Question 500
While resolving an implementation issue on a predictive initiative, a factory installation meets its physical milestones but environmental permits remain unsigned. Which assignment establishes appropriate accountability for the affected decision?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Have regulatory owner validate permits and sponsor accept final handover. The selected owner has authority over the specific business decision instead of transferring responsibility to an unrelated function. In this case, schedule completion does not override mandatory acceptance requirements. The stated constraint is: A factory installation meets its physical milestones but environmental permits remain unsigned. The chosen accountability is the most direct response under these conditions.
Incorrect Answers
Have service manager accept signed handover while sponsor approves final phase closure. This response addresses another situation in the same task area: A cloud transformation project closes after go-live despite no named operational owner for incident triage. There, a live system is not ready for project closure if operations cannot manage it. For the current situation—A factory installation meets its physical milestones but environmental permits remain unsigned—this option would leave the specific need unresolved: schedule completion does not override mandatory acceptance requirements.
Have service continuity owner accept tested recovery capability. This response addresses another situation in the same task area: A software implementation hands a code repository to operations but no one has confirmed disaster recovery procedures. There, a repository handoff is not equivalent to service readiness. For the current situation—A factory installation meets its physical milestones but environmental permits remain unsigned—this option would leave the specific need unresolved: schedule completion does not override mandatory acceptance requirements.
Have product owner attest increment acceptance and sponsor decide future funding. This response addresses another situation in the same task area: An agile product has delivered its committed increment and the sponsor wants the team to keep making optional enhancements indefinitely. There, closure creates an explicit boundary between approved delivery and new investment. For the current situation—A factory installation meets its physical milestones but environmental permits remain unsigned—this option would leave the specific need unresolved: schedule completion does not override mandatory acceptance requirements.