AGILEPM-PRACTITIONER · Question #32
The building has had all the old utility services removed and new wiring and plumbing is being installed during Evolutionary Development. On average there are four electrical and six plumbing…
The correct answer is A. Facilitate a workshop with the Solution Development Team to establish a co-ordinated Timebox. Option A is correct because in DSDM Agile, a facilitated workshop brings the entire Solution Development Team - both contractor groups and relevant stakeholders - together to jointly plan a coordinated Timebox. This directly addresses all the symptoms: unclear scheduling, teams…
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The building has had all the old utility services removed and new wiring and plumbing is being installed during Evolutionary Development. On average there are four electrical and six plumbing contractors who are engaged for between a few days and a few weeks. They are finding it difficult to work round each other and to know who should be where. Some of the contractors have started to turn up late to the site. Many floor boards have been lifted in preparation but it is not clear where the radiators are being situated or when each room is going to be worked on by the plumbers. The Chief Accountant, acting as Business Ambassador, is also alarmed that the electrical sockets are being installed in rooms in inaccessible locations. Answer the following questions about motivating the contractor teams according to Agile Project Management. How should the Project Manager encourage the resources to operate more successfully?
Options
- AFacilitate a workshop with the Solution Development Team to establish a co-ordinated Timebox
- BHold a separate Daily Stand-up meeting for contractors only.
- CProvide a detailed plan of activity for each contractor team.
- DSchedule the electrical and plumbing teams so that they work on different Timeboxes.
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A81% (17)
- B5% (1)
- C10% (2)
- D5% (1)
Explanation
Option A is correct because in DSDM Agile, a facilitated workshop brings the entire Solution Development Team - both contractor groups and relevant stakeholders - together to jointly plan a coordinated Timebox. This directly addresses all the symptoms: unclear scheduling, teams clashing, late arrivals, and even the Business Ambassador's concern about socket placement, since stakeholder involvement in planning is a core Agile principle.
B is wrong because a separate stand-up for contractors only excludes the Business Ambassador and fragments the team - Agile values collaboration across all roles, and this approach would not resolve the coordination or socket-placement issues.
C is wrong because handing each team a detailed pre-written plan is a Waterfall, command-and-control approach that undermines Agile self-organisation; the teams need to plan together, not be told what to do independently.
D is wrong because electrical and plumbing work is inherently interdependent (both need to work in the same rooms), so scheduling them in entirely separate Timeboxes creates inefficiency and still doesn't resolve the Business Ambassador's concern or involve stakeholders in planning.
Memory tip: When Agile teams are clashing, the answer is almost always bring them together - a coordinated workshop (Timebox planning) beats separating, prescribing, or isolating any group.
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