PMI-ACP · Question #709
An event management team is following an agile approach to prepare for an upcoming conference. The regional sales manager, from where the conference is to be held, contacts the team with a number of…
The correct answer is B. Stay focused on the current iteration and let the project manager deal with the regional sales. In agile, the development team should remain focused on the current iteration to avoid disruption and protect their sprint commitment. Stakeholder inquiries that fall outside the team's immediate work scope - especially from stakeholders who are not part of the defined product…
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An event management team is following an agile approach to prepare for an upcoming conference. The regional sales manager, from where the conference is to be held, contacts the team with a number of questions about the company's booth. What should the team do?
Options
- AInform the sponsor about the regional sales manager's disruptiveness and ask that all questions
- BStay focused on the current iteration and let the project manager deal with the regional sales
- CInvite the regional sales manager to the next iteration review to share the progress.
- DCreate a risk on the risk register to account for some potentially new requirements from the
How the community answered
(15 responses)- A13% (2)
- B80% (12)
- D7% (1)
Explanation
In agile, the development team should remain focused on the current iteration to avoid disruption and protect their sprint commitment. Stakeholder inquiries that fall outside the team's immediate work scope - especially from stakeholders who are not part of the defined product owner or sponsor chain - should be redirected to the appropriate channel, in this case the project manager. Option A is reactive and accusatory. Option C risks scope creep by introducing a new stakeholder to the review. Option D is premature since no actual requirement has been submitted yet.
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