Midway through a project, the product owner learns from the sponsor that a major component, which is already 20 percent complete, is unimportant to users. The component was part of the approved…

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Options

• AObtain approval from the change control board to discontinue the component
• BAsk the team to continue developing the component
• CAsk the team to discontinue developing the component
• DRequest the sponsor's formal approval to discontinue the component

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  10% (3)
• C
  79% (23)
• D
  7% (2)

Explanation

In agile, the product owner has the authority and responsibility to manage scope based on value. If a component is confirmed to be unimportant to users, continuing to develop it wastes team capacity that could be redirected to higher-value work. The product owner should act on this new information immediately and ask the team to stop. Option A (change control board) is a traditional/waterfall practice - agile projects don't typically use a CCB for backlog decisions. Option B (continue developing) ignores the new information and wastes resources. Option D (formal sponsor approval) adds unnecessary process; the product owner already received the sponsor's input and has the authority to act on it.

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