PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) — Question 300

A project team for a local government is transitioning from a predictive development life cycle to an iterative development life cycle. The project sponsor has informed the team lead that the subject matter expert (SME) for the financial functions of the solution is overallocated, so the team needs to convert the previously gathered requirements into user stories.

What should the agile lead do?

Answer options

• A. Explain that the testable acceptance criteria are included in each story and it is necessary for the expert to collaborate with the developers, testers, and product owner for common understanding of the solution.
• B. Agree, and ask the developers to explain to the testers how the solution should perform for quality assurance. The testers will demonstrate to the stakeholders how the system should perform to gain acceptance.
• C. Agree, because the developers can copy and paste the requirements and include the technical specifications and performance criteria while writing the stories to save time.
• D. Explain to the project sponsor that the user stories should be assigned to the analysts, because they helped write the requirements and better understand them.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because it emphasizes the importance of collaboration and clear communication among the team members to ensure that the user stories are well understood and meet the project requirements. Option B incorrectly places the responsibility of understanding the solution on testers without involving the SME, while option C suggests a superficial approach that neglects the collaborative aspect. Option D misdirects the assignment of user stories to analysts instead of involving the SME, who has critical insights.