PMP · Question #1047
An agile project is approaching its first release date, and the product will be supported by the operations team. To ensure proper support for the product, what should the project manager do?
The correct answer is C. Ensure the operations team has representation in the planning and review meetings and that. To ensure proper support for an agile product nearing release, the project manager should integrate the operations team into planning and review meetings to facilitate knowledge transfer and early engagement.
Question
Options
- AEngage an external consultancy to assemble supporting documents and coordinate the
- BPropose a workshop with the operations team to outline all requirements of the new software and
- CEnsure the operations team has representation in the planning and review meetings and that
- DCreate and prioritize a support manual on the product backlog to ensure adequate knowledge
How the community answered
(55 responses)- A11% (6)
- B4% (2)
- C78% (43)
- D7% (4)
Why each option
To ensure proper support for an agile product nearing release, the project manager should integrate the operations team into planning and review meetings to facilitate knowledge transfer and early engagement.
Engaging an external consultancy for documentation provides static materials but does not ensure the operations team's active, dynamic involvement and understanding throughout development.
Proposing a workshop to outline requirements is a reactive and potentially late intervention; continuous engagement in meetings is more effective for comprehensive understanding and preparation.
Integrating the operations team into planning and review meetings from early stages ensures they gain a deep, continuous understanding of the product's design, functionality, and evolution. This proactive engagement facilitates knowledge transfer, allows them to influence operability, and prepares them thoroughly for supporting the product post-release, embodying a DevOps mindset.
Creating a support manual is a useful deliverable, but active participation in development meetings offers a richer, real-time understanding that a manual alone cannot provide.
Concept tested: DevOps principles; stakeholder engagement; knowledge transfer
Topics
Community Discussion
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Prof. SaraApr 8, 2026C is correct. Agile thrives on collaboration over handing off documents, so pulling operations into planning and review sessions keeps them in the loop early and often, which is exactly what the exam rewards here.
Imani T.Apr 4, 2026C is the answer here. Agile is all about collaboration and getting stakeholders involved early, not tossing documents over the wall at release time. Having operations represented in planning and review meetings keeps them in the loop throughout the project so nothing is a surprise at launch. Anyone know if PMI expects ops to be full team members or just invited to the reviews as needed?
Prof. SaraApr 5, 2026Confirmed C shows up on exam, and to answer your question PMI wants ops engaged continuously as stakeholders throughout the project, not just dropped in for review meetings, so think of it as early and often rather than full team member versus guest attendee.
Yusuf A.Apr 12, 2026C is the right call here. One of the senior PMs at my company always says the biggest handoff failures happen when ops gets invited too late, so this question jumped out at me right away on my exam last month. I almost went with D because a support manual sounds practical, but agile is about collaboration over documentation, and bringing ops into the reviews early is what actually prevents surprises at release. Does anyone know if the real exam always treats early stakeholder involvement as the correct answer over creating deliverables, or are there exceptions where a backlog item is preferred?