Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 244

A project manager is working on an agile project in a changing business environment. The project sponsor is worried about benefits realization and asks the project manager to pay attention to changes that can affect the project.
Which action should the project manager take to identify changes that may affect the product?

Answer options

• A. Implement face-to-face communication between the team and product owner to change the iteration objectives as needed.
• B. Stop the iteration as soon as possible in case an external change that makes the product invaluable is identified.
• C. Take action to reprioritize the backlog after every iteration to evaluate if user stories are still valuable to the business.
• D. Apply a pair programming technique to react to changes immediately, even in the middle of the interaction.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because regularly reprioritizing the backlog ensures that the team is focused on delivering the most valuable user stories based on current business needs. Option A, while promoting communication, does not directly address the need for evaluating the backlog's relevance. Option B suggests halting iterations, which could disrupt progress without a structured evaluation. Option D's pair programming technique is more about coding practices rather than strategic evaluation of project priorities.