PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) — Question 336

During the review session, the product owner discovers that the user interface has a response time of 10 seconds. The non-functional requirements state that it should respond in less than two seconds. The team complains that this requirement was not communicated to them.
What should have been done to avoid this?

Answer options

• A. A comprehensive user story with all non-functional requirements should have been created
• B. Non-functional requirements should have been added to the acceptance criteria
• C. Non-functional requirements should have been added to the definition of done
• D. A team review of the scope of work should have been conducted

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because integrating non-functional requirements into the definition of done ensures they are considered throughout the development process. Options A and B could help, but they don't guarantee the requirements are consistently applied. Option D, while useful for overall scope understanding, does not specifically address the inclusion of non-functional requirements.