PMP · Question #768
A project manager is leading a team of diverse individuals of all ages. The working hours for the project were set at the beginning of the project, and all team members agreed to the hours. However, l
The correct answer is A. Changed the duration of iterations to deliver more value. To address a team member's personal commitments affecting working hours, the project manager should adapt the project's work rhythm to maintain value delivery.
Question
A project manager is leading a team of diverse individuals of all ages. The working hours for the project were set at the beginning of the project, and all team members agreed to the hours. However, later in the project, one of the team members informed the project manager that the previously agreed upon hours no longer work due to the team member's personal commitments. What should the project manager do?
Options
- AChanged the duration of iterations to deliver more value
- BValidated the iteration goals with the customer
- CInvited the customer to the daily meetings
- DHelped the team redefine the MVP
How the community answered
(23 responses)- A78% (18)
- B9% (2)
- C4% (1)
- D9% (2)
Why each option
To address a team member's personal commitments affecting working hours, the project manager should adapt the project's work rhythm to maintain value delivery.
In an agile context, when team capacity changes due to personal commitments, adjusting the duration of iterations can help redefine the workload, maintain a sustainable pace, and ensure continued value delivery under new constraints. This adaptability allows the project to proceed effectively while accommodating team member needs.
Validating iteration goals with the customer is a standard practice but does not directly address a team member's changed personal commitments affecting working hours.
Inviting the customer to daily meetings increases transparency but does not resolve the internal team scheduling conflict caused by a team member's personal commitments.
Redefining the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) relates to scope and product vision, not directly to managing a team member's changed working hours due to personal commitments.
Concept tested: Agile adaptability and sustainable pace
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/agile/agile-practice-guide
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Community Discussion
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Anjali D.Apr 4, 2026A is the right call here. Our group landed on A because adjusting iteration duration lets you accommodate the team member's availability while still delivering value, and the rest of the options are customer-facing moves that don't actually solve the scheduling conflict.
Grace U.Apr 14, 2026Saw this one on my exam last spring and it threw me for a second because it reads like a team management question at first glance. The key is that when a team member's availability changes, you adapt the process rather than forcing the person to fit the old schedule, which points you toward adjusting iteration length. A is the only option that actually addresses working with the team's real capacity to keep delivering value. The other options sound active but they sidestep the actual problem of changed availability affecting how the team plans its work.
Luis F.Apr 11, 2026Honestly none of these options seem to map to the question, but I first leaned toward C because getting the customer involved always sounds like a safe bet. Then I realized A is the answer they want, since adjusting iteration duration is the agile way to accommodate team availability while still delivering value.
Mei-Ling H.Apr 10, 2026I first leaned toward none of these because the stem is about working hours, but re-reading the options, A is the only one that addresses adapting the schedule. The phrase "changed the duration of iterations" is the key, since adjusting iteration length is how you accommodate a team member's availability without renegotiating the original agreement.
Toby R.Apr 19, 2026Passed last month and A is right. The PM accommodates the team member by adjusting the iteration duration rather than forcing rigid hours, keeping the focus on delivering value.