ExpertPMP · 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?
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?
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Continue with feature development and address technical debt in a future project
Stop all feature development until technical debt is completely resolved
Work with the product owner to balance technical debt reduction with feature delivery
Assign additional developers to work on technical debt while others continue with features
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