A three-month timeframe has been specified to catch the seasonal sales window. Which Agile principle MOST influences this course of action?

Question

Options

• AFocus on the business need.
• BNever compromise quality.
• CBuild incrementally from firm foundations.
• DDevelop iteratively.

• A
  95% (40)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  2% (1)

Explanation

"Focus on the business need" is correct because the three-month deadline exists solely to capture a commercial opportunity - the seasonal sales window. Aligning delivery to that business-driven constraint is the essence of this principle: time-box the project around what the business actually requires to succeed, not around technical preferences.

• B (Never compromise quality) is wrong because quality standards aren't the reason for the three-month window - business value is. Quality is a constraint, not the driver of the timeline.
• C (Build incrementally from firm foundations) is wrong because incrementalism describes how you build, not why a deadline is chosen. The timeframe comes from external business need, not a desire to layer foundations.
• D (Develop iteratively) is similarly wrong - iteration describes a delivery method, not a rationale for setting a specific deadline tied to market timing.

Memory tip: Whenever you see a deadline driven by an external event (a sale, a launch, a regulation, a season), that's always a business need signal - the why behind the deadline is commercial, not technical.

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