Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 672
An agile project has a broad set of product features intended for different user profiles and usages. It is difficult to define common acceptance criteria that can apply to all the features.
How can the project manager ensure that the appropriate acceptance criteria are applied to the features?
Answer options
- A. Integrate the acceptance criteria review into the definition of ready (DoR) for each feature and associated tests into the feature’s definition of done (DoD).
- B. Define the acceptance criteria and specific functional test cases only after analyzing the user feedback from testing the early feature release.
- C. Integrate the specific tests into the definition of ready (DoR) for each feature and the acceptance criteria into the feature’s definition of done (DoD).
- D. Use the broadest set of acceptance criteria to ensure that all features have a common quality baseline and associated functional test cases.
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct choice, A, ensures that acceptance criteria are reviewed early in the process, aligning them with both readiness and completion criteria for each feature. Option B delays defining acceptance criteria until after user feedback, which can lead to inconsistencies. Option C incorrectly places tests in the DoR instead of the acceptance criteria, and option D risks diluting quality by applying overly broad criteria that may not be relevant to all features.