A project manager analyzes the cumulative flow chart and identifies a bottleneck in the testing activities from a self-organizing team. After discussing it with the team, a gap related to testing skil

In a self-organizing team environment, the project manager's role is to empower and support the team, not to dictate solutions. Since the team has identified the skill gap, the project manager should facilitate their brainstorming and decision-making process to find an effective approach to resolve the bottleneck, such as cross-training, pairing, or process improvements. This fosters team ownership and problem-solving capabilities.

Asking the development team to slow down only masks the underlying skill gap and bottleneck, rather than resolving it, and reduces overall project velocity.

While providing training is a valid solution, deciding to train the *entire* team to perform tests without the team's input or agreement on this specific approach contradicts the principle of a self-organizing team.

Onboarding a new team member might be a solution, but it should be a team-driven decision, and it might not be the most immediate or sustainable way to address a skill gap within an existing self-organizing team.