The correct answer is B – Review possible options and make an informed decision to cut losses based on delivered business value. In agile, decisions are continuously evaluated based on value delivery, inspect-and-adapt principles, and business justification.
From the PMI Agile Practice Guide:
“Agile projects emphasize delivering the highest value features early and frequently. When new information emerges—such as the high risk of failure of a critical feature—the product owner must evaluate the cost-benefit, assess remaining value, and make a business-based decision.”
(PMI Agile Practice Guide, Section 3.4 – Value-Driven Delivery)
“The agile mindset embraces failure as a learning opportunity but also encourages continuous evaluation of whether a project should continue. It is better to stop a project early based on value delivery assessments than to continue wasteful efforts.”
(PMI Agile Practice Guide, Section 2.3 – Fail Fast to Learn Quickly)
Mike Griffiths’ PMI-ACP Exam Prep Book notes:
“Agile teams reassess business value frequently. If remaining features do not justify additional investment due to technical, market, or cost concerns, the product owner may decide to stop the project and preserve resources. This decision should always be informed by the value already delivered versus expected benefits.”
(Mike Griffiths, Chapter 3 – Value-Driven Delivery)
Why the other options are incorrect:
A is a possible outcome, but prematurely terminating without analyzing value delivery is hasty.
C (bringing in experts) may increase costs and still not solve the fundamental issue of failing value.
D ignores the significance of the critical feature and assumes it can be deferred without impact—this may not be viable.
Answer: B
