PMI-ACP Question #574: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

The product owner of an agile project is frustrated because the team is unable to deliver as many features as expected. The product owner asks the team to reduce test-automation levels, since the quality assurance team will test the product at project completion. The product owner expects that more features will be delivered in each iteration using this approach. What should the agile practitioner do?

Options

• AAsk the opinion of key stakeholders and the client to ensure the correct approach is being used
• BWork with the team to use this approach, and request a quality assurance iteration after every
• CPropose to completely eliminate test automation, since this is a quality assurance function
• DSuggest merging the quality assurance and delivery teams to enhance each iteration's test-

Explanation

Reducing test automation to deliver more features trades short-term velocity for long-term technical debt and quality risk - a classic agile anti-pattern. The best approach is to suggest merging the QA and delivery teams into a single cross-functional team. Embedding quality assurance within the delivery team means testing happens continuously throughout each iteration, not just at the end. This improves both quality and throughput over time without deferring testing to a separate phase. Eliminating test automation entirely (C) would be even more harmful. Polling stakeholders (A) delays a decision that the agile practitioner should address directly with the team.

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