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    PracticePMI PMP®PMI PMP Practice Exam 2Question 93
    Hard1 markMultiple Choice
    Task 8: Plan and manage scopetechnical-debtproduct-owner-collaborationsustainable-developmentprioritization-balance

    PMP · Question 93 · Task 8: Plan and manage scope

    A project manager is leading a software development project where the development team reports that they are spending significant time on technical debt that wasn't visible during initial planning. The technical debt is affecting their ability to implement new features efficiently. The product owner is concerned about the impact on feature delivery timeline. What should the project manager do?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Continue with feature development and address technical debt in a future project

    B.

    Stop all feature development until technical debt is completely resolved

    C.

    Work with the product owner to balance technical debt reduction with feature delivery

    D.

    Assign additional developers to work on technical debt while others continue with features

    How to approach this question

    Technical debt issues require collaborative prioritization with the product owner to balance technical sustainability with business value delivery.

    Full Answer

    C.Work with the product owner to balance technical debt reduction with feature delivery✓ Correct
    C
    Technical debt affects long-term development sustainability and efficiency. Collaborative prioritization with the product owner ensures both technical health and business value delivery are appropriately balanced.

    Common mistakes

    Ignoring technical debt, stopping all feature work, or making unilateral decisions about technical debt without product owner collaboration.
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