PMP Practice Question: Process — Hybrid, Medium
You are managing a product launch project using a hybrid approach where marketing campaigns follow a predictive waterfall timeline tied to a fixed launch date, while product features are developed using Scrum. With two months until launch, the development team reports they can deliver 80% of planned features with high quality, but completing all features would require cutting testing time and accepting technical debt. Marketing has already committed to feature messaging in materials going to print next week. The product owner is willing to descope features, but marketing insists all advertised features must be delivered. How should you proceed?
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