Agile promotes maintaining theintegrity of the sprint commitmentonce it begins. According to thePMI Agile Practice Guide (Section 5.4: Sprint Planning and Managing Change), new requirements discovered mid-sprint should beadded to the product backlogand reprioritized for a future sprint unless they arecritical blockers.
Mike Griffiths in thePMI-ACP Exam Prep Book (Chapter 7: Problem Detection and Resolution)explains that backlog management is key to handling emerging work. Agile teams should not reactively shift focus, as it disrupts flow and predictability.
Option Bis correct: placing the new requirement in the backlog respects sprint boundaries and ensures proper prioritization.
Option Adisrupts sprint scope mid-course.
Option Cis unnecessary unless the issue is blocking progress.
Option Dviolates the principle of sprint focus and planning discipline.
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