PMP · Question 56 · Task 7: Plan and manage quality of products/deliverables
A software project team has been tracking defects across five sprints. The data shows: Sprint 1: 15 defects found, 12 fixed; Sprint 2: 22 defects found, 18 fixed; Sprint 3: 25 defects found, 20 fixed; Sprint 4: 30 defects found, 24 fixed; Sprint 5: 35 defects found, 28 fixed. The cumulative unresolved defects have grown from 3 to 18. What does this trend indicate?
Answer options:
The team's testing capability is improving as they find more defects each sprint
Technical debt is accumulating because defects are being created faster than they can be resolved
The increasing defect discovery rate is normal as the product becomes more complex
The team should reduce testing efforts to focus on fixing the existing defect backlog
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