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PMI-ACP · Question #543

"Fail Sooner" is a benefit of Incremental Development.

The correct answer is A. True. True. 'Fail Sooner' is a recognized benefit of Incremental Development. By building and delivering software in small increments, teams surface defects, wrong assumptions, and misaligned requirements early - when they are cheapest to fix. This is in contrast to traditional…

Submitted by wei.xz· Apr 18, 2026Agile Principles and Mindset

Question

"Fail Sooner" is a benefit of Incremental Development.

Options

  • ATrue
  • BFalse

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    93% (37)
  • B
    8% (3)

Explanation

True. 'Fail Sooner' is a recognized benefit of Incremental Development. By building and delivering software in small increments, teams surface defects, wrong assumptions, and misaligned requirements early - when they are cheapest to fix. This is in contrast to traditional waterfall development, where failures are often discovered only late in the project after significant investment has already been made.

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#Incremental Development#Fail Sooner#Agile Benefits#Early Feedback

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