PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) — Question 40

Midway through an iteration, an agile team learns that a team member will be unavailable for the next two iterations.
As a high-performance team, what should the team do?

Answer options

• A. Raise an impediment that resource tasks will be blocked and notify the product owner
• B. Ask the delivery manager for a temporary resource
• C. Ask the scrum master to assign that team member's tasks to the next available resource
• D. Assume the team member's tasks to meet iteration goals, and notify the product owner

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because high-performance teams are expected to adapt and take ownership of tasks to meet iteration goals, even in the absence of a member. Option A is incorrect as simply raising an impediment does not solve the issue, B is not ideal since waiting for a temporary resource can delay progress, and C shifts responsibility instead of empowering the team to address the situation directly.