Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 1130

An agile team recently started working on a project for a financial institution. The project sponsor is concerned that an agile approach will not provide enough support for the organization's compliance standards.

In order to mitigate this risk and avoid problems, what should the project manager do?

Answer options

• A. Ensure that the peer review process also covers compliance requirements, creating a second layer of security for the project.
• B. Meet with the compliance team and make sure that their requirements are covered in the definition of done (DoD) for each story.
• C. Liaison with the compliance group, making them responsible for understanding the requirements and keeping them prioritized in the backlog.
• D. Propose using a compliance review board that will be responsible for approving all product features prior to their release to the public.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because involving the compliance team in the definition of done ensures that compliance requirements are systematically integrated into the development process. Options A, C, and D do not guarantee that compliance is continuously considered throughout the project lifecycle, whereas B directly embeds compliance into the agile workflow.