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    PracticePMI PMP®PMI PMP Practice Exam 6Question 21
    Hard1 markMultiple Choice
    Task 7: Plan and manage quality of products/deliverablesquality managementdefect trackingtechnical debttrend analysis

    PMP · Question 21 · Task 7: Plan and manage quality of products/deliverables

    A software project team has been tracking defects found during testing sprints. The data shows an increasing trend in remaining unresolved defects from 3 in Sprint 1 to 22 in Sprint 5, while defects found and fixed have also increased. What does this trend MOST likely indicate?

    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

    Analyze the trend in unresolved defects as a leading indicator of quality problems. Focus on the accumulation pattern rather than just the discovery rate.

    Full Answer

    B.Technical debt is accumulating faster than it's being resolved, indicating a quality issue✓ Correct
    An increasing backlog of unresolved defects indicates that the team is creating technical debt faster than they can resolve it, which is a serious quality concern that needs immediate attention.

    Common mistakes

    Focusing on defect discovery rate rather than resolution rate, or treating accumulating technical debt as normal complexity growth.
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