PMI-ACP Question #749: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

Agile team A struggles to deliver committed stories due to technical dependencies with team B, which continuously fails to meet its delivery commitments. What should the agile team lead do?

Options

• ACreate a new team to deliver the dependencies, and bring team B under performance
• BConduct a vision-sharing session with the teams to communicate the project's overall goals.
• CSwap team members from both teams so that deliveries are better supported.
• DDiscuss negotiating the delivery timelines with team A.

Explanation

When teams fail to meet cross-team delivery commitments, the issue is often misaligned priorities or a lack of shared understanding of the overall project goals. A vision-sharing session reconnects both teams to the common purpose and fosters the collaboration needed to resolve dependency issues. Option A (creating a new team and placing Team B under performance management) is heavy-handed and doesn't address the root cause. Option C (swapping team members) may help transfer knowledge but disrupts both teams without solving the alignment problem. Option D (negotiating timelines with Team A) only accommodates the problem rather than solving it—Team A shouldn't have to adjust because Team B can't deliver.

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