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PMP · Question 99 · Task 8: Plan and manage scope
A project manager is leading a project to build a new website. The project is using Agile. The team is estimating the user stories. One story is 'As a user, I want to search for products.' The team estimates it at 100 points. The average velocity is 20. What should the PM suggest?
A project manager is leading a project to build a new website. The project is using Agile. The team is estimating the user stories. One story is 'As a user, I want to search for products.' The team estimates it at 100 points. The average velocity is 20. What should the PM suggest?
Answer options:
A.
Accept the estimate and plan for it to take 5 sprints.
B.
Tell the team to lower the estimate.
C.
Suggest splitting the story into smaller, more manageable stories (Decomposition/Slicing).
D.
Remove the story.
How to approach this question
Huge Estimate -> Split it.
Full Answer
C.Suggest splitting the story into smaller, more manageable stories (Decomposition/Slicing).✓ Correct
C
Task 8 (Scope). Agile relies on small batch sizes. A story that is 5x velocity is an Epic and must be decomposed to be manageable and reduce risk.
Common mistakes
Accepting 'Epics' into a sprint.
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