PMP Question #907: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new mobile application. During an informal conversation, a stakeholder asked the project manager to add new features to the current sprint. What should the project manager do?

Options

• ARequest the stakeholder to wait until the following sprint planning.
• BDiscuss this demand during the following standup meeting.
• CAccept the change request and negotiate the time line.
• DAsk the product owner to discuss this request with the stakeholder.

Explanation

In an Agile context, new feature requests during a sprint should not be accepted directly by the project manager. The project manager should direct the stakeholder to the product owner, who is responsible for managing the product backlog and negotiating changes with stakeholders.

Common mistakes.

• A. While waiting for the next sprint planning is a possible outcome, the project manager's primary role is to facilitate the process, not to unilaterally make decisions about new features; the product owner handles this.
• B. Discussing a significant new feature request during a daily stand-up meeting is inappropriate, as stand-ups are for team coordination on daily progress, not for backlog management or stakeholder negotiations.
• C. Accepting a change request to the current sprint mid-sprint would typically disrupt the sprint goal and commit a scope change without proper product owner evaluation and team consensus.

Concept tested. Agile change management and product owner role

Reference. https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-a-scrum-product-owner

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