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A project for Company A was successfully delivered within scope, schedule, and budget by the end of the last iteration. However, during the project celebration ceremony, one of the business stakeholde

The correct answer is B. Defined product backlog priorities with the sponsor and key stakeholders to deliver business. Defining product backlog priorities with the sponsor and key stakeholders to deliver business benefits is an important step to ensure that the project is aligned with the business's needs and objectives, and that it delivers the expected value.

Submitted by wei.xz· Apr 18, 2026Business Environment

Question

A project for Company A was successfully delivered within scope, schedule, and budget by the end of the last iteration. However, during the project celebration ceremony, one of the business stakeholders says they perceive the project as a failure as it did not add any business value. What should the project manager have done to avoid this perception?

Options

  • AInvolved the business stakeholders in the sprint review
  • BDefined product backlog priorities with the sponsor and key stakeholders to deliver business
  • CImplemented a closing survey for key stakeholders
  • DConfirmed that there is a communications management plan in place to make business

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • B
    85% (23)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

Defining product backlog priorities with the sponsor and key stakeholders to deliver business benefits is an important step to ensure that the project is aligned with the business's needs and objectives, and that it delivers the expected value.

Topics

#Business Value#Stakeholder Engagement#Requirements Prioritization#Value Delivery

Community Discussion

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Fatima Z.Fatima Z.Jul 4, 2026

B is your winner here. I remember this one by thinking PBS for Prioritize Backlog with Sponsor, because if you do not prioritize that backlog with the right people you get zero Business value. A and C are nice agile touches but they happen too late or too narrow to fix a value gap. D is just paperwork, and a communications plan cannot deliver value if the priorities were wrong from the start.

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Ola B.Ola B.Jul 6, 2026

B is correct but the real giveaway in the stem is the word maximize, which points straight to backlog prioritization as the lever that actually moves the value needle.

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Ola B.Ola B.Jul 5, 2026

Leaned toward A but realized B is the fix since value comes from backlog priorities.

1
Lena V.Lena V.Jul 5, 2026

B is correct. Backlog priorities set with stakeholders ensure delivered value matches expectations.

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