PMP Question #874: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

A pharmacy needs to launch a medication delivery service. An interdisciplinary team was created in order to have the service ready in one-month when it usually takes five months to complete. What should the project manager do?

Options

• ARegister a risk and define a contingency plan.
• BReview and reduce the project backlog.
• CAssist the team in proposing a minimum viable product (MVP).
• DAsk to increase the capacity of the team.

Explanation

Given an ambitious one-month deadline for a service that typically takes five months, the project manager should guide the team to define a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). An MVP focuses on delivering only the core functionality needed to launch, allowing for early value delivery and iterative improvements.

Common mistakes.

• A. While registering a risk is prudent, it does not directly address how to achieve the extremely tight deadline for launching the service.
• B. Simply reviewing and reducing the project backlog might not be sufficient to achieve such a drastic time reduction without a clear strategy for what constitutes "minimum viable."
• D. Asking to increase team capacity in such a short timeframe is often not feasible or effective, as new team members require onboarding and might not immediately boost productivity (Brooks's Law).

Concept tested. Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for aggressive deadlines

Reference. https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/minimum-viable-product-agile-delivery-8032

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