What is the goal of looking at Current Value?

• A. To maximize the value that an organization delivers to customers and stakeholders at the present time
• B. To forecast future value and opportunities
• C. To minimize costs regardless of value
• D. To compare against competitors' performance

Answer: (C)

Current Value is about the value your product already delivers to customers and stakeholders. The goal of looking at it is to maximize that value in the present by guiding which backlog items to implement next and how to allocate effort now. This helps ensure the work you prioritize actually increases the value being delivered today, not just potential future benefits. It’s not about forecasting future value—that’s a separate consideration—or about cutting costs at the expense of value, or about benchmarking competitors, which doesn’t directly improve the product’s present value. So the focus is on maximizing the value delivered now.