PMP · Question #280
An organization is transitioning from a predictive to an agile approach. What should the project manager do to ensure that the agile approaches will bring about significant change?
The correct answer is D. Conduct agile training for the team members. To ensure a successful transition to agile, the project manager must first provide comprehensive agile training to the team members.
Question
An organization is transitioning from a predictive to an agile approach. What should the project manager do to ensure that the agile approaches will bring about significant change?
Options
- AObtain full management support
- BIdentify the organization's key clients
- CLearn as much as possible about the organization
- DConduct agile training for the team members
How the community answered
(35 responses)- A3% (1)
- B3% (1)
- C9% (3)
- D86% (30)
Why each option
To ensure a successful transition to agile, the project manager must first provide comprehensive agile training to the team members.
While full management support is crucial for sustaining an agile transformation, it's typically obtained before or in conjunction with initial team training, as the team needs the skills to execute the supported change.
Identifying key clients is part of understanding project context and stakeholder needs, but it doesn't directly enable the *adoption* of agile approaches within the transitioning organization itself.
Learning about the organization is ongoing and important for any project manager, but it's not the primary action to *enable* the team to implement agile practices effectively during a transition.
For an organization transitioning to agile, conducting agile training for the team members is a foundational and critical first step to ensure significant change. Training equips the team with the necessary knowledge, principles, and practices of agile methodologies, enabling them to understand and effectively implement the new approach, which is essential for successful adoption.
Concept tested: Agile transformation, team training, foundational agile practices
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