Your agile team has been delivering consistent increments every two weeks for six months. A new senior stakeholder joins the project and requests a detailed Gantt chart showing all remaining features with specific completion dates for the next six months. The product owner is concerned this stakeholder may not understand the agile approach. The stakeholder has significant influence over project funding. How should you respond to this request?

Question

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is B. Providing a release plan based on velocity data meets the stakeholder's underlying need for predictability while educating them about empirical planning approaches in agile. This respects the stakeholder's legitimate need for planning information while maintaining agile principles of transparency and adaptation. A roadmap or release plan shows probable delivery timeframes based on historical data without creating false precision. Option A is a common mistake that creates false certainty—fixed dates for all features contradict agile's empirical approach and ability to respond to change. This can damage trust when inevitable changes occur. Option C is too rigid and dismissive of stakeholder needs, potentially damaging relationships. Option D avoids the responsibility to educate stakeholders and build understanding of the agile approach.

PMP Practice Question: Process — Agile, Medium

More Process Questions