Midway through the Kingfisher mobile-app project, a regulator publishes new rules that overturn several features the team had already scheduled. The team works to the Agile Manifesto. The product owner asks which Manifesto value most directly guides how the team should treat this late shift in requirements. Which value applies?
- AWorking software over comprehensive documentation
- BIndividuals and interactions over processes and tools
- CResponding to change over following a plan Correct
- DCustomer collaboration over contract negotiation
Why A is wrong: This value is tempting because a regulatory change often triggers document rework, but it addresses favouring a running increment over heavy documentation, not how to react to changing requirements.
Why B is wrong: This value is attractive because the team must talk through the new rules together, yet it concerns valuing people and communication over rigid tooling, not the response to a mid-project change.
Why C is correct: A regulator overturning scheduled features is exactly a change to embrace rather than resist, so welcoming that shift over sticking to the original plan is the value that applies.
Why D is wrong: This value is plausible because the change may touch agreed terms, but it addresses working with the customer over haggling on the contract, not the team's stance toward evolving requirements.