At the seventh Sprint Review, the stakeholders are disappointed and angry. They have determined that the product or system being built will not meet their needs and will cost more than they are…

Question

Options

• AThe Project Management Office (PMO) has not been engaged adequately.
• BThe Product Owner has not been keeping the stakeholders aware of the progress of the project.
• CThe stakeholders haven't been using the Sprint Reviews to inspect and evaluate progress.
• DThe stakeholders were not allowed to enter the development area.

• A
  15% (3)
• B
  75% (15)
• D
  10% (2)

Explanation

Reaching the seventh Sprint Review before discovering a fundamental misalignment represents a failure of the inspect-and-adapt feedback loop. Two parties share accountability: Option B (the Product Owner not keeping stakeholders aware of progress) - the PO is accountable for stakeholder engagement, communicating progress, and ensuring the Product Backlog reflects current stakeholder needs. If stakeholders were unaware of what was being built Sprint by Sprint, the PO failed in this role. Option C (stakeholders not using Sprint Reviews to inspect and evaluate) - Sprint Reviews exist specifically to provide stakeholders an opportunity to examine the Increment, give feedback, and redirect the work. If stakeholders attended reviews but did not meaningfully engage, they missed seven opportunities to catch this issue. Option A (PMO not engaged) is not a Scrum concept. Option D (stakeholders not allowed in the development area) is irrelevant - Sprint Reviews, not access to the dev area, are the stakeholder's inspection mechanism.

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