PMI-ACP · Question #578
Trend analysis shows that velocity is significantly higher than predicted and the release can be completed one month ahead of schedule. The team recommends changing the end date to reflect this…
The correct answer is A. Jointly meet with the team and product owner to discuss options and determine the end date. Decisions about release dates affect multiple stakeholders-the team, the product owner, and potentially customers and sponsors. The agile practitioner should facilitate a joint conversation between the team and product owner to evaluate all options: releasing earlier, adding…
Question
Trend analysis shows that velocity is significantly higher than predicted and the release can be completed one month ahead of schedule. The team recommends changing the end date to reflect this. What should the agile practitioner do?
Options
- AJointly meet with the team and product owner to discuss options and determine the end date
- BAnnounce that the team has exceeded the predicted velocity, and that the end date will be earlier
- CAsk the product owner to include additional features in the product backlog, then replan
- DAsk the team to decrease velocity to meet contractual obligations and document this decision
How the community answered
(29 responses)- A72% (21)
- B3% (1)
- C17% (5)
- D7% (2)
Explanation
Decisions about release dates affect multiple stakeholders-the team, the product owner, and potentially customers and sponsors. The agile practitioner should facilitate a joint conversation between the team and product owner to evaluate all options: releasing earlier, adding scope, or some combination. Unilaterally announcing an earlier end date (B) bypasses the product owner. Asking the team to slow down (D) wastes productivity and is contrary to agile values. Asking the product owner to add features (C) is premature without first discussing options together.
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