During a sprint, the Product Owner asks a developer to swap a story in the current sprint for a new, higher-priority story of equal size. What should the developer do?

Answer options:

Make the swap immediately.

Reject the request.

Ask the Project Manager for permission.

Refer the Product Owner to the Scrum Master or discuss it with the team.

How to approach this question

Protect the sprint, but respect the team's self-organization.

Full Answer

D.Refer the Product Owner to the Scrum Master or discuss it with the team.✓ Correct

Task 10 in agile: The Sprint Backlog belongs to the team. The PO cannot unilaterally change it once the sprint starts. The Scrum Master protects the team, or the team decides collectively.

Common mistakes

Thinking the PO has authority over the *current* sprint (they have authority over the *Product* backlog).

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