CAPM · Question #467
In an agile project, when should story prioritization be performed?
The correct answer is D. Anytime during the project. In agile methodologies, backlog refinement and story prioritization are continuous activities. The product owner, in collaboration with the team and stakeholders, can reprioritize stories at any point - before sprint planning, during a sprint review, or whenever new information…
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- AWithin the first half of the project.
- BAnytime during the project if the project manager allows it.
- CWithin the first half of the project, except for high-priority stories.
- DAnytime during the project.
How the community answered
(44 responses)- A2% (1)
- B2% (1)
- C7% (3)
- D89% (39)
Explanation
In agile methodologies, backlog refinement and story prioritization are continuous activities. The product owner, in collaboration with the team and stakeholders, can reprioritize stories at any point - before sprint planning, during a sprint review, or whenever new information or business needs emerge. This flexibility is a core agile principle: responding to change over following a rigid plan. Restricting prioritization to the first half of the project (A, C) contradicts agile's adaptive nature, and requiring project manager approval (B) misrepresents the product owner's role in prioritization.
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