PMP Question #324: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

A project manager is responsible for building a bridge. The high-level elements of the project are handled using a predictive approach. The software responsible for retracting the bridge has been developed based on agile principles. During software development, the workflow is often interrupted by various delays or impediments due to lack of information. How should the project manager handle this situation?

Options

• AIncrease retrospectives to deliver results fast.
• BMake work visible using Kanban boards.
• CIncorporate small batches of work into the project.
• DApply lean manufacturing to limit the team's work.

Explanation

To address workflow interruptions and delays due to a lack of information in an agile software development, the project manager should use Kanban boards to make the work visible.

Common mistakes.

• A. Increasing retrospectives primarily focuses on process improvement after an iteration, not directly on making current impediments visible and resolvable in real-time.
• C. Incorporating small batches of work is a good agile practice, but it doesn't directly address the issue of making existing workflow impediments visible due to lack of information.
• D. Applying lean manufacturing principles to limit work in progress (WIP) is related to flow, but the direct solution to making "delays or impediments due to lack of information" visible is a Kanban board.

Concept tested. Agile impediment management with Kanban

Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/boards/kanban/kanban-basics?view=azure-devops

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