Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 702

To limit the amount of time and cost of using a contract programming firm, a product manager announces that the developers will not be paid for unrequested embellishments to the product. What can the development team and scrum master do to ensure they are paid for all their work?

Answer options

• A. Convert the story points on user stories to hours to provide estimates of the potential costs to the product manager.
• B. Have the product manager work with the scrum master to assign specialists to user stories to meet the requirement.
• C. Ensure that the task board is used as an information radiator and all stories have enough detail to build the required feature or function.
• D. Refine the definition of done (DoD) for user stories to ensure that part of the completion is a verification review of the code.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because using the task board as an information radiator and ensuring detailed stories helps clarify expectations and deliverables, which aids in getting paid for all work done. Options A and B focus on estimates and specialist assignments, which do not directly ensure payment for all contributions. Option D, while important for quality assurance, does not address the payment concern directly.