A municipal marketing office published a release train of promises for a citizen app before the Product Backlog was refined. What should the Product Owner do about the forecast?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Marketing slides are ads, not a backlog. If the promises went out before anyone refined the work, those dates are wishes with a logo on them. Rebuild the forecast from what is actually ordered and known, then talk to the city with that map.
Full Explanation
External promises made without backlog transparency and empiricism are not valid forecasts. The Product Owner remains accountable for ordering the Product Backlog and for an outlook grounded in refined work and evidence. Adopting unrefined marketing dates as Sprint Goals, outsourcing backlog authorship to the campaign, or hiding refinement findings all invert that accountability. Advanced Product Ownership separates communication of intent from the source of truth for release forecasts.