Burndown Chart

Correct Answer: Team is not updating the task board regularly

A flat line on the Burndown Chart during the initial days of a sprint often indicates that the team is not updating the task board with their progress. This could lead to the perception that no work is being done, when in reality the work just hasn't been tracked. The other options, while plausible under certain circumstances, would likely result in visible, albeit unsatisfactory, progress on the chart, or reflect situations not directly related to the artefact's appearance.

Correct Answer: A surge in effort to meet Sprint goals

In Scrum, a Burndown Chart is used to track the amount of work remaining in a Sprint. A steep decline in the chart towards the end of the Sprint typically indicates a surge in effort to complete the remaining tasks and meet the Sprint goals. This pattern is often observed when the team increases their pace of work as the Sprint end approaches, striving to finish all planned tasks. The other options do not directly lead to a steep decline in the Burndown Chart. Efficient task completion earlier than expected would lead to a more gradual decline throughout the Sprint, not just at the end. Underestimating tasks at Sprint planning could cause variability in the Burndown Chart's decline, but it doesn't specifically explain a steep drop towards the end. Lastly, the addition of tasks not originally in the Sprint backlog would actually cause an increase in the remaining work represented on the chart, not a steep decline.

Correct Answer: This implies that tasks are being added to the sprint more often than they are completed. The Scrum Master should convene a meeting to discuss the reasons for additions and plan their mitigation.

An upward trend in the Burndown Chart indicates that the volume of work is increasing in the sprint, rather than decreasing as expected. This often happens when tasks are being added more frequently than they are being completed. The Scrum Master should address this situation by first understanding why new tasks are being added to the sprint and then planning to mitigate such occurrences. The second option suggests that the team is over-performing, which is incorrect as the upward trend in a Burndown Chart is a sign of increasing work, not increased workload handling. The third option suggests that no action is required, but this is not correct. An upward trend is not a positive sign in a Burndown Chart and requires attention and course correction The fourth option suggests incorrect documentation of progress, while in reality, work is indeed being added to the backlog more often than it's being completed, which shows up as an upward trend in the Burndown Chart.