Stakeholders for a municipal product want release planning to happen only in the annual budget workshop. What should the Product Owner insist on?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Annual budget day is a checkpoint, not a crystal ball that lasts twelve months. The Sprint Review is where the city sees the product and the forecast gets a reality check. If evidence shows up in March, wait until next January and you are flying on last year's weather.
Full Explanation
Release outlooks are continuously inspected and adapted; they are not locked in an annual workshop. Sprint Review exists so stakeholders and the Product Owner can inspect the Increment and the Product Backlog and then adapt forecasts. The Daily Scrum is for Developers to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal, not to recast a year-long city forecast every morning. Skipping Reviews to protect last year's numbers withholds the empiricism the budget actually needs.