How should the Project Manager assist the plumbers to deliver the plumbing?

Question

Options

• ASplit the entire Solution Development Team into smaller teams covering specific locations of the
• BDecide on the location of the radiators on behalf of Architecture Angels.
• CEstablish an inter-team competition to see which team can complete first.
• DApprove each Timebox before work continues in the next.

• A
  72% (23)
• B
  9% (3)
• C
  16% (5)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Splitting the Solution Development Team into smaller, location-specific sub-teams is the correct way for the Project Manager to support delivery, because it allows the plumbers to work in parallel across different areas without blocking each other - a standard technique for scaling specialist work efficiently within a project.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B - Deciding radiator locations is an architectural/design decision that belongs to Architecture Angels, not the PM; overstepping into design authority undermines role boundaries.
• C - Inter-team competition encourages shortcuts, damages collaboration, and introduces quality risk - the opposite of healthy delivery support.
• D - Timebox approval is typically a governance responsibility (often the Business Sponsor), not a PM facilitation action, and it doesn't directly unblock the plumbers' work.

Memory tip: Think of the PM's job as enabling delivery, not making decisions for others or adding process overhead. When work spans multiple locations, the PM's move is to divide and conquer - smaller focused teams, aligned to where the work is.

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