What action should the Project Manager take regarding the remaining windows?

Question

Options

• AAll requirements that have not been met are automatically carried over to the next increment.
• BExtend the time allocated to Timebox C, to allow time to complete these.
• CInsist that all available resources within the Solution Development Team are redirected to this
• DDecompose the individual elements of work to be completed on the windows and reprioritise

• A
  25% (8)
• B
  16% (5)
• C
  6% (2)
• D
  53% (17)

Explanation

Option D is correct because in Agile/DSDM frameworks, when work remains incomplete within a timebox, the proper response is to decompose the remaining work into smaller elements and reprioritize them against the backlog - ensuring the most valuable items are addressed first in the next increment rather than blindly carrying everything forward.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is wrong because unfinished requirements are not automatically carried over - they must be consciously reprioritized; assuming automatic carryover ignores the principle of prioritized delivery.
• B is wrong because extending a timebox violates a core Agile/DSDM rule: timeboxes are fixed and should never be extended, as this undermines schedule discipline and predictability.
• C is wrong because redirecting all resources to incomplete windows ignores prioritization - not all remaining work may be high-value, and doing so disrupts team balance without discriminating between what's worth completing.

Memory tip: Think of the timebox as a non-negotiable container - you can never stretch the box (no B), you must actively choose what goes in next (no A), and you don't brute-force everything in at once (no C). When something doesn't fit, you break it apart and pick the best pieces - that's D.

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