PMP Practice Question: Business Environment — Agile, Hard
You are leading an agile project to develop an AI-powered analytics tool for a financial services company. During Sprint 8, a major competitor announces a similar product with advanced features at a lower price point, significantly disrupting your market assumptions. Your product was positioned as a premium offering, but early customer feedback now indicates price sensitivity is much higher than anticipated. The business case assumed a $2M annual recurring revenue target, but preliminary market analysis suggests this may now be only achievable at 60% of the planned price point. Your sponsor is questioning whether to continue the project. What should be your primary focus to evaluate project viability in this changed business environment?
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