PMI-ACP Question #731: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

At the retrospective, the burndown chart shows that the project is slightly behind schedule. The project team identifies an inexperienced software engineer as the source of reduced velocity. How should the project team address this issue?

Options

• ASuggest pair programming during the retrospective.
• BAsk the product owner to re-prioritize the user stories at the next retrospective.
• CRe-estimate the story points with team members at the next iteration planning meeting.
• DAssign less complex user stories to the inexperienced software engineer at the next iteration

Explanation

When an inexperienced team member is reducing velocity, the agile response is collaborative upskilling, not isolation or punishment. Pair programming pairs the inexperienced engineer with a more experienced one, enabling knowledge transfer, improved code quality, and skill growth — all while maintaining team cohesion and productivity. Re-prioritizing stories (B) doesn't address the root cause. Re-estimating story points (C) acknowledges the problem but doesn't fix it. Assigning simpler stories (D) is a short-term workaround that limits the engineer's growth and creates uneven workload distribution.

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