PMP · Question #1395
A project manager has been assigned to a new digital product line, which the company hopes will boost their revenue. The product is complex and requires customer feedback to continually refine the pro
The correct answer is B. Plan the project to deliver value incrementally with regular releases. To ensure value is delivered quickly for a complex digital product requiring continuous customer feedback by a cross-functional agile team, the project manager should plan for incremental value delivery with regular releases.
Question
Options
- AAsk the project sponsor to provide additional resources to fast track the project
- BPlan the project to deliver value incrementally with regular releases
- CRequest a budget increase to pay the subject matter experts (SMEs) more overtime
- DIdentify tasks that can run in parallel to deliver the project faster
How the community answered
(27 responses)- A11% (3)
- B78% (21)
- C4% (1)
- D7% (2)
Why each option
To ensure value is delivered quickly for a complex digital product requiring continuous customer feedback by a cross-functional agile team, the project manager should plan for incremental value delivery with regular releases.
While additional resources might accelerate some work, simply adding resources does not inherently ensure that value is delivered quickly or incrementally; it might just lead to more people working on a single, delayed large release.
Planning for incremental value delivery with regular releases is a core agile principle. This approach allows the project to continuously provide working product to customers, gather feedback, and adapt, ensuring that the most valuable features are delivered early and often, thereby boosting revenue and refining the product based on real-world use.
Requesting a budget increase for overtime is a short-term solution for acceleration and not a sustainable strategy for continuous value delivery in an agile environment that thrives on consistent, iterative work.
Identifying tasks that can run in parallel improves efficiency, but it doesn't guarantee that the *right* value is being delivered or that feedback loops are optimized for rapid product refinement, which is critical for complex products.
Concept tested: Agile principles, incremental delivery, value stream
Source: https://www.pmi.org/agile/agile-practice-guide
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Mateus R.Jun 9, 2026B is correct. Think of it like a restaurant serving appetizers before the main course so the customer gets something to eat right away instead of waiting two hours for a full meal. In agile, that approach is called incremental delivery, where you release working chunks of the product on a regular cadence so users can test it and give feedback to refine the next round. Options A, C, and D are old-school schedule compression tricks that just burn money and burn out the team without guaranteeing the customer actually wants what you are building.
Imani T.Jun 10, 2026Good analogy but the restaurant comparison breaks down because appetizers are a separate item, whereas incremental delivery is releasing portions of the same dish as it is ready, which is why B is the only answer that actually aligns with agile principles rather than just throwing resources at a fixed-scope problem.
Carlos M.Jun 15, 2026Going with B. D is tempting because parallel tasks sound agile, but the real giveaway in the stem is "continually refine" plus "customer feedback" - that screams incremental delivery with regular releases, not just fast-tracking tasks.
Yusuf A.Jun 24, 2026Going with B here. The keywords "complex" and "continually refine" basically scream agile, and the whole point of agile is getting working increments in front of customers fast so their feedback shapes the next iteration. I almost got tripped up by D because running tasks in parallel sounds efficient, but that is just classic schedule compression and misses the whole customer feedback loop. My senior always says if the question mentions customer feedback on a complex product, incremental delivery is almost always the answer they want.
Imani T.Jun 25, 2026B is right and your senior gave you solid advice, but the real giveaway is "continually refine" paired with customer feedback, not just complexity by itself.
Imani T.May 25, 2026Confirmed B on exam two months ago. The keywords here are "continually refine" and "customer feedback" which screams iterative delivery, so regular releases let you validate assumptions before sinking more money into the wrong direction. D is the trap because it sounds like classic fast-tracking from predictive project management, but parallel tasks do not equal customer value if you are still sitting on a giant release for months. A and C are just throw-money-at-it answers that ignore how agile actually works. You deliver value incrementally or you are not really doing agile, period.
Mateus R.May 25, 2026Spot on about incremental delivery being the heartbeat of agile, though I would add the analogy of a restaurant tasting menu versus a single seven-course banquet dumped on the table at once: the tasting menu lets the chef adjust the next course based on whether the diner liked the last one, which is exactly what continually refine plus customer feedback is doing here.
Ingrid P.Jun 2, 2026B is the only option that matches the agile principle of incremental delivery, and "continually refine" plus "value quickly" is the giveaway that you want regular releases. I have a card that maps "complex + customer feedback + quick value" to "incremental delivery with frequent releases" on a 21-day interval, but I am wondering how others decide when the exam wants incremental releases versus iterative development, since those two show up close together and trip me up.
Mateus R.Jun 3, 2026Think of it like remodeling a kitchen: incremental is finishing one room at a time so the family can cook dinner next week, whereas iterative is building the whole house rough, then circling back to polish each room over months - so your card is solid, just watch for the word "refine" alone, which tilts toward iterative, versus "deliver" or "release," which tilts toward incremental.