Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 170

A laboratory is launching a new product, defined to be executed in eight iterations with a fixed release date. At the beginning of the second iteration, the project manager realizes that a significant regulatory feature is missing in the project backlog.
What should the project manager do?

Answer options

• A. Ask the product owner to add the missing feature in the backlog.
• B. Invite stakeholders to discuss the impact of adding the regulatory feature.
• C. Estimate the related cost and ask for a project extension.
• D. Increase the capacity of the team to include the missed feature.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct action is to ask the product owner to add the missing feature in the backlog, as they are responsible for managing the backlog and prioritizing features. Inviting stakeholders to discuss impacts (option B) may be useful but does not directly address the backlog issue. Estimating costs and asking for an extension (option C) or increasing team capacity (option D) are not ideal since they do not resolve the immediate need to update the backlog.