Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 1374

In a hybrid project, the customer decided on a major change for the project design. This change was approved and the impact on schedule and budget is known.
The software team leader, who is supposed to develop the software, refuses to commit to delivery dates claiming that they work using an agile approach and cannot commit to a final delivery date. The hardware team depends on this software to develop their part of the product.
What should the project manager do?

Answer options

• A. Add this risk to the risk register and monitor it according to the risk management plan
• B. Escalate this to higher management and ask for help to resolve the issue
• C. Impose the delivery dates on the software team leader and notify the functional manager about the situation
• D. Ask the software team leader to use a predictive approach and commit to a delivery date

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, as documenting the risk and monitoring it aligns with best practices in project risk management. Escalating to management (B) may not address the issue directly, while imposing deadlines (C) could disrupt the agile process. Asking the software leader to switch methodologies (D) may not be feasible and could undermine the team's agile principles.