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与关键干系人一起对项目管理计划审查后,项目经理被告知18个月的发布计划是不可接受的,产品应在6个月内推出,根据新的时间表,项目经理该做什么?After reviewing the project management plan with key stakeholders, the project manager was told that an 18-month release plan was unacceptable and the product should launch in six months. Based on the new timeline, what should the project manager do?
A.审查项目待办事项列表,查明哪些是高优先级事项,并指出符合预期期限的最小可行性产品(MVP)。Review the project backlog looking for high-priority items and come up with a minimum viable product (MVP) that fits the expected timeline.
B.与干系人一起回顾关键路径,解释为什么不可能在预期期限内交付范围内的所有成果。Go over the critical path with stakeholders,explaining why it is not possible to deliver all the scope in the expected timeline.
C.寻求发起人批准将项目预算增至三倍,增加雇佣人员,以弥补被压缩的进度计划。Seek approval with the sponsor to triple the project budget,hiring more people to compensate for the compressed schedule.
D.制定加班计划,运用赶工和快速跟进方法,并将失败的风险告知项目干系人。Plan for overtime.apply crashing and fast tracking,and share the risk of failure with project stakeholders.
参考答案:A
解析:《敏捷实践指南》22页,3.1.3-增量型生命周期的特征。“项目经理被告知18个月的发布计划是不可接受的,产品应在6个月内推出”,关键干系人迫切需要尽早提供产品来赢得市场竞争,所以在18个月后才能提供产品,会失去推广窗口期,进而导致竞争失利。要能够尽快的推出所需产品,就需要对产品功能进行梳理,梳理出哪些功能和需求具有高优先级,在6个月后推出的首款产品中要具备这些必备的功能,从而能够以最小的成本、最快的速度来获得用户反馈和市场验证,尽早获取价值。这种具备了主要功能及特色的产品被称为MVP(Minimum Viable Product,MVP),所以A选项正确。选项B,对于项目经理来说,项目的成果是为了满足商业需要,所以即便通过解释说服干系人接受了18个月工期的进度安排,从项目的最终目标来看,项目也处于失败的边缘。选项C,最小可行性产品(MVP)不仅仅是考虑快,还要兼顾最小的成本投入,所以为了快而增加资源投入,违背了MVP的管理原则。选项D,与C同理。