Which statement about discovery meetings for larger scope projects is true?

Question

Options

• ADiscovery should be performed to a lower level of detail than for smaller projects.
• BPlanning for discovery activities may take more effort, but this step is essential.
• CThe project team should be staffed with more subcontractors to keep the costs down.
• DRequest that the customer captures a baseline of needs in advance of your work.

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  73% (29)
• C
  8% (3)
• D
  18% (7)

Explanation

For larger scope projects, discovery meetings require more coordination, stakeholders, and complexity - making the planning effort significantly greater than for smaller projects, yet this upfront investment is non-negotiable for project success (B is correct).

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is the opposite of best practice - larger projects demand more detail in discovery, not less, because the cost of missing requirements scales with project size.
• C introduces a staffing/cost strategy that has no bearing on how discovery should be conducted; subcontractor use doesn't define discovery quality.
• D may seem reasonable, but shifting the baseline-capture burden to the customer before your engagement undermines the collaborative, guided nature of professional discovery - your value is in facilitating that process, not outsourcing it.

Memory tip: Think of discovery as the foundation of a building - the bigger the structure (project), the more time and effort you must invest in the foundation. "Bigger project = bigger discovery effort" is the core principle here.

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