PMP · Question #1217
A company has transitioned and is now delivering projects using a hybrid approach instead of a predictive approach. The distributed project team's knowledge of agile is varied. The project manager…
The correct answer is D. Plan for training on agile tools and techniques used in the defined hybrid methodology for. A company is transitioning to a hybrid project approach, but the distributed team has varied agile knowledge, posing a risk to timely project delivery. The project manager needs to address the team's knowledge gap to mitigate this risk.
Question
A company has transitioned and is now delivering projects using a hybrid approach instead of a predictive approach. The distributed project team's knowledge of agile is varied. The project manager feels this new methodology will impact the timely delivery of the project. What should the project manager do?
Options
- AUse the predictive approach for team members who are not knowledgeable in agile project
- BAsk to execute the project with a predictive approach since there is a budget and schedule risk.
- CUse crashing to reduce the critical path to ensure enough buffer to include the impact of the agile
- DPlan for training on agile tools and techniques used in the defined hybrid methodology for
How the community answered
(20 responses)- A15% (3)
- B5% (1)
- C5% (1)
- D75% (15)
Why each option
A company is transitioning to a hybrid project approach, but the distributed team has varied agile knowledge, posing a risk to timely project delivery. The project manager needs to address the team's knowledge gap to mitigate this risk.
Using a predictive approach for some team members contradicts the company's decision to adopt a hybrid approach and can lead to inconsistencies and inefficiencies.
Asking to revert to a predictive approach goes against the company's organizational change initiative and does not address the underlying issue of the team's agile knowledge.
Crashing is a schedule compression technique for predictive projects, not a solution for addressing a team's lack of methodological knowledge in a hybrid or agile environment.
Planning for training on agile tools and techniques is crucial when a team's agile knowledge is varied, especially during a transition to a hybrid methodology. This directly addresses the skill gap, builds team capability, and helps ensure the team can effectively adopt the new approach, thereby reducing the risk of delayed delivery.
Concept tested: Agile adoption and team training
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Dervla O.Jun 24, 2026D is the right call here. The stem gives you two clues: varied agile knowledge on a distributed team, and the PM sensing a delivery impact. The exam wants you to fix the root cause, which is the skill gap, not to revert to predictive or throw schedule techniques at a competency problem. A and B both ignore that the company has already decided on hybrid, and C applies a predictive schedule tool to what is really a training issue. Get the team trained on the specific tools and techniques in your hybrid framework, then reassess the timeline.
Hiroshi T.Jul 5, 2026D is the correct answer here. The PMBOK Guide 6th Edition section on team management makes it clear that competency gaps are addressed through training, not by reverting to old methodologies or throwing schedule compression techniques at a problem you have not actually measured yet. A hybrid approach means the organization has made a decision, so the project managers job is to equip the distributed team to execute that defined framework properly. Saw this one on my exam last September and almost overthought it because B and C both sound proactive if you are skimming. Re-read the stem: the risk is specifically the varied
Dervla O.Jul 8, 2026Agreed on D, and the other trap is A, because schedule compression sounds like a management move but the stem is asking about a skills gap, not a timeline problem.
Ingrid P.Jul 3, 2026I first leaned toward A since it seems practical to let people work how they know best, but mixing methodologies within one team creates chaos and defeats the purpose of the transition. D is correct because the real issue here is the knowledge gap, and closing that gap with targeted training on the specific hybrid approach is the PMBOK-aligned move.