PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) — Question 28

The product owner of an agile project is frustrated because the team is unable to deliver as many features as expected. The product owner asks the team to reduce test-automation levels, since the quality assurance team will test the product at project completion. The product owner expects that more features will be delivered in each iteration using this approach.
What should the agile practitioner do?

Answer options

• A. Ask the opinion of key stakeholders and the client to ensure the correct approach is being used
• B. Work with the team to use this approach, and request a quality assurance iteration after every three iterations
• C. Propose to completely eliminate test automation, since this is a quality assurance function
• D. Suggest merging the quality assurance and delivery teams to enhance each iteration's test-automation levels and redundancy

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because merging the quality assurance and delivery teams can enhance collaboration and improve test automation practices, leading to higher quality and more efficient iterations. Options A and B do not address the root issue of quality assurance and feature delivery, while option C incorrectly suggests eliminating test automation, which is essential for maintaining quality throughout the development process.