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The agile project lead should invite the senior manager to the next planning meeting to ensure that the senior manager’s expectations are aligned with the product vision and backlog. This is consistent with the agile principle of customer collaboration over contract negotiation1. The agile project lead should also explain how the product backlog is prioritized and refined based on the value and feedback from the stakeholders2. Assuring the senior manager that these features will be queued up in the next sprint (A) is not a good option since it may create unrealistic expectations and compromise the quality and scope of the product. Meeting with the team to understand why the senior manager’s features were not included (B) is not relevant since the team is not responsible for defining the product features, but for delivering them. Sending the product roadmap to the senior manager (D) is not sufficient since it may not address the senior manager’s concerns or questions. References:

1: Agile Practice Guide, Chapter 1, Section 1.2.1

2: Agile Practice Guide, Chapter 2, Section 2.3.2.1