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Grayling Software is using AI to analyze 'Team Velocity Ranges'. The AI predicts that the team will finish the backlog in 12 to 14 weeks. A stakeholder demands a 'single, firm date'.
What is the correct adaptive response?
- Use the 14-week 'Pessimistic' date and include two weeks of 'Management Reserve' to be safe.
- Explain that the 12-to-14 week range reflects the inherent uncertainty in adaptive delivery and that the 'firm date' will emerge as velocity stabilizes.
- Commit to the 12-week 'Optimistic' date and ask the team to work overtime to meet it.
- Provide the 13-week midpoint as the firm date to satisfy the stakeholder's need for certainty, without revisiting the agreed prioritization criteria.
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