During backlog refinement, the team discovers a user story is too large to fit in a single sprint. What should the project manager suggest?

Answer options:

Extend the sprint duration to accommodate the story.

Assign more developers to the story to finish it faster.

Split the story into smaller, vertical slices that deliver value.

Move the story to the Kanban board.

How to approach this question

Apply the concept of decomposition/slicing.

Full Answer

C.Split the story into smaller, vertical slices that deliver value.✓ Correct

Task 8 involves breaking down scope. In agile, large stories must be split into smaller, independent, valuable slices (INVEST criteria) to fit into a sprint.

Common mistakes

Extending the sprint (A) is a common failure to understand time-boxing.

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