A sponsor asks the project manager to evaluate a hybrid approach. The product manager has already produced a detailed product specification. What should the project manager do to develop the project management plan?

The correct answer is to explore with the product manager. Even with a detailed specification, a hybrid approach seeks to combine the best of both predictive and agile methods. The project manager should investigate if there are opportunities to deliver value incrementally, which is a core tenet of agile and can increase business value and stakeholder satisfaction, even if the overall product vision is stable. Recommending a purely predictive approach dismisses the sponsor's request for a hybrid approach without exploration. Asking the product manager to act as a product owner or asking the team to convert specifications to user stories are premature steps. These actions assume an agile approach is suitable without first determining if incremental value delivery is feasible or beneficial given the existing detailed specification. The initial step is to understand the potential for hybrid application, not to immediately implement agile practices.