Gold-plating-adding extra features not requested or prioritized-is ananti-patternin agile. Agile emphasizesdelivering the highest-priority features first, and product changes should always go through the Product Ownerfor prioritization and validation. According to thePMI Agile Practice Guide (Section 5.1: Backlog and Value Delivery)andMike Griffiths' PMI-ACP Exam Prep Book (Chapter 6: Value-Driven Delivery), when capacity is available, the team should pull more storiesfrom the prioritized backlog, ensuring that all work aligns with stakeholder-defined value. * Option Dis correct: confirm backlog priority and use time to delivercustomer-prioritized value. * Option Asupports scope creep. * Option Bis partially correct but doesn't optimize the time to deliver value. * Option Cperpetuates gold-plating and undermines value alignment.