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An agile team lead is assigned to a project that must ensure data security. What should the team lead do to guarantee that security, as a non-functional requirement, is managed throughout the project?

The correct answer is D. Ensure that planning and prioritizing includes consideration of security requirements. Non-functional requirements like security must be treated as first-class concerns and embedded into the team's planning and prioritization process-not handled as a separate afterthought. Including security in prioritization ensures it is addressed continuously throughout…

Submitted by asante_acc· Apr 18, 2026Adaptive Planning

Question

An agile team lead is assigned to a project that must ensure data security. What should the team lead do to guarantee that security, as a non-functional requirement, is managed throughout the project?

Options

  • AInclude security concerns on the agenda for every meeting.
  • BRequest that a security expert be added to the team.
  • CAdd security as a non-functional requirement to the risk register, and review regularly.
  • DEnsure that planning and prioritizing includes consideration of security requirements.

How the community answered

(46 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    15% (7)
  • C
    9% (4)
  • D
    72% (33)

Explanation

Non-functional requirements like security must be treated as first-class concerns and embedded into the team's planning and prioritization process-not handled as a separate afterthought. Including security in prioritization ensures it is addressed continuously throughout delivery, not just flagged. Option A (agenda item every meeting) is too procedural and doesn't guarantee implementation. Option B (adding a security expert) can help but doesn't ensure security is managed throughout by the whole team. Option C (risk register) is useful but passive-adding to a register doesn't ensure it's actively prioritized and built into the work.

Topics

#Non-functional requirements (NFRs)#Agile planning#Backlog prioritization#Security management

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