PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) — Question 7

Midway through a sprint, a team member discovers that the product design fails to adhere to the organization's enterprise architecture standards. Since this required escalation to the architecture team for further analysis and resolution, the team was unable to deliver its sprint goal and the sprint was cancelled.
What should the team have done to avoid this?

Answer options

• A. Escalated the issue to management
• B. Ensured the early engagement of key stakeholders
• C. Provided feedback to the architecture team to change the enterprise architecture standards
• D. Raised an exception for non-adherence to the enterprise architecture standards for this product

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because early engagement of key stakeholders can help identify potential issues with compliance to enterprise architecture standards before they become significant problems. Options A and D do not proactively prevent the issue, but rather react to it after it has occurred. Option C is not a suitable solution as changing standards is not feasible based on a single project’s needs.