Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 1311

A critical deliverable for the current iteration is giving the team difficulties. Functionality and quality issues are constantly emerging and delaying iteration progress.
The project manager listens to the team's concerns and discovered that the work is not being well coordinated among the team members.
Which two actions should the project manager take to handle this situation? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Develop a team performance report to discuss in the next retrospective meeting.
• B. Provide dear instructions on how the work should flow among the team members.
• C. Schedule an iteration backlog refinement meeting to understand the issues.
• D. Set up one-on-one meetings to provide feedback to the team members.
• E. Prioritize the issues, focusing on the ones affecting the iteration goal.

Correct answer: C, E

Explanation

The correct actions are to schedule an iteration backlog refinement meeting (C) to gain insights into the team's difficulties and to prioritize the issues affecting the iteration goal (E). The other options, while potentially beneficial, do not directly address the immediate coordination problems that are causing the delays.