PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) — Question 228

A high-profile project team is struggling to meet planned velocity. During a retrospective, the team agreed that their lack of experience in the technology resulted in an excess of rework.

What should be done to resolve this challenge?

Answer options

• A. Increase the duration of iterations to minimize the frequency of priority changes that are distracting the team.
• B. Reduce the duration of iterations so that the product owner can reprioritize work to ensure business value alignment.
• C. Increase the level of effort in testing to ensure that all defects are identified and properly documented so they can be resolved before the end of the iteration.
• D. Implement a spike to enhance creativity by experimenting with new techniques and process ideas in order to discover more efficient and effective ways of working.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Implementing a spike allows the team to explore new ideas and techniques, which can help them gain the necessary experience with the technology and reduce rework. The other options either focus on changing iteration duration or testing, which do not directly address the root cause of the problem, that is, the team's lack of experience and the need for skill development.