PMP Question #253: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

During sprint planning, the product owner wants to prioritize items with high business value. However, the project team is concerned about technical debt and infrastructure dependencies to deliver the expected value. How should the project manager handle this issue?

Options

• ASupport a voting exercise so all team members can express their opinion and the reason behind
• BSupport the project sponsor so the decision is made top-down and the team follows the provided
• CSupport the product owner so only items with high business value are included in the next sprint.
• DSupport the project team so technical debt and infrastructure dependencies are included in the

Explanation

The project manager should facilitate a collaborative decision-making process, such as a voting exercise, to ensure all team members can express their perspectives and reach a balanced sprint plan.

Common mistakes.

• B. Supporting a top-down decision from the project sponsor undermines the self-organizing principle of Agile teams and disregards valuable technical input from the development team.
• C. Exclusively supporting the product owner ignores critical technical concerns raised by the development team, potentially leading to increased technical debt and an unstable product.
• D. Exclusively supporting the project team overlooks the primary goal of Agile, which is to deliver business value, and might lead to an imbalance in sprint content.

Concept tested. Agile facilitation & conflict resolution

Reference. https://www.scrum.org/resources/scrum-guide

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