The outcome of stakeholder votes may not address which of the following?

• A. The root cause identified by the Product Owner
• B. The market opportunity
• C. The budget constraints
• D. The technical feasibility

Answer: (A)

The important idea here is that stakeholder votes guide decisions about what to build and how to fund or implement it, not about diagnosing why a problem exists. The root cause identified by the Product Owner is the underlying problem discovered through investigation, user research, and analysis. That diagnostic insight is generated during discovery and problem framing, not by a vote on preferences or constraints. Stakeholders can weigh the market opportunity, budget constraints, and technical feasibility to influence priorities and feasibility, but they don’t usually address the internal diagnosis of the problem. So the outcome of votes may not address the root cause identified by the Product Owner.