PMP Practice Question: Process — Agile, Hard
Your product team has been using two-week sprints with good success. After four months, you notice a troubling pattern in the metrics: sprint burndowns show the team typically completes only 40% of story points in the first week, then rushes to finish the remaining 60% in the second week. Defect rates in the second week are 3x higher than the first week. The team's Definition of Done includes unit testing, code review, and integration testing. During retrospectives, team members mention they often wait for clarification from the Product Owner, who is only available for detailed questions during the sprint review on day 10. Sprint velocity remains consistent at about 50 points per sprint, and stakeholders are satisfied with deliveries. What underlying process issue should you address?
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