's testing effectiveness is improving as they find more defects each sprint

    B.

    Technical debt is accumulating faster than it's being resolved, indicating a quality issue

    C.

    The increasing defect count shows the product is becoming more complex, which is normal

    D.

    The team should reduce testing efforts in the next sprint to focus on fixing existing defects

    How to approach this question

    Focus on the 'Remaining Defects' trend - it's steadily increasing from 3 to 22, indicating accumulation. This suggests defects are being created faster than they're being resolved.

    Full Answer

    B.Technical debt is accumulating faster than it's being resolved, indicating a quality issue✓ Correct
    B
    The key indicator is the steady increase in remaining defects from 3 to 22. This shows that while the team is finding and fixing defects, they're creating new ones faster than they can resolve existing ones, indicating technical debt accumulation.

    Common mistakes

    Focusing on defects found (which could be positive) rather than the accumulation of unresolved defects, or thinking that increasing complexity justifies quality degradation.
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