Exam PMP topic 1 question 1011 discussion

When multiple stakeholders have differing opinions about requirements, and you're working in an Agile or user story-driven environment, it's important to facilitate consensus in a structured and inclusive way. A voting system (such as dot voting, Planning Poker, or prioritization matrices) is a common collaborative decision-making technique to: Promote transparency and fairness Gather consensus quickly Prioritize requirements based on collective input

C. Perform a stakeholder identification analysis

This is C

from GPT: C. Perform a stakeholder identification analysis. Why: Identify Key Stakeholders: Stakeholder identification analysis helps in understanding who the key stakeholders are, their influence, and their interest in the project. By knowing this, the project manager and product owner can prioritize whose opinions and requirements are most critical to the project's success. Here is why the other options are less preferable: B. Use a voting system for stakeholders: This might help in making decisions quickly, but it could also oversimplify complex issues and overlook the nuanced needs of key stakeholders.

According to PMI-PMP, when the product owner meets with multiple stakeholders who have different opinions about the requirements during the user story creation phase, the project manager should take the following action: C. Perform a stakeholder identification analysis. Performing a stakeholder identification analysis will help the project manager to identify the stakeholders who have conflicting requirements and prioritize their needs. This will help the project manager to create a plan to address the conflicting requirements and ensure that all stakeholders are satisfied with the final product. Asking the product owner to create the backlog may not be effective in resolving the conflicting requirements, using a voting system may not be appropriate in this situation, and limiting the participation from stakeholders may not be feasible or desirable.

B. Use a voting system for stakeholders Using a voting system for stakeholders helps to prioritize and reach a consensus on the requirements by allowing stakeholders to express their preferences and collectively decide on the most critical user stories.

There is this preconceived notion that authoring user stories is confined to the requirements gathering phase. In fact, user stories post a critical role in communication between stakeholders and development teams throughout the development lifecycle. Stakeholder needs and concerns may change over time, so it’s important to be flexible and adapt the stakeholder engagement plan as required. Regularly monitor and evaluate engagement to make sure that stakeholders are satisfied, with their needs being addressed.

B. Use a voting system for stakeholders. In situations where multiple stakeholders have different opinions about requirements, using a voting system can help facilitate decision-making and prioritize user stories. This approach involves allowing stakeholders to express their preferences through a voting process, which can be based on factors such as importance, urgency, or alignment with strategic objectives. Using a voting system helps to gather input from various stakeholders, acknowledges their perspectives, and provides a structured way to prioritize user stories. It can contribute to consensus-building and ensure that the most critical or valuable requirements are given priority in the backlog. This approach fosters collaboration and transparency in the decision-making process, enabling the project team to move forward with a clearer understanding of stakeholder priorities.

If you are talking with stakeholders, a stake holder analysis should have already been done. So if there are differing opinions, then B should be the most appropriate answer, where you enable voting to faciliate decision making, which is what this question is about.

Concuerdo con C, la votación es más utilizada para estimar las historias de usuario y eso lo realiza el equipo del proyecto y no los interesados.

In a situation where multiple stakeholders have different opinions about requirements, it's essential to perform a stakeholder identification analysis. This involves identifying and analyzing the interests, influence, and expectations of various stakeholders. By understanding the perspectives of different stakeholders, the project manager can facilitate collaboration and communication, helping to reconcile conflicting opinions and ensure that the user stories adequately capture the diverse requirements. Stakeholder analysis is a valuable tool to manage stakeholder expectations and create a shared understanding of project goals and priorities.

C. Performing a stakeholder identification analysis (recommended): This helps categorize stakeholders based on their power, interest, and impact on the project. It allows the project manager to understand conflicting views within different stakeholder groups and prioritize engagement accordingly

The answer should be "B". Product owner is creating user stories, the stakeholders should be identified already.

use a voting system for stakeholders to facilitate decision-making and prioritize requirements during the user story creation phase

Should be B. If we are in the "user story creation phase", stakeholders are already been identified.

Question says - product owner met with the stakeholders but they have different opinion. Then it should be B - Voting!!