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Minimum Viable Product (MVP): An MVP allows early customers to use a product and provide valuable feedback, which is then incorporated into subsequent iterations. This is central to Agile practices, emphasizing incremental delivery and responsiveness to user needs.

Other Options:

B: Full transparency relates to visibility into processes and progress, not product development.

C and D: These refer to team dynamics, not product delivery.

Key AgilePM Concepts Referenced:

Incremental Delivery: AgilePM Handbook, Chapter 3, Section 3.7.

AgilePM’s lifecycle comprises Pre-Project, Feasibility, Foundations, Evolutionary Development (Development), Deployment, and Post-Project. Deployment is executed in the Deployment phase, but AgilePM expects deployment planning to be identified early and progressively elaborated as part of ongoing planning during Evolutionary Development. As timeboxes deliver verified increments, the team refines release content, readiness activities, and transition tasks (training, data migration, cutover, support). Embedding deployment activities into the plans during Development ensures that release preparation progresses continuously—not as a late-stage bolt-on—supporting predictable cadence and benefits enablement. While Foundations establishes the initial approach and high-level plans, the detailed, actionable deployment tasks and their scheduling are added and maintained within the Development phase planning cycles so the upcoming Deployment phase can execute smoothly. Hence, from the options provided, the correct choice is Development phase.

Maintenance is not one of the interest groups into which each DSDM role is grouped1. The recognized interest groups are Business, Solution/Technical, and Management1. These groups represent the different areas of focus within a DSDM project.

In DSDM, each role is grouped into interests such as Business, Solution/Technical, and Management. Maintenance is not one of the interests into which DSDM roles are grouped. The primary focus of DSDM roles is to ensure that the project is delivered successfully by balancing business needs, technical feasibility, and effective management practices.

Statement 1: Correct. Rich communication channels, such as face-to-face conversations or video calls, are necessary for active engagement as they allow for two-way interaction and emotional connection.

Statement 2: Correct. Leaner channels, like emails or memos, are appropriate when the message is straightforward and unlikely to be misinterpreted.

Key AgilePM Concepts Referenced:

Effective Communication Channels: AgilePM Handbook, Chapter 4, Section 4.3.