A project manager is leading a project to develop a new video game. The team is using Agile. The marketing team needs a firm release date for the ad campaign. The team says, 'We will be done when we are done.' What should the PM do?

Answer options:

Force the team to commit to a date.

Tell marketing to wait.

Work with the team to use their velocity and backlog to forecast a release range (e.g., 'Likely between Oct 1 and Oct 15') and communicate this probability to marketing.

Pick a date and hope.

How to approach this question

Agile Forecasting = Velocity + Backlog = Range.

Full Answer

C.Work with the team to use their velocity and backlog to forecast a release range (e.g., 'Likely between Oct 1 and Oct 15') and communicate this probability to marketing.✓ Correct

Task 6 (Schedule). Agile doesn't mean 'no dates'. It means 'dates based on data'. The PM uses velocity to project completion.

Common mistakes

Thinking Agile teams can't give dates.

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