PMP Question #991: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

During a planning session, the development team and the product owner are arguing about the effort needed to deliver a specific feature in a software development project. The product owner says that the feature can be developed in one week, whereas the team estimates that it will take at least two weeks. After several hours of discussion, they have not reached an agreement. What should the project lead do?

Options

• ADecide what should be the time estimate and proceed with the planning meeting.
• BEducate the product owner that the project team members are the most appropriate group for
• CAsk the project team to accept the shorter estimate as it is important to keep a good relationship
• DCommunicate to the stakeholders that the project has to be delayed for two weeks.

Explanation

The development team and product owner disagree on effort estimates for a feature, creating an impasse in planning.

Common mistakes.

• A. Deciding the estimate without the team's consensus undermines team autonomy and commitment, likely leading to unrealistic expectations and potential project failure.
• C. Forcing the team to accept an unrealistic estimate demoralizes them, compromises work quality, and sets the project up for failure.
• D. Prematurely communicating a project delay without resolving the estimation disagreement or exploring solutions is reactive and doesn't address the root cause of the conflict.

Concept tested. Team estimation authority in agile

Reference. https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-scrum/scrum-team/development-team

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