Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 993

In the middle of an iteration, the product owner tells the agile team that the government has updated legal requirements. This will result in some changes in the product definition.

How should the project manager handle this situation?

Answer options

• A. Continue work and ask the product owner to assess the changes and add/remove the stories as needed in the backlog.
• B. Ask the product owner to add new changes to the bottom of the backlog in order to handle the modifications as a change request.
• C. Review the iteration backlog because the product definition has changed and needs to be reassessed before continuing the project.
• D. Ask a business analyst to assess the changes and then add/remove the stories in the backlog and prioritize them by business value.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because the change in product definition necessitates a reassessment of the iteration backlog to ensure alignment with the new requirements. Options A and B do not address the need for immediate review, while option D incorrectly delegates the assessment to a business analyst instead of prioritizing the project manager's responsibility to reassess the backlog.