Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 603

A senior management team member contacts an agile project lead and mentions that certain features the senior manager thought would be in the current release were not included. What should the agile project lead do?

Answer options

• A. Send the product roadmap to the senior manager.
• B. Assure the senior manager that these features will be queued up in the next sprint.
• C. Invite the senior manager to the next planning meeting.
• D. Meet with the team to understand why the senior manager's features were not included.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because it is essential for the agile project lead to understand the reasons behind the omission of the features before making any commitments. Option A does not address the issue directly, option B makes promises without understanding the situation, and option C does not resolve the immediate concern raised by the senior manager.