Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 196

A project manager is evaluating a project and realizes that its earned value (EV) shows the cost spent is higher than the value delivered. The project manager then discovers that the team has been adding small features that are not part of the requirements.
What should the project manager do?

Answer options

• A. Request additional budget because additional features are being added
• B. Ask the product owner to add the additional features to the requirements
• C. Encourage the team to continue, as this will eventually help the customer
• D. Ask the team to focus on and deliver only the agreed-upon features

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because the project manager must ensure that the team adheres to the original requirements to avoid scope creep and misallocation of resources. Option A is incorrect as requesting more budget does not address the issue of unnecessary features. Option B is also wrong since it does not resolve the problem of adding features outside the scope. Option C is misguided because continuing to add unapproved features can lead to project failure.