▸case-05 The team needs to estimate the story points for three approved backlog items in the inventory service: adding barcode scanning, updating SKU schema, and adding export to Excel. All three items are in the signed statement of work. Provide a story point estimation breakdown using Planning Poker techniques. | pass→pass | 15,856 | 11,828 | -25% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,693 | 1,976 | -27% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-01 During Sprint 14 of Project Titan, the developer added an automated PDF export feature to the customer portal because 'users would like it,' even though the baseline PRD only specifies CSV export. The developer argues it took less than two hours so it shouldn't require review. Assess whether this action constitutes a scope deviation and justify why. | pass→pass | 10,475 | 10,955 | +5% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,802 | 1,593 | -12% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-22 A performance task required reducing REST API p99 response time from 800ms to under 200ms. After reaching 150ms, the engineer spent two extra weeks rewriting backend services in Rust to achieve 15ms latency. Analyze this effort against project goal boundaries. | pass→pass | 12,605 | 11,498 | -9% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,075 | 1,904 | -8% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-02 A engineer working on the Nexus database migration spent three days creating a custom multi-region auto-sharding mechanism. The project charter explicitly defined single-region deployment with standard PostgreSQL read-replicas. The engineer claims the architecture is now future-proof. Analyze this change against project scope standards. | pass→pass | 13,895 | 12,786 | -8% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,270 | 2,100 | -7% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-03 The marketing lead requested adding dark mode support to the MobileApp v2.0 milestone. Instead of implementing it directly, the project lead logged a formal Change Request (CR-104) detailing cost, schedule impact (+2 days), and baseline impact, submitting it to the Change Control Board. Evaluate whether logging CR-104 itself represents scope creep. | pass→pass | 7,676 | 6,660 | -13% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,339 | 1,047 | -22% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-04 Three days into a 2-week sprint for the PaymentGateway team, the product owner inserts two new high-priority user stories for Apple Pay integration without removing any existing committed sprint backlog items. Identify the scope deviation risk present in this sprint. | pass→pass | 13,711 | 7,215 | -47% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,204 | 1,156 | -4% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-06 Prioritize the following three approved features for the Q3 release roadmap using Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF): User Profile Avatar Upload (Cost of Delay: High, Job Size: Small), Passwordless Auth (Cost of Delay: Very High, Job Size: Medium), and Audit Logging (Cost of Delay: Medium, Job Size: Large). | pass→pass | 7,787 | 8,342 | +7% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,671 | 1,638 | -2% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-07 Construct a RACI matrix for the upcoming cloud migration project deliverables: Infrastructure Setup, Data Schema Migration, Security Audit, and User Acceptance Testing across the Lead Architect, DevOps Engineer, QA Lead, and Project Manager. | pass→pass | 9,601 | 10,533 | +10% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,821 | 1,965 | +8% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-08 While building the REST endpoint `/v1/orders` defined in API Specs v1.2, the developer included extra endpoints `/v1/orders/analytics` and `/v1/orders/predictions` with embedded ML inferences. The client application specification never requested predictive analytics. Determine if this API expansion adheres to the baseline. | pass→pass | 8,873 | 4,399 | -50% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,320 | 732 | -45% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-09 During verification of ticket DEF-402 ('Fix login button alignment on Safari'), the developer completely refactored the authentication flow to support OAuth2 social logins because the original component code was legacy. The issue ticket was closed as resolved. Evaluate this resolution against scope management standards. | pass→pass | 12,110 | 13,555 | +12% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,856 | 1,908 | +3% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-10 A UI developer assigned to fix color contrast issues for accessibility compliance (WCAG 2.1 AA) redesigned the entire navigation menu layout and replaced the sidebar with a top header bar. Is this visual overhaul compliant with the assigned work package? | pass→pass | 9,900 | 8,876 | -10% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,623 | 1,450 | -11% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-11 An external agency contracted under SOW-2024 to deliver a marketing landing page submits an invoice including additional charges for custom CRM integration and automated lead scoring workflows. SOW-2024 specifies static page templates and Formspree hook setup only. Determine the contractual scope status of these extra deliverables. | pass→pass | 8,971 | 8,475 | -6% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,308 | 1,507 | +15% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-12 To fulfill a requirement for simple data caching in a Node.js microservice, the team introduced a distributed Redis cluster infrastructure managed via Terraform, along with cross-region replication hooks. The requirement document requested in-memory local caching (e.g. Node-cache). Analyze this implementation choice. | pass→pass | 14,593 | 13,520 | -7% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,335 | 2,246 | -4% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-13 Midway through building a local retail inventory tool, legal informs the team that GDPR compliance mechanisms (data export, right to erasure) must be added due to planned expansion into EU markets next year. The team lead wants to immediately start building GDPR controls without altering project milestones or budget. Evaluate this scope change response. | pass→pass | 13,236 | 11,783 | -11% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,071 | 1,881 | -9% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-14 The PRD states: 'System should support notification options.' The developer interprets this as permission to build full push notifications, SMS integrations via Twilio, and a custom webhooks engine. Analyze how requirement ambiguity contributed to scope drift here. | pass→fail | 14,158 | 14,811 | +5% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,260 | 2,081 | -8% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-15 To hit the fixed launch date of June 1st, the project team agreed to defer the multi-currency payment feature to Release 2.0, keeping only USD support for MVP, and updated the project scope baseline accordingly. Determine if this constitutes a scope deviation and whether it is managed or unmanaged. | pass→pass | 4,804 | 5,482 | +14% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 924 | 834 | -10% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-16 The project plan allocates 40 hours to build a single microservice for PDF report generation. The developer decides to decompose this task into four distinct microservices: DocumentParser, TemplateEngine, RenderWorker, and StorageAdapter, communicating over gRPC. Assess whether this structural change impacts project scope. | pass→pass | 13,502 | 12,055 | -11% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,150 | 2,034 | -5% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-17 While working on a feature task, an engineer cleans up duplicate code functions within the target file without changing external behavior or public APIs, remaining within the estimated task duration. Evaluate if this refactoring activity is scope creep. | pass→pass | 10,723 | 8,653 | -19% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,485 | 1,350 | -9% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-18 Team Alpha is tasked with building a internal user dashboard. During development, Team Alpha agrees to also build custom reporting endpoints for Team Beta's analytics tool because Team Beta was short-staffed. This work was not listed in Team Alpha's charter. Analyze Team Alpha's scope boundary. | pass→pass | 13,839 | 9,213 | -33% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,073 | 1,696 | -18% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-19 A developer assigned to update the Stripe SDK from v8 to v9 also upgrades the entire frontend library ecosystem from React 17 to React 18 and migrates state management from Redux to Zustand. Assess whether this upgrade activity respects baseline boundaries. | pass→pass | 11,356 | 11,151 | -2% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,829 | 1,720 | -6% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-20 An IoT gateway project specification calls for supporting Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) sensor connections. The embedded engineer decides to also implement custom Zigbee protocol drivers in the firmware 'just in case' enterprise clients need it later. Evaluate this hardware driver addition. | pass→pass | 14,420 | 11,556 | -20% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,269 | 1,739 | -23% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-21 During beta testing, two enterprise customers ask for custom CSV field mapping in feedback calls. The product manager asks developers to add this feature into the current release sprint without updating the product roadmap or baseline documents. Evaluate this practice. | pass→pass | 12,410 | 11,261 | -9% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,904 | 1,743 | -8% | 0 | 0 | — |