An agile team is working on the first sprint, and have already planned the second and third sprints. However, market conditions now require a change to the features. What should the product owner do?

Question

Options

• ACommunicate the importance of the business need to the team and refine the product backlog.
• BAsk the team to discuss the changes to the features with the customer.
• CMeet with the agile team lead to prioritize the requirements.
• DDiscuss and prioritize the requirements with the team.

• A
  9% (3)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  85% (29)

Explanation

When market conditions force feature changes mid-project, the product owner should discuss and prioritize the new requirements collaboratively with the entire agile team. Agile embraces change, but the response must be a team decision - the team understands capacity, technical dependencies, and risk. Option A is close but implies the product owner unilaterally refines the backlog after merely communicating the business need. Option B incorrectly routes the conversation through the customer rather than keeping it internal first. Option C limits the discussion to just the team lead, bypassing the self-organizing team. Option D correctly centers the decision on team-wide discussion and joint prioritization.

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